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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
Configuring Your Internet Connection
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Table 1-1.
Basic Settings screen fields
Settings
Description
Does Your ISP Require a Login?
• Yes
• No
These fields
appear only if no
login is required.
Account Name
(If required)
Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also
be called the host name.
Domain Name
(If required)
Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login.
Internet Service Provider
•
PPTP
(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). This is used
primarily in Austrian DSL services.
•
Telstra Bigpond
. This setting is only for older cable modem
service accounts that still require a Bigpond Login utility.
Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with
Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts
should select
No
for
Does Your Internet Connection
Require A Login?
.
•
Other
. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to
Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most
DSL services worldwide.
Login
The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail
address.
Password
The password provided by your ISP.
Service Name
If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here.
Connection Mode
Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from
the Internet.
•
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
you click
Connect
or
Disconnect
in the Router Status
screen.
Idle Timeout (In minutes)
If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new
value in minutes. This determines how long the wireless router
keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet
activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0
(zero) means never log out.
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Internet IP Address
•
Get Dynamically from ISP
. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign
your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these
addresses.
•
Use Static IP Address
. Enter the IP address that your ISP
assigned. Also enter the IP subnet mask and the gateway IP
address. The gateway is the ISP’s wireless router to which
your wireless router will connect.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on
their names.
•
Get Automatically from ISP
. Your ISP uses DHCP to
assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns
this address.
•
Use These DNS Servers
. If you know that your ISP does
not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the wireless
router during login, select this option, and enter the IP
address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary
DNS server address is available, enter it also.
This field
appears only if
no login is
required.
Router MAC Address
The Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the wireless
router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the Ethernet
MAC address of the network interface card in your computer
when your account is first opened. They will then accept traffic
only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature
allows your wireless router to masquerade as that computer
by “cloning” its MAC address.
•
Use Default Address
. Use the default MAC address of the
router (normally the LAN MAC address).
•
Use Computer MAC Address
. The wireless router will
capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you
are now using. You must be using the one computer that is
allowed by the ISP.
•
Use This MAC Address
. Enter the MAC address that you
want to use.
Table 1-1.
Basic Settings screen fields
(continued)
Settings
Description
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Chapter 2
Safeguarding Your Network
For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless network name, and the wireless
security setting must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless
adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security.
This chapter includes:
•
“Planning Your Wireless Network
”
•
“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4
•
“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 2-13
•
“Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup” on page 2-18
•
“Restricting Access to Your Router” on page 2-20
Planning Your Wireless Network
For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating channel
and region must be set correctly.
To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can use Wi-
Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security.
•
To manually configure the wireless settings, you must know the following:
–
SSID. The default SSID for the wireless router is NETGEAR.
Warning:
Computers can connect wirelessly at a range of several hundred feet. This can
allow others outside of your immediate area to access your network.
Note:
For information about restricting access to USB storage devices, see
“Configuring
USB Storage Advanced Settings” on page 7-7
.
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–
The wireless radio frequency (2.4GHz or 5GHz) that each wireless adapter supports.
–
Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each
wireless adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports.
See
“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4
.
•
Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implements wireless security on the wireless router
while, at the same time, allowing you to automatically implement wireless security on any
WPS-enabled devices (such as wireless computers and wireless adapter cards). You activate
WPS by pressing a WPS button on the wireless router, clicking an onscreen WPS button, or
entering a PIN number. This generates a new SSID and implements WPA/WPA2 security.
To set up your wireless network using the WPS feature:
–
Use the WPS button on the side of the wireless router (there is also an onscreen WPS
button), or enter the PIN of the wireless device.
–
Make sure that all wireless computers and wireless adapters on the network are
Wi-Fi
certified and WPA or WPA 2 capable, and that they support WPS configuration.
See
“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 2-13
.
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines
The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of
the wireless router. The latency, data throughput performance, and notebook power consumption
of wireless adapters also vary depending on your configuration choices.
For best results, place your wireless router according to the following guidelines:
•
Near the center of the area in which your PCs will operate.
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected PCs have line-of-
sight access (even if through walls).
•
Away from sources of interference, such as PCs, microwave ovens, and 2.4 GHz cordless
phones.
•
Away from large metal surfaces.
Note:
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS) standard (for more information, see
). All other Wi-
Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR
products that implement Push 'N' Connect.
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•
Put the router in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the router in a
horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.
•
If using multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio
frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between
adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary depending on both your security
settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP
encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer.
Wireless Security Options
Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11g wireless networks at a maximum range of up to 300
feet. Such distances can allow for others outside 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 WNDR3700 router provides highly effective security features which
are covered in detail in this chapter. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
•
WEP.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared
Key authentication and WEP data encryption block all but the most determined eavesdropper.
This data encryption mode has been superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.
•
WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES)
. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) using a pre-shared
key to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys. The very strong
authentication along with dynamic per frame re-keying of WPA makes it virtually impossible
to compromise.
Figure 2-1
Wireless data security options
Range: up to 300 foot radius
1) Open system: easy, but no security.
2) WEP: security, but some performance
impact.
3) WPA-PSK: strong security.
4) WPA2-PSK: very strong security.

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