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•Channel. This field determines which operating frequency is used. It should not be necessary 
to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby 
wireless network. The wireless router uses channel bonding technology to extend the 
bandwidth for data transmission. For more information about the wireless channel 
frequencies, see the online document that you can access from...

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To configure WEP data encryption:
1.Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu.
2.In the Security Options section, select WEP. The WEP options display.
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3.Select the authentication type and encryption strength.
4.You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must 
be identical on all computers and access points in your network.
•Automatic. In the Passphrase field,...

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Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security
Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data encryption 
provides extremely strong data security, very effectively blocking eavesdropping. Because WPA 
and WPA2 are relatively new standards, older wireless adapters and devices might not support 
them. Check whether newer drivers are available from the manufacturer. Also, you might be able...

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4.Click Apply to save your settings.
Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings
This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and specify in the Advanced 
Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced in the main menu.
To configure the advanced wireless security settings of your router:
1.Log in to the router as described in “Logging In to Your Wireless Router” on page 1-2.
2.Select Wireless...

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The available settings in this screen are:
•Enable SSID Broadcast. Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that 
only devices that know the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies 
the wireless network discovery feature of some products such as Windows XP.
•Enable Wireless Router Radio. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices 
cannot connect to the Wireless-G...

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2.In the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, click Setup Access List to display the Wireless 
Card Access List.
3.Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card 
Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their 
Ethernet MAC addresses.
Figure 2-6
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4.If the computer you want appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, you can select the radio 
button of that computer to capture its MAC address; otherwise, you can manually enter a name 
and the MAC address of the authorized computer. You can usually find the MAC address on 
the bottom of the wireless device.
5.Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes 
back to...

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Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is password. NETGEAR 
recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. 
To change the administrator password:
1.On the main menu, under Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password 
screen.
2.To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice....

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Backing Up Your Configuration
The configuration settings of the Wireless-G Router are stored within the router in a configuration 
file. You can back up (save) this file and retrieve it later. NETGEAR recommends that you save 
your configuration file after you complete the configuration. If the router fails or becomes 
corrupted, or an administrator password is lost, you can easily re-create your configuration by...

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•Allow inbound access to your server. To allow inbound access to resources on your local 
network (for example, a Web server or remote desktop program), you can open the needed 
services by configuring port forwarding as described in “Allowing Inbound Connections to 
Your Network” on page 5-1.
•Allow certain games and applications to function correctly. Some games and applications 
need to allow additional inbound...