Safeguarding Your Network; Planning Your Wireless Network - NETGEAR WNDR3700v1 - N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router User Manual

For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless network name, and the wireless
security setting must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless
adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security.
Warning: Computers can connect wirelessly at a range of several hundred feet. This can
allow others outside of your immediate area to access your network.
This chapter includes:
• "Planning Your Wireless
• "Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings" on page 2-4
• "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network" on page 2-13
• "Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup" on page 2-18
• "Restricting Access to Your Router" on page 2-20
Note: For information about restricting access to USB storage devices, see
USB Storage Advanced Settings" on page

Planning Your Wireless Network

For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating channel
and region must be set correctly.
To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can use Wi-
Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security.
• To manually configure the wireless settings, you must know the following:
– SSID. The default SSID for the wireless router is NETGEAR.

Safeguarding Your Network

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