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Configuring the RangeMax NEXT

Before installing the RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point, you should make sure that your

Ethernet network is up and working. You will be connecting the access point to the Ethernet

network so that computers with 802.11Next/b/g or 802.11b/g wireless adapters will be able to

communicate with computers on the Ethernet network. In order for this to work correctly, verify

that you have met all of the system requirements, shown on

“System Requirements” on page 1-2

.

To log into the RangeMax NEXT:

1.

Prepare a computer with an Ethernet adapter. If this computer is already part of your network,

record its TCP/IP configuration settings.

2.

Turn on your computer and configure your computer with a static IP address of 192.168.0.210

and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.

3.

Connect an Ethernet cable from the WN802T to the computer.

4.

Connect the power adapter to the WN802T and verify the following:

•

The PWR power light goes on.

•

The Ethernet port of the wireless access point is lit when connected to a powered on

computer.

•

The WLAN LED should be blinking.

Setting Your Basic LAN Settings

The following sections describe how to log in to the wireless access point and to configure your

basic LAN settings.

To configure the WN802T for LAN access:

1.

Connect to the WN802T by opening a browser window on your PC and entering

http://

192.168.0.233

in the address field. The WN802T login screen will appear.

2.

Enter

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password, both in lower case letters.

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3.

Click

OK

. The main menu of the WN802T will display as shown in

Figure 2-2

.

•

When the wireless access point is connected to the Internet, you can select the

Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view the documentation for the

wireless access point.

•

When connected to the Internet, you can also select KnowledgeBase to access Application

Notes relevant to wireless networking.

•

Select Logout to exit the WN802T setup screens. (You will automatically be logged out of

the wireless access point after 5 minutes of no activity.)

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To configure the Basic LAN settings:

1.

Select

Basic Settings

under

Setup

on left side of the main menu. The Basic Settings screen

will display. The default settings should be suitable for most users and environments.

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2.

Enter the

Access Point Name

of the WN802T.

This unique name is the access point NetBIOS name. The Access Point Name is printed on the

rear label of the WN802T. The default is

netgearxxxxxx,

where

xxxxxxx

represents the last 6

digits of the WN802T MAC address. You may modify the default name with a unique name

up to 15 characters long.

3.

Enter the IP Address fields of the WN802T.

–

DHCP Client

. By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is

disabled. If you have a DHCP server on your LAN and you enable DHCP, the wireless

access point will get its IP address, subnet mask and default gateway settings

automatically from the DHCP server on your network when you connect the WN802T to

your LAN.

–

IP Address.

Enter the IP Address of your wireless access point.The default IP address is

192.168.0.233. To change it, enter an unused IP address from the address range used on

your LAN; or enable DHCP.

–

IP Subnet Mask

. The Access Point will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on

the IP address that you assign. Otherwise, you can use 255.255.255.0 (the default) as the

subnet mask.

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Default Gateway.

Enter the IP address of the gateway for your LAN. For more complex

networks, enter the address of the router for the network segment to which the wireless

access point is connected. The default is 0.0.0.0.

–

Primary DNS Servers.

The WN802T will use this IP address as the primary Domain

Name Server used by stations on your LAN. The default is 0.0.0.0.

–

Secondary DNS Servers.

The WN802T will use this IP address as the secondary Domain

Name Server used by stations on your LAN. The default is 0.0.0.0.

4.

From the pull-down menu, select the local

Time Zone

for your wireless access point from a

list of all available time zones. The default is GMT.-08:00

5.

Check the

Adjust for Daylight Saving Time

if your location uses daylight savings. The

default is no adjustment.

6.

Click

Apply

to save your Basic IP settings.

By default, the WN802T is set with the DHCP client disabled. If your network uses dynamic IP

addresses, you must change this setting (see

“Logging in to the RangeMax NEXT” on page 2-12

),

Configuring Your Wireless Settings

The following sections describe how to configure the wireless settings for both the 802.11b/g/Next

and 802.11b/g modes.

To configure the RangeMax NEXT wireless settings of your wireless access point:

1.

From the main menu under Setup, select

Wireless Settings

.The Wireless Settings screen will

display as shown in

Figure 2-4

below

Note:

If you do not have an Internet connection to get the current time, the wireless

access point will get the current time from the connecting PC.

Note:

If you change the default subnet of the LAN IP address, you will be

disconnected from the RangeMax NEXT user interface. To reconnect,

reconfigure your computer with a static IP address within the new LAN IP

subnet.