Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Quick Tips; Be Sure To Restart Your Network In This Sequence; Make Sure The Ethernet Cables Are Securely Plugged In - NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router
WNR834M. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and
solve the problem.

Troubleshooting Quick Tips

Here are some tips for correcting simple problems you may have:

Be sure to restart your network in this sequence

1) Turn off and unplug the modem. Then turn off the wireless router, and computer.
2) Plug in the modem and turn it on. Wait two minutes.
3) Turn on the wireless router and wait 1 minute.
4) Turn on the computers.

Make sure the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in

• The Internet status light on the wireless router will be lit if the Ethernet cable to the wireless
router from the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and wireless router are turned
on.
• For each powered on computer connected to the wireless router with a securely plugged in
Ethernet cable, the corresponding wireless router LAN port status light will be lit. The label on
the bottom of the wireless router identifies the number of each LAN port.
Make sure the wireless settings in the computer and router
match exactly.
The Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WEP or WPA security settings of the router and
wireless computer must match exactly.

Troubleshooting

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