Configuration of NETGEAR wireless security mode for home wireless broadband Routers

Sometimes users are worried that when using a wireless router, people next door will enter our wireless network, reducing their Internet bandwidth and generating some insecure factors for their computer data. Here, we will explain how to configure a NETGEAR wireless broadband router to encrypt and restrict wireless networks.

Restrict security by disabling the broadcast of the SSID of a wireless device

1. view the SSID

On the WGR614 configuration page, click the Wireless Settings menu under the Setup item in the upper-left corner:

Click it to view the SSID Number of the current wireless network, for example, the SSID number is NETGEAR. Use the NETGEAR management tool and the XP Wireless management tool to search for wireless networks:

The NETGEAR wireless management tool is only applicable to NETGEAR wireless NICS ):

 

Why can I see it on my computer? Because our router uses the wireless network SSID broadcast, we will disable it below.

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2. Disable SSID Broadcast

Click the Wireless Settings menu in the lower-left Advance project:

Remove the options before 'Enable SSID broadcast', and then press 'application '.

Next, let's take a look at what the wireless network is looking:

NETGEAR tool:

The wireless management tool of NETGEAR shows that the SSID is empty. If you double-click it, the tool automatically switches to the 'settings' menu of the tool,

You can manually enter the SSID: WGR614v6 (case-insensitive). Then, the connection will succeed. Otherwise, the connection will fail: