Wireless Cable Voice Gateway CG3000/CG3100 User Manual

3.Select one of the WPA settings:

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WPA-PSK. This setting provides the TKIP encryption type and a pre-shared key passphrase.

WPA2-PSK. This setting provides the AES encryption type and a pre-shared key passphrase.

4.Depending on the WPA settings that you select, enter the required information:

For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, enter the pre-shared key, which is a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network and Security

If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure the gateway’s SSID and security settings and, at the same time, connect the wireless client securely

and easily to the gateway. Look for the symbol on your client device (computers that will connect wirelessly to the gateway are clients). WPS uses the network name (SSID) that is

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CG3000, CG3100 specifications

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