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6.

Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these

settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See

“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure

Your Wireless Network” on page 2-10

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your modem router, launch a browser such

as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the modem router’s Internet

LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup

You can add more WPS clients to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of WPS-

enabled clients and clients without WPS.

To add a wireless client device that is WPS-enabled:

1.

Follow the procedures in

“Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-11

or

“Using

PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-13

.

2.

To view a list of all devices connected to your modem router (including wireless and Ethernet-

connected), see

“Viewing Attached Devices” on page 4-8

.

For non-WPS clients, you cannot use the WPS setup procedures to add them to the wireless

network. You must record, and then manually enter your security settings (see

“Using Push 'N'

Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 2-10

).

To connect a combination of non-WPS enabled and WPS-Enabled clients to the modem router:

1.

Restore the modem router to its factory default settings (press both the Wireless and WPS

buttons on the side of the modem router for 5 seconds).

When the factory settings are restored, all existing wireless clients are disassociated and

disconnected from the modem router.

Note:

If no WPS-capable client devices are located during the 2-minute timeframe, the

SSID will not be changed and no security will be implemented on the modem

router.

Note:

Your wireless settings remain the same when you add another WPS-enabled client,

as long as the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

checkbox is selected in the

Advanced Wireless screen (listed under the Advanced heading in the modem router

main menu). If you clear this checkbox, when you add the client, a new SSID and

passphrase will be generated, and all existing connected wireless clients will be

disassociated and disconnected from the modem router.

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2.

Configure the network names (SSIDs), select the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK radio button on the

Wireless Settings screen (see

“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless

Network” on page 2-10

). and click

Apply

. On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a

passphrase and click

Apply

. Record this information to add additional clients.

3.

For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow the

utility’s instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 2 (the SSID, WPA/

PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and passphrase).

4.

For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure

“Using a WPS Button to

Add a WPS Client” on page 2-11

or

“Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-13

.

The settings that you configured in Step 2 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they can

connect to the modem router.

5.

To view a list of all devices connected to your modem router (including wireless and Ethernet-

connected), see

“Viewing Attached Devices” on page 4-8

.

Advanced Wireless Settings for WPS

From the main menu, select Advanced Wireless Settings to display the following screen:

The WPS settings show the modem router PIN, and the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check

box.

Note:

To make sure that your new wireless settings remain in effect, verify that the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

checkbox is selected in the WPS Settings

screen.

Figure 2-7

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By default, the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box is cleared. This allows the modem

router to automatically generate the SSID and WPA/WPA2 security settings when it implements

WPS. After WPS is implemented, the modem router automatically selects this check box so that

your SSID and wireless security settings remain the same if other WPS-enabled devices are added

later.

If you configure your wireless router settings and security manually, the

Keep Existing Wireless

Settings

radio button will also be enabled. This will allow you to use WPS (Push 'N' Connect) to

connect additional WPS capable devices to your wireless network using the existing settings.

Controlling Wireless Station Access

By default, any wireless PC that is configured with the correct SSID and wireless security settings

is allowed access to your wireless network. You can use Wireless Access Point settings in the

Wireless Setting screen to further restrict wireless access to your network:

•

Turning off wireless connectivity completely

.

You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the modem router. For example, if you use

your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your modem router, and you take a business

trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the modem router while you are traveling. Other

members of your household who use computers connected to the modem router via Ethernet

cables can still use the modem router. To do this, clear the

Enable Wireless Access Point

check box on the Wireless Settings screen, and then click

Apply

.

•

Hiding your wireless network name (SSID)

.

By default, the modem router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). You can

restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name

(SSID). To do this, clear the

Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)

check box on the Wireless

Settings screen, and then click

Apply

. Wireless devices will not “see” your modem router. You

must configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) of the

modem router.

Figure 2-8

Note:

The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you configure

in the modem router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless

connection to the modem router.

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Restricting Access by MAC Address

For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific

computers based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted computers so that

unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the modem router. MAC address filtering adds

an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link

is fully exposed.

To restrict access based on MAC addresses:

1.

Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of

with its default

user name of

admin

, and default password of

password

, or using whatever user name,

password, and LAN address you have chosen for the modem router.

2.

From the main menu, select Wireless Settings, and then click

Setup Access List

to display the

Wireless Station Access List screen.

The devices listed on this screen are the wireless clients that will have access to the wireless

network when the list is enabled.

Note:

If you configure the modem router from a wireless computer, add your

computer’s MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose your

wireless connection when you click Apply. You must then access the modem

router from a wired computer, or from a wireless computer that is on the access

control list, to make any further changes.

Figure 2-9

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3.

Adjust the list as needed for your network. You can add devices to the Trusted Wireless

Stations list using either of the following methods:

•

If the computer is in the Device Name table, select its radio button to capture its MAC

address.

•

Use the

Add

button to enter the MAC address of the device to be added. The MAC

address can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device.

4.

Click

Add

, and then click

Apply

to save these settings. Now, only devices on this list will be

allowed to wirelessly connect to the modem router.

Note:

If no device name appears when you enter the MAC address, you can type a

descriptive name for the computer that you are adding.