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RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual - 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 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 WiFi-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-ofsight 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, September 2009

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RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual
2-2
Safeguarding Your Network
v1.0, September 2009
–
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 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.
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.
Note:
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS) standard (for more information, see
). All other Wi-
Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR
products that implement Push 'N' Connect.