Test Number 3 - NETGEAR 7550 Installation Manual

Wireless Network Configuration,

Test number 3

This will test for a working wireless connection.
Requirements:
• DSL trained (DSL light on solid)
• All Ethernet cables disconnected
• Laptop wireless ON
• Laptop wireless configured with customer's WPA Shared Key
• Laptop connected to customer's SSID
• Laptop manually assigned: IP address (from customer's LAN block), and
DNS address
If we can reach the Internet, test 3 was successful.
(Wireless, Public LAN, & WAN IP address works)
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Follow the steps below to perform test 3.
Step
WAN WAN
74.42.86.10 74.42.86.10
1 Laptop TCP/IP properties manually assigned. See test 2, step 1.
2 On your laptop, refresh list of available wireless networks and
connect to customer's wireless network.
3 When prompted, enter WPA Shared Key.
IF...
Connected...
Refused...
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Private LAN Private LAN Private LAN
NAT NAT
192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server DHCP Server DHCP Server
Public LAN Public LAN
173.84.136.169 173.84.136.169
Action
THEN...
Go to next step (step 4)
May have mistyped shared
key – try again.
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Laptop (wireless)
IP address manually
assigned
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