NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v3 - Manual (Page 24)

Configuring Your Wireless Network 20
Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security
Options
The wireless network settings of the router must match the wireless network settings of any
wireless devices that connect wirelessly to the router (such as wireless adapter cards and wireless
computers).
For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must use the same SSID, also
called the wireless network name, and the same wireless security. NETGEAR strongly
recommends that you use wireless security.
The Wireless Settings screen lets you set your wireless network connections and the wireless
security option for your network and router. To configure the wireless network, you can either
manually specify your network name (SSID) and your wireless security settings (see
“Setting
Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually” on page 20 ) or, if the clients in your network are
WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and
implement WPA/WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see
“Using Push 'N'
Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 23 ).
For a complete overview of all the security configurations that can be implemented on this router,
see the online User Manual. A link to the User Manual is on the Resource CD.
Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually
To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following:
• Name (11N 2.4 GHz SSID). The default is NETGEAR.
• Name (11N 5 GHz SSID). The default is NETGEAR-5G.
Indoors, computers can connect over wireless networks at a range of several
hundred feet. This can allow others outside of your immediate area to access your
network.
If you configure 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. To avoid this situation, you can use a computer that is
connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.