NETGEAR WNDR3700 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router Wireless

24 Configuring Your Wireless Network for Internet Access
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:
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Open the networking utility of the device you want to connect to that supports WPS.
2. Push the wireless-N gigabit router’s WPS button, then release. The WPS LED will start to
blink.
3. While the WPS LED is blinking, you have 2 minutes to enable WPS on the device you are
connecting to. The blinking ceases when one of these two conditions occurs:
• WPS has enabled security between the router and the other device.The router has
generated an SSID, implemented WPA/WPA2 wireless security (including a PSK security
password) on the router and has sent this configuration to the wireless client.
• If you do not establish a connection using WPS during this 2-minute interval, your router
security and SSID (wireless network name) will still be configured for WPA/WPA2
security.
The WPS LED will stop blinking or turn off, depending on how you have them configured.
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.