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Configuring Your Wireless Network 23
4. Check that each wireless computer has a wireless link and is able to obtain an IP address by
DHCP from the router.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your N600 wireless gigabit router, launch a
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the N600 wireless
gigabit router’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless
Network
If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure
the router’s SSID and security settings and, at the same time, connect the wireless client securely
and easily to the router. Look for the symbol on your client device.
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WPS automatically
configures the SSID and wireless security settings for the router (if the router is in its default state)
and broadcasts these settings to the wireless client.
If the router has already been configured manually or by using the Smart Wizard, and any of these
security options have been enabled (WEP with auto authentication, WPS-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or no
security), a wireless client can be added to your network quickly and simply by using Push 'N'
Connect. In this case, the existing wireless settings are broadcast to the WPS-capable client. (For
more information on setting up a mixed network, see the online User Manual. A link to the User
Manual is on the Resource CD.)
The following instructions assume that you are configuring WPS on the router for the first time
and connecting a WPS-capable device such as a wireless computer or wireless adapter.
To connect a device using WPS:
1. Open the networking utility of the device you want to connect to that supports WPS.
For a Windows PC, go to the Control Panel and select Network Connections.
Check the Wireless Connections Properties and ensure that TCP/IP Properties
are set to Obtain an IP address automatically.
1. For a list of other Wi-Fi-certified products available from NETGEAR, go to http://www.wi-fi.org.
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS) standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be
compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.