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RangeMax Wireless-N 150 Router WPN824N Setup Manual
Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
8
v1.0, November 2009
Manual Setup
There are two steps to setting up your wireless router:
1.
Connect the Product Family to the ADSL or cable modem, and connect a computer to the
Product Family.
2.
Configure the Product Family to use your Internet service.
Connecting Your Wireless Router
To connect your wireless router:
1.
Connect the wireless router, the computer, and the modem.
a.
Turn off your computer.
b.
Turn off and unplug the cable or ADSL broadband modem.
c.
Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem.
d.
Disconnect the cable at the modem (
2
). You will connect it to the router later.
Your computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP network settings from
the Product Family through DHCP. This is usually the case. If your are unsure about
this, use the wizard on the CD, which automatically takes care of this for you, or
refer to the documentation for your computer.
Figure 6
1
2
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e.
Use the label on the bottom of the wireless router to locate the Internet port, which is to the
left of the Wireless On/Off button on your router.
f.
Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that
Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the wireless router (
3
).
g.
Locate the cable you removed from the modem in
Step c
. Securely insert that cable (
4
)
into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1.
Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to start your network.
2.
Start your network in the correct sequence.
a.
First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes.
b.
Now, plug the power cord into your wireless router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute.
Figure 7
Figure 8
Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you
from accessing the Internet.
3
4
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c.
Last, turn on your computer.
d.
e.
Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following:
•
Power
. The power light (
1
) should turn solid green. If it does not, see
“Verify whether
the Test light never turns on or stays on:” on page 20
.
•
Test: The test light (
2
) blinks when the router is first turned on, then goes off. If after 2
minutes it is still on, see
“Verify whether the Test light never turns on or stays on:” on
page 20
.
•
Wireless
. The wireless light (
3
) should be on.
•
Internet
: The Internet port light (
4
) should be lit. If it is not, make sure that the
Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and that the
modem, and the modem is powered on.
•
LAN
. A LAN light (
5
) should be lit. Green indicates that your computer is
communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check
that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both
ends, and that the computer is turned on.
For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet,
do not
run that
software. You might need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet
Options, then click the Connections tab where you can select
Never dial a
connection
.
Figure 9
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
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3.
Connect to the wireless router by typing
in the address field of
your browser, and then click
Enter
.
A login window like the one in the following figure opens:
4.
For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router password, both in lower case
letters.
Figure 10
Connect to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address
field of your browser, then clicking Enter:
•
•
Figure 11
The router user name and password should not be confused with any user name or
password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
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After logging in, if you see a window with a message about firmware upgrades, click
Close
Window
.
On the left, click
Setup Wizard
to view the following screen.
If you cannot connect to the wireless router, verify your computer networking setup. It should
be set to obtain
both
IP and DNS server addresses automatically, which is usually the case. For
help with this, consult the documentation that came with your computer, or see the links
in
“Related Documents”
.
5.
Click
Next
. The wizard assists you with configuring your wireless router to access the
Internet.
Advanced users who want to manually configure the router can select the
No
radio button,
enter
admin
and
password
as the user name and password when prompted, and fill in the
required information on the Basic Settings page (for more information about basic settings,
refer to
“Product Registration, Support, and Documentation” on page 13
).
6.
Click
Done
to finish.
You are now connected to the Internet! The wireless router displays its home page.
If you do not click Logout, the wireless router waits 5 minutes after there is no activity before it
automatically logs you out.
Figure 12

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