Your Network Connections
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Share Your Wi-Fi Network
Your gateway provides two ways of sharing your network connection with other users.
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Users find and select the Main or Guest Wi-Fi network information.
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User connects to the Main or Guest Wi-Fi network using WPS.
Manually Enter the Wi-Fi Information
Users can connect to the network by manually entering the Wi-Fi information.
Share your network connection with others:
1. Provide the Main or Guest Wi-Fi network name and password to them.
2. Users must open their device’s Wi-Fi network manager and connect to the Main or Guest Wi-Fi
network using the password you provided. (See
How Do I Connect to Wi-Fi?
)
Connect Through WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) provides a fast, simple, and secure way to connect WPS-enabled
devices to your Wi-Fi network.
With WPS, you don’t have to give the name (SSID) and Wi-Fi password of your Main or Guest
network to other users. The WPS feature is available on certain cameras, printers, smartphones,
and laptops. These devices have either a hardware button or a WPS-related option in the software.
Please consult the user documentation of your device.
WPS is always available for the Main and Guest Wi-Fi networks as long as the Wi-Fi radio is on.
WPS is not available in the following situations:
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The Wi-Fi radio is off because someone pressed the Wi-Fi On/Off button on the gateway.
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The Wi-Fi security option is WPA Personal, WEP, or WEP-related (for example, WEP 64 Bit
Open). WPS is available if the Wi-Fi security option is WPA/WPA2 Personal. (See
Wi-Fi Options
Tab
.)
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Broadcast network name is not enabled. (See
Wi-Fi Options Tab
.)
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MAC Filter Mode is “White list (Allow only those in list)”, but no computers have been added to
the list. (See
Allow or Deny Computers Access to the Network (MAC Filter)
.)
If the maximum number of connected devices on the chosen network (Main or Guest) has already
been met, an error message indicating that the maximum number of devices has been reached is
displayed when you attempt WPS. Disconnect one of the connected devices and then retry.
