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Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS, Manually Configuring Your Wireless, Settings

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Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 User Manual 2. On the router main menu, select Add WPS Client (computers that will connect wirelessly to the router are clients), and then click Next. The Add WPS Client screen displays. 3. Select the PIN Number radio button. 4. Go to the client wireless computer. Run a WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility's instructions to generate a PIN. Take note of the client PIN. 5. In the router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number, and then click Next. • The router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes. If no WPS clients connect during this time, the router wireless settings do not change. • The router WPS screen confirms that the client was added to the wireless network. The router generates an SSID, and implements WPA/WPA2 wireless security. 6. Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on page 27. To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox. You should see the router's Internet LED blink. 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 27. 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. 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. To change wireless settings for the network: 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 27). 3. Make the following changes: Chapter 2: Wireless Network Configuration | 33

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Chapter 2:
Wireless Network Configuration
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Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1000 User Manual
2.
On the router main menu, select Add WPS
Client (computers that will connect
wirelessly to the router are clients), and
then click
Next
. The Add WPS Client
screen displays.
3.
Select the
PIN Number
radio button.
4.
Go to the client wireless computer. Run a
WPS configuration utility. Follow the utility’s
instructions to generate a PIN. Take note of the client PIN.
5.
In the router Add WPS Client screen, enter the client PIN number, and then click
Next
.
•
The router tries to communicate with the client for 4 minutes. If no WPS clients
connect during this time, the router wireless settings do not change.
•
The router WPS screen confirms that the client was added to the wireless network.
The router generates an SSID, and implements WPA/WPA2 wireless security.
6.
Note the new SSID and WPA/WPA2 password for the wireless network. You can view these
settings in the Wireless Settings screen. See
Manually Configuring Your Wireless
Settings
on page 27.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your router, launch an Internet
browser such as Mozilla Firefox. You should see the router’s Internet LED blink.
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 27.
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.
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.
To change wireless settings for the network:
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 27).
3.
Make the following changes: