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4.Use the Add, Edit, and Delete buttons to add wireless computers to the list. The Wireless 
Card Entry screen displays.
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Do one of the following:
• If a wireless computer appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, you can capture its 
MAC address and add it to your list.
• You can manually enter the information for the PC.
5.Click Add to save changes and return to the Wireless Settings screen.
Figure 2-5
Note: If Turn Access Control On is enabled and the Access Control List is blank, then 
no wireless computers can connect to your wireless network.
Note: Refer to the online help for more information. 
						

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Chapter 3
Setup and Maintenance
This chapter describes the features you can configure or view under Setup and Maintenance in the 
main menu of your WiFi range extender.
Basic Settings
Select Basic Settings under Setup in the main menu. The Basic Settings screen displays.
•Internet IP Address. The WiFi range extender is shipped preconfigured to automatically 
request an IP address through a DHCP server from your service provider. For more help, see 
“Preparing Your Network” in Appendix B, “Related Documents.”
• To configure the Internet IP address, do one of the following:
Wa r n i n g :  The WiFi range extender is already configured with the optimum settings. 
Incorrect settings might unexpectedlydisable the WiFi range extender.
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– To allow your ISP to assign an IP address for the WiFi range extender, select Get 
Dynamically From ISP Gateway.
– To enter a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for the WiFi range extender, select Use 
Static IP Address, and enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. 
•Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. If you know that your ISP does not automatically 
transmit DNS addresses to the WiFi range extender during login, you should contact your ISP 
to get DNS server addresses. 
To configure the Domain Name Server (DNS) address, do one of the following:
– To allow your WiFi range extender to get ISP to assign an IP address for the WiFi range 
extender, select Get Automatically From ISP Gateway.
– Select Use These DNS Servers, and enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS 
server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
•Te s t. To test for a successful Internet connection, click Test.
If you do not connect:
– Review the settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and 
typed everything correctly.
– Check that your ISP is working correctly.
– Contact your ISP to verify the configuration information.
– Review troubleshooting in the setup manual, the NETGEAR RangeMax WiFi Range 
Extender Setup Manual, available on the Resource CD.
– Contact NETGEAR Technical Support.
To save your settings, click Apply, or click Cancel to return to the original settings. 
						

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Wireless Settings
Wireless Extender Status
The Wireless Extender Status screen provides status and usage information. Select Wireless 
Extender Status under Maintenance in the main menu. The Wireless Extender Status screen 
displays.
Note: The Wireless Settings options are described in the context of configuring wireless 
security. See Chapter 2, “Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security” .
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This screen shows the following settings:
Table 3-1.  Wireless Range Extender Status Fields 
FieldDescription
Firmware Version This is the version of the current software the extender is using. This will 
change if you upgrade your extender.
Hardware Version This is the version of the physical device.
IP SettingsThese are the current settings that you configured in the Basic Settings 
screen.
MAC Address The Media Access Control address, the physical address, being used by 
the Internet (WAN) port of the extender. 
IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet port of the extender. The 
default IP address of the extender is 192.168.1.250. If no address is 
shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the extender cannot connect to the Internet.
IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the 
extender. For an explanation of subnet masks and subnet addressing, 
click the link to the online document “TCP/IP Networking Basics” in 
Appendix B.
Default Gateway The assigned default gateway address (the local network address) that 
the extender is connected to. If it is assigned dynamically, and no Internet 
connection exists, this is blank or 0.0.0.0. 
Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the extender. A 
Domain Name Server translates human language URLs, such as http://
www.netgear.com, into IP addresses.
DHCP Client If disabled, the extender is configured to use a fixed IP address.
If enabled, the extender is configured to obtain an IP address 
dynamically.
Wireless SettingsThese are the current settings that you configured in the Wireless 
Settings screen.
Wireless Network Name 
(SSID)The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the 
extender. The default is NETGEAR_EXT.
Country/Region The geographic region where the extender being used. It might be illegal 
to use the wireless features of the extender in some parts of the world.
Channel Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to the 
online document “Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B for the 
frequencies used on each channel.
Operation Mode Indicates the extender communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b, 
802.11g only, 802.11b only, 108 Mbps only, or Auto 108 Mbps.
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Click Show Statistics to display performance statistics such as the number of packets sent and 
number of packets received for each port. The Statistics screen displays.
This screen shows the following settings:
Wireless AP Indicates whether the wireless interface is enabled. If not enabled, the 
Wireless status light on the front panel is off. 
Broadcast Name Indicates if the extender is broadcasting its SSID.
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Table 3-2.  Wireless Range Extender Statistics Fields
FieldDescription
System Up Time The amount of time since the extender was last restarted.
Port The statistics for the Internet and local ports. For each port, the screen 
displays the following information:
Status The link status of the port.
TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.
RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.
Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.
Table 3-1.  Wireless Range Extender Status Fields  (continued)
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Click Connection Status to display status. The Connection Status screen displays.
Tx B/s The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the Internet and 
local ports.
Rx B/s The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the Internet and local 
ports.
Up Time The amount of time since the extender was last restarted.
Poll Interval Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. 
(Click Stop to freeze the display.)
Set Interval Enter a time, and then click Set Interval to set the polling frequency.
Stop Click Stop to freeze the polling information.
Figure 3-4 Table 3-2.  Wireless Range Extender Statistics Fields (continued)
FieldDescription 
						

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This screen shows the following settings:
Attached Devices
The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the WiFi range extender has 
discovered on the local network. Select Attached Devices under Maintenance in the main menu. 
The Attached Devices screen screen displays.
For each device, the table shows the IP address, Ethernet MAC address, and device name (if 
available). To force the WiFi range extender to look for attached devices and update the table, click 
Refresh. 
Table 3-3.  Wireless Range Extender Connection Status Fields 
FieldDescription
IP Address The Internet IP address assigned to the extender.
Subnet Mask The Internet Subnet Mask assigned to the extender.
Default Gateway The Internet default gateway the extender communicates with.
DHCP Server The IP address of the DHCP server that provided the IP configuration 
addresses.
DNS Server The IP address of the DNS server that provided the network name to IP 
address translation.
Lease Obtained When the DHCP lease was obtained.
Lease Expires When the DHCP lease expires.
Renew Click Renew to renew the DHCP lease.
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Note: If the WiFi range extender is restarted, the table data is lost until the extender 
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Backup Settings
The configuration settings of the RangeMax WiFi Range Extender WPN824EXT are stored within 
the extender in a configuration file. The Backup Settings screen allows you to back up (save) this 
file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings.
Select Backup Settings under Maintenance in the main menu. The Backup Settings screen 
displays.
The following options are available:
•Restore, Backup. The Restore and Backup options in the Backup Settings screen allow you to 
save and retrieve a file containing your router’s configuration settings, by doing one of the 
following:
– To save your settings, click Backup. Your browser extracts the configuration file from the 
router and prompts you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the file a 
meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.
– To restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on 
your PC, or click Browse to browse to the file. When you have located it, click Restore to 
send the file to the extender. The extender then reboots automatically.
Figure 3-6
Wa r n i n g :  Do not interrupt the reboot process.