Wireless-N 150 ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN1000 User Manual
2-6 Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings
v1.1, January 2010
Table 2-1. Wireless Settings
Settings Description
Wireless
Network
Name (SSID) The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.
Enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. This
field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is NETGEAR, but
NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change it to a
different name.
Region The location where the wireless modem router is used. It
might not be legal to operate the wireless modem router in a
region other than the regions shown here.
Channel The wireless channel used by the gateway: 1 through 13.
Do not change the channel unless you experience
interference (shown by lost connections or slow data
transfers). If this happens, you might need to experiment
with different channels to see which is the best.
Mode Up to 150 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11n
and 802.11g wireless devices to join the network.
Wireless Access
Point
Enable • Selected by default, this setting enables the wireless
radio, which allows the wireless modem router to work as
a wireless access point.
• Turning off the wireless radio can be helpful for
configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting.
• The Wireless LED on the front of the modem router
displays the current status of the wireless access point to
let you know if it is disabled or enabled. In order for
wireless computers to connect to the wireless network,
the wireless access point must be enabled.
Allow Broadcast of Name
(SSID)
.
Selected by default, the wireless modem router broadcasts
its SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank)
SSID to adopt the correct SSID. If you disable broadcast of
the SSID, only devices with the correct SSID can connect.
This nullifies the wireless network discovery feature of some
products such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully
exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test
equipment like wireless sniffers. For this reason NETGEAR
recommends that you also enable wireless security.
Wireless Isolation This feature is disabled by default. If it is enabled, wireless
stations cannot communicate with each other or with
stations on the wired network.
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