Just installed a netgear rangemax wpn824v3. Everything works perfectly for the PC laptop in the house; upstairs, downstairs it doesn't matter. The problem is my powerbook mac won't connect unless I go to 192.168.1.1 and go to the "Wireless settings" under setup. Then I can undo the ethernet cable and work wirelessly. I tried downloading the latest firmware but one that was done my computer said it couldn't "mount it". Also, once I am working wirelessly I don't have a strong connection once I move from the room with the router in it. Like I said before, the other laptop in the house works perfectly. I believe it's a problem with my mac and not the router.

In that case, please update the firmware on the router using the following steps on a windows based PC:



A. Open the router page using the following way:



1. Connect a computer to the router using any one of the 4 available ports.
2. Open the browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari).
3. Access the router usually by typing http://192.168.1.1' or http://www.routerlogin.com' in the address bar.
4. Login to the router with the Username as "admin" and Password as "password" (please note that the Username and Password are case sensitive).



B. Visit the following link to download the latest firmware.



http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail...



C. Please follow the steps to upload the firmware of the router:



1. Open the router page using the steps mentioned above.
2. Under Maintenance, click router Upgrade.
3. Click Browse and locate the upgrade file.
4. Click Upload.
5. Wait for the router to reboot.
6. Click on 'Logout' (at the bottom of the list) from left menu.



Also, please confirm, what security encryption is being used on the router? In that case, please update the firmware on the router using the following steps on a windows based PC:

A. Open the router page using the following way:

1. Connect a computer to the router using any one of the 4 available ports.
2. Open the browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari).
3. Access the router usually by typing 'http://192.168.1.1' or 'http://www.routerlogin.com' in the address bar.
4. Login to the router with the Username as "admin" and Password as "password" (please note that the Username and Password are case sensitive).

B. Visit the following link to download the latest firmware.

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4406

C. Please follow the steps to upload the firmware of the router:

1. Open the router page using the steps mentioned above.
2. Under Maintenance, click router Upgrade.
3. Click Browse and locate the upgrade file.
4. Click Upload.
5. Wait for the router to reboot.
6. Click on 'Logout' (at the bottom of the list) from left menu.

Also, please confirm, what security encryption is being used on the router?