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7.

If you changed the settings, click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

8.

Make sure that you can reconnect over WiFi to the guest network. If you cannot connect

over WiFi, check the following:

•

Is your WiFi device connected to your network or another WiFi network in your area?

Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network (without WiFi

security) that they discover.

•

Does your WiFi device display as a connected device in the web management

interface? (See

View Devices Currently on the Network

on page

104.) If it does, it is

connected to the network.

•

Do you use the correct network name (SSID) and password?

Wireless Network (5GHz a/n/ac) - Profile

Enable Guest

Network

By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for

the 5 GHz WiFi band, select the

Enable Guest Network

check box.

Enable SSID

Broadcast

By default, the modem router broadcasts its SSID of the 5 GHz WiFi band so that WiFi

stations can detect the WiFi name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. To turn off the

SSID broadcast for the 5 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network, clear the

Enable

SSID Broadcast

check box.

Allow guests to

see each other

and access my

local network

By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 5 GHz WiFi band of the guest WiFi

network cannot access WiFi devices or Ethernet devices that are connected to the

main WiFi network. To allow access to the main WiFi network, select the

Allow guests

to see each other and access my local network

check box.

Guest Wireless

Network Name

(SSID)

The SSID is the 5 GHz WiFi band name. If you did not change the SSID, the default

SSID displays, which is NETGEAR-5G-Guest. If you want to change the SSID in the

5

GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network, enter a 32-character (maximum),

case-sensitive name in this field.

Security Options - Profile

If you want to change the WiFi security, select one of the following WiFi security options for the 5

GHz band

of the guest WiFi network:

•

None

. An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can join the 5

GHz

band of the guest WiFi network. This is the default setting for the guest WiFi network.

•

WPA2-PSK [AES]

. WPA2 provides a secure and fast connection but some older WiFi devices do not

detect WPA2 and support only WPA. Select WPA2 to allow 802.11n devices to connect to the 5

GHz

band of the guest WiFi network at the fastest speed. If your network includes older devices that do not

support WPA2, select WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] security.

To use WPA2 security, in the

Passphrase

field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the 5

GHz

band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.

•

WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]

. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support either

WPA or WPA2 to join the 5

GHz band of the guest WiFi network. However, WPA-PSK [TKIP] is less

secure than WPA2-PSK [AES] and limits the speed of WiFi devices to 54 Mbps.

To use WPA + WPA2 security, in the

Passphrase

field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the

5

GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.

Field

Description

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Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security for the Guest WiFi

Network

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is a legacy authentication and data encryption

mode that is superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. WEP supports speeds of up to

54

Mbps (the modem router is capable of speeds of up to 300

Mbps).

IMPORTANT:

The WiFi mode of the guest WiFi network depends on the WiFi

mode of the main WiFi network. For you to be able to configure

WEP in the guest WiFi network, first configure the mode for the

main WiFi network as Up to 54 Mbps. For information about

configuring the WiFi mode, see

Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and

WiFi Security of the Main Network

on page

36.



To configure WEP security for the guest WiFi network:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

BASIC > Guest Network

.

The Guest Network Settings page displays.

6.

In the Security Options section, select the

WEP

radio button.

These options display only if you

select the

Up to 54 Mbps

mode

for the

main

WiFi network.

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7.

From the

Authentication Type

menu in the Security Encryption (WEP) section, select one

of the following types:

•

Shared Key

. Clients can use only Shared Key authentication.

•

Automatic

. Clients can use either Open System or Shared Key authentication.

8.

From the

Encryption Strength

menu in the Security Encryption (WEP) section, select the

encryption key size:

•

64-bit

. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.

•

128-bit

. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption. This selection

provides stronger encryption security.

9.

In the Security Encryption (WEP) Key section, generate the key automatically:

a.

In the

Passphrase

field, enter a passphrase.

b.

Click the

Generate

button.

For 64-bit WEP, four different WEP keys are generated and the four key fields are

populated with different WEP keys. For 128-bit WEP, only one WEP key is generated

and the four key fields are populated with the same WEP key.

c.

Specify the active key by selecting the

Key 1

,

Key 2

,

Key 3

, or

Key 4

radio button.

Only one key can be the active key.

To join the guest WiFi network, a user must enter the key value for the key that you

specified as the active key.

10.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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5.

Secure Your Network

This chapter describes how to use the firewall features of the modem router to prevent

objectionable content from reaching the computers and other devices connected to your network

and how to control which computers and devices are allowed access to the network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Set Up Parental Controls

•

Allow or Block Access to Your Network

•

Block Keywords and Domains for HTTP Traffic

•

Block Access to Services and Applications

•

Schedule When Security Features Are Active

•

Set Up Security Event Email Notification

For information about more advanced ways to configure Internet security, see

Chapter 12, Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

.

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Set Up Parental Controls

The first time that you select

Parental Controls

from the BASIC Home page, your browser

goes to the

Parental Controls

website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls. To

set up Parental Controls, you must download the genie app.

Figure 5. Parental Controls website



To set up Parental Controls:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

Parental Controls

.

The

Parental Controls

website opens.

6.

Click the button for the genie app or version that you want to download and use.

7.

Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.