Wireless Configuration
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NETGEAR Wireless Cable Gateway CG3000
3. Either click the WPS button, or press the button on the front of the gateway.
• The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.
• The gateway tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for 2 minutes.
• If the Security Option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disabled, it is
automatically changed to WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] including a random
wireless security password.
4. Go to the wireless computer, and run its WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s
instructions to click a WPS button.
When the computer connects to the wireless network, the gateway sends its SSID and
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.
5. On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can connect to the
Internet. You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, showing that its Internet
connection is in use.
PIN
1. First, make sure you know how WPS works on your computer or wireless device. If it
works with WPS, it has a WPS utility. Use this utility to determine the PIN for your
wireless computer or device.
2. Select WPS Settings. The Add WPS Client screen displays.
Any computer or wireless device that will wirelessly connect to the gateway is a client.
After it is added as a client, it will be able to automatically connect to the gateway.
3. Select the PIN radio button.
4. Type the PIN that you located in Step 1 in the Enter Client’s PIN field, and then click Next.
• The WPS LED on the front of the gateway begins to blink.
• The gateway tries to communicate with the wireless computer or device for 4 minutes.
• If the Security Option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disabled, it is
automatically changed to WPA-PSK (including a PSK security password).
When the computer connects to the wireless network, the gateway sends its SSID and
WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.
5. On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can connect to the
Internet. You should see the gateway’s Internet LED blink, showing that its Internet
connection is in use.
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