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Allowing the router to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID) makes it easier to find your network and
connect to it. If you clear this check box, that creates a hidden network.
7.
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.
8.
For the wireless channel and mode, leave the default settings selected.
9.
Select a security option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security. WPA2 is the default setting.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable a Video Guest WiFi Network
Guest networks allow visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless security key. For optimal
HD streaming performance for your guests, you can enable a 5 GHz guest video network. When this the video
network feature is enabled, the router uses video reliability algorithms to reduce jitter and packet loss during video
streaming.
To set up a guest network:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the 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
Guest Network
.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.
Scroll to the Wireless Network (5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac) section.
6.
Select the
Enable Video Network
check box.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Control the WiFi Radios
The router’s internal WiFi radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz ranges. By default, they are on so that
you can connect over WiFi to the router. When the WiFi radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN
connection to the router.
You can turn the WiFi radios on and off with the
WiFi On/Off
button on the router, or you can log in to the router
and enable or disable the WiFi radios. If you are close to the router, it might be easier to press its
WiFi On/Off
button.
If you are away from the router or already logged in it might be easier to enable or disable them.You can also turn
the WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule. (See
Set Up a WiFi Schedule
on page 69.)
Use the WiFi On/Off Button
To turn the WiFi radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
•
Press the
WiFi On/Off
button on the top of the router for two seconds.
If you turned off the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi radios,
the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
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Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios
If you used the
WiFi On/Off
button to turn off the WiFi radios, you can’t log in to the router to turn them back on.
You must press the
WiFi On/Off
button again for two seconds to turn the WiFi radios back on.
To enable or disable the WiFi radios:
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 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
.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.
In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections, select or clear the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check boxes.
Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router for each band.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
If you turned off both WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi
radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
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Set Up a WiFi Schedule
You can turn off the WiFi signal from your 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.
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 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.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
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.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
8.
Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box to activate the schedule.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
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Specify WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.
To specify WPS Settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the 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
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network Explorer on
a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless settings through WPS.
5.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Enable Router’s PIN
check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the
router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through WPS.You can manually enable the PIN function by
selecting the
Enable Router’s PIN
check box.
6.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box.
By default, the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box is selected. NETGEAR recommends that you leave
this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to the router, the router
wireless settings change to an automatically generated random SSID and security key.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router.
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