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RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point WN802T Reference Manual - 11b/g/Next - 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can be used. The default is 11b/g/Next • Channel/Frequency. From the pull-down menu, select the channel you wish to use on your wireless LAN. The wireless channels to use in the U.S. and Canada are 1 to 11; for Europe and Australia, 1 to 13. The default is channel 6. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers). Should this happen, you may want to experiment with different channels to see which is the best. See the article on "Wireless Channels" available on the NETGEAR website. (A link to this article and other articles of interest can be found in Appendix B, "Related Documents.") 4. Click Apply to save your wireless settings. Verifying Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow the instructions below to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs (see "Wireless Security Settings"). 1. From a web browser, log in to the WN802T using its default address of http://192.168.0.233. Use the default user name of admin and default password of password-or use a new LAN address and password if you have set them up. 2. From the main menu under Setup, select Basic Settings. Verify that the correct Country/ Region in which the wireless interface will operate has been selected. 3. Click Apply to save any changes. 4. From the main menu under Setup, verify your Operating Mode-either 11b/g/Next or 11b/g. Verify that the correct (default) channel has been selected for your network. 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 wireless access point. Click Apply to save any changes. Note: If you are unable to connect, see Chapter 6, "Troubleshooting." Installation and Configuration 2-9 v1.0, August 2007

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RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point WN802T Reference Manual
Installation and Configuration
2-9
v1.0, August 2007
–
11b/g/Next – 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can be used.
The default is 11b/g/Next
•
Channel/Frequency
. From the pull-down menu, select the channel you wish to use on
your wireless LAN. The wireless channels to use in the U.S. and Canada are 1 to 11; for
Europe and Australia, 1 to 13. The default is channel 6.
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you experience
interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers). Should this happen,
you may want to experiment with different channels to see which is the best. See the
article on “Wireless Channels” available on the NETGEAR website. (A link to this article
and other articles of interest can be found in
Appendix B, “Related Documents
.”)
4.
Click
Apply
to save your wireless settings.
Verifying Basic Wireless Connectivity
Follow the instructions below to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have
established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs
(see
“Wireless Security Settings”
).
1.
From a web browser, log in to the WN802T using its default address of
. Use the default user name of
admin
and default password of
password
—or use a new LAN address and password if you have set them up.
2.
From the main menu under Setup, select Basic Settings. Verify that the correct Country/
Region in which the wireless interface will operate has been selected.
3.
Click
Apply
to save any changes.
4.
From the main menu under Setup, verify your Operating Mode—either 11b/g/Next or 11b/g.
Verify that the correct (default) channel has been selected for your network.
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 wireless access point.
Click
Apply
to save any changes.
Note:
If you are unable to connect, see
Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting
.”