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The Router’s PIN field displays the fixed PIN that you use to configure the modem router’s WiFi settings
from another platform through WPS.
6. To disable the PIN, select the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
By default, the Disable Router’s PIN check box is cleared and the modem router’s PIN is enabled.
For enhanced security, you can disable the modem router’s PIN by selecting the Disable Router’s
PIN check box. However, when you disable the modem router’s PIN, WPS is not disabled because
you can still use the physical WPS button.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled automatically if the modem router
detects suspicious attempts to break into the modem router’s WiFi settings by using
the router’s PIN through WPS.
Note
7. To allow the wireless settings to be changed automatically when you use WPS, clear one or both of
the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check boxes.
By default, both Keep Existing Wireless Settings check boxes are selected. NETGEAR recommends
that you leave these check boxes selected. If you clear a check box, the next time a new WiFi client
uses WPS to connect to the modem router, the modem router's associated WiFi settings change to
an automatically generated random SSID and passphrase. For information about viewing this SSID
and passphrase, see View or Change the Basic WiFi Settings on page 102. Clear a Keep Existing
Wireless Settings check box only if you want to allow the WPS process to change the associated
SSID and passphrase for WiFi access.
Warning
If you clear a Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box and use WPS to add
a computer or WiFi device to the modem router’s WiFi network, the associated
SSID and passphrase are automatically generated and other WiFi devices
that are already connected to the modem router’s WiFi network might be
disconnected.
8. Click the Apply button.
Manage the WiFi Network Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000