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Tutorials

5.1 Overview

This chapter provides tutorials for your WRE2205 as follows:

•Connecting a Wireless Client using WPS

•Push Button Configuration (PBC)

•PIN Configuration

•Connecting the WRE2205 to an AP

•Connecting to an AP with the WPS PBC Method

•Connecting to an AP with the WPS PIN Method

•Selecting an AP from an Automatically Detected List

•Selecting an AP by Manually Entering Security Information

5.2Connecting a Wireless Client using WPS

This section gives you an example of how to connect a client to the WRE2205 using WPS.

There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do both.

•Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network by simply pressing the WPS button twice on the WRE2205’s front panel or by clicking the Start PBC button in the Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station screen. See Section 5.2.1 on page 26. This is the easier method.

•PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the WRE2205’s interface. See Section 5.2.2 on page 28. This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.

Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter or PCI card).

5.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)

This section gives you an example of how to set up a wireless network using WPS PBC. This example uses the WRE2205 as the registrar and NWD210N as the wireless client in a notebook.

1Make sure that your WRE2205 is turned on and that it is within range of your computer.

 

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