Specify Network Settings
128
Nighthawk AC1900
Smart WiFi Router
For 2.4 GHz,
Up to 600 Mbps
is the default setting. The other settings are
Up to 289
Mbps
and
Up to 54 Mbps
.
At 5 GHz,
Up to 1300 Mbps
is the default setting, which allows 802.11ac and 802.11a
wireless devices to join the network. The other settings are
Up to 600 Mbps
and
Up to
289 Mbps
.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
If you connected wirelessly to the network and you changed the SSID, you are
disconnected from the network.
11.
Make sure that you can connect wirelessly to the network with its new settings.
If you cannot connect wirelessly, check the following:
•
Is your computer or wireless device connected to another wireless network in your
area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without
wireless security that they discover.
•
Is your computer or wireless device trying to connect to your network with its old
settings (before you changed the settings)? If so, update the wireless network
selection in your computer or wireless device to match the current settings for your
network.
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level
Your router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security. The password that you enter to
connect to your network is unique to your router and is on the router label. NETGEAR
recommends that you use the preset security, but you can change them. NETGEAR
recommends that you do not disable security.
To change the WPA settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
http://www.routerlogin.net
.
A login window displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
Wireless
.
5.
Under
Security Options
, select a radio button for one of the following WPA options:
•
WPA-PSK [TKIP]
•
WPA2-PSK [AES]
