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Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS, Wireless Guest Networks

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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. For information about how to view the wireless settings for the router, see Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 14. Because WPA randomly creates the SSID and WPA/WPA2 keys, they might be difficult to type or remember (that is one reason why the network is so secure). You can change the wireless settings so that they are easier for you to remember. If you do that, then you will need to set up the WPS-compatible computers again. Changing wireless settings for the network: Note: Making these changes will cause all wireless computers to be disconnected from network. You will then have to set them up with the new wireless settings. 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to the router. That way you will not get disconnected when you change the wireless settings. 2. Log in to the router and select Wireless Settings (see Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 14). 3. Make the following changes: • Change the wireless network name (SSID) to a meaningful name. • On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a passphrase. • Make sure that the Keep Wireless Settings check box is selected in the WPS Settings screen so that your new settings will not be erased if you use WPS. 4. Click Apply so that your changes take effect. Write down your settings. All wireless clients are disassociated and disconnected from the wireless router. 5. For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow the utility's instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 3 (the SSID, WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and passphrase). 6. For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure in WPS Button on page 19 or WPS PIN Entry on page 20. The settings that you configured in Step 3 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they can connect to the wireless router. Wireless Guest Networks A wireless guest network allows you to provide guests access to your wireless network without prior authorization of each individual guest. You can configure wireless guest networks and specify the security options for each wireless guest network. Chapter 2: Wireless Configuration | 21

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Chapter 2:
Wireless Configuration
|
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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual
Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS
If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not
support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. For information about how to view
the wireless settings for the router, see
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings
on
page
14.
Because WPA randomly creates the SSID and WPA/WPA2 keys, they might be difficult to
type or remember (that is one reason why the network is so secure). You can change the
wireless settings so that they are easier for you to remember. If you do that, then you will
need to set up the WPS-compatible computers again.
Changing wireless settings for the network:
Note:
Making these changes will cause all wireless computers to be
disconnected from network. You will then have to set them up with
the new wireless settings.
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to the router. That way you will not get
disconnected when you change the wireless settings.
2.
Log in to the router and select Wireless Settings (see
Manually Configuring Your Wireless
Settings
on page
14).
3.
Make the following changes:
•
Change the wireless network name (SSID) to a meaningful name.
•
On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a passphrase.
•
Make sure that the
Keep Wireless Settings
check box is selected in the WPS
Settings screen so that your new settings will not be erased if you use WPS.
4.
Click
Apply
so that your changes take effect. Write down your settings.
All wireless clients are disassociated and disconnected from the wireless router.
5.
For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow
the utility’s instructions to enter the security settings that you selected in Step 3 (the SSID,
WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and passphrase).
6.
For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure in
WPS Button
on
page
19 or
WPS PIN Entry
on page
20.
The settings that you configured in Step 3 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they
can connect to the wireless router.
Wireless Guest Networks
A wireless guest network allows you to provide guests access to your wireless network
without prior authorization of each individual guest. You can configure wireless guest
networks and specify the security options for each wireless guest network.