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... Connection 16 Completing Manual Setup 16 Accessing Your RangeMax WiFi Range Extender after Installation 17 Logging In ...17 Setting Up Wireless Connectivity and Enabling Wireless Security 18 Updating Your Firmware 20 Setting Up Your Wireless Computers 22 Help with Troubleshooting 25 Basic Troubleshooting ...25 Troubleshooting Connectivity Using the Ping Utility 31 Default Configuration ...33...
... Connection 16 Completing Manual Setup 16 Accessing Your RangeMax WiFi Range Extender after Installation 17 Logging In ...17 Setting Up Wireless Connectivity and Enabling Wireless Security 18 Updating Your Firmware 20 Setting Up Your Wireless Computers 22 Help with Troubleshooting 25 Basic Troubleshooting ...25 Troubleshooting Connectivity Using the Ping Utility 31 Default Configuration ...33...
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... configure any settings at a later time, refer to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824EXT.asp, and click the link for your region. • Set up your ISP gateway/router's wireless function. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender Setup Manual You are now connected to check for new firmware, see the online User Manual for more information). - See...
... configure any settings at a later time, refer to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824EXT.asp, and click the link for your region. • Set up your ISP gateway/router's wireless function. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender Setup Manual You are now connected to check for new firmware, see the online User Manual for more information). - See...
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... for and install updates. If you are configuring the extender from a wireless computer and you change your extender. To update firmware after Installation Log in to the extender to the WiFi range extender (see "Logging In" on page 17). Updating Your Firmware NETGEAR is easiest to match the extender's new settings. This provides the...
... for and install updates. If you are configuring the extender from a wireless computer and you change your extender. To update firmware after Installation Log in to the extender to the WiFi range extender (see "Logging In" on page 17). Updating Your Firmware NETGEAR is easiest to match the extender's new settings. This provides the...
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... your extender now has the new software installed. Click Browse and locate the unzipped firmware image that you check for updates on the NETGEAR website. If a later version of the firmware is compressed and must be decompressed before you downloaded to update your extender. see...takes several minutes. Do not try to go to check for new firmware later; NETGEAR recommends that your extender: 1. Log in .img or .chk). 3. If no new firmware version is complete, the extender restarts. The Firmware Update screen then displays. 2. After the extender has restarted, select...
... your extender now has the new software installed. Click Browse and locate the unzipped firmware image that you check for updates on the NETGEAR website. If a later version of the firmware is compressed and must be decompressed before you downloaded to update your extender. see...takes several minutes. Do not try to go to check for new firmware later; NETGEAR recommends that your extender: 1. Log in .img or .chk). 3. If no new firmware version is complete, the extender restarts. The Firmware Update screen then displays. 2. After the extender has restarted, select...
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...the WiFi range extender. 2. If you configured on page 21 to configure your extender firmware. 3. The User Manual is more information. Program the wireless adapter of each wireless computer must match the WiFi range extender's settings exactly. 2. Select WiFi Range Extender Status...Follow the procedure in "Setting Up Wireless Connectivity and Enabling Wireless Security" on the NETGEAR website is available through the Documentation link on the extender main menu (or through a link on each computer to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824EXT.asp and select Downloads from the ...
...the WiFi range extender. 2. If you configured on page 21 to configure your extender firmware. 3. The User Manual is more information. Program the wireless adapter of each wireless computer must match the WiFi range extender's settings exactly. 2. Select WiFi Range Extender Status...Follow the procedure in "Setting Up Wireless Connectivity and Enabling Wireless Security" on the NETGEAR website is available through the Documentation link on the extender main menu (or through a link on each computer to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/WPN824EXT.asp and select Downloads from the ...
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...brigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. Greek] NETGEAR Inc Radiolan 1999/5/ΕΚ. iii v1.0, April 2008 EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the applicable National regulatory... essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE. Eesti [Estonian] Käesolevaga kinnitab NETGEAR Inc. NOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and ...
...brigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. Greek] NETGEAR Inc Radiolan 1999/5/ΕΚ. iii v1.0, April 2008 EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the applicable National regulatory... essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE. Eesti [Estonian] Käesolevaga kinnitab NETGEAR Inc. NOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and ...
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... Features ...1-1 RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 1-1 802.11g Wireless Networking 1-2 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 1-2 Wireless Repeater Capability 1-3 Quality of Service (QoS 1-3 Automatic Firmware Updates 1-3 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 1-3 Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 1-3 Logging In ...1-5 Using Automatic Firmware Update upon Login 1-6 About the WiFi Range Extender Main Menu 1-8 Chapter...
... Features ...1-1 RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 1-1 802.11g Wireless Networking 1-2 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 1-2 Wireless Repeater Capability 1-3 Quality of Service (QoS 1-3 Automatic Firmware Updates 1-3 Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products 1-3 Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines 1-3 Logging In ...1-5 Using Automatic Firmware Update upon Login 1-6 About the WiFi Range Extender Main Menu 1-8 Chapter...
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RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual Wireless Settings ...3-3 Wireless Extender Status 3-3 Attached Devices ...3-7 Backup Settings ...3-8 Set Password ...3-9 Firmware Update ...3-11 Chapter 4 Advanced Settings and Features Advanced Wireless Settings 4-1 Wireless Repeating Function 4-1 NTP Client ...4-5 QoS Setup ...4-6 Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications 4-7 Configuring QoS for Internet Access 4-7 Appendix A Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings A-1 Restoring the Default User...
RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual Wireless Settings ...3-3 Wireless Extender Status 3-3 Attached Devices ...3-7 Backup Settings ...3-8 Set Password ...3-9 Firmware Update ...3-11 Chapter 4 Advanced Settings and Features Advanced Wireless Settings 4-1 Wireless Repeating Function 4-1 NTP Client ...4-5 QoS Setup ...4-6 Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications 4-7 Configuring QoS for Internet Access 4-7 Appendix A Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings A-1 Restoring the Default User...
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...such as a gateway/router). RangeMax constantly surveys your home environment for physical barriers and interference and adjusts the wireless signal to compensate for multiple computers to the NETGEAR RangeMax WiFi Range ...Wireless Repeater Capability" • "Quality of Service (QoS)" • "Automatic Firmware Updates" RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology NETGEAR's RangeMax Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) technology provides 10 times more coverage than standard 802.11g alone by eliminating "dead spots" in the area of the NETGEAR® RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT...
...such as a gateway/router). RangeMax constantly surveys your home environment for physical barriers and interference and adjusts the wireless signal to compensate for multiple computers to the NETGEAR RangeMax WiFi Range ...Wireless Repeater Capability" • "Quality of Service (QoS)" • "Automatic Firmware Updates" RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology NETGEAR's RangeMax Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) technology provides 10 times more coverage than standard 802.11g alone by eliminating "dead spots" in the area of the NETGEAR® RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT...
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.... Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products NETGEAR products related to the RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT are as a base or repeater station in Quality of Service (QoS) ensures prioritization of the WiFi range extender. This allows you to use it with the latest router firmware during installation and at login. For more information, see "Wireless Repeating Function...
.... Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products NETGEAR products related to the RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT are as a base or repeater station in Quality of Service (QoS) ensures prioritization of the WiFi range extender. This allows you to use it with the latest router firmware during installation and at login. For more information, see "Wireless Repeating Function...
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..., click Yes. 1-6 v1.0, April 2008 Introduction Allow the update feature to the new software. For information about checking for new firmware through the main menu, see "Firmware Update" on page 3-11. If the update feature discovers a newer version of software, you are asked if you previously cleared... the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in your WiFi range extender. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual Using Automatic Firmware Update upon Login The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears when you log in in unless you want to...
..., click Yes. 1-6 v1.0, April 2008 Introduction Allow the update feature to the new software. For information about checking for new firmware through the main menu, see "Firmware Update" on page 3-11. If the update feature discovers a newer version of software, you are asked if you previously cleared... the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in your WiFi range extender. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual Using Automatic Firmware Update upon Login The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears when you log in in unless you want to...
