NETGEAR ProSafe FVG318

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g VPN Firewall Model FVG318
4-4 Wireless Configuration
v1.0, October 2005
• Wireless Network. The station name of the FVG318.
— Wireless Network Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.
Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than
one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the
traffic. Any device you want to participate in the 802.11b/g wireless network will need to
use this SSID for that network. The FVG318 default SSID is: NETGEAR.
— Region. This field identifies the region where the FVG318 can be used. It may not be legal
to operate the wireless features of the wireless VPN firewall in a region other than one of
those identified in this field. Unless you select a region, you will only be able to use
Channel 11.
— Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with
another nearby access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies,
please refer to “Wireless Communications:” in Appendix A.
— Mode. Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:
• g & b - Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can be used.
• g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
• b only - All 802.11b wireless stations can be used. 802.11g wireless stations can still
be used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.
The default is “g & b” which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to access
this device.
• Wireless Access Point
— Enable Wireless Access Point. Enables the wireless radio. When disabled, there are no
wireless communications through the FVG318.
— Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). The default setting is to enable SSID broadcast. If you
disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect.
Disabling SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network ‘discovery’ feature of
some products.
Note: The 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networking protocols are configured in exactly
the same fashion. The FVG318 will automatically adjust to the 802.11g or 802.11b
protocol as the device requires without compromising the speed of the other
devices.