Netgear AC1450 User Manual - Page 87

Set Up a Wireless Schedule, View or Change WPS Settings

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AC1450 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a Wireless Schedule You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection. For example, you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.  To configure and enable the wireless schedule: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays. 2. Click the Add a new period button. 3. Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want the wireless signal to be turned off. 4. Click the Apply button. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays. 5. Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule. 6. Click the Apply button. View or Change WPS Settings  To specify WPS Settings: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Router's PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router's wireless settings through WPS. 2. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router's PIN check box. The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the router's wireless settings by using the router's PIN through WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router's PIN check box. Advanced Settings 87

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Advanced Settings
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AC1450 Smart WiFi Router
Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do
not need a wireless connection. For example, you could turn it off for the weekend if you
leave town.
To configure and enable the wireless schedule:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.
Click the
Add a new period
button.
3.
Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want
the wireless signal to be turned off.
4.
Click the
Apply
button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.
Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box to activate the schedule.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
View or Change WPS Settings
To specify WPS Settings:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless
settings through WPS.
2.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN
check box.