N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network 2-12
v1.0, August 2010
(computers that will connect wirelessly to the wireless router are clients). WPS automatically
configures the network name (SSID) and wireless security settings for the wireless router (if the
wireless router is in its default state) and broadcasts these settings to the wireless client.
Some considerations regarding WPS are:
• WPS supports these types of wireless security: None, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WEP (with
the authentication type set to Automatic on the Wireless Settings screen). WEP security with
shared key authentication 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 2-18.
A WPS client can be added using the Push Button method or the PIN method.
•Using the Push Button (Dome). The top of the wireless router includes a dome. The dome
acts as a push-button for the router to enable WPS security with other WPS-enabled devices.
Pushing on the dome for over 5 seconds opens a 2-minute window for the router to connect
with other WPS-enabled devices. There is also an the onscreen WPS button. Either of these
are the preferred methods. See the following section, “Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS
Client” on page 2-12.
•Entering a PIN. For information about using the PIN method, see “Using PIN Entry to Add a
WPS Client” on page 2-14.
Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client
Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that will connect to the wireless 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 connect a device using WPS by Dome:
1. Open the networking utility of the WPS device to which you want to connect.
2. Push the dome on the wireless router for 5 seconds, then release. The dome lights will start to
blink.
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.