Setting Up And Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity - NETGEAR WNAP210 - ProSafe Wireless-N - Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity

Follow the instructions in this section to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have
established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs.
1. From your Web browser, log in to the WNAP210 using its default address of 
192.168.0.236. Use the default user name of admin and default password of password, or use
a new LAN address and password if you have set them up.
2. Select Configuration > System. Verify that the correct country/region in which the wireless
interface will operate has been selected.
3. Click Apply to save any changes.
4. Select Wireless, and ensure that the auto channel (default) feature is selected for your
network. This feature selects a channel that has the least interference.
It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference
problems or are near another wireless access point. Select a channel that is not being used by
any other wireless networks within several hundred feet of your wireless access point.
5. Click Apply to save any changes.
6. Select Security. For initial configuration and testing, the security profile settings for Profile 1
(the default profile) are set to Open System and the SSID is set to NETGEAR_11ng (see
"Understanding Security Profiles" on page 2-22
Note: The SSID of any wireless access point must match the SSID you configured in
the access point. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to
the WNAP210.
7. Click Apply to save any changes.
8. Configure and test your PCs for wireless connectivity.
Program the wireless adapter of your PCs to have the same SSID that you configured in the
WNAP210. Check that they have a wireless link and can obtain an IP address by DHCP from
the WNAP210.
Note: If you are configuring the WNAP210 from a wireless computer and you
change the SSID, channel, or security profile settings, you will lose your
wireless connection when you click Apply. You must then change the
wireless settings of your computer to match the new settings.
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