Netgear WPN824v2 WPN824v1 Reference Manual - Page 22

Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features: • AC power adapter outlet for 12 V DC @ 1A output, 22W maximum • Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local computers • Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem • Factory Default Reset push button for Restoring the Default Configuration and Password A Road Map for 'How to Get There From Here' The introduction and adoption of any new technology can be a difficult process. Broadband Internet service is considered so useful that more and more people want to set up networks in their home to share a broadband connection. Wireless technology has removed one of the barriers to networking-running wires. It allows more people to try networking while at the same time exposes them to the inherent complexity of networking. General networking concepts, setup, and maintenance can be difficult to understand. In addition, wireless technology adds issues, such as range, interference, signal quality, and security to the picture. To help overcome potential barriers to successfully using home networks, the table below identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network, assuring appropriate security measures are taken, browsing the Internet through your wireless connection, exchanging files with other computers and using printers in the combined wireless and wired network. Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here If I Want To? Set up a wireless network What Do I Do? What's Needed? How Do I? 1. Set up the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 2. Identify the wireless network name (SSID) and, if used, the wireless security settings. 3. Set up the wireless computers with the settings from step 1. • A wireless network • A computer within the operating range of the wireless network. For guidelines about the range of wireless networks, see "Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines" on page 4-1". To set up the WPN824, see Chapter 3, "Connecting the Router to the Internet" and follow the instructions provided. To learn about wireless networking technology, see Appendix 4, "Wireless Configuration" for a general introduction. 2-8 Introduction 202-10072-01, March 2005