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5.1
Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) allows you to add new wireless clients to your local network in a swift and easy way, without
the need to enter any of your wireless settings (network name, wireless key, encryption type).
Requirements
Your wireless client must support WPS. Check the documentation of your wireless client for this.
Your Technicolor Gateway must use WPA(2)-PSK encryption (default encryption) or no encryption. WPS with WEP
encryption is not possible.
WPS Methods
The following WPS methods are supported by your Technicolor Gateway:
Push Button Configuration (PBC):
You have to put both your Wireless USB Adaptor and access point in registration mode.
PIN code entry:
You have to enter a PIN code on the Wireless Configuration Utility.
Procedure for PBC
Proceed as follows:
1
Shortly press the WPS button on the
Technicolor Gateway
:
2
The WPS button LED starts blinking orange. This indicates that the Technicolor Gateway is now searching for wireless
clients that are in registration mode. You now have two minutes to start WPS on your wireless client.
3
Start WPS on your wireless client.
4
The Technicolor Gateway is now exchanging the security settings.
5
At the end of the procedure the status of the WPS LED will change to either of the following:
Solid green
This indicates that you have successfully registered your wireless client. You are now connected to the Technicolor
Gateway network.
Both Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 have native WPS support.
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Blinking red
This indicates that the Technicolor Gateway could not find your wireless client. Use the same procedure to try again
(you do not need to wait until the LED turns off).
Procedure for PIN code entry
Proceed as follows:
1
Check the label on your Technicolor Gateway and write down the following information:
The PIN code that is printed next to the WPS logo.
The
Network Name
.
This is the default network name (SSID). If you already configured a new network name, write down the new one.
2
Go the WPS PIN code page of your wireless client.
3
Enter the PIN code,
4
Your wireless client may prompt you to select your access point. If this is the case, select the access point with the network
name that you wrote down.
Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble connecting your wireless client via WPS, this may be cause by one of the following reasons:
WPS can not be correctly executed:
Configure your wireless manually. For more information, see
“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on
page 42
.
Your wireless client is out of range:
If possible move your wireless client closer to your Technicolor Gateway or use a wireless repeater to extend the range of
your wireless network.
Another device is interfering on the selected wireless channel:
Change the wireless channel of your Technicolor Gateway. For more information, see
“Change the wireless channel” on
page 87
.
Do not include the hyphen when entering the PIN code. For example, if your PIN code is
1234-5678
, then enter
12345678
.
1234-5678
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5.2
Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS
Before you start
Before you can connect a wireless client (for example, a computer) to your wireless network you need to know the wireless
settings that are currently used by the Technicolor Gateway, i.e.:
The Network Name (SSID)
The wireless key
What Network Name (SSID) is my Technicolor Gateway using?
If you did not change the SSID, your Technicolor Gateway uses the Network Name that is printed on the back panel label of
your Technicolor Gateway.
What wireless key is my Technicolor Gateway using?
If you did not change the security settings, no wireless key is used.
Forgot your wireless key?
If you have changed the wireless settings manually and you can’t remember your settings, try one of the following:
1
Use a computer that is already connected to your network.
2
Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“Accessing the Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 33
.
3
On the
Home Network
menu, click
Wireless
.
4
In the upper-right corner, click
Details
.
5
Under:
Configuration
, you can find the network name (SSID).
Security
, you can find the encryption.
Connecting your wireless client
Configure your wireless client with the same wireless settings as your Technicolor Gateway (network name and wireless key).
For more information, consult the documentation of your wireless client.
If your service provider did choose to use a default wireless key, use the
Wireless Key
that is printed on the bottom
panel label of your Technicolor Gateway.
If none of your computers is connected yet, connect one with an Ethernet cable. For more information, see
“3.3.2 Setting up a Wired Connection” on page 25
.
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5.3
Securing Your Wireless Connection
Introduction
You can protect the wireless communication between the wireless clients and your Technicolor Gateway with a wireless key.
This means that:
Only clients which use the correct Network Name (SSID) and wireless key can connect to your network.
All data passing through your wireless access point is secured and encrypted.
Encryption types
Over the years a number of encryption types have been developed. The list below gives you an overview of the supported
encryption types ordered by descending security level; you will find the highest level of security at the top of the list:
WPA-PSK Encryption:
The wireless connection is secured with a pre-shared key that has been defined by the user. Wireless clients must be
configured with this key before they can connect to the Technicolor Gateway. The Technicolor Gateway supports the
following WPA-PSK versions (ordered by descending security):
WPA2-PSK:
The most recent and most secure version of WPA-PSK. Choose this version if you are sure that all your wireless clients
support WPA2-PSK.
WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
:
This is a mixed mode. In this mode WPA2-PSK, is the preferred encryption type but wireless clients do not support
WPA2-PSK, can still use WPA-PSK as encryption type. Choose this option if not all of your wireless clients support
WPA2-PSK or if you are not sure. Wireless clients that support WPA2-PSK will use WPA2-PSK, the others will use
WPA-PSK.
WPA-PSK
:
The first version of
WPA-PSK.
Choose this option if you are sure that none of your wireless clients support
WPA2-PSK.
WEP Encryption:
The least safe encryption type used for wireless connections. Like WPA-PSK it uses a user-defined key, but WEP has
been proven to have security issues.
Configuration
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Technicolor Gateway GUI
.
For more information, see
“Accessing the Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 33
.
2
Under
Home Network
, click
Wireless
.
3
The
Wireless Access Point
page appears. In the upper-right corner, click
Configure
.
If you want to configure WPA2-PSK on the built-in wireless utility of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you first
have to:
Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.
- or -
Install the following update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021
.
Although the Technicolor Gateway allows you to use WEP or no security, we strongly advise against using one of
them! Use
WPA(2)-PSK
instead.
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In the
Security Mode
list, select one of the following modes:
WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
For more information, see
“Encryption types” on page 43
.
5
In the
WPA-PSK Encryption Key
box, type a the key of your choice. The key must be in one of the following formats:
8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. For example: MyKey123
8 to 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F). For example: C54F48A5.
6
Click
Apply
.
7
Reconnect your wireless client(s) to the Technicolor Gateway using these new security settings.
For more information, see
“5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 40
or
“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless
Client without WPS” on page 42
.

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