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Chapter 2. Wireless Settings
N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2 User Manual
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 N300 wireless modem router’s SSID and security settings and, at the same
time, connect the wireless client securely and easily to the N300 wireless modem router.
Look for the
symbol on your client device (computers that will connect wirelessly to the
N300 wireless modem router are clients). WPS automatically configures the network name
(SSID) and wireless security settings for the N300 wireless modem router (if the N300
wireless modem router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to the wireless
client.
Note:
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi
Protected Setup (WPS) standard (for more information, see
http://www.wi-fi.org
). All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable
products should be compatible with NETGEAR products that
implement Push 'N' Connect.
Some considerations regarding WPS are:
•
WPS supports only WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK wireless security. WEP security is not
supported by WPS.
•
If your wireless network will include a combination of WPS-capable devices and
non-WPS-capable devices, NETGEAR suggests that you set up your wireless network
and security settings manually first, and use WPS only for adding additional
WPS-capable devices. See
Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients
on page
28.
You can add a WPS client using the Push Button method or the PIN method.
•
Using the Push Button
. This is the preferred method. See the following section,
Using a
WPS Button to Add a WPS Client
.
•
Entering a PIN
. For information about using the PIN method, see
Using PIN Entry to Add
a WPS Client
on page
25.
Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client
Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the N300 wireless modem
router wirelessly is a client. The client must support a WPS button, and must have a WPS
configuration utility, such as the NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.
To use the N300 wireless modem router WPS button to add a WPS client:
1.
Log in to the N300 wireless modem router at its default LAN address of
http://192.168.0.1
or
http://www.routerlogin.net
with its default user name of
admin
