Hello i just purchased the wireless 300N access point and im unable to set a password. I have a mac i dont know if that matters but the ip address 192.168.2.1 is not popping up

Go to your management software inside the access point. Default IP address is 192.168.0.50. If you changed it, go to that address with a browser. Default login with "Admin" without a password. If you set up a different administrator id and password then login with those credentials.

Go to the "Advanced" tab. The setting on the MAC address settings are important here. Hopefully you know how to get the MAC address of the phone. I don' have the same phone so I can't tell you how to get it. Ensure that you have entered in the phone's MAC address and any other devices that you connect wirelessly to. If you have registered the MAC address under the second radio button or you have the first radio button clicked, you have a WEP or other password issue. Many public access point don't filter any MAC address and don't require passwords. When setting up at home, you do have to at least these up.

Hope this helps.

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Hi tissa,
I see you are unable to connect to your Access Point as noted on the question provided.
First console cannot connect to an Access point if it is Password protected.
You will need to disable the Password or Network Access key from your Router to be able to get your DSi to connect to your Access Point freely.
To get security with your Nintendo DSi connecting to your Access Point in your Router setting you can enable the MAC Address filtering and get your devices MAC addresses and have it registered or input in your Routers MAC Address Filtering to be able to get your DSi connected wireless and at the same time have your Laptops and other wireless devices connected.
for the MAC address you can call you Internet Service provider on the issue to give you detailed info on how to access you Router settings for the said connection.
I hope that this will help.
Thank you fo choosing Fixya,
mvincentc

Hi d_smonty! Here is the minimum recommendations I provide for anyone that set up a home wireless network for.

1. Change the default SSID for the access point. To many folks know the defaults
2. Change the default ADMIN password. Again to many people know the defaults.
3. Turn off the broadcast of the SSID. This will prohibit other folks from knowing you have the wireless access point.
4. Turn on MAC filtering. While it is true that many newer network cards can be set for MAC filtering without knowing the proper MAC they still won't get in.

These 4 steps will set you up for basic Wireless security and can be done on your own. Make sure you are doing this from a computer that is wired to the access point. Otherwise you will lose your wireless connection ad not be able to get in and change things. I also recommend that after each step you check the wireless connectivity.

Finally if you access point/router is providing Dynamic IP addresses to the other computes you can change the range of those IP addresses to be different then the default setting. Please feel free to contact me here under your topic if further assistance is needed Regards

1. Connect your router
2. Open a brower window on your computer, preferably Internet explorer.
3. Enter the IP address of the router (Ex: 192.168.1.1)
4. Upon entering the IP address of the router in the browser it should direct you to your router box. If this does not happen then most likely your router box has been configured to a different IP address. To get this IP number run the set-up program.
5. Now in the routher settings navigate within your router's settings dialog and locate "Wirless Settings"
6. Check if you are assigned a SSID
7. Check your region
8. You should be on Channel 11. Sometimes the channel could different, in such situations make sure you are on the same channel.
9. Check if "Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)" is enabled
10. Check if "Enable Wireless access point" is enabled
11. Set authentication as "Open system". You will find this option under "Security Encryption (WEP)"
12. Set strength of encryption as "Disabled"
13. Now click on "Wireless Card Access List". You may need to provide your password again.
14. Make sure "Turn on Access control" option is turned off "Disabled"
15. You should now see your PSP listed. No, you dont see then on your psp, go to "system settings" and then to "system information". You will see MAC address, now make a note of this MAC address.
16. Now in "Wireless Card Access List" select "Add". If you are not able to do this then enter the PSP's MAC address and click "Finish/Apply" when done.
17. In WAN settings, verify that "Connect Automatically as required" is enabled
18. In "LAN TCP/IP Settings" make note of all of the information included. You may need this later. You may not, but it's a good idea to take note of it now.
19. Under "Router Status" make note of all the relevant information included here as well. You may or may not need it.

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Your wireless network must be secured
You will need to check the wireless settings of the router.
Is there any computer online using the router.
check the IP address on that computer.
If yes then you can open the router set up page on that computer.
router set up page is the page where you can check all the router settings.
Click Here for more information about the routers and network

have you checked it at the back side or bottom of router, else you can use "Angry IP Scanner" utility to search on its IP address, it will surely resolve MAC address also

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o access the Access Points Setup, and the LAN IP address has not changed, then computer must have an IP address of 192.168.1.XXX. If the Access Point is plugged in via Ethernet to a Linksys Router and the computer is also connected a Linksys router via Ethernet, then the PC should already have a correct IP address (unless the LAN IP Address of the Router has been changed). If unsure, please assign the computer a Static IP Address so it will have an IP address in the same range as the Access Points IP Address.

