NETGEAR WPNT511 - Manual (Page 47)

User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511
Network Connections and Wireless Security 4-19
v1.0, October 2005
• MAC Address: The MAC address of the adapter. The Media Access Control address is a
unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless
networks will restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are
communicating with such a network, you would have to provide the address shown here to the
network administrator before you would be allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC
address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However, unless you use
data encryption security, the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
• IP Address: The IP address assigned to this adapter.
• Smart Wizard Wireless Utility: The version and release date of the Smart Wizard.