Your Network Connections
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Item
Description
Threshold
packet is larger than this, it is fragmented into multiple packet before it is
transmitted. To prevent poor network performance, it’s recommended to keep
this value as large as possible (up to 2346).
Security
Broadcast
Network Name
If broadcast is enabled (
Yes
), the wireless network is displayed in the list of
Wi-Fi networks available in the local area. For increased security, set this field to
No
. You will need to give the Wi-Fi network name (Main or Guest) to the people
who will be accessing your network, and WPS will not be available.
Encryption
The type of security used by the Main Wi-Fi network. See
Wi-Fi Security
.
Guest
Encryption
The type of security used by the Guest Wi-Fi network. See
Wi-Fi Security
.
Max Wi-Fi
Clients
The maximum number of Wi-Fi clients that can connect to the gateway Main Wi-
Fi network and Guest Wi-Fi network.
MAC Filter
MAC (Media Access Control) filtering can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from connecting to
your network.
The MAC filter is used to grant (“white list”) or block (“black list”) wireless devices access to the Wi-Fi
and mobile broadband (3G or LTE) networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each wireless
device.
MAC filtering increases security of your network. You can give access to your network, based on the
MAC address of the wireless devices. This makes it harder for a hacker to use a MAC address to
access your network.
To set up MAC filtering or turn it off:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
