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N300 WiFi Router (N300R) User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network 2-13
May 2012
• Enable Wireless Router Radio . If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices
cannot connect to the N300R router. If you will not be using your wireless network for a
period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity.
• Fragmentation Length , CTS/RTS Threshold , Preamble Mode and Transmit Power
Control . The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, Preamble Mode, and
Transmit Power Control options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced
configuration only. Do not change these settings.
• WPS Settings . For information about these settings, see the section, “Using WPS Push
Button Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)” on page 2-13 .
• Wireless Card Access List . For information about this list, see “Restricting Wireless
Access by MAC Address” on page 2-19 .
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Using WPS Push Button Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure
the router’s network name (SSID) and security settings and, at the same time, connect a wireless
client securely and easily to the router. Look for the WPS push button on the rear panel of your
client device. WPS automatically configures the network name (SSID) and wireless security
settings for the router (if the router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to the
wireless client.
When you add wireless clients, whether or not they are WPS enabled, the added devices must
share the same network name (SSID) and security passphrase. For more information, see
“Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS Setup” on page 2-18 .
The N300R router provides two methods for connecting to a wireless client that supports WPS,
described in the following sections:
Note: On Networks’s WPS push button 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 On
Networks products that implement Push 'N' Connect or WPS push button Connect.
Note: If you choose to use WPS, the only security methods supported are WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK. WEP security is not supported by WPS.