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Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834

Introduction

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v1.1, January 2006

The Router’s Front Panel

The front panel of the WPNT834 router contains the status lights described below. 

You can use the status lights to verify connections. Viewed from left to right, the table below 
describes the lights on the front panel of the router. 

Figure 2-1

Table 2-1. Status Light Descriptions  

Item

Function

Activity

Description

1

Power

On Blue Solid
Off

Power is supplied to the router.
Power is not supplied to the router.

2

Test On

Off
Slow blinking

The router is performing its power-on self-test diagnostic.
The router successfully completed its power on self test diagnostic.
Reset button is being pushed, restoring the factory default settings.

3

Wireless

On
Off
Blinking

The wireless interface is enabled.
The wireless interface is turned off.
Data is being communicated over the wireless network.

4

Internet 
Port

Amber Off
Amber On
Amber blinking

Green off
Green on
Blink

No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
Ethernet cable connection to modem is good.
Packets are being transmitted and received from a modem or other 
network device, but no IP address has been received.
No IP address received.
IP address received.
IP address received and data is being transmitted and received.

5

LAN Ports Green

Amber

The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.
The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device

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Summary of Contents for RangeMax 240

Page 1: ...tiple Web content filtering options plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e mail Parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day Web...

Page 2: ...maintains your high speed throughout your home not just when you are close to your router RangeMax 240 is a TRUE MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output technology that uses three external antennas capab...

Page 3: ...ntication based on a pre shared key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK will block eavesdropping Because these are new standards wireless device driver and software availability may be limited Wireless access can be...

Page 4: ...on the service port number of the incoming request or to one designated DMZ host computer You can specify forwarding of single ports or ranges of ports Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplin...

Page 5: ...quests from the LAN PPP over Ethernet PPPoE PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over a DSL connection by simulating a dial up connection This feature eliminates the need to...

Page 6: ...eMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834 are as follows RangeMax 240 Wireless Notebook Adapter WPNT511 RangeMax 240 Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter WPNT121 Package Contents The product package should contain the fol...

Page 7: ...successfully completed its power on self test diagnostic Reset button is being pushed restoring the factory default settings 3 Wireless On Off Blinking The wireless interface is enabled The wireless i...

Page 8: ...ht the rear panel contains the following features 1 Four Local LAN 10 100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local computers 2 Internet WAN Ethernet port for connecting the router to...

Page 9: ...le below identifies how to accomplish such things as connecting to a wireless network assuring appropriate security measures are taken browsing the Internet through your wireless connection exchanging...

Page 10: ...rts WEP or WPA such as the WPNT834 To learn about wireless networking security see Wireless Communications in Appendix B To use WEP security features see Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security on...

Page 11: ...nnect to the network need to be configured with the same Windows Workgroup or Domain settings as the other Windows computers in the combined wireless and wired network Any Windows networking security...

Page 12: ...Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834 2 12 Introduction v1 1 January 2006...

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