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Using a WPS Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router, Push Button Configuration PBC - access point software

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NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111v3 User Manual To connect the wireless adapter to an access point or router that supports WPS, do one of the following: • Connect during initial installation. See "Using the Smart Wizard to Set up Your Wireless Adapter" on page 1-4. • Click the Join a Network button on the Smart Wizard Settings screen. See Figure 1-5 on page 1-6. The wireless adapter detects all access points or routers in your neighborhood that support WPS, and guides you through connecting, as described in this section. • Click an access point or router that supports WPS in the Networks tab (see "Viewing Wireless Networks in Your Area" on page 2-2). There are two methods to connect using WPS: • Push Button Configuration (PBC). To enable WPS, press a push button or push dome on the access point or router, or click an onscreen button in the software. This is a fairly new technology, so not all access points and routers provide a PBC. • PIN entry. To enable WPS, use the NETGEAR Smart Wizard to generate a Personal Identification number (PIN) that is associated with the access point or router. Using a WPS Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router To join a network using a PBC: 1. Use the icon to open the Smart Wizard. On the status bar, click Join a Network. The adapter detects a network with WPS: Figure 2-4 2. Select Yes to use WPS, and then click Next. 3. Select Yes (to use a push button), and then click Next. 2-6 v1.0, March 2008

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NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter WG111v3 User Manual
2-6
v1.0, March 2008
To connect the wireless adapter to an access point or router that supports WPS, do one of the
following:
•
Connect during initial installation. See
“Using the Smart Wizard to Set up Your Wireless
Adapter” on page 1-4
.
•
Click the Join a Network button on the Smart Wizard Settings screen. See
Figure 1-5 on page
1-6
. The wireless adapter detects all access points or routers in your neighborhood that support
WPS, and guides you through connecting, as described in this section.
•
Click an access point or router that supports WPS in the Networks tab (see
“Viewing Wireless
Networks in Your Area” on page 2-2
).
There are two methods to connect using WPS:
•
Push Button Configuration (PBC)
. To enable WPS, press a push button or push dome on the
access point or router, or click an onscreen button in the software. This is a fairly new
technology, so not all access points and routers provide a PBC.
•
PIN entry
. To enable WPS, use the NETGEAR Smart Wizard to generate a Personal
Identification number (PIN) that is associated with the access point or router.
Using a WPS Button to Connect to a Wireless Access Point or Router
To join a network using a PBC:
1.
Use the
icon to open the Smart Wizard. On the status bar, click
Join a Network
. The
adapter detects a network with WPS:
2.
Select
Yes
to use WPS, and then click
Next
.
3.
Select
Yes
(to use a push button), and then click
Next
.
Figure 2-4