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3DHD Home Theater Adapter WNHD3004 User Manual

Wireless Security 4-3

v1.0, November 2010

Changing Wireless Security Settings

This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and configure in the Wireless

Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu.

Viewing Basic Wireless Settings

To specify the wireless security settings of your WNHD3004:

1. Log in to the router as described in “Connecting to the WNHD3004” on page 3-1.

2. In the main menu under Basic, select Wireless Settings.

Table 4-2. Other Features That Enhance Security

Security Type Description

Turn off the broadcast of the

wireless network name SSID.

For more information, see “View-

ing Advanced Wireless Settings”

on page 4-6.

If you disable the broadcast of the SSID, only devices that know the

correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless network discovery

feature of some products such as Windows XP, but your data is still fully

exposed to an intruder using available wireless eavesdropping tools.

Restrict access based on MAC

address. For more information,

see “Restricting Wireless Access

by MAC Address” on page 4-10.

You can restrict access to only trusted devices so that unknown devices

cannot wirelessly connect to the home theater adapter. MAC address

filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network by

the general public, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully

exposed. This data includes your trusted MAC addresses, which can be

read and impersonated by a hacker.

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