Wireless Security Configuration of home Wireless Broadband Router

The MAC address is the physical address of the Network Adapter. Both wired and wireless network cards have the world's unique MAC address.

1. view the MAC address

If you use the NETGEAR management tool, you can easily see the MAC address of this NIC:

00: 0F: B5: A6: C0: 41 is the MAC address of the NIC. If it is a NETGEAR wireless Nic, the MAC address is displayed on the back of the NIC.

If you use the XP Wireless management tool, you need to view it in the DOS window: Click 'start' & run', Enter cmd, and then 'OK ', enter the command ipconfig/all in the DOS window.

You only need to find wireless network information, for example, the MAC Address is 'physical address' Physical Address) corresponding to: 00: 0F: B5: A6: C0: 41

Remember to copy the MAC address.

2. MAC address restrictions

Select 'wireless settings' from the Advance item in the lower-left corner of the NETGEAR router management menu ':

Then select the 'setup Access list' button:

Click 'add ':

If the above 'available Wireless Cards 'shows information about your Wireless network adapter, you can select the dot on the left and click Add, otherwise, enter the MAC Address of the computer ID and wireless network card in the 'device name' and MAC Address respectively:

Then press 'add' to return to the upper menu, select Turn Access Control On, and then press 'application ', then, you can connect to the wireless router only by using the wireless computer recorded in the list.