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N600 and AC750 WiFi DSL Modem Routers
Use WPS with the PIN Method
To use the PIN method to connect a WiFi device to the modem router’s WiFi network, you
must know the PIN of the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
To let a WiFi device join the modem router’s WiFi network using WPS with the PIN
method:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > WPS Wizard
.
The screen displays a description of the WPS method.
6.
Click the
Next
button.
The Add WPS Client screen adjusts.
The
Push Button (recommended)
radio button is selected by default.
7.
Select the
PIN Number
radio button.
8.
In the
Enter Client's PIN
field, enter the PIN number of the WiFi device.
9.
Click the
Next
button.
For four minutes, the modem router attempts to find the WiFi device (that is, the client)
that you want to join the modem router’s main WiFi network.
During this time, the WPS LED
on the top panel of the modem router blinks green.
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10.
Within four minutes, go to the WiFi device and use its WPS software to join the network
without entering a password.
When the modem router establishes a WPS connection, the WPS LED lights solid green
again and the Add WPS Client screen displays a confirmation message.
11.
To verify that the WiFi device is connected to the modem router’s main WiFi network, select
BASIC > Attached Device
.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
Manage the WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Guest
Network
A guest network allows visitors to use the Internet without using your WiFi security key. By
default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. You can enable and configure the guest WiFi
network for each WiFi band. The modem router simultaneously supports the 2.4 GHz band
for 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b devices and the 5 GHz band for 802.11na and 802.11a
devices and, for the AC750 WiFi DSL Modem Router Model D6000, also 802.11ac devices.
The WiFi mode of the guest WiFi network depends on the WiFi mode of the main WiFi
network. For example, if you configure the WiFi mode for the main WiFi network as Up to
54
Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band, the guest WiFi network also functions in the Up to 54 Mbps
mode in the 2.4 GHz band. For information about configuring the WiFi mode, see
Manage
the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network
on page
56.
Set Up and Enable a Guest Network
The modem router provides the following default guest networks:
•
2.4 GHz band:
-
NETGEAR-Guest
-
NETGEAR-Guest2
-
NETGEAR-Guest3
•
5 GHz band:
-
NETGEAR-5G-Guest
-
NETGEAR-5G-Guest2
-
NETGEAR-5G-Guest3
By default, all of these networks are configured as open networks without security but are
disabled. You can enable one, several, or all networks. You can also change the names
(SSIDs) for these networks.
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To set up and enable a guest network:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
.
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
Guest Network
.
These options display only if the
2.4 GHz band of the main WiFi
network is set to Up to 54 Mbps.
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5.
In one of the Network Profiles tables, select the radio button for the guest network (either in
the 2.4 GHz band or in the 5 GHz band) that you want to enable and set up.
6.
Enable the guest network and configure its WiFi settings as described in the following table.
Field
Description
Wireless Settings - Profile (2.4GHz b/g/n)
Enable Guest
Network
By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for
the 2.4 GHz band, select the
Enable Guest Network
check box.
Enable SSID
Broadcast
By default, the modem router broadcasts its SSID of the 2.4 GHz band so that WiFi
stations can detect the WiFi name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. To turn off the
SSID broadcast for the 2.4 GHz band of the guest WiFi network, clear the
Enable SSID
Broadcast
check box.
Allow guest to
access My Local
Network
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 2.4 GHz 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 guest
to access My Local Network
check box.
Enable Wireless
Isolation
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 2.4 GHz band of the guest WiFi
network can access other WiFi devices on the guest WiFi network. To prevent WiFi
clients that are connected to the 2.4 GHz band of the guest WiFi network from
accessing other WiFi devices on the guest WiFi network, select the
Enable Wireless
Isolation
check box.
Guest Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
The SSID is the 2.4 GHz WiFi band name. The default SSID displays, which is
NETGEAR_Guest1, NETGEAR_Guest2, or NETGEAR_Guest3.
If you want to change the SSID in the 2.4 GHz band for the guest WiFi network, enter a
32-character (maximum), case-sensitive name in this field.
Security Options
If you want to change the WiFi security, select one of the following WiFi security options for the 2.4
GHz
band of the guest WiFi network:
•
None
. An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can join the 2.4
GHz
band of the guest WiFi network. This is the default setting for the guest WiFi network.
•
WEP
. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is a legacy authentication and data encryption mode
that is superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. The WEP option displays only if you configure the
WiFi mode for the main WiFi network as Up to 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band (see
Manage the Basic
WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network
on page
56.). For information about configuring
WEP, see
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security
on page
62.
•
WPA-PSK [TKIP]
. WPA provides a secure connection but is superseded by WPA2. The WPA-PSK
[TKIP] option displays only if you configure the WiFi mode for the main WiFi network as Up to 54 Mbps
in the 2.4 GHz band (see
Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network
on
page
56.).
To use WPA security, in the
Passphrase
field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. To join the 2.4
GHz
band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
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(continued)
•
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 2.4
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
2.4
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 2.4
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
2.4
GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
Passphrase
The passphrase that provides users access to the guest WiFi network in the 2.4 GHz
band. The passphrase is also referred to as the password or key.
Wireless Settings - Profile (5GHz a/n)
Enable Guest
Network
By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for
the 5 GHz band, select the
Enable Guest Network
check box.
Enable SSID
Broadcast
By default, the modem router broadcasts its SSID of the 5 GHz 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 band of the guest WiFi network, clear the
Enable SSID
Broadcast
check box.
Allow guest to
access My Local
Network
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 5 GHz 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 guest to access
My Local Network
check box.
Enable Wireless
Isolation
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network
can access other WiFi devices on the guest WiFi network. To prevent WiFi clients that
are connected to the 5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network from accessing other WiFi
devices on the guest WiFi network, select the
Enable Wireless Isolation
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_Guest1, NETGEAR-5G_Guest2, or
NETGEAR-5G_Guest3.
If you want to change the SSID in the 5 GHz band for the guest WiFi network, enter a
32-character (maximum), case-sensitive name in this field.
Field
Description

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