N-150 2-Port Wireless Router WNR500 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
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v1.0, November 2011
2.
Select
Wireless Settings
under Setup in the main menu. The Wireless Settings screen
displays
.
The available settings in this screen are:
•
Enable SSID Broadcast
. If checked, the SSID will be broadcast in this channel.
•
Enable Wireless Isolation
. If checked, the wireless client under SSID can only access the
Internet, and cannot access other wireless clients, including clients under the same SSID,
Ethernet clients, or clients associated with this device.
•
Name (SSID)
. The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to
32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different wireless
network names provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to participate in a
particular wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that network. The
WNR500 default SSID is
NETGEAR
. You can disable this broadcast as described in
“Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on page 2-12
.
Figure 2-2
