Quick Start Manual

Configuring Your Wireless Network 27
• If a connection is established, the router WPS screen displays a message confirming that
the wireless client was successfully added to the wireless network. (The router has
generated an SSID, implemented WPA/WPA2 wireless security (including a PSK security
password) on the router and has sent this configuration to the wireless client.)
4. Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your modem router, launch a browser such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the modem router’s Internet
LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
For more information on setting up your wireless network and configuring your wireless security
settings, see the User Manual. A link to the on-line User Manual is on your Resource CD.
Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity
Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings
appropriate to your needs.
To set up and test basic wireless connectivity:
1.
Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default
user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and
password you have set up.
2. Click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the modem router.
3. Note that the default SSIDs are:
• Name (11N SSID). The default is NETGEAR-DualBand-N.
• Name (11G SSID). The default is NETGEAR-2.4G.
4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate.
If you are planning a mixed network of WPS capable devices and non-WPS capable
devices, NETGEAR suggests that you set up your wireless network and security
settings manually first, and use WPS only for adding additional WPS capable
devices.
The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the
modem router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection.