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Connecting the WGX102 to the Internet in Router Mode, ONNECT, LUGGED, XTENDER, ON OMPUTER

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102 Connecting the WGX102 to the Internet in Router Mode 1. CONNECT TO THE WGX102 WALL-PLUGGED RANGE EXTENDER a. Disconnect any existing powerline devices. b. Plug in the WGX102 near a wireless computer. Figure 4-2: WGX102 plugged in near a wireless computer c. Turn on your wireless computer. d. View your computer's Network Connections and right-click on your LAN connection. e. Go to the Properties screen and select TCP/IP Properties. f. Configure the wireless computer to use the fixed IP address 192.168.0.210. See Appendix C, "Preparing Your Network" for more information on TCP/IP configuration. 2. CONFIGURE YOUR COMPUTER'S WIRELESS ADAPTER SETTINGS a. Start your computer's wireless utility program. b. NETGEAR, Inc. wireless adapters display a list of available wireless networks, and, when wireless security is disabled, you simply choose yours from the list on the Networks tab and click Connect. On the Settings tab page, NETGEAR is the default Network Name (SSID) and security is initially disabled by default, as shown below. 4-2 Configuring the WGX102 in Router Mode September 2004 202-10042-01

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender WGX102
4-2
Configuring the WGX102 in Router Mode
September 2004 202-10042-01
Connecting the WGX102 to the Internet in Router Mode
1.
C
ONNECT
TO
THE
WGX102 W
ALL
-P
LUGGED
R
ANGE
E
XTENDER
a.
Disconnect any existing powerline devices.
b.
Plug in the WGX102 near a wireless computer.
Figure 4-2:
WGX102 plugged in near a wireless computer
c.
Turn on your wireless computer.
d.
View your computer’s Network Connections and right-click on your LAN connection.
e.
Go to the Properties screen and select TCP/IP Properties.
f.
Configure the wireless computer to use the fixed IP address
192.168.0.210
. See
Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network”
for more information on TCP/IP configuration.
2.
C
ONFIGURE
Y
OUR
C
OMPUTER
’
S
W
IRELESS
A
DAPTER
S
ETTINGS
a.
Start your computer’s wireless utility program.
b.
NETGEAR, Inc. wireless adapters display a list of available wireless networks, and, when
wireless security is disabled, you simply choose yours from the list on the Networks tab
and click Connect. On the Settings tab page, NETGEAR is the default Network Name
(SSID) and security is initially disabled by default, as shown below.