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Add a Client Using the WPS Button

Note:

The first time you use WPS, it assigns a random network name

(SSID) and a random password to your wireless network. If you want

to keep the network name and password you specified in the Wireless

Settings screen, you must select the

Keep Existing Settings

check

box in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen. See

Advanced

Wireless Settings

on page

52.

A client is a computer or mobile device that connects wirelessly to the modem router. After a

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



To add a client to your modem router using the WPS button:

1.

Make sure that you know how WPS works on your client.

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

press.

2.

Type

in the address field of your web browser.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The default user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The modem router main menu displays.

4.

In the main menu, select

Add WPS Client

.

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The following screen displays:

5.

Click the

Next

button.

The following screen displays:

6.

Either click the

WPS

button

on the screen, or press the

WPS

button

on the front of

the modem router.

The following occurs:

•

The WPS LED on the front of the modem router begins to blink.

•

The modem router tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for two

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.

7.

Go to the computer or mobile device, and run its WPS configuration utility.

8.

To click the

WPS

button, follow the utility’s instructions.

When the computer or mobile device connects to the wireless network, the modem router

sends its SSID and WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.

9.

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

the Internet.

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The modem router’s Internet LED blinks, showing that the Internet connection is in use.

Add a Client Using a PIN

A client is a computer or mobile device that connects wirelessly to the modem router. After a

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



To add a client to your modem router using a PIN:

1.

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

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

or device, use this utility.

2.

Type

in the address field of your web browser.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The default user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The modem router main menu displays.

4.

In the main menu, select

Add WPS Client

.

The following screen displays:

5.

Click the

Next

button.

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The following screen displays:

6.

Select the

PIN

radio button.

7.

In the

Enter Client’s PIN

field, type the PIN that you located in Step 1.

8.

Click the

Next

button.

The following occurs:

•

The WPS LED on the front of the modem router begins to blink.

•

The modem router tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for four

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 modem router sends its SSID

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

9.

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

Internet.

The modem router’s Internet LED blinks, showing that the Internet connection is in use.

Set Up Wi-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).



To set up Wi-Fi Multimedia:

1.

Type

in the address field of your web browser.

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A login screen displays.

2.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The default user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The modem router main menu displays.

3.

In the main menu, under Setup, select

Wi-Fi Multimedia

.

The following screen displays:

4.

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 modem router, select

On

.

5.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Change the Password

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

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