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Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender until the extender finishes downloading! RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual The update feature automatically installs the most recent firmware. Figure 1-7 Introduction 1-7 v1.0, April 2008 Figure 1-6 If no new firmware is available, the following message appears. Figure 1-5 The thank you window also displays.
Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender until the extender finishes downloading! RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual The update feature automatically installs the most recent firmware. Figure 1-7 Introduction 1-7 v1.0, April 2008 Figure 1-6 If no new firmware is available, the following message appears. Figure 1-5 The thank you window also displays.
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...WPN824EXT User Manual About the WiFi Range Extender Main Menu When you log in this manual: Table 1-1. Figure 1-8 To find information about the selections on page 3-11 1-8 Introduction v1.0, April 2008 WiFi Range Extender Main Menu WiFi Range Extender Main Menu Setup Maintenance Basic Settings Wireless Settings Wireless... Extender Status Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Firmware Update Topic in Manual "Basic Settings" on page 3-1 Chapter 2, "Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security "Wireless Extender Status" on ...
...WPN824EXT User Manual About the WiFi Range Extender Main Menu When you log in this manual: Table 1-1. Figure 1-8 To find information about the selections on page 3-11 1-8 Introduction v1.0, April 2008 WiFi Range Extender Main Menu WiFi Range Extender Main Menu Setup Maintenance Basic Settings Wireless Settings Wireless... Extender Status Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Firmware Update Topic in Manual "Basic Settings" on page 3-1 Chapter 2, "Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security "Wireless Extender Status" on ...
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... from the dropdown list. This field determines which the wireless interface will not get a wireless connection to operate the WiFi range extender in the RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT. For more details. See online help for the wireless network name (SSID). Note: The SSID is used.... region other than the one shown here. In the Wireless Network Name (SSID) field, enter a value of the firmware that you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless network. The default SSID is not the same as nETgear. It might not be available in the localized version...
... from the dropdown list. This field determines which the wireless interface will not get a wireless connection to operate the WiFi range extender in the RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT. For more details. See online help for the wireless network name (SSID). Note: The SSID is used.... region other than the one shown here. In the Wireless Network Name (SSID) field, enter a value of the firmware that you notice interference problems with another nearby wireless network. The default SSID is not the same as nETgear. It might not be available in the localized version...
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...extender. A Domain Name Server translates human language URLs, such as http:// www.netgear.com, into IP addresses. This is 0.0.0.0, the extender cannot connect to the... "Wireless Networking Basics" in some parts of the extender. If enabled, the extender is configured to use a fixed IP address. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User...wireless port being used on each channel. Wireless Range Extender Status Fields Field Firmware Version Hardware Version IP Settings MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Domain Name Server DHCP Client Wireless Settings Wireless...
...extender. A Domain Name Server translates human language URLs, such as http:// www.netgear.com, into IP addresses. This is 0.0.0.0, the extender cannot connect to the... "Wireless Networking Basics" in some parts of the extender. If enabled, the extender is configured to use a fixed IP address. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User...wireless port being used on each channel. Wireless Range Extender Status Fields Field Firmware Version Hardware Version IP Settings MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Domain Name Server DHCP Client Wireless Settings Wireless...
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...router configuration settings. Figure 3-8 The following options are available: • Check for a newer version, click Check. 3-10 v1.0, April 2008 Setup and Maintenance To change the password, first enter the current password, then enter the new password twice. The WiFi range extender checks the NETGEAR database for a newer firmware... symbols. If you ever have to reset the router back to the factory defaults, you have to reset the router back to the factory defaults to be able to log in the main menu. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual : Tips: • An ideal,...
...router configuration settings. Figure 3-8 The following options are available: • Check for a newer version, click Check. 3-10 v1.0, April 2008 Setup and Maintenance To change the password, first enter the current password, then enter the new password twice. The WiFi range extender checks the NETGEAR database for a newer firmware... symbols. If you ever have to reset the router back to the factory defaults, you have to reset the router back to the factory defaults to be able to log in the main menu. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual : Tips: • An ideal,...
