NETGEAR DGND3300-100NAS user manual Using Push N Connect WPS to Configure Your Wireless Network

N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2 User Manual

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

If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure the N300 wireless modem router’s SSID and security settings and, at the same time, connect the wireless client securely and easily to the N300 wireless modem router.

Look for the symbol on your client device (computers that will connect wirelessly to the N300 wireless modem router are clients). WPS automatically configures the network name (SSID) and wireless security settings for the N300 wireless modem router (if the N300 wireless modem router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to the wireless client.

Note: NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) standard (for more information, see http://www.wi-fi.org). All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.

Some considerations regarding WPS are:

•WPS supports only WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK wireless security. WEP security is not supported by WPS.

•If your wireless network will include a combination of WPS-capable devices and

non-WPS-capable devices, NETGEAR suggests that you set up your wireless network and security settings manually first, and use WPS only for adding additional WPS-capable devices. See Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients on page 28.

You can add a WPS client using the Push Button method or the PIN method.

•Using the Push Button. This is the preferred method. See the following section, Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client .

•Entering a PIN. For information about using the PIN method, see Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client on page 25.

Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client

Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the N300 wireless modem router wirelessly is a client. The client must support a WPS button, and must have a WPS configuration utility, such as the NETGEAR Smart Wizard or Atheros Jumpstart.

To use the N300 wireless modem router WPS button to add a WPS client:

1.Log in to the N300 wireless modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 or http://www.routerlogin.net with its default user name of admin

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