2-30 Firmware User Guide
Wireless configuration
If your Router is a wireless model (such as a 3347W) you can enable or disable the wireless LAN by selecting
Wireless Configuration. The Wireless Configuration screen appears.
Enable Wireless is set to Yes by default. When Enable Wireless is disabled (No), the Gateway will not provide or
broadcast any wireless LAN services. If you toggle Enable Wireless to No or Yes, you must restart the Gateway
for the change to take effect. See “Restarting the System” on page 10-8.
Segmentation
• Enable Segmentation: This feature isolates the hosts on the wireless LAN from the hosts on the wired
Ethernet LAN. It also prevents the hosts on the wireless LAN from entering or enabling any VPN terminated
on the Netopia Gateway.
If on is specified, the wireless LAN will be isolated from the wired LAN; if off is specified, the wireless LAN
will be joined with the wired LAN.
You must reboot the unit for this setting to take effect.
• SSID (Wireless ID): The SSID is preset to a number that is unique to your unit. You can either leave it as is,
or change it by entering a freeform name of up to 32 characters, for example “Ed’s Wireless LAN”. On
client PCs’ software, this might also be called the Network Name. The SSID is used to identify this
particular wireless LAN. Depending on their operating system or client wireless card, users must either:
• select from a list of available wireless LANs that appear in a scanned list on their client
• or, if you are in Closed System Mode (see “Closed System” on page 2-31), enter this name on their cli-
ents in order to join this wireless LAN.
You can then configure:
• Channel: (1 through 11) on which the network will broadcast. This is a frequency range within the 2.4Ghz
band. Channel selection depends on government regulated radio frequencies that vary from region to
Wireless LAN Configuration
Enable Wireless: Yes
Enable Segmentation: No
SSID: 5247 3521
Channel... 6
Closed System... Open
Enable Privacy... Off
Wireless MAC Authentication...
Return/Enter accepts * Tab toggles * ESC cancels.
