Configuring the Wi-Fi Network
Find out how to manage access to your device’s Wi-Fi network and set Wi-Fi configuration
options.
Setting the Maximum Number of Wi-Fi Devices
If your network is having performance issues, you might want to decrease the number of Wi-Fi
devices allowed to connect to your device at the same time, or change the maximum number of
devices that can connect to either the Main Wi-Fi or Guest Wi-Fi networks at the same time.
(When Guest Wi-Fi is turned on, the maximum number of Wi-Fi devices is shared between Main
Wi-Fi and Guest Wi-Fi.)
Note:
Your device is factory preset to allow a maximum of ten (10) Wi-Fi devices, with eight (8)
on Main Wi-Fi and two (2) on Guest Wi-Fi.
You can change these limits on the Mingle Manager’s
Wi-Fi > Options
page.
In the Mingle Manager (http://minglehotspot)
1. Log in to the home page. (See
Logging In as an Administrator
.)
2. Click
Wi-Fi > Options
.
3. Beside
Max Wi-Fi
, select the total number of Wi-Fi devices that can connect to your
device at the same time.
4. Click
to increase the Main Wi-Fi limit, or click
to increase the Guest Wi-Fi
limit. (Increasing one decreases the other.)
Note:
The Main Wi-Fi limit cannot be set to 0.
5. Click
Submit
.
Wi-Fi Security
Learn about the various Wi-Fi security options available to you.
By default Wi-Fi security is enabled for your device and its Wi-Fi networks.
Note:
All devices used with the NETGEAR Mingle Mobile Hotspot must support the selected
security type.
Note:
WPS is available only if you select either a WPA2 Personal option (including
WPA/WPA2 Personal) or (not recommended) no security. (See
Connecting Through WPS
.)
You can change (from the Mingle Manager) the security used for Wi-Fi:
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