NETGEAR WNDR3700v1 - N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router User Manual page 137

RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
3. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive
name. In the Name (SSID) field, you can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
The default SSID is NETGEAR.
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 Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700. If they do
not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the WNDR3700 router.
4. Select the region in which the wireless interface will operate.
5. Set the channel. The default channel is Auto.
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 router. For more information about the wireless channel
frequencies, click the link to the online document
Appendix B.
6. Set the mode to Up to 130 Mbps at 2.4GHz and Up to 300 Mbps at 5GHz.
7. For Security Options, select None.
8. Click Apply to save your changes.
Note: If you are configuring 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 the wireless settings
of your computer to match the router's new settings.
Troubleshooting
"Wireless Networking Basics" in
v1.3, October 2009
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