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Setting up a Vista WPS Network, Allow a Registrar to Con This Router, Enable Built-In Registrar

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual . Note: The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings. Setting up a Vista WPS Network If you have configured your router from a Windows Vista PC using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or if you configured your router using the NETGEAR wizard and selected no security, WPA, WPA2 or WPA+WPA2 as your security, you can expand your network map and add additional clients by using the following features in the Vista Settings menu. • Allow a Registrar to Configure This Router. A Windows Vista PC can configure the router using WPS. This is the default configuration until the router has been configured (see Figure 1-10 on page 1-15). Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, this feature becomes inactive. To reconfigure the router using a Windows Vista PC, this option must be enabled • Enable Built-In Registrar. The router becomes the registrar and can easily add additional wireless clients into your network by automatically assigning the router's Wireless Network Name (SSID) and WPA/WPA2-PSK security to the client. The client is added by entering the client PIN (which is promoted from the client utility) in the Add a Wireless Client dialog field.. Note: When using the Vista Settings, all devices in your network must use the same security settings and Wireless Network Name (SSID) in order to interoperate with each other. To configure the router from a Windows Vista PC: 1. If there is no check mark in the Allow a Registrar to Configure this Router checkbox, check the radio box and click Apply. 2. On the Windows Vista PC, click the Network icon on your desktop to view a dialog that displays your network devices. 3. From the Network dialog box, click the Add a wireless device menu button and follow the instructions displayed by the Windows Vista registrar. Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, the Allow a Registrar to Configure this Router feature becomes inactive. 1-14 v2.1, July 2007 Configuring Basic Connectivity

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual
1-14
Configuring Basic Connectivity
v2.1, July 2007
.
Setting up a Vista WPS Network
If you have configured your router from a Windows Vista PC using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
or if you configured your router using the NETGEAR wizard and selected no security, WPA,
WPA2 or WPA+WPA2 as your security, you can expand your network map and add additional
clients by using the following features in the Vista Settings menu.
•
Allow a Registrar to Configure This Router
. A Windows Vista PC can configure the router
using WPS. This is the default configuration until the router has been configured (see
Figure 1-10 on page 1-15
). Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, this feature
becomes inactive. To reconfigure the router using a Windows Vista PC, this option must be
enabled
•
Enable Built-In Registrar
. The router becomes the registrar and can easily add additional
wireless clients into your network by automatically assigning the router’s Wireless Network
Name (SSID) and WPA/WPA2-PSK security to the client. The client is added by entering the
client PIN (which is promoted from the client utility) in the Add a Wireless Client dialog
field..
To configure the router from a Windows Vista PC:
1.
If there is no check mark in the
Allow a Registrar to Configure this Router
checkbox, check
the radio box and click Apply.
2.
On the Windows Vista PC, click the Network icon on your desktop to view a dialog that
displays your network devices.
3.
From the Network dialog box, click the Add a wireless device menu button and follow the
instructions displayed by the Windows Vista registrar.
Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, the
Allow a Registrar to Configure this
Router
feature becomes inactive.
Note:
The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options
are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change
these settings.
Note:
When using the Vista Settings, all devices in your network must use the same
security settings and Wireless Network Name (SSID) in order to interoperate
with each other.