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•

Always On

. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never

disconnects.

•

Dial on Demand

. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out

after the idle time-out.

•

Manually Connect

. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks

Connect

or

Disconnect

in the Router Status screen.

–

Idle Timeout

. Your Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the

specified time interval.

–

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select

Use These DNS Servers

, and

enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address

is available, enter it also.

Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity

Follow these instructions to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have established

basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs.

Note:

If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your

network so that these settings take effect.

Note:

If you use a wireless computer to change wireless settings, you might be

disconnected when you click

Apply

. Reconfigure your wireless adapter to match

the new settings, or access the router from a wired computer to make any further

changes.

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1.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Setup in the main menu of the WNR2000 router.

2.

For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive

name. In the

Name (SSID)

field, you can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

The default SSID is NETGEAR.

3.

Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate.

4.

Set the channel. The default channel is

Auto

.

This field determines which operating frequency is used. It should not be necessary to change

the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless

router or access point. Select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks

within several hundred feet of your router. For more information about the wireless channel

frequencies, click the link to the online document

“Wireless Networking Basics” in

Appendix B

.

5.

Make sure that the mode is set to

Up to 145Mbps

.

Figure 1-9

Note:

The SSID is case-sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. Also, the

SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you specify in the

WNR2000 router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection

to the WNR2000 router.

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6.

For Security Options, select

None

.

7.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

8.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Advanced in the main menu of the WNR2000 router.

9.

Make sure that the

Enable Wireless Router Radio,

Enable SSID Broadcast,

and

Enable

WMM

check boxes are selected.

10.

Click

Setup Access List

.

11.

Make sure that the

Turn Access Control On

check box is

not

selected.

12.

Configure and test your wireless computer for wireless connectivity.

Program the wireless adapter of your computer to have the same SSID and channel that you

specified in the router, and disable encryption. Check that your computer has a wireless link

and can obtain an IP address by DHCP from the router.

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.

Figure 1-10

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Once your computer has basic wireless connectivity to the router, you can configure the advanced

wireless security functions of the computer and router (for more information about security and

these settings, see

Chapter 2, “Safeguarding Your Network

”).

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