NETGEAR DGND3300-100NAS user manual Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2 User Manual

-SSID. The default 11N SSID for the N300 wireless 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.

See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 18.

•Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implements wireless security on the N300 wireless modem 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 N300 wireless modem router, clicking an onscreen WPS button, or entering a PIN number. This generates a new SSID and implements WPA/WPA2 security.

Note: NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) standard (for more information, see http://www.wi-fi.org). All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.

To set up your wireless network using the WPS feature:

-Use the N300 wireless modem router dome, which works as a WPS button (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 WPA2 capable, and that they support WPS configuration.

See Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network on page 24.

Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the N300 wireless modem 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 N300 wireless modem 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 (see Interference Reduction Table on page 169).

•Away from large metal surfaces.

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