User manual NETGEAR WIRELESS ROUTER SETUP MANUAL

[. . . ] 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 2006-03 © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. [. . . ] Note: The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the router. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate. Connecting the Router to the Internet v1. 0, 2006-03 1-11 Wireless Router Setup Manual 5. Note: If you are configuring the router from a wireless computer and you change the router's SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you click Apply. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the router's new settings. Program the wireless adapter of your computers to have the same wireless network name (SSID) as the router. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by DHCP from the router. Implement Appropriate Wireless Security Warning: Indoors, computers can connect over wireless networks at a range of several hundred feet. Such distances can allow for others outside of your immediate area to access your network. Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment. The router provides highly effective security features which are covered in detail in full reference manual that is available from a link on the CD as well as a link in the main menu of your router. Follow the instructions in the full manual and in the router help screens to deploy the security features appropriate to your needs. 1-12 v1. 0, 2006-03 Connecting the Router to the Internet Chapter 2 Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your wireless router. Quick Tips Here are some tips for correcting simple problems you may have. Be sure to always start your network in this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem from it's power outlet, and turn off the wireless router and computer. Turn on the computer. Make sure the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. · The Internet status light on the wireless router will be lit if the Ethernet cable to the wireless router from the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and wireless router are both turned on. For each powered on computer connected to the wireless router with a securely plugged in Ethernet cable, the corresponding wireless router LAN port status light will be lit. The label on the bottom of the wireless router identifies the number of each LAN port. · Make sure the network settings of the computer are correct. · LAN connected computers must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically via DHCP. Please see the links see links in Appendix B, "Related Documents" for help with this. Troubleshooting v1. 0, 2006-03 2-1 Wireless Router Setup Manual · Some cable modem services require you to use the MAC address of the computer registered on the account. If so, in the Router MAC Address section of the Basic Settings menu, select, "Use this Computer's MAC Address. " Click Apply to save your settings. Restart the network in the correct sequence. Check the router status lights to verify correct router operation. If the Power light does not turn solid green within 2 minutes after turning the router on, reset the router according to the instructions in "Restoring the Default Configuration and Password" on page 2-6. To Verify Basic Functioning After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, verify that the power light is on (see "The Front of the Wireless Router" on page 1-2 for an illustration). Verify that the power light turns amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test procedure is running. If a port's light is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port's light is green. [. . . ] Note: Unless you connect manually, the wireless router will not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network. Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your wireless router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from the Internet, check the following. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If you entered a DNS address during the wireless router's configuration, restart your computer. [. . . ]