Configuring Your Wireless Network
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NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 N450 Wi-Fi Data Gateway
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The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.
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The gateway tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for 4 minutes.
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If the security option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disable, it is
automatically changed to WPA-PSK (including a PSK security password).
When the computer connects to the wireless network, the gateway sends its SSID and
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.
8.
On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can connect to the
Internet.
You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, showing that the Internet connection is
in use.
Set Up Wi-Fi Multimedia
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11
networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to four access categories, voice, video, best
effort, and background. It does not, however, provide guaranteed throughput. You can use
the Wi-Fi Multimedia screen to set up wireless multimedia Quality of Service (QoS).
To set up Wi-Fi Multimedia:
1.
Log in to the gateway.
For more information, see
10.
2.
In the main menu, under Setup, select
Wi-Fi Multimedia
.
The following screen displays.
3.
Specify the Wi-Fi Multimedia setting for the network:
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WMM Support
. Select
On
to enable WMM.
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No-Acknowledgement
. Select
Off
if you want to use Acknowledgement (ACK)
messages. Select
On
if you do not want to use acknowledgement messages.
Usually, Off is selected. If wireless communication quality is poor at your location,
select
On
so that you are notified when a package is lost. High interference levels can
cause poor communication.
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Power Save Support
.
To conserve battery power in smaller devices that are
connected to the gateway, select
On
.
4.
Click
Apply
.
