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Manage the Advanced WiFi Features
This chapter describes how you can manage the advanced WiFi features of the modem router. For information about
the basic WiFi settings, see
Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings
on page 96.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up a WiFi Schedule
on page 247
•
Manage the WPS Settings
on page 249
•
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings
on page 250
•
Set Up the Modem Router as a WiFi Access Point Only
on page 252
•
Set Up a WiFi Bridge
on page 253
For information about setting up an access control list (ACL) and managing WiFi access for enhanced security, see
Manage Network Access Control Lists
on page 121.
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Set Up a WiFi Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the WiFi signal from your modem router at times when you do not need a WiFi
connection. For example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.
You can set up a WiFi schedule only if the modem router is connected to the Internet and
synchronized its internal clock with a time server on the Internet. For more information about
whether the modem router synchronizes its clock, see
Set Up a Schedule for Keyword
Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules
on page 134.
Note
To set up the WiFi schedule:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
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4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
5.
Click the
Add a new period
button.
6.
Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the WiFi
signal and specify whether the schedule is recurrent.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
8.
Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box to activate the schedule.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
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Your settings are saved.
Manage the WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.You can change the
WPS default settings.
To manage WPS settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
5.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
The Router’s PIN field displays the fixed PIN that you use to configure the modem router’s WiFi settings from
another platform through WPS.
6.
To disable the PIN, clear the
Enable Router’s PIN
check box.
By default, the
Enable Router’s PIN
check box is selected and the modem router’s PIN is enabled. For enhanced
security, you can disable the modem router’s PIN by clearing the
Enable Router’s PIN
check box. However,
when you disable the modem router’s PIN, WPS is not disabled because you can still use the physical
WPS
button.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled automatically if the modem router detects
suspicious attempts to break into the modem router’s WiFi settings by using the router’s PIN
through WPS.
Note
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7.
To allow the WiFi settings to be changed automatically when you use WPS, clear the
Keep Existing Wireless
Settings
check box.
By default, the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box is selected. We recommend that you leave this
check box selected. If you clear this check box, the next time a new WiFi client uses WPS to connect to the
modem router, the modem router WiFi settings change to an automatically generated random SSID and
passphrase. For information about viewing this SSID and passphrase, see
View or Change the Basic WiFi
Settings
on page 97. Clear the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box only if you want to allow the WPS
process to change the SSID and passphrase for WiFi access.
WARNING:
If you clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box and use WPS to add a
computer or WiFi device to the modem router’s WiFi network, the SSID and
passphrase are automatically generated and other WiFi devices that are already
connected to the modem router’s WiFi network might be disconnected.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage Advanced WiFi Settings
For most WiFi networks, the advanced WiFi settings work fine and you do not need to change the settings.
If you want to change the WiFi settings of the modem router’s main network, use a wired connection
to avoid being disconnected when the new WiFi settings take effect.
Tip
To manage advanced WiFi features:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
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