Setting Up A Vista Wps Network - NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Router WNR834B WNR834B WNR834B User Manual

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual
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Note: The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options
are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change
these settings.

Setting up a Vista WPS Network

If you have configured your router from a Windows Vista PC using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
or if you configured your router using the NETGEAR wizard and selected no security, WPA,
WPA2 or WPA+WPA2 as your security, you can expand your network map and add additional
clients by using the following features in the Vista Settings menu.
• Allow a Registrar to Configure This Router. A Windows Vista PC can configure the router
using WPS. This is the default configuration until the router has been configured (see
Figure 1-10 on page
becomes inactive. To reconfigure the router using a Windows Vista PC, this option must be
enabled
• Enable Built-In Registrar. The router becomes the registrar and can easily add additional
wireless clients into your network by automatically assigning the router's Wireless Network
Name (SSID) and WPA/WPA2-PSK security to the client. The client is added by entering the
client PIN (which is promoted from the client utility) in the Add a Wireless Client dialog
field..
Note: When using the Vista Settings, all devices in your network must use the same
security settings and Wireless Network Name (SSID) in order to interoperate
with each other.
To configure the router from a Windows Vista PC:
1. If there is no check mark in the Allow a Registrar to Configure this Router checkbox, check
the radio box and click Apply.
2. On the Windows Vista PC, click the Network icon on your desktop to view a dialog that
displays your network devices.
3. From the Network dialog box, click the Add a wireless device menu button and follow the
instructions displayed by the Windows Vista registrar.
Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, the Allow a Registrar to Configure this
Router feature becomes inactive.
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1-15). Once a Windows Vista PC has configured the router, this feature
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Configuring Basic Connectivity