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The wireless router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the client was added to the

wireless network. The wireless router generates an SSID, and implements WPA/WPA2

wireless security. The wireless router will keep these wireless settings unless you change

them, or you clear the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box in the WPS Settings

screen.

6.

Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these

settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See

“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings”

on page 2-4

.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser such

as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the wireless router’s Internet

LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client

Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the wireless router wirelessly is a

client. The client must support a WPS PIN, and must have a WPS configuration utility, such as the

NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.

The first time you add a WPS client, make sure that the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check

box on the WPS Settings screen is cleared. This is the default setting for the wireless router, and

allows it to generate the SSID and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it implements WPS. After

WPS is implemented, the wireless router automatically selects this check box so that your SSID

and wireless security settings remain the same if other WPS-enabled devices are added later.

Figure 2-6

Note:

If no WPS-capable client devices are located during the 2-minute time frame, the

SSID will not be changed, and no security will be implemented on the wireless

router.

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To use a PIN to add a WPS client:

1.

Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of

with

its default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever LAN

address and password you have set up.

2.

On the wireless router main menu, select Add a WPS Client (computers that will connect

wirelessly to the wireless router are clients), and then click

Next

. The Add WPS Client screen

displays:

3.

Select the

PIN Number

radio button.

4.

Go to the client wireless computer. Run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s

instructions to generate a PIN. Take note of the client PIN.

5.

From the wireless router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number, and then click

Next

.

–

The wireless router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes.

–

The wireless router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the client was added

to the wireless network. The wireless router generates an SSID, and implements WPA/

WPA2 wireless security.

6.

Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these

settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See

“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings”

on page 2-4

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser such

as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the wireless router’s Internet

LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

Figure 2-7

Note:

If no WPS-capable client devices are located during the 4-minute time frame, the

SSID will not be changed and no security will be implemented on the wireless

router.

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Configuring Advanced WPS Settings

From the Advanced menu, select

Wireless Settings

to display the following screen:

The WPS Settings area displays the wireless router PIN, and allows you to

Disable Router’s PIN

and the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

for either wireless network (2.4GHz or 5GHz).

By default, both

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check boxes are unchecked. This allows the

wireless router to automatically generate the SSID and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it

implements WPS. After WPS is implemented or changes in wireless settings are applied, the

Figure 2-8

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wireless router automatically selects this check box so that your SSID and wireless security

settings remain the same if you add WPS-enabled devices or if you manually add non WPS-

capable devices later.

For more information on features of the advanced Wireless Settings screen, see

“Scheduling

Wireless Signal Down Time” on page 4-14

.

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS

Setup

You can add more WPS clients to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of WPS-

enabled clients and clients without WPS.

Adding More WPS Clients

To add a wireless client device that is WPS-enabled:

1.

Follow the procedures in

“Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-12

or

“Using

PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-14

.

2.

To view a list of all devices connected to your wireless router (including wireless and

Ethernet-connected), see

“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 4-10

.

Note:

If you clear either

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box, all wireless

settings and connections will be lost for that wireless network.

Note:

Your wireless settings remain the same when you add another WPS-enabled client,

as long as the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box is selected in the

Advanced Wireless screen (listed under the Advanced heading in the wireless

router main menu). If you clear this check box, when you add the client, a new

SSID and passphrase will be generated, and all existing connected wireless clients

will be disassociated and disconnected from the wireless router.

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Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients

For non-WPS clients, you cannot use the WPS setup procedures to add them to the wireless

network. You must record, and then manually enter your security settings (see

“Manually

Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4

).

To connect a combination of non-WPS enabled and WPS-Enabled clients to the wireless router:

1.

Restore the wireless router to its factory default settings (press both the Wireless and WPS

buttons on the side of the wireless router for 5 seconds).

When the factory settings are restored, all existing wireless clients are disassociated and

disconnected from the wireless router.

2.

Configure the network names (SSIDs), select the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK radio button on the

Wireless Settings screen (see

“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings” on page 2-4

).

and click

Apply

. On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a passphrase and click

Apply

.

Record this information to add additional clients.

3.

For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow the

utility’s instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 2 (the SSID, WPA/

PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and passphrase).

4.

For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure

“Using a WPS Button to

Add a WPS Client” on page 2-12

or

“Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-14

.

The settings that you configured in Step 2 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they can

connect to the wireless router.

5.

To view a list of all devices connected to your wireless router (including wireless and

Ethernet-connected), see

“Viewing a List of Attached Devices” on page 4-10

.

Note:

To make sure that your new wireless settings remain in effect, verify that the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

checkbox is selected in the WPS Settings

screen.

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