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NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v3 User Manual

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v3.0, February 2007

• MAC Address: The MAC address of the adapter. The Media Access Control address is a

unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless

networks will restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are

communicating with such a network, you would have to provide the address shown here to the

network administrator before you would be allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC

address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However, unless you use

data encryption security, the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.

• IP Address: The IP address assigned to this adapter.

• Smart Wireless Utility: The version and release date of the Smart Wizard.

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