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Guest Networks
Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them
your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz
b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n.
To set up a guest network:
1.
Select
Basic >
Guest Network
to display the following screen:
2.
For a 5 GHz network, scroll down to view that section of the Guest Network screen.
3.
Select any of the following wireless settings:
Enable Guest Network
. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled,
and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.
Enable Wireless Isolation
. If this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers
or wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each
other or access Ethernet devices on the network.
Enable SSID Broadcast
. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt the
correct SSID for connections to this access point.
Allow guest to access My Local Network
. If this check box is selected, anyone who
connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Internet access.
4.
Give the guest network a name.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then
manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name
in addition to the main SSID.
5.
Select a security option from the list. The security options are described in
Guest Network
Wireless Security Options
on page
32.
6.
Click
Apply
to save your selections.
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Guest Network Wireless Security Options
A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The
security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices
receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has several
options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption.
This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to
use which option. It is possible to set up a guest network without wireless security. NETGEAR
does
not
recommend this.
WPA Encryption
WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified seal. This seal means
the product is authorized by the Wi-Fi Alliance (
) because it complies with
the worldwide single standard for high-speed wireless local area networking.
WPA uses a passphrase to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption
keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and is
designed to work with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access points.
It is superseded by WPA2-PSK.
WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due
to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WPA2-PSK gets
higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is usually
implemented through software. WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate
the initial data encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.
WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.
WPA2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed
and security.
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4.
Genie Advanced Home
Specifying custom settings
This chapter contains the following sections:
NETGEAR genie Advanced Screen
Setup Wizard
WPS Wizard
Setup Menu
WAN Setup
LAN Setup
Quality of Service (QoS) Setup
Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters:
USB Storage
. See
Chapter 5, USB Storage
.
Security
. See
Chapter 7, Security
.
Administration
. See
Chapter 8, Administration
.
Advanced Setup
. See
Chapter 9, Advanced Settings
.
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NETGEAR genie Advanced Screen
The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure:
This screen is
also
displayed
through the
Administratio
n menu.
Setup Wizard
The NETGEAR genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router.
After you set up the router the first time, to use the Setup Wizard again, log in to the router
and select the Advanced tab.
1.
Select
Setup Wizard
to display the following screen:
2.
Select either
Yes
or
No, I want to configure the router myself
. If you select No, you are
taken to the Internet Setup screen (see
Internet Setup
on page
22).
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3.
If you selected Yes, click
Next
. The following screen displays:
The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to
determine your ISP configuration. The following screen displays:
WPS Wizard
The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or
computer) to your network. On the client device, either press its WPS button or locate its
WPS PIN.
To use the WPS Wizard:
1.
Select
Advanced > WPS Wizard
.

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