3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin.The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard displays.
4. Select Settings > Setup > Guest Network.
The Guest Network Settings page displays.
5. Scroll to the section of the page for the guest WiFi network that you want to set up.
6. Leave the Enable SSID Broadcast check box selected.
Allowing the router to broadcast its WiFi network name (SSID) makes it easier to find your network and
connect to it. If you clear this check box, that creates a hidden network.
7. If you want to allow mobile devices that are connected to the guest network to detect each other and
provide access to your main WiFi network, select the Allow guests to see each other and access my
local network check box.
For greater security, by default, mobile devices that are connected to the guest WiFi network cannot
detect each other or access mobile devices or Ethernet devices that are connected to the main WiFi
network.
8. Keep the default guest network name or type a custom name.
The default guest WiFi network names (SSIDs) are as follows:
• NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band.
• NETGEAR-5G-Guest is for the 5 GHz WiFi band.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters.You can configure the
WiFi-enabled devices in your network to use the guest network name in addition to the main SSID.
9. Select a security option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security. WPA2-PSK [AES] is the default
setting.
For information about WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, see Configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi Security on
page 91.
10. To enable the guest network, select the Enable Guest Network check box.
If you do not select this check box, the guest network settings are saved after you click the Apply button,
but the guest network remains disabled.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi Security
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is an enterprise-level method for centralized
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management. To enable the router to provide WPA
and WPA2 enterprise WiFi security, the WiFi network that the router provides must be able to access a
RADIUS server.
Manage the Router’s WiFi Settings
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