NETGEAR DGND3300 user manual Chapter Safeguarding Your Network, Planning Your Wireless Network

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 modem router and wireless computers or wireless adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security.

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.

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 2-10

•“Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup” on page 2-14

•“Restricting Access to Your Modem Router” on page 2-16

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 11N SSID for the modem router is NETGEAR-DualBand-N. The default 11G SSID is NETGEAR-2.4-G.

–The wireless mode (802.11g, or 802.11b) 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.

2-1

v1.0, March 2009