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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 4. Ensure that the auto channel (default) feature is selected for your network. This feature selects a channel that has the least interference. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems or are near another wireless access point. Select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your access point. 5. Click Apply to save any changes. 6. Select Configuration > Security. For initial configuration and testing, the Network Authentication setting is set to Open System and the default SSID to NETGEAR_11ng. (For more information about configuring a profile, see Security Profiles on page 25.) Note: The SSID of any station has to match the SSID you configured in the access point. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the access point. 7. Click Apply to save any changes. 8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity. Set up the wireless adapters of your PCs to have the same SSID that you configured in the WN604. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by DHCP from the WN604. Once your PCs have basic wireless connectivity, you can configure the advanced wireless security functions. Installation and Basic Configuration 23

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Installation and Basic Configuration
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Wireless N150 Access Point WN604
4.
Ensure that the auto channel (default) feature is selected for your network. This feature
selects a channel that has the least interference.
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference
problems or are near another wireless access point. Select a channel that is not being
used by any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your access point.
5.
Click
Apply
to save any changes.
6.
Select
Configuration > Security
. For initial configuration and testing, the Network
Authentication setting is set to Open System and the default SSID to NETGEAR_11ng. (For
more information about configuring a profile, see
Security Profiles
on page 25.)
Note:
The SSID of any station has to match the SSID you configured in
the access point. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless
connection to the access point.
7.
Click
Apply
to save any changes.
8.
Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.
Set up the wireless adapters of your PCs to have the same SSID that you configured in
the WN604. Check that they have a wireless link and are able to obtain an IP address by
DHCP from the WN604.
Once your PCs have basic wireless connectivity, you can configure the advanced wireless
security functions.