Netgear WNR2000 Instrução De Instalação

Configuring Your Wireless Network

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This section describes additional configuration and testing for your network, after you have 
performed basic installation of the Wireless-N Router. 

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 

) 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 

). 

For a complete overview of all the security configurations that can be implemented on this router, 
see the online User Manual.

To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following:

•

SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR. 

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.