If the Access Point is being connected to a hub/switch/router via Ethernet, then use the cable that was provided with Access Point. If the Access Point is being connected to the computer directly, then a Cross Over cable must be used. Cross over cables can be purchased at most electronic stores.

Remember: When ever a change is made in the Setup of the Access Point, the Apply button must be used to save the settings to the Access Point.

1. Open a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape)
2. When the browser opens, go to the "Address" bar and input the IP address of the Access Point.
   Default IP addresses:
   • WAP11 v2.8 - 192.168.1.251
   • WAP54G v1.1 - 192.168.1.245
3. A "User Name" and "Password" prompt will appear, leave the "User Name" field blank and input the Access Points password (The default password of a Linksys Access Point is admin) into the "Password" field.

To Configure the Router with Internet Access
Connect to one of the wireless router/access point's LAN Ethernet ports, turn off its DHCP server, and give the wireless router a static IP on your LAN:

1. Connect a PC directly to a LAN port on the wireless router with an Ethernet cable.
2. Power on the wireless router/access point.
3. Reboot the PC.
4. Log in to the wireless router though a browser. (Usually 192.168.1.1, with User Name = admin and Password = password, unless you changed them from the defaults).
5. Go to the LAN IP menu and disable the wireless access point’s DHCP server by unchecking Use router as DHCP server.
6. Select LAN IP, and change the IP to 192.168.1.99.
7. Click Apply to save the settings. You will lose the connection to the wireless router/access point , since its IP changed.
8. Log in to the wireless router/access point with the URL: http://192.168.1.99
9. Connect one of the wireless router's Local (LAN) ports to your existing network.

This completes the wireless router/access point configuration.

• You can now log in to the wireless router/access point at its new address of http://192.168.1.99 and configure wireless features such as WEP and Access Control List
• UPnP, DMZ, Port Forwarding, and Port Triggering are not used on the wireless router/access point, and it doesn't matter how they are configured.

1. Configure the LAN IP address to be within the same subnet as your PCs.
   • Take care not to use an IP address already being used.
   • Limit the number of addresses in the DHCP range and assign an IP address outside of the range to the router you want to use as the Access Point.
2. Disable DHCP on the wireless router/access point.
3. Connect one of the LAN ports on the wireless router/access point to a LAN port on the Router.
4. Configure the SSID and any security settings on the wireless PCs to match the wireless router/access point's SSID and security settings.

a. SSIDs must be the same on all wireless devices. (These are case-sensitive: netGEAR is not the same as NETGEAR.)
b. Tip: Make sure the wireless PCs can connect before configuring WEP, WPA-PSK, or other wireless encryption.

If you did not configure the Netgear wireless router and changed the default settings and the default password password, then your wireless system is open to anyone hacking into your system and change your wireless router's settings and they can hack into your computers and your Internet connection. The Linksys expander will increase the wireless range to give a wider coverage to your router.
I suggest you reset the Netgear back to the factory defaults (press the pinhole button on the back of the Netgear router until the LEDs flash then release this button,
The configure the Netgear as follows :-
To set-up and secure the wireless router from unauthorized access, follow these steps: -
1. Connect the wireless router to your computer with a LAN cable.
2. Start your browser and enter the router's configuration URL IP address.
3. Enter the router setup, login and password
4. Change the admin password
5. Go to the wireless settings and change the default SSID and turn off SSID broadcast.
6. Setup encryption key the strongest is WPA2 (if not then WPA).
7. For further security measures - turn on MAC address filtering and enter the MAC address of the wireless cards on the computer/s you want to connect to this wireless router.
8. Record the settings you have made and keep it in a safe place and Save the settings.
9. Configure the wireless cards on the computer/s with the SSID and encryption settings of the router.
10. Remove the LAN cable between the router and the computer then the computers should be able to connect to the router wirelessly.

To secure your wireless connection, do you mean by
1. Encryption using WEP or WAP
2. MAC address filtering on your wireless card
3. Disabling SSID broadcast.
If so you need to configure your wireless settings using Internet Explorer, the URL would be http://192.168.2.1 (check the config. TCP/IP address in your manual)