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Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard. 5. Click the Next button. 6. Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use:. • Push button. Click the WPS button on this page. • PIN Number. The page adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click the Next button. 7. Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi network. The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password when it connects. The modem router WPS page displays a confirmation message. Specify Basic WiFi Settings The modem router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the product label. Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security. NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it. If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the modem router.  To specify basic wireless settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Specify Network Settings 47

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Specify Network Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
WiFi
Cable
Modem
Router
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > WPS Wizard
.
5.
Click the
Next
button.
6.
Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use:.
•
Push button
. Click the
WPS
button on this page.
•
PIN Number
. The page adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click the
Next
button.
7.
Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi
network.
The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network
password when it connects. The modem router WPS page displays a confirmation
message.
Specify Basic WiFi Settings
The modem router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network name
(SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the
factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the product label.
Note:
The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every
device to protect and maximize your wireless security.
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings
.
If you change
your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place
where you can easily find it.
If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless
security settings, you are disconnected when you click the
Apply
button. To avoid this
problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the modem router.
To specify basic wireless settings:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The user name and password are case-sensitive.