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3.

Select the ‘Security’ dropdown and choose the ‘WPA’ option.

4.

Scroll down to the ‘Security Setting’ dropdown and choose the WPA mode you wish to

use. In this example we will select ‘’WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode’ (the most secure and

compatible):

4.

Click Save Settings:

5.

The router will apply the new settings:

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How to disable Wireless Security

It is possible to disable the wireless security mode on the Bright Box router so that wireless

devices can connect to the router without having to enter a password.

Disabling wireless security should only be done with great care. With wireless security

disabled, anyone in range of the router can establish a wireless connection with the router

and use your Internet connection. This setting is not recommended by EE.

In order to disable wireless security:

1.

Login to the router’s admin pages.

2.

Click on the Basic Set-Up tab and then select Wireless Settings from the left hand

menu:

3.

Select the ‘Security’ dropdown and choose the ‘No security’ option:

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4.

Click Save Settings:

5.

The router will apply the new settings:

Using the Intelligent Wireless feature

The Bright Box router has a great feature called 'Intelligent Wireless'. Intelligent Wireless is

enabled on the Bright Box router by default. When starting up the router, it'll automatically

search for and use the least congested Wi-Fi channel, reducing the effect of interference, and

providing you with the best wireless performance.

By pressing the WPS button on the back of your router briefly, 'Intelligent Wireless' will re-

check to see if the router's using the least congested frequency and change channel if

required.

After pressing the WPS button briefly, the WPS light on the front of the router will flash

slowly several times to indicate that the Intelligent wireless feature is re-checking for the

best wireless channel to use.

You can also run the Intelligent Wireless feature from inside the router’s admin pages by

logging into the admin pages and navigating to Basic Set-up > Wireless Settings (or

Advanced Set-up > Wireless Settings). Click on the Intelligent Wireless button on

the page:

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The ‘Applying changes’ message will be displayed, and after a short time the page will be

refreshed. If a less congested Wireless Channel is discovered, the router will be set to the new

channel and this will be displayed in the Intelligent Wireless section of the page.

Intelligent Wireless will be disabled if you have manually selected a wireless channel from

1 to 13 on the Wireless Settings page. To re-enable Intelligent Wireless, either set the

‘Channel’ dropdown to ‘Auto’ or briefly press the WPS button on the back of the router (this

will also set the Channel back to ‘Auto’ mode).

Don't forgot that moving sources of interference away from the router, such as cordless

phones, microwave ovens, baby monitors and Hi-Fi speakers can make a huge difference to

the wireless performance. Moving the router off the floor, and clear from obstructions will

also help your signal.

WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that allows compatible wireless software and

devices to securely connect to your router’s wireless network at the push of a button, rather

than having to enter a wireless password. WPS is disabled by default on the Bright Box router,

but can be easily enabled in the routers admin pages.

WPS on the Bright Box supports two modes:

•

Push Button Configuration (PBC) – You establish a connection to the router’s wireless

network by pushing a physical or software button on the wireless adapter to initiate the

PBC connection, and then push the WPS button (or activate in the router WPS admin

page) on the router within two minutes. The wireless connection is then automatically

established between the wireless adapter and the router. On the Bright Box, the WPS

push button is on the back panel of the router and must be held for 5 seconds to initiate

the WPS connection.

•

PIN Method – The wireless router or wireless adapter generates an 8-digit PIN number,

which can then be entered into the WPS PIN page on the other device to establish a

wireless connection between the adapter and the router.

The WPS feature is also supported on Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and Windows 7 (No

Service Pack, or Service Pack 1). Apple Mac OS X does not support the WPS feature.

While WPS is built in to Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7, the wireless adapter must also

support WPS for this feature to work. Compatible devices may carry this WPS logo to identify

support for this feature:

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Even if WPS is enabled, you can still connect to your computer using the password

method.

To access the WPS admin pages in the Bright Box router:

1.

Login to the router’s admin pages.

2.

Click on the Basic Set-Up tab and then select Wireless Settings from the left hand

menu.

3.

Select Wi-Fi Protected setup from the left hand menu:

Description of WPS settings

The following table contains a description of the fields and options in the Wi-Fi protected

setup page. Note that the full page contents will only be visible if the ‘Wi-Fi Protected Setup

(WPS)’ option is set to ‘Enable’.

Field

Description

Wi-Fi Protected

Setup (WPS)

This option is used to configure the Wi-Fi Protected Setup

(WPS) feature on the Bright Box router.

WPS is set to disabled by default.

Select ‘Enable’ to switch on the WPS feature on the

router. You may now connect with WPS PBC, WPS PIN or

by the normal manual password method when making a

wireless connection to the router (WPS availability is

dependent on the wireless adapter also supporting the

feature).

Select ‘Disable’ to switch off the WPS feature on the

router. You can only connect with the manual password