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The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

Wireless

.

5.

Under Security Options, select a WPA option:

•

WPA2-PSK [AES]

•

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

The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security but some older

computers and wireless devices cannot use WPA2. By default, the

WPA-PSK [TKIP] +

WPA2-PSK [AES]

radio button is selected so that new or old computers and wireless

devices can connect to the WiFi network by using either WPA2 or WPA security.

The

Passphrase

field displays.

6.

In the

Passphrase

field, enter the network key (password) that you want to use.

It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.

7.

Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a WiFi Guest Network

A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless

security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and

5.0 GHz a/n.



To set up a guest network:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4.

Select

Guest Network

.

5.

Select any of the following wireless settings:

•

Enable Guest Network

. When this check box is selected, the guest network is

enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.

•

Enable SSID Broadcast

. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point

broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt

the correct SSID for connections to this access point.

•

Allow guest to see each other and access my local network

. If this check box is

selected, anyone who connects to this SSID can access your local network, not just

Internet access.

6.

Give the guest network a name.

The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then

manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name

in addition to the main SSID.

7.

Select a security option.

The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older

computers and wireless devices cannot use it. NETGEAR recommends that you select

the

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

radio button. This setting protects your WiFi

network and lets computers and wireless devices can connect to the WiFi network by

using either WPA2 or WPA security.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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Control the Wireless Radios

The modem router’s internal wireless radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz range and 5

GHz range. By default, these radios are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the modem

router. When the wireless radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN

connection to the modem router.

You can turn the wireless radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the modem router,

or you can log in to the modem router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are

close to the modem router, it might be easier to press its

WiFi On/Off

button. If you are away

from the modem router or are currently logged in, it might be easier to enable or disable the

radios.

Use the WiFi On/Off Button



To turn the wireless radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:

Press the

WiFi On/Off

button on the modem router for two seconds.

If you turn off the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you

turn on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios

If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless radios, you can’t log in to the

modem router to turn them back on. You must press the

WiFi On/Off

button again for two

seconds to turn the wireless radios back on.



To enable or disable the wireless radios:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

5.

Select or clear the

Enable Wireless Gateway Radio

check box.

Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the modem router.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

If you disabled the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you

enabled the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Specify WPS Settings

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi

password.



To specify WPS settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

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The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the

Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the modem router’s

wireless settings through WPS.

5.

(Optional) Select or clear the

Disable Router’s PIN

check box.

The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the modem router detects

suspicious attempts to break into the modem router’s wireless settings by using the

modem router’s PIN through WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing

the

Disable Router’s PIN

check box.

6.

(Optional) Select or clear the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box.

By default, the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box is selected. NETGEAR

recommends that you leave this check box selected.

If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to

the modem router, the modem router wireless settings change to an automatically

generated random SSID and security key.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Wireless Card Access List

By default, any wireless computer or device that is configured with the correct SSID is

allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, allow only specific wireless

computers and devices to access the wireless network based on their MAC addresses.



To set up wireless card access:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.