Wireless Cable Voice Gateway CG3000/CG3100 User Manual

Note: WPS is incompatible with WEP security. If WEP is configured in the gateway then WPS cannot be enabled.

3.Select Enable in the WPS Config field and click Apply.

4.In the WPS Method field, select PIN.

5.Write down the STA PIN number.

6.Go to the client wireless computer. Run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s instructions to enter the gateway STA PIN number.

7.On the Wireless Settings screen, click Start WPS.

•The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.

•The gateway tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes.

•If the Security Option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disabled, the gateway automatically changes it to WPA-PSK (including a PSK security password).

When the gateway adds the WPS client, it sends the SSID and WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to the client.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your gateway, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices

You can add more WPS clients to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of WPS- enabled clients and clients without WPS.

Adding Just WPS Clients

To add a wireless client device that is WPS-enabled, follow the procedures in “Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-10or “Using a PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-12.

Wireless Configuration

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CG3000, CG3100 specifications

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