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Guest Networks
Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without providing
them with 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:
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view more
settings
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view more
settings
2.
Select any of the following wireless settings:
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Note:
These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n
bands.
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 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, any user who
connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Internet access.
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.
3.
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 nonguest SSID.
4.
Select a security option from the list. The security options are described in
Guest Network
Wireless Security Options
on page
32.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your selections.
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.
This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to
use which option. Note that it is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless
security. NETGEAR does
not
recommend this.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (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-PSK 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.
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WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA. 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. The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA client software
should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings.
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4.
Genie Advanced Home
Specifying custom settings
This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Advanced Home screen, shown in
the following figure:
This screen is also
displayed through
the Administration
menu.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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 6, Security
.
Administration
. See
Chapter 7, Administration
.
Advanced Setup
. See
Chapter 8, Advanced Settings
.
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Setup Wizard
The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router.
After setting up the router the first time, if you want to perform this task again, you can run
Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie.
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
23).
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:

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