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If it works with WPS, it has a WPS utility and might also have a WPS button that you can

press.

2.

Log in to the gateway.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Gateway

on page

10.

3.

In the main menu, select

Add WPS Client

.

The following screen displays.

4.

Click

Next

.

The Add WPS Client screen displays:

5.

Either click the

WPS

button, or press the

button

on the front of the gateway.

•

The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.

•

The gateway tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for 2 minutes.

•

If the security option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disable, it is

automatically changed to WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES], including a random

wireless security password.

6.

Go to the wireless computer, and run its WPS configuration utility.

7.

To click the WPS button, follow the utility’s instructions.

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When the computer connects to the wireless network, the gateway sends its SSID and

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.

8.

On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can connect to the

Internet.

You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, showing that the Internet connection is

in use.

Add a Client Using a PIN

Any computer or wireless device that connects wirelessly to the gateway is a client. After a

device is added as a client, it can automatically connect to the gateway.

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To add a wireless device to your gateway using a PIN:

1.

Make sure that you know how WPS works on your computer or wireless device.

If it works with WPS, it has a WPS utility. To determine the PIN for your wireless computer

or device, use this utility.

2.

Log in to the gateway.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Gateway

on page

10.

3.

In the main menu, select

Add WPS Client

.

The following screen displays.

4.

Click

Next

.

The Add WPS Client screen displays.

5.

Select the

PIN

radio button.

6.

In the Enter Client’s PIN field, type the PIN that you located in Step 1.

7.

Click

Next

.

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•

The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.

•

The gateway tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for 4 minutes.

•

If the security option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disable, it is

automatically changed to WPA-PSK (including a PSK security password).

When the computer connects to the wireless network, the gateway sends its SSID and

WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.

8.

On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can connect to the

Internet.

You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, showing that the Internet connection is

in use.

Set Up W

i-Fi Multimedia

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11

networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to four access categories, voice, video, best

effort, and background. It does not, however, provide guaranteed throughput. You can use

the Wi-Fi Multimedia screen to set up wireless multimedia Quality of Service (QoS).

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To set up Wi-Fi Multimedia:

1.

Log in to the gateway.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Gateway

on page

10.

2.

In the main menu, under Setup, select

Wi-Fi Multimedia

.

The following screen displays.

3.

Specify the Wi-Fi Multimedia setting for the network:

•

WMM Support

. Select

On

to enable WMM.

•

No-Acknowledgement

. Select

Off

if you want to use Acknowledgement (ACK)

messages. Select

On

if you do not want to use acknowledgement messages.

Usually, Off is selected. If wireless communication quality is poor at your location,

select

On

so that you are notified when a package is lost. High interference levels can

cause poor communication.

•

Power Save Support

.

To conserve battery power in smaller devices that are

connected to the gateway, select

On

.

4.

Click

Apply

.

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Change the Password

For security reasons, the gateway has its own user name and password. NETGEAR

recommends that you change the default password to a more secure password. The ideal

password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of

both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords can contain up to

30 characters.

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To change the password:

1.

In the main menu, under Maintenance, select

Set Password

.

2.

Enter the new password twice.

3.

To restore the factory default values, select the Yes radio button.

See

Label

on page

9 for default values.

4.

Click

Apply

.

Note:

After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to

continue the configuration. If you have backed up the gateway

settings previously, create a new backup so that the saved settings

file includes the updated password.

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