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Basic Wireless Configuration and 

Security

This quick start guide provides basic wireless configuration information for the ProSafe 
Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N. For information about more complicated 
wireless features, and for complete configuration steps, see the 

Reference Manual

. This quick 

start guide contains the following sections:

Default Wireless Settings

Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines

Configure the Country of Operation

Configure WPA+WPA2 with PSK Security

Configure Wi-Fi Protected Setup for Easy Configuration of Wireless Clients

Test Wireless Connectivity

For More Information

Note:  

For more information about the topics covered in this guide, visit the 

FVS318N support website at 

http://support.netgear.com

. You will 

also find the 

Reference Manual

 at the support website.

Default Wireless Settings

The default wireless settings should work well for most wireless networks, but you do need to 
configure the country of operation and wireless security. These are the default settings:

Table 1.  Default wireless settings 

Item

Description

Wireless radio

Enabled

Region

Nonconfigurable; set for the region in which you purchased the wireless 
VPN firewall.

Summary of Contents for ProSafe FVS318N

Page 1: ... Security Configure Wi Fi Protected Setup for Easy Configuration of Wireless Clients Test Wireless Connectivity For More Information Note For more information about the topics covered in this guide visit the FVS318N support website at http support netgear com You will also find the Reference Manual at the support website Default Wireless Settings The default wireless settings should work well for ...

Page 2: ...pen Encryption None Authentication None Transmission rate Best1 Default transmit power Full 802 11 wireless mode 802 11ng this is the default for most countries 802 11b g n radio frequency channel Auto 802 11n channel spacing 20 MHz Beacon interval 100 ms DTIM interval 2 RTS threshold 2346 bytes Fragmentation threshold 2346 bytes Preamble mode Long Protection mode None Power save Disabled 1 The ma...

Page 3: ...reless devices will operate In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected devices have line of sight access even if through walls Away from sources of interference such as computers microwaves ovens and 2 4 GHz cordless phones Away from large metal surfaces or water Placing the antennas in a vertical position provides the best side to side coverage Placing the antenna...

Page 4: ...rchased the wireless VPN firewall To configure the country settings 1 Select Network Configuration Wireless Settings Radio Settings The Radio Settings screen displays Figure 1 2 Specify the country by making a selection from the Country drop down list 3 Click Apply to save your settings The wireless VPN firewall reboots Note Other wireless settings that you can configure on the Radio Settings scre...

Page 5: ...r the default1 wireless profile 1 Select Network Configuration Wireless Settings Wireless Profiles The Wireless Profiles screen displays The following figure shows some examples Figure 2 2 Click the Edit button in the Action column for the default1 wireless profile The Edit Wireless Profiles screen displays see the figure on the next page 3 From the Security drop down list select WPA WPA2 The Encr...

Page 6: ... For other types of security WEP WPA WPA2 RADIUS authentication and for the other wireless settings that you can configure on the Add Wireless Profiles and Edit Wireless Profiles screens see the Configure and Enable Wireless Profiles section in Chapter 4 Wireless Configuration and Security of the Reference Manual ...

Page 7: ...ur wireless network For a list of other Wi Fi certified products available from NETGEAR go to http www wi fi org To enable WPS and initiate the WPS process on the wireless VPN firewall 1 Select Network Configuration Wireless Settings Wireless Profiles The Wireless Profiles screen displays see Figure 2 on page 5 2 On the Wireless Profiles screen to the right of the Wireless Profiles tab click the W...

Page 8: ...push button on the wireless VPN firewall Test Wireless Connectivity After you have configured the wireless VPN firewall as explained in the previous sections test your wireless clients for wireless connectivity before you place the wireless VPN firewall at its permanent position To test for wireless connectivity 1 Configure the 802 11g n wireless clients so that they all have the same SSID that yo...

Page 9: ...pter 4 Wireless Configuration and Security of the Reference Manual provides information about the following wireless topics Configuring the basic radio settings Wireless data security options Wireless security profiles including information about restricting wireless access by MAC address Configuring advanced radio settings ...

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