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Chapter 3. Wireless Settings | 27

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual

Disable SSID Broadcast

By default, the wireless router broadcasts its Wi-Fi network name (SSID) so devices can find

it. If you change this setting to not allow the broadcast, wireless devices will not find your

wireless router unless they are configured with the same SSID.

Note: Turning off SSID broadcast 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. If you allow the broadcast, be sure

to keep wireless security enabled.

Restrict Access by MAC Address

You can enhance your network security by allowing access to only specific PCs based on

their Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so

that unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the wireless router. The wireless station MAC

address filtering adds additional security protection to the wireless security option that you

have in force. The access list determines which wireless hardware devices are allowed to

connect to the wireless router by MAC address. See

Advanced Wireless Settings on page 74

for the procedure.

Add Clients (Computers or Devices) to Your Network

Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless computers or devices to your

wireless network.

Manual Method

1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device

(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your wireless

router. This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.

2. Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during

the setup process, look for the default Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and select it. The default

Wi-Fi network name (SSID) is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless

router.

3. Enter the wireless router passphrase and click Connect. The default wireless router

passphrase is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless router.

4. Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices.

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