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The MediaAccess Gateway Wireless Access Point

Introduction

This section will help you set up your wireless network.

What you need to set up a wireless network

To set up a wireless network, you need the following components:



A

Wireless Access Point

(already integrated into your MediaAccess Gateway)



A

Wireless client

the device that you want to connect (for example, a computer, smartphone, network printer,...)

Wireless Access Point

The wireless access point is the heart of your wireless network. The wireless access point:



Connects different wireless devices.



Secures the data sent over wireless connection.

The MediaAccess Gateway comes with an integrated wireless access point.

Wireless client

The wireless client allows you to connect a device, typically a computer, to a wireless access point. Both built-in and external

(for example via USB) clients are available.

Check the documentation of your computer if you are not sure if your computer is equipped with a wireless client.

Configuring your wireless clients

For more information on how to establish a wireless connection to the MediaAccess Gateway, see:



“5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 40



“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless Client without WPS” on page 42



“5.3 Connecting Your Wireless Client via QR Code” on page 43

Secure your wireless connection!

When using an unsecured connection, everyone who is within the range of your MediaAccess Gateway can access your

network. If not:



People may use your connection to access the Internet.



Hackers may use your connection to commit computer crimes.

You can easily prevent this by securing your wireless access point. For more information, see

“5.4 Securing Your Wireless

Connection” on page 44

.

Devices like media players and smartphones may also have a built-in wireless client. Check the documentation of

your device for more information.

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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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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

MediaAccess Gateway

:

2

The WPS button LED starts blinking orange. This indicates that the MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess

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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess Gateway. For more information, see

“Change the wireless channel” on

page 107

.

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 MediaAccess Gateway, i.e.:



The Network Name (SSID)



The wireless key

What Network Name (SSID) is my MediaAccess Gateway using?

If you did not change the SSID, your MediaAccess Gateway uses the Network Name that is printed on the back panel label

of your MediaAccess Gateway.

What wireless key is my MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess Gateway GUI.

For more information, see

“Accessing the MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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 MediaAccess 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

Connecting Your Wireless Client via QR Code

Introduction

The MediaAccess Gateway allows you to generate a Quick Response (QR) code that contains all wireless settings that are

needed to connect. You are then able to connect to the wireless network by scanning the generated code.

Target devices

This connection method is typically used for tablet computers and smartphones.

Requirements

Your wireless device must have:



A camera to scan the code.



An application (app) to interpret the QR code and connect to a wireless network.

For example: if you are using Android on your device, you could download

Bar Code Scanner

from

Google Play

.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.

For more information, see

“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 33

.

2

Under

Home Network

, click

Wireless

.

3

Under

Pick a Task

, click

Generate QR code image

.

4

The wireless QR code appears.

You can now:



Scan the code directly from your screen.



Print this page and scan the code from the paper version.

5

Your QR code app shows you the wireless settings used by your MediaAccess Gateway and offers you to connect to its

wireless network. Connect to the network.