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Wireless Settings

View the current basic wireless settings for your router, including the wireless name (SSID),

the channel selection, and the password if your network uses wireless security.

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To modify wireless settings on the router:

If you are wirelessly connected to the router, changing the wireless settings will cause you to

lose your wireless connection. After the changes take effect, you can join the wireless

network with the new settings.

1.

Select

Router Settings > Wireless Settings

, and click

Modify

.

2.

Change the settings and then click

Apply

so that they take effect.

Export Wireless Settings

You can use the Wireless Export Wizard to export the router’s wireless settings to a USB

device such as a flash drive. Then you can connect the USB device to another computer so it

easily connects wirelessly to your home network.

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To export your wireless settings:

1.

Select

Router Settings > Wireless Settings

, and click

Export

. The following screen

displays:

2.

Click

Next

, and follow the wizard steps to export your wireless settings to a USB storage

device.

ReadySHARE

If your router has a USB port that supports ReadySHARE, you can use this screen. Select

Router Settings > ReadySHARE,

and the following screen displays:

Some premium router models include extra ReadySHARE features. The router shown in the

previous figure, supports Basic ReadySHARE features.

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Guest Access

If your router supports a guest wireless network, you can view and change the settings. A

guest network allows others to use your wireless router to access the Internet, but not content

on other computers or devices on the same network.

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To set up a guest network:

1.

Select

Router Settings > Guest Access

.

In this example, the guest network is disabled because it hasn’t been set up yet.

2.

Click

Modify

. The following screen displays:

The default guest network settings for your router are displayed. You can change them if

you like.

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3.

When you have filled in the fields with the settings that you want, click

Apply

.

This message reminds you that changing the wireless settings will disconnect any

computers or devices that are currently connected wirelessly to the network.

4.

Click

OK

to proceed. A message displays asking you to wait while the changes take effect.

Then the following screen displays:

Traffic Meter

The traffic meter measures Internet traffic. If your router includes this feature, select

Router

Settings > Traffic Meter

to view the following screen:

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Router Update

You can check for new firmware for your router and update the router to the latest version.

Select

Router Settings > Update

to display the following screen:

Network Map

The network map shows the router’s Internet connection, and also displays computers and

devices that are connected to your router. A good connection is shown in green. A red line

indicates a connection that is not working.

You can click a device icon to see more information about the device, and can change its

network type if the map itself does not automatically find its type.

If you select the

Notify me of new devices that connect to my network

check box, then

every time a new device joins your network, you will get a notice on this computer through the

genie app.