Gateway CG3000 User Manual

Wireless Configuration

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Wireless Network

Name (SSID)

The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. 
Enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. The 
characters are case sensitive. 
In a setting where there is more than one wireless 
network, different wireless network names provide a 
means for separating the traffic. Any device you want to 
participate in a wireless network must use the SSID.

Control Channel

The wireless channel used by the gateway. The default is 
channel 11.
You should not need to change the wireless channel 
unless you experience interference (shown by lost 
connections and/or slow data transfers). Should this 
happen, you might need to try different channels to see 
which is the best. 

802.11 Mode

Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: 
• Auto
• b & g only. Only 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations 

can be used. 

• g only. Only 802.11g wireless stations can be used. 
• b only. Only 802.11b wireless stations can be used. 

Wireless Access 
Point

Enable Wireless Access 
Point

On by default, you can also turn off the wireless radio to 
disable access through this device. This can be helpful 
for configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting 
activities.

Allow Broadcast Name 
(SSID)

On by default, the gateway broadcasts its SSID, allowing 
wireless stations which have a “null” (blank) SSID to 
adopt the correct SSID. The default SSID is NETGEAR.
If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that 
have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the 
wireless network “discovery” feature of some products 
such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully exposed to 
a determined snoop using specialized test equipment 
like wireless sniffers. For this reason NETGEAR 
recommends that you also enable wireless security.