Setting Up Your Wireless Computers - NETGEAR WNR834 Setup Manual

To set up wireless connectivity and enable wireless security:
Log in to the router at http://www.routerlogin.net with its default user name of admin and
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default password of password. (If you have changed the User Name and Password from the
defaults, use what you have set up).
Select Wireless Settings under Setup on the main menu. The Wireless Settings screen will
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display showing the default wireless network settings for this router. (Use the help screens or
the online User Manual if you require assistance to change your wireless settings.)
The Service Set Identifier (SSID) of any wireless adapter, which is the device's
wireless network name, must match the SSID you configured in the router. If
they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection.
Select a Security Option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you implement security on
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your wireless network. Follow the instructions in the User Manual or the router help screens if
you need assistance deploying the security feature appropriate to your needs.
Click Apply to save your settings.
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If you are configuring the router from a wireless computer and you change the
router's SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless
connection when you click Apply. You must then change your computer's
wireless settings to match the router's new settings.

Setting Up Your Wireless Computers

Once you have set up your router, you are ready to configure your wireless computers with the
same settings as those you configured on the router. For your wireless computers to work with the
router, the settings of each wireless computer must match the wireless router's settings exactly.
To set up your computers for wireless connectivity:
Program the wireless adapter of each computer to have the same SSID (Wireless Network
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Name) as the router.
Check that the wireless adapter on each wireless computer can support the Mode and Security
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options that you selected. (If you have a question, see the online User Manual or review the
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