Connecting The Router To The Internet; Prepare To Install Your Wireless Router - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824 Reference Manual

This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to
the Internet. You will find out how to configure your RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 for
Internet access using the Setup Wizard, or how to manually configure your Internet connection.
Follow these instructions to set up your router.

Prepare to Install Your Wireless Router

• Observe the wireless placement and range guidelines in
and Range Guidelines" on page
• For Cable Modem Service: When you perform the wireless router setup steps be sure to use
the computer you first registered with your cable ISP.
• For DSL Service: You may need information such as the DSL login name/e-mail address and
password in order to complete the wireless router setup.
Before proceeding with the wireless router installation, familiarize yourself with the contents of
the NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824 Resource CD, especially this manual and the
animated tutorials for configuring networking on PCs.

Connecting the Router to the Internet

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