NETGEAR WPNT834 - Manual (Page 47)

Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834
Wireless Configuration 4-9
v1.0, November 2005
2. Click Wireless Settings in the main menu of the WPNT834 firewall.
3. Choose a suitable descriptive name for the wireless network name (SSID). In the SSID box,
enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The default SSID is NETGEAR.
4. Set the Region. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate.
5. Set the Channel. The default channel is 11.
This field determines which operating frequency is used. It should not be necessary to change
the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless
router or access point. Select a channel that is not being used by any other wireless networks
within several hundred feet of your firewall. For more information on the wireless channel
frequencies, see
“Wireless Communications” in Appendix B .
Figure 4-4
Note: The SSID is case sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. Also, the
SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you configure in
the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834. If they do not match, you will
not get a wireless connection to the WPNT834.