Wireless Guest Networks. Edimax ED-1508

N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2

• Restricting access by MAC address. You can use the Wireless Card Access List to

restrict access. See Restrict Access by MAC Address on page 35.

Wireless Guest Networks

A wireless guest network allows you to provide guests access to your wireless network without prior authorization of each individual guest. You can configure wireless guest networks and specify the security options for each wireless guest network.

The Guest Network Settings screen that you see depends on the setting in the Wireless

Mode field on the Wireless Settings screen and on which selection you make from the main menu. The Guest Network selection is grayed out if it is not available. The following table shows wireless modes, menu selections, and guest networks.

Mode in Wireless Settings

Screen

Up to 270 Mpbs

Menu Selection

Up to 300 Mbps at 5 GHz & 54

Mbps at 2.4 GHz

(factory default setting)

Guest Network a/n

Guest Network b/g

Guest Network b/g/n

Guest Network Default SSID Wireless

Compatibility

NETGEAR-5G_a_n_Guest1 • 5GHz 802.11a

• 5GHz 802.11n

NETGEAR-2.4G_g_Guest1

NETGEAR-2.4G_n_Guest1

• 2.4GHz 802.11g

• 2.4GHz 802.11b

• 2.4GHz 802.11n

• 2.4GHz 802.11g

• 2.4GHz 802.11b

Up to 145 Mbps at 5 GHz & 54

Mbps at 2.4 GHz

Guest Network a/n NETGEAR-2.4G_n_Guest1

Up to 145 Mbps at 2.4 GHz

Guest Network b/g

Guest Network a/n

NETGEAR-2.4G_g_Guest1

NETGEAR-2.4G_n_Guest1

• 5GHz 802.11a

• 5GHz 802.11n

• 2.4GHz 802.11g

• 2.4GHz 802.11b

• 2.4GHz 802.11n

• 2.4GHz 802.11g

• 2.4GHz 802.11b

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N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2

 To configure a wireless guest network:

1. In the main menu, under Setup, select either Wireless Guest Network g/b or Wireless

Guest Network a, n. A Wireless Guest Network Settings screen similar to the following figure displays:

2. Make sure that the Enable Guest Network check box is selected.

3. You can specify whether the SSID broadcast is enabled, and whether you want to allow guests to access your local network.

4. You can also change the guest name in the Guest Wireless Network Name (SSID) field.

Note: NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change the default guest network name (SSID) from the default name to a different name.

Note that the name is case-sensitive. For example, GuestNetwork is not the same as Guestnetwork.

Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. For the selected guest network, the same name needs to be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

Note: Wireless security is disabled by default. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you implement wireless security for the guest network.

5. To configure wireless security for the guest network, enter the security options. This process is very similar to configuring wireless security for the N300 wireless modem router. For more

information, see Configure WEP Wireless Security on page 20 and

Use Push 'N' Connect

(WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 24.

6. When you have finished making changes, click Apply.

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