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Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P v2
4-8 Wireless Configuration
201-10301-02, May 2005
How to Set Up and Test Basic Wireless Connectivity
Follow the instructions below 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. Log in using the default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with the default user name of
admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and password you
have set up.
Figure 4-3: Wireless Settings menu
2.
Set the Regulatory Domain correctly.
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.
Note: The characters are case sensitive. An access point always functions in infrastructure
mode. The SSID for any wireless device communicating with the access point must match the
SSID configured in the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P v2.
If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the FWG114P v2.
4. Set the Channel.
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 wireless firewall/print
server. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies please refer to “Wireless
Channels” on page E-7.
5. Depending on the types of wireless adapters you have in your computers, choose from the
Mode drop-down list.
6. For initial configuration and test, leave the Wireless Card Access List set to “All Wireless
Stations” and the Encryption Strength set to “Disable.”