
Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings
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AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Use the WPS Wizard to Add a Device to the WiFi Network
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) lets you connect a computer or WiFi device to the modem
router’s network without entering the WiFi network passphrase or key. Instead, you use a
WPS
button or enter a PIN to connect.
If you use the push button method, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must
provide either a physical button or a software button. If you use the PIN method, you must
know the PIN of the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your modem router network is open (no WiFi
security is set, which is not the default setting for the modem router), connecting with WPS
automatically sets WPA + WPA2 WiFi security on the modem router network and generates a
random passphrase. You can view this passphrase (see
Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and
WiFi Security of the Main Network
Use WPS with the Push Button Method
For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the modem router’s WiFi
network, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must provide either a physical button
or a software button. You can use the physical button and software button to let a WiFi device
join only the main WiFi network, not the guest WiFi network.
To let a WiFi device join the modem router’s main WiFi network using WPS with the
push button method:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://www.routerlogin.net
.
A login window opens.
3.
Type
admin
for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type
password
for the password.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > WPS Wizard
.