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G+ MIMO Wireless Modem Router
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USING THE WEB-BASED ADVANCED USER INTERFACE
1. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS): Enabled or Disabled�
2. Personal Identification Number (PIN) Method: In this method, a
wireless client wishing to access your network must supply an
8-digit PIN to the Router� After clicking “Enroll”, you must start the
WPS handshaking procedure from the client within two minutes�
3. Router PIN: If an external registrar is available, you may enter in the
Router’s PIN to the registrar� Click “Generate New PIN” to change
the PIN from the default value� Click “Restore Default PIN” to reset
the PIN value�
4. Push Button Configuration (PBC) Method: PBC is an alternate
method to connect to a WPS network� Push the PBC button
located on the back of the Router for three seconds, and then
initiate the PBC on the client device� Alternatively, push the “Start
PBC” soft button to start this process�
5. Manual Configuration Method: This section lists the default security
settings if not using WPS�
The Router features WPA2, which is the second generation of the WPA
based 802�11i standard� It offers a higher level of wireless security by
combining advanced network authentication and stronger Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) encryption methods�
WPA2Requirements
IMPORTANT: In order to use WPA2 security, all your computers and
wireless client adapters must be upgraded with patches, driver, and
client utility software that supported WPA2� At the time of this User
Manual’s publication, a couple security patches are available, for free
download, from Microsoft
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� These patches work only with the Windows
XP operating system� Other operating systems are not supported at this
time�
For Windows XP computers that do not have Service Pack 2
(SP2), a file from Microsoft called “Windows XP Support Patch
for Wireless Protected Access (KB 826942)” is available for free
download at http://support�microsoft�com/kb/826942
For Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft has released a
free download to update the wireless client components to support
WPA2 (KB971021)� The update is available from:
http://support�microsoft�com/kb/917021
IMPORTANT: You also need to ensure that all your wireless client cards/
adapters support WPA2, and that you have downloaded and installed
the latest driver� Most of the Belkin wireless cards have driver updates
available for download from the Belkin support site: www�belkin�com/
networking