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Configuring Your Wireless Network 22
You can use WPS in one of two ways:
• If the router’s SSID and security option have already been set (see “Setting Your SSID and
Wireless Security” on page 20), a wireless device can be connected to your wireless network
quickly and simply by using WPS. In this case, the existing wireless settings are transmitted to
the WPS-capable device.
• If the router’s wireless options have not yet been configured and security has not been enabled
(the router is in its default state), WPS automatically configures the SSID and wireless security
settings for the router and then transmits these settings to the wireless device, such as a
wireless PC.
The first method is explained here. For more information on the second method, see the User
Manual.
If your network consists of WPS capable devices and non-WPS capable devices, NETGEAR
suggests that you set up your wireless network and security settings first using the manual or
traditional method (see “Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security” on page 20), and use WPS
only for adding additional WPS capable devices.
To add a wireless device using WPS:
1. Press the WPS button on your router. The router will start transmitting its wireless settings.
You have 2 minutes to press a corresponding WPS button on your wireless device.
2. On your wireless device, either:
• Press an external WPS button on the outside of the device or,
• Open the WPS utility on the device and follow the instructions to connect using WPS.
The WPS LED on the router will continue to blink while the 2-minute window is open. When the
LED stops blinking it will return to solid green. (The LED will only turn off if no security has been
configured on the router.)
Then, to access the Internet, launch a browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox) from the device. You should see the wireless modem router’s Internet LED blink,
indicating communication with the ISP.
For more information on setting up your wireless network and configuring your wireless security
settings, see the User Manual. A link to the online User Manual is on your Resource CD.
If you choose to use WPS, WEP with shared-key authentication is not supported by
WPS.