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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
5. Enable the guest network and configure its WiFi settings as described in the following table.
Field Description
Wireless Network (2.4GHz b/g/n) - Profile
Enable Guest
Network
By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for
the 2.4 GHz WiFi band, select the Enable Guest Network check box.
Enable SSID
Broadcast
By default, the modem router broadcasts its SSID of the 2.4 GHz WiFi band so that
WiFi stations can detect the WiFi name (SSID) in their scanned network lists.
To turn
of
f the SSID broadcast for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network, clear the
Enable SSID Broadcast check box.
Allow guests to
see each other
and access my
local network
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 2.4 GHz WiFi band of the guest WiFi
network cannot access WiFi devices or Ethernet devices that are connected to the
main WiFi network.
To allow access to the main WiFi network, select the Allow guests
to see each other and access my local network
check box.
Guest Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
The SSID is the 2.4 GHz WiFi band name. If you did not change the SSID, the default
SSID displays, which is NETGEAR-Guest.
If you want to change the SSID in the 2.4 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network,
enter a 32-character (maximum), case-sensitive name in this field.