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3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual
2-8 Wireless Network Configuration
v1.0, January 2009
• Hiding your wireless network name (SSID).
By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). You can restrict
wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name (SSID). To do
this, clear the Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) check box on the Wireless Settings screen,
and then click Apply. Wireless devices will not “see” your router. You must configure your
wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) of the router.
• Restricting access by MAC address.
See “Restricting Access by MAC Address”.
Restricting Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs
based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that unknown PCs
cannot wirelessly connect to the Wireless Router. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against
unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Log in to the router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name
of admin, and default password of password, or using whatever user name, password, and
LAN address you have chosen for the router.
Note: The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you configure
in the router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the
router.
Note: If you configure the Product Family from a wireless computer, add your
computer’s MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose your
wireless connection when you click Apply. You must then access the router
from a wired computer, or from a wireless computer that is on the access
control list, to make any further changes.