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2.
W
ireless Configuration
Note:
Before changing wireless settings, connect the gateway and set up
its Internet connection as described in the
DOCSIS3.0 N900
Wireless Data Gateway CG4500BD Quick Installation Guide
.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up Your Wireless Network
•
Configure Wireless Settings Manually
•
Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
•
Set Up Wi-Fi Multimedia
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Set Up
Y
our W
ireless Network
To set up the wireless network, you can enter wireless settings, (see
Configure Wireless
Settings Manually
on page
12), or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), (see
Use Push
'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
on page
15). To wirelessly connect to the gateway, a
computer or wireless device must be configured with the same wireless settings as the
gateway.
•
The default wireless network name (SSID) for the gateway is the last six digits of the WiFi
MAC address. NETGEAR recommends that you change this name for better wireless
security and to make it easier to recognize your network when you want to connect to it
wirelessly.
•
By default the gateway works with WPA and WPA 2 wireless security. The default
password is the 13-character device serial number.
•
To use Push 'N' Connect (WPS), your wireless computers and equipment must support
WPS technology. See
Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
on page
15.
Configure W
ireless Settings Manually
You can manually configure the wireless settings and security for both the 2.4 GHz and
5
GHz networks in the Wireless Settings screen.
To view or configure the wireless settings:
1.
If you are located near the gateway, use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to
the gateway while you are changing the wireless settings.
Note:
If you connect wirelessly to the gateway and then change its
wireless network name (SSID) or wireless security, you will be
disconnected after you click
Apply
.
2.
Log in to the gateway.
For more information, see
Log In to Your Gateway
on page
8.
3.
In the main menu, under Setup, select
Wireless Settings
.
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The upper section of the Wireless Settings screen displays for the 2.4 GHz network.
The lower portion of the Wireless Settings screen displays settings for the 5 GHz
network.
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4.
Specify the Wireless Network settings for each network:
•
Name (SSID)
. The name of the wireless network.
•
Region
. The location where the gateway operates.
•
Channel
. The available channels depend on the region. Some countries have laws
specifying which channels should be used. To reduce interference when using more
than one access point, NETGEAR recommends using 5-channel spacing between
adjacent access points (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
•
802.11 Mode
. This value is set to Up to 145 Mbps by default. You can specify the
mode to support faster equipment or legacy equipment.
5.
Specify the security options for either the 2.4 GHz or the 5 GHz network or both.
By default the gateway is set up to work with both WPA and WPA2 wireless security. (This
security option is already selected.) You can specify the network key, which works like a
password to access the wireless network.
a.
Set up WPA or WPA2 wireless security:
•
WPA-PSK
. This setting provides the TKIP encryption type and a pre-shared key
password.
•
WPA2-PSK
. This setting provides the AES encryption type and a pre-shared key
password.
Note:
Configure your wireless computers with the same WPA2 or WPA
settings as your gateway so that you can connect.
b.
Depending on the WPA settings that you select, enter the required information.
For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, enter the pre-shared key, which is a password between
8
and 63 characters. The default WPA password is the 13-character serial number of
your gateway.
Note:
By default, the gateway is set up to work with WPA and WPA2
wireless security, both of which are newer than WEP. Typically, the
only reason you might need to set up WEP would be to allow access
to older wireless computers or devices that cannot support WPA.
6.
Click
Apply
.
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Note:
If you plan to use WPS, and you want to keep your wireless settings
the same, go to the Advance Wireless Settings screen and make
sure that the
Keep Existing Settings
check box is selected. See
Advanced Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
on page
29.
Use Push 'N' Connect (WPS) W
ireless Setup
Push 'N' Connect (WPS) can be a quick way to automatically set up your gateway’s wireless
network and set up your wireless computer to connect to it at the same time. WPS, also
called Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is relatively new technology, so before you decide to use it,
check to make sure your wireless computers and devices support WPS. Look for the
symbol on all the computers that connect wirelessly to the gateway.
If you do not see the
symbol on all the computers that connect to the wireless network,
then you should manually set up your network first (see
Configure Wireless Settings
Manually
on page
12). After that, you can still use WPS to set up the wireless connection for
the computers that support WPS.
Note:
All WPS-capable products should be compatible with the gateway.
For more information about the WPS standard, visit
).
Two Push 'N' Connect methods are available, WPS button and PIN (personal identification
number).
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 (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
on page
29.
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.
To add a wireless device to your gateway using the WPS button:
1.
Make sure that you know how WPS works on your computer or wireless device.

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