NETGEAR DGND3300 user manual Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual

See “Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4.

•Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically implements wireless security on the 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 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 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 2-10.

Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

The range of your wireless connection can vary significantly based on the physical placement of the 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 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.

•Away from large metal surfaces.

•Put the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage. Put the antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage.

2-2 Safeguarding Your Network

v1.0, March 2009