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Note:

The authentication is separate from the data encryption. You can

select authentication that requires a shared key but still leaves data

transmissions unencrypted. Security is stronger if you use both the

Shared Key and WEP encryption settings.

5.

Select the Encryption Strength setting:

•

64-bit

. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).

•

128-bit

. Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).

6.

Enter the encryption keys. You can manually or automatically program the four data

encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access points in your

network:

•

Passphrase

. To use a passphrase to generate the keys, enter a passphrase, and

click

Generate

. This procedure automatically creates the keys. Wireless stations

must use the passphrase or keys to access the router.

Note:

Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.

•

Key 1

–

Key4

. These values are

not

case-sensitive. You can manually enter the four

data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and access

points in your network. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0

–

9, a

–

f, or

A

–

F).

7.

Select which of the four keys is the default.

Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key. The other keys can be

used only to decrypt received data. The four entries are disabled when WPA-PSK or WPA

authentication is selected.

8.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless

Network

To use Push 'N' Connect, your wireless computers or devices must support Wi-Fi Protected

Setup (WPS). Compatible equipment usually has the

WPS symbol on it. WPS can

configure the network name (SSID) and set up WPA/WPA2 wireless security for the router

and the wireless computer or device at the same time.

WPS considerations:

•

The Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the WPS standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and

WPS-capable products should be compatible with products that implement Push 'N'

Connect.

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•

If your wireless network includes a combination of WPS-capable devices and

non-WPS-capable devices, Verizon suggests that you set up your wireless network and

security settings manually first, and use WPS only for adding WPS-capable devices.

WPS Button

Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that connects to the router wirelessly is a client.

The client must support a WPS button, and must have a WPS configuration utility.



To use the router WPS button to add a WPS client:

1.

Log in to the router as described in

Log In to Your Router

on page 17.

2.

On the main menu, select

Wi-Fi Settings > Add WPS Client

. The following screen

displays:

3.

Click

Next

. The following screen displays:

By default, the

Push Button (recommended)

radio button is selected.

4.

Either click the onscreen button (

) or press the

WPS

button on the front of the router.

The router tries to communicate with the client (the computer that wants to join the

network) for 2 minutes.

5.

Go to the client wireless computer, and run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s

instructions to click a WPS button.

6.

Go back to the router screen to check for a message.

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

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

security. The router keeps these wireless settings unless you change them, or you clear

the

Keep Existing Wi-Fi Settings

check box in the Advanced Wi-Fi Settings screen (see

Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

on page 61).

7.

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

settings in the Wi-Fi Settings screen. See

Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings

on

page 32.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch a browser. You

should see the router’s Internet Port LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

Note:

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

time frame, the SSID does not change, and no security is set up.

WPS PIN Entry

Any wireless computer or device that connects to the router wirelessly is a client. The client

must support a WPS PIN, and must have a WPS configuration utility.

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

Keep Existing Wi-Fi Settings

check

box on the Advanced Wi-Fi Settings screen is cleared (see

Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

on

page 61). This setting is the default setting for the router and allows it to generate the SSID

and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it implements WPS. After WPS is implemented, the

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

stay the same if other WPS devices are added later.



To use a PIN to add a WPS client:

1.

Log in to the router as described in

Log In to Your Router

on page 17.

2.

On the main menu, select

Wi-Fi Settings > Add WPS Client

. The following screen

displays:

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3.

Click

Next

and select the

PIN Number

radio button. The following screen displays.

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.

In the router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number and click

Next

.

•

The router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes. If no WPS clients

connect during this time, the router wireless settings do not change.

•

The router WPS screen confirms that the client was added to the wireless network.

The 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 Wi-Fi Settings screen. See

Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings

on

page 32.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch an Internet

browser. You should see the router’s Internet Port LED blink.

Add Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS

If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not

support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. For information about how to view

the wireless settings for the router, see

Manually Configure Your Wireless Settings

on

page 32.

Because WPA randomly creates the SSID and WPA/WPA2 keys, they might be difficult to

type or remember (that is one reason why the network is so secure). You can change the

wireless settings so that they are easier for you to remember. When you do that, you have to

set up the WPS-compatible computers again.

Note:

When you make these changes, all wireless computers and devices

disconnect from network. You then have to set them up with the new

wireless settings.



To change wireless settings for the network:

1.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to the router. That way you do not get

disconnected when you change the wireless settings.

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2.

Log in to the router and select

Wi-Fi Settings

(see

Manually Configure Your Wireless

Settings

on page 32).

3.

Make the following changes:

•

Change the wireless network name (SSID) to a meaningful name.

•

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

•

Make sure that the

Keep Existing Wi-Fi Settings

check box is selected in the

Advanced Wi-Fi Settings screen so that your new settings are not erased if you use

WPS.

4.

Click

Apply

so that your changes take effect. Write down your settings.

All existing wireless clients are disassociated and disconnected from the router.

5.

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 3 (the SSID,

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

6.

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

WPS Button

on

page 37 or

WPS PIN Entry

on page 38.

The settings that you configured in Step 3 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they

can connect to the router.