NETGEAR D6400 Network Router User Manual


 
Manage the WiFi Network Settings
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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
If you connected over WiFi to the network and you changed the SSID, you are
disconnected from the network.
8. Make sure that you can reconnect over WiFi to the network with its new settings.
If you cannot connect over WiFi, check the following:
If your computer or WiFi device is already connected to another WiFi network in your
area, disconnect it from that WiFi network and connect it to the WiFi network that the
modem router provides. Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open
network without WiFi security that they discover
.
If your computer or WiFi device is trying to connect to your network with its old
settings (before you changed the settings), update the WiFi network selection in your
computer or WiFi device to match the current settings for your network.
Does your WiFi device display as an attached device? (See
View Devices Currently
on the Network on page 240.) If it does, it is connected to the network.
Are you using the correct network name (SSID) and password?
Configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi Security
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is an enterprise-level method for
centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management. To provide
WPA/WPA2 enterprise WiFi security, the WiFi network that the modem router provides must
be able to access a RADIUS server.
Note: WPS and WPA/WPA2 enterprise security cannot function together.
When you enable WPA/WPA2 enterprise security, WPS is disabled.
Tip: If you want to change the WiFi settings of the modem router’s main
network, use a wired connection to avoid being disconnected when
the new WiFi settings take ef
fect.
To configure WPA/WPA2 enterprise security:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2. T
ype http://www
.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is admin.
The default password is
password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4. Click the OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.