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Using a WPS Button 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 button, and must have a WPS configuration utility, such as
the NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.
To use the wireless router WPS button 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, and then click
Next
. The
following screen displays:
By default, the
Push Button (recommended)
radio button is selected.
3.
Either press the WPS button on the side of the wireless router, or click the onscreen button.
The wireless router tries to communicate with the client for 2 minutes.
4.
Go to the client wireless computer, and run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s
instructions to click a WPS button.
5.
Go back to the wireless router screen to check for a message.
Figure 2-5
WPS button
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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 Advanced Wireless Settings to display the following screen:
The WPS Settings area displays the wireless router PIN, and allow 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
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.
Figure 2-8
Note:
If you clear either
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box, all wireless
settings and connections will be lost for that wireless network.
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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 2-14
or
“Using
PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-15
.
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
.
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.
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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