Netgear WAC124 User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2 - Page 70

AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 The NETGEAR Account Login page displays. 4. Enter your registered email address and password and click the LOG IN button. The BASIC Home page displays. 5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Advanced Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays. 6. Do one of the following in the 2.4 GHz b/g/n wireless radio settings section, 5 GHz a/n/ac wireless radio settings section, or both sections: • Turn off the radio. Clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box. The WiFi LED turns off. • Turn on the radio. Select the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box. The WiFi LED lights solid green. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Use WPS to add a device to the WiFi network WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) lets you connect a computer or mobile device to the access point/router's network without entering the WiFi network passphrase or key. Instead, you use a WPS button or enter a PIN to connect. If you use the push button method, the computer or device that you are trying to connect must provide either a physical button or a software button. If you use the PIN method, you must know the PIN of the computer or device that you are trying to connect. WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your WiFi network is open (no WiFi security is set, which is not the default setting), connecting with WPS automatically sets WPA + WPA2 WiFi security on the WiFi network and generates a random passphrase. You can view this passphrase (see Set up or change an open or secure WiFi network on page 62). Use WPS with the push button method For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the access point/router's WiFi network, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must provide either a physical button or a software button. You can use the physical button and Manage the Basic WiFi and 70 Radio Features User Manual