RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual
This screen shows the following settings:
Table 3-1. Wireless Range Extender Status Fields
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Firmware Version | This is the version of the current software the extender is using. This will | ||
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Hardware Version | This is the version of the physical device. | ||
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IP Settings | These are the current settings that you configured in the Basic Settings | ||
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| MAC Address | The Media Access Control address, the physical address, being used by | |
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| the Internet (WAN) port of the extender. | |
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| IP Address | The IP address being used by the Internet port of the extender. The | |
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| default IP address of the extender is 192.168.1.250. If no address is | |
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| shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the extender cannot connect to the Internet. | |
| IP Subnet Mask | The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the | |
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| extender. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing, | |
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| click the link to the online document “TCP/IP Networking Basics” in | |
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| Appendix B. | |
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| Default Gateway | The assigned default gateway address (the local network address) that | |
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| the extender is connected to. If it is assigned dynamically, and no Internet | |
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| connection exists, this is blank or 0.0.0.0. | |
| Domain Name Server | The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the extender. A | |
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| Domain Name Server translates human language URLs, such as http:// | |
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| www.netgear.com, into IP addresses. | |
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| DHCP Client | If disabled, the extender is configured to use a fixed IP address. | |
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| If enabled, the extender is configured to obtain an IP address | |
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| dynamically. | |
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Wireless Settings | These are the current settings that you configured in the Wireless | ||
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| Wireless Network Name | The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the | |
| (SSID) | extender. The default is NETGEAR_EXT. | |
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| Country/Region | The geographic region where the extender being used. It might be illegal | |
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| to use the wireless features of the extender in some parts of the world. | |
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| Channel | Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to the | |
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| online document “Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B for the | |
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| frequencies used on each channel. | |
| Operation Mode | Indicates the extender communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b, | |
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| 802.11g only, 802.11b only, 108 Mbps only, or Auto 108 Mbps. | |
| Security Options | This is the security type you configured. | |
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| Setup and Maintenance | ||