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... Ethernet cable, and your hard disk. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual - a. Select Wireless Extender Status under Maintenance in the main menu. Go to http://www.NETGEAR.com/support, and select Downloads from a computer connected to the WiFi range extender, then select Firmware Update under Management in the main menu. Under Downloads, check...
... Ethernet cable, and your hard disk. RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT User Manual - a. Select Wireless Extender Status under Maintenance in the main menu. Go to http://www.NETGEAR.com/support, and select Downloads from a computer connected to the WiFi range extender, then select Firmware Update under Management in the main menu. Under Downloads, check...
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...WPN824EXT User Manual h. The upload process takes several minutes. Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender. j. When the Test light stops blinking, wait a few seconds more before using the extender. After the extender has restarted, select Wireless... Extender Status under Management in .img or .chk). Once you downloaded to your extender now has the new software installed. 3-12 v1.0, April 2008 Setup and Maintenance i. Check the firmware version to verify that...
...WPN824EXT User Manual h. The upload process takes several minutes. Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender. j. When the Test light stops blinking, wait a few seconds more before using the extender. After the extender has restarted, select Wireless... Extender Status under Management in .img or .chk). Once you downloaded to your extender now has the new software installed. 3-12 v1.0, April 2008 Setup and Maintenance i. Check the firmware version to verify that...
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Index Numerics 802.11g wireless networking 1-2 A attached devices 3-7 Auto Uplink 1-2 B backup settings 3-8 C client, NTP 4-5 compatible NETGEAR Products 1-3 configuration, erasing 3-9, A-4 connection status 3-6 connectivity status 2-3 D daylight savings time 4-5 defaults, restoring factory 3-9 Domain Name Server (DNS) address 3-2 E enabling Internet access 2-7 eXtended Range(XR) feature 2-8 F factory settings, restoring 3-9, A-4 features 1-1 firmware update 1-3, 1-6, 3-11 fragmentation length 2-8 I Internet access enabling 2-7 Quality...
Index Numerics 802.11g wireless networking 1-2 A attached devices 3-7 Auto Uplink 1-2 B backup settings 3-8 C client, NTP 4-5 compatible NETGEAR Products 1-3 configuration, erasing 3-9, A-4 connection status 3-6 connectivity status 2-3 D daylight savings time 4-5 defaults, restoring factory 3-9 Domain Name Server (DNS) address 3-2 E enabling Internet access 2-7 eXtended Range(XR) feature 2-8 F factory settings, restoring 3-9, A-4 features 1-1 firmware update 1-3, 1-6, 3-11 fragmentation length 2-8 I Internet access enabling 2-7 Quality...
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...WPN824EXT User Manual applications, online gaming 4-7 editing, deleting a QoS policy 4-11 Internet access 4-7 LAN port priority rules 4-9 MAC address 4-10 router LAN port 4-9 setup 4-6 wireless multimedia applications 4-7 R RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 1-1 reference documents B-1 restricting wireless access by MAC address 2-7 router LAN port 4-9 S security options 2-1, 2-5 restricting wireless...Support -ii T testing wireless connectivity 2-3 time zone 4-5 time-stamping 4-5 U updating firmware 1-3, 1-6, 3-11 W WEP data encryption 2-2, 2-6 wireless card access list 2-8 ...
...WPN824EXT User Manual applications, online gaming 4-7 editing, deleting a QoS policy 4-11 Internet access 4-7 LAN port priority rules 4-9 MAC address 4-10 router LAN port 4-9 setup 4-6 wireless multimedia applications 4-7 R RangeMax™ Multi-In, Multi-Out (MIMO) Technology 1-1 reference documents B-1 restricting wireless access by MAC address 2-7 router LAN port 4-9 S security options 2-1, 2-5 restricting wireless...Support -ii T testing wireless connectivity 2-3 time zone 4-5 time-stamping 4-5 U updating firmware 1-3, 1-6, 3-11 W WEP data encryption 2-2, 2-6 wireless card access list 2-8 ...