Verizon CR1000B, User Manual

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To configure the Primary Wi-Fi name & password and security
settings:
1. From the Basic Basic menu, select Wi-Fi Wi-Fi from the left pane and
then click Primary Network Primary Network.
2. To activate the Wi-Fi radio, move the selector to on on. If the
radio is not enabled, no Wi-Fi devices will be able to connect
to the home network.
3. If desired, enter a new name and password for the
Wi-Fi network or leave the default name and password that
displays automatically.
Note: The SSID is the network name. All devices must use the
same SSID.
4. To configure the Wi-Fi Security Security, click the setup button
and select WPA2 WPA2 or WPA3 WPA3.
Caution: These settings should only be configured by
experienced network technicians. Changing the settings could
adversely affect the operation of your router and your local
network.
• Broadcast Wi-Fi network name (SSID) Broadcast Wi-Fi network name (SSID)
You can configure the Verizon Router’s SSID broadcast capabilities
to allow or disallow Wi-Fi devices from automatically using a
broadcast SSID name to detect your router Wi-Fi network.
– To enable SSID broadcasting, move the selector to on on.
SSID broadcast is enabled by default. The SSID of the Wi-Fi
network will be broadcast to all Wi-Fi devices.