Using Push 'N' Connect (Wps) To Configure Your Wireless Network - NETGEAR DGN2200v1 Setup Manual

To set up your computers for wireless connectivity:
Program the wireless settings of each computer or wireless adapter to have the same SSID
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(wireless network name) as the router.
Check that the wireless adapter on each computer can support the mode and security option
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that you selected. (If you have a question, see the online User Manual or review the settings
you selected in "Specifying Wireless Settings" on page
Check that the security settings on each wireless device match the security settings of the
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router. For example, if you selected a security option requiring a passphrase, then the same
passphrase must be used for each wireless computer.
Check that each wireless computer has a wireless link and is able to obtain an IP address by
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DHCP from the router.
For a Windows PC, go to the Control Panel and select Network Connections.
Check the Wireless Connections Properties and ensure that TCP/IP Properties
are set to Obtain an IP address automatically.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless-N modem router, launch a
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox. You should see the wireless-N modem
router's Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless
Network
If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure
the router's SSID and security settings and, at the same time, connect the wireless client securely
and easily to the router. Look for the
configures the SSID and wireless security settings for the router (if the router is in its default state)
and broadcasts these settings to the wireless client.
NETGEAR's Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be compatible
with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.
If the router has already been configured manually, and either WPS-PSK or WPA2-PSK security
has been enabled, a wireless client can be connected quickly and simply by using the WPS method
of connecting to the wireless network. In this case, the existing wireless settings are broadcast to
1. For a list of other Wi-Fi-certified products available from NETGEAR, go to
Configuring Your Wireless Network
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symbol on your client device. 1 WPS automatically
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