NETGEAR R7000 user manual Change the WiFi Security Option, Mbps,  To change the WPA settings

Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000

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.

11.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.

12.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 Security Option

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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen 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]

•WPA-PSK [TKIP} + WPA2-PSK [AES]

•WPA/WPA2 Enterprise

Specify Network Settings

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