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2.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Advanced in the main menu.

The available settings in this screen are:

•

Enable Wireless Router Radio

. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices

cannot connect to the WNDR3300 router. If you will not be using your wireless network

for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity.

•

Enable SSID Broadcast

. Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that

only devices that know the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies

the wireless network discovery feature of some products such as Windows XP.

•

WPS Settings

. For information about these settings, see the following section,

“Using

WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

.”

•

Wireless Card Access List

. For information about this list, see

“Restricting Wireless

Access by MAC Address” on page 2-17.

Using WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

If a wireless client supports WPS, you can use this feature to connect the wireless client securely

and easily to the router. Look for the

symbol. WPS automatically specifies the network names

(SSIDs) and wireless security settings for the wireless client. After WPS is set up, the method of

security is Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data

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encryption. The WNDR3300 router and any connected clients share the same network names

(SSIDs), for both 11N and 11G. Note that WPS is not a new security feature—it makes existing

security features easier to configure.

The WNDR3300 router provides two methods for connecting to a wireless client that supports

WPS: push button configuration or PIN entry.

Push Button Configuration

To enable a wireless client to join a network using the menu options in the router’s menu:

1.

Log in to the router.

2.

Select

Add WPS Client

in the main menu, and click

Next.

3.

Select the

Push Button

setup method.

4.

Press the dome on the WNDR3300 router for over 5 seconds, or click the

button in the

Add WPS Client screen.

The dome lights begin to blink in a regular pattern. While the dome lights are blinking, you

have 2 minutes to enable WPS on the device you are trying to connect to the router.

5.

On the wireless client, press the hardware button, or click the button in the Add WPS Client

screen.

Note:

Using WPS security might disconnect devices you already have connected to your

router. When you add wireless clients, whether or not they are WPS enabled, the

added devices must share the same network names (SSIDs) and security

passphrase. For more information, see

“Connecting Additional Wireless Client

Devices after WPS Setup” on page 2-15

.

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The WNDR3300 router’s dome lights cease blinking when one of these conditions occurs:

•

The router and the client establish a wireless connection.

•

The 2-minute window period expires for establishing a WPS connection. If the connection

is not established, no WPS security settings will be configured in the WNDR3300 router.

PIN Entry

To enable a wireless client to join a network using a PIN:

1.

Select

Add WPS Client

in the main menu, and click

Next

.

2.

Select the

PIN Number

setup method.

3.

On the utility GUI for the wireless client, generate a client security PIN.

4.

On the Add WPS Client screen of the WNDR3300 router, enter the client security PIN in the

Enter Client’s PIN

field. The Smart Wizard initiates the wireless connection.

Configuring the WPS Settings

1.

Log in to the router as described in

“Logging In to Your Wireless Router” on page 1-2.

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2.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Advanced in the main menu.

These options are available under WPS Settings:

•

Router’s PIN

. The PIN is displayed so that you can use it to configure the router through

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). It is also displayed on the router’s label.

•

Disable Router’s PIN

. If the router’s PIN is disabled, you cannot configure the router’s

wireless settings with WPS, but if your settings are already configured, you can still add

WPS-enabled wireless clients. The router might disable the PIN if it detects suspicious

attempts to break into your wireless settings; this can happen if the check box is selected.

You can enable the PIN by clearing the check box and clicking

Apply

.

•

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

. This check box is automatically selected after WPS is

enabled to prevent unwanted settings changes, and is also selected if you have already

specified wireless security settings or your SSIDs without using WPS. When this check

box is

not

selected, adding a new wireless client using the push button or the Add WPS

Client screen (see

“Push Button Configuration” on page 2-13

) changes the router’s SSIDs

and security passphrase. You might need to clear it if you are using certain registrars, such

as for a Windows Vista PC, to configure the router through WPS.

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS Setup

You can add WPS-enabled and non-WPS-enabled client devices.

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Adding Additional WPS-Enabled Clients

To add an additional wireless client device that is WPS enabled:

1.

Follow the procedures in

“Push Button Configuration” on page 2-13

or

“PIN Entry” on

page 2-14

.

2.

For information about how to view a list of all devices connected to your router (including

wireless and Ethernet-connected), see

“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 6-7

.

Adding Additional Non-WPS-Enabled Clients

If you are connecting a combination of WPS-enabled clients and clients that are not WPS enabled,

you cannot use the WPS setup procedures to add clients that are not WPS enabled. You need to

record and then manually enter your security settings (see

“Recording Basic Wireless Settings

Setup Information” on page 2-4

).

To connect non-WPS-enabled and WPS-enabled clients to the WNDR3300 router:

1.

Restore the router to factory default settings (see

Appendix A, “Technical Specifications”

).

After you restore factory settings, all existing connected wireless clients are disassociated and

disconnected from the router.

2.

Configure the network names (SSIDs) and security passphrase of the WNDR3300 router

(shown in the Wireless Settings screen) as appropriate, and record that information. See

“Viewing Basic Wireless Settings” on page 2-6

.

3.

For the non-WPS-enabled devices that you wish to connect, open the networking utility, and

follow the utility’s instructions to enter security settings.

4.

For the WPS-enabled devices that you wish to connect, follow the procedures in

“Push Button

Configuration” on page 2-13

or

“PIN Entry” on page 2-14

.

5.

For information about how to view a list of all devices connected to your router (including

wireless and Ethernet connected), see

“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 6-7

.

Note:

Your wireless settings do not change when you add an additional WPS-enabled

client unless you have cleared the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box (in

the Wireless Settings screen). If you do clear the check box, new SSIDs and a

passphrase are generated, and all existing connected wireless clients are

disassociated and disconnected from the router.