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Configuring Your Wireless Network
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Wireless security option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. To
successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter to determine which
wireless security option it supports.
To set up basic wireless connectivity:
1.
Log in to the wireless router.
•
Type
in the address field of your browser, and then click
Enter
.
•
When prompted, enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router
password, both in lowercase letters.
2.
On the main menu, select
Wireless Settings
to display the Wireless Settings screen.
Note that the default SSID is
NETGEAR
.
3.
Set the
Region
. Select the region where the router is located.
4.
Leave the wireless mode at its default setting.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
To set up your computers for wireless connectivity:
1.
Program the wireless settings of each computer or wireless adapter to have the same SSID
(wireless network name) as the router.
2.
Check that the wireless adapter on each computer can support the mode and security option
that you selected. (If you have a question, see the online
User Manual
or review the settings
you selected previously).
3.
Check that the security settings on each wireless device match the security settings of the
router. For example, if you selected a security option requiring a passphrase, then the same
passphrase must be used for each wireless computer.
The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the
wireless router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
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4.
Check that each wireless computer has a wireless link and is able to obtain an IP address by
DHCP from the router.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the wireless router’s Internet
LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless
Network
If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure
the router’s SSID and security settings and, at the same time, connect the wireless client securely
and easily to the router (computers that will connect wirelessly to the router are clients). Look for
the
symbol on your client device.
1
WPS automatically configures the SSID and wireless
security settings for the router (if the router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to
the wireless client.
If the router has already been configured manually, and either WPS-PSK or WPA2-PSK security
has been enabled, a wireless client can be connected quickly and simply by using the WPS method
of connecting to the wireless network. In this case, the router preserves its existing wireless
settings and broadcasts them to the WPS-capable client.
If you install a NETGEAR adapter that supports WPS, its installation procedures guide you
through a WPS connection without the need to log in to the router. However, if you wish to
perform any WPS connection using the router settings, use the procedures below. (For more
information on setting up a mixed network, see the online
User Manual
.
For a Windows PC, go to the Control Panel and select Network Connections.
Check the Wireless Connections Properties and ensure that TCP/IP Properties
are set to Obtain an IP address automatically.
1. For a list of other Wi-Fi-certified products available from NETGEAR, go to
.
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible
with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.
If you choose to use WPS, the only security methods supported are WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK. WEP security is not supported by WPS.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
To add a WPS client to your network:
1.
Log in to the wireless router, type
or
http://
www.routerlogin.com
in the address field of your browser, and then click
Enter
.
2.
On the router main menu, select
Add a WPS Client
. The Add WPS Client wizard screen
displays. Click
Next.
3.
Select the method for adding the WPS client. A WPS client can be added using the push-
button method or the PIN method.
•
Using the Push-Button
. This is the preferred method.
–
Select the
Push-Button
radio button and either press the WPS push-button on the
router or click the soft WPS push-button on the screen (as shown below).
–
The router will attempt to communicate with the client; you have 2 minutes to enable
WPS from the client device using the client’s WPS networking utility.
:
Figure 14
Figure 15
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
25
•
Entering a PIN
. If you want to use the PIN method, select the
PIN
radio button. A screen
similar to the one shown below displays.
–
Go to your wireless client and, from the client’s WPS utility, obtain the wireless
client’s security PIN, or follow the client’s WPS utility instructions to generate a
security PIN.
–
Then, enter this PIN in the
Enter Client’s PIN
field provided on the router and click
Next
. You have 4 minutes to enable WPS on the router using this method.
Using either method, the client wireless device will attempt to detect the WPS signal from the
router and establish a wireless connection in the time allotted.
•
If no connection is detected:
–
WPS did not establish a secure connection with a wireless device.
–
Neither the SSID nor the WPA/WPA2 security settings were configured on the router.
•
If a connection is established:
–
The router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the wireless client was
successfully added to your wireless network.
–
The router generated an SSID, implemented WPA/WPA2 wireless security (including
a PSK security password), and broadcast these settings to the client; the client now
shares the same security settings as the router.
4.
Note your SSID and WPA/WPA2 PSK security password (whether previously set or
generated) for your wireless network.
Figure 16
If the router was already configured manually, and either WPS/PSK or
WPA2/PSK security enabled and a PSK security password selected, then
the client now shares these same security settings.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the wireless router’s Internet
LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
For more information on setting up your wireless network and configuring your wireless security
settings, see the online
User Manual.
Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity
Once you have established basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings
appropriate to your needs.
To set up and test basic wireless connectivity:
1.
Log in to the wireless router.
•
Type
in the address field of your browser, and then click
Enter
.
•
When prompted, enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router
password, both in lowercase letters.
2.
Click
Wireless Settings
in the main menu.
3.
Program the wireless adapter of your computer(s) to have the same wireless network name
(SSID) as the wireless router.
4.
Test your computer(s) for wireless connectivity. Make sure that each has a wireless link and is
able to obtain an IP address using DHCP.
If you are planning a mixed network of WPS capable devices and non-WPS capable
devices, NETGEAR suggests that you set up your wireless network and security
settings manually first, and only use WPS for adding the WPS capable devices.
The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the
wireless router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection. If
you are configuring the wireless router from a wireless computer and you
change the wireless router’s SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose
your wireless connection when you click
Apply
. You must then change the
wireless settings of your computer to match the wireless router’s new settings.

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