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Wireless Security Setup Guide 

NF18ACV FAQs

 

 

NF18ACV FAQs 

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© NetComm Wireless 2017 

 

Wireless Security Overview 

To guard your home network against attack and prevent unauthorised access, it is very important that you follow this guide 

to secure your network. 

Changing the wireless password 

1

 

Connect a computer and theNF18ACV using an Ethernet cable. (A yellow Ethernet cable was provided with your 

NF18ACV). 

2

 

Open a web browser (such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox), type following address into the address bar and 

press 

Enter

http://192.168.20.1

 

3

 

Enter the following credentials in the 

User Name

 and 

Password

 fields: 

User Name: 

admin

 

Password: 

admin

 

 

Login screen 

 

Note

 

 If no authentication prompt is displayed or you see a request time out message, refer to

 

“What if I cannot access 

Web User 

In

terface guide” from FAQs section

 

 

Summary of Contents for NF18ACV

Page 1: ... and theNF18ACV using an Ethernet cable A yellow Ethernet cable was provided with your NF18ACV 2 Open a web browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox type following address into the address bar and press Enter http 192 168 20 1 3 Enter the following credentials in the User Name and Password fields User Name admin Password admin Login screen Note If no authentication prompt is displayed or y...

Page 2: ...e service you want to use or both and separately configure them 2 4 GHz Wireless configuration pages 5 GHz Wireless configuration pages We recommend that you access the web interface over a wired connection using Ethernet cable to change the WiFi security key password We also recommend that you change the WiFi network name SSID e g NetComm 8386 before changing the WiFi security key WiFi password ...

Page 3: ...ss 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Basic 2 Confirm that Enable Wireless and Enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding WMF are selected 3 The old WiFi network name SSID on this example is NetComm 5354 Delete the old WiFi network name SSID and enter a new SSID For example NetComm 8386 4 Press the Apply Save button ...

Page 4: ...o each unit Your client devices will still have same password even if the NF18ACV is reset to factory default settings If you want to change it to a more secure password add numbers and special characters along with upper case and lower case characters Generally speaking the longer the password the more secure it is To change the WiFi security key navigate to Wireless 2 4GHz 5GHz Security Delete a...

Page 5: ...cting to the WiFi network using Windows 10 1 Click the wireless symbol in the bottom right corner of the device A list of detected networks within range of your computer is displayed Select your WiFi network name In this example it is NetComm 8386 and click Connect 2 Enter the WiFi security key password and click Next 3 Your computer connects to the WiFi network If you are facing difficulty to con...

Page 6: ...er to Wireless Troubleshooting Guide from FAQs section Android The following is an example of connecting to the Wi Fi network using an Android phone On your Android Phone navigate to Settings Connections and tap Wi Fi When Wi Fi is turned On 1 your phone scans for available nearby networks Tap your WiFi network name SSID 2 in this example it is NetComm 8386 enter the WiFi password 3 select Auto re...

Page 7: ... in this example it is NetComm 8386 Click your WiFi network name SSID to connect to this network 3 Enter your WiFi security key password and click Join to connect to the WiFi network If you enter an incorrect WiFi security key a message will appear and you will be prompted to enter the correct key again 4 The Airport icon will now have black lines to indicate signal strength To see if the computer...

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