Connecting Additional Wireless Devices After Wps Setup; Adding More Wps Clients; Adding Both Wps And Non-Wps Clients - NETGEAR DGN3500 User Manual

Connecting Additional Wireless Devices After WPS Setup

You can add more WPS clients to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of
WPS-enabled clients and clients without WPS.

Adding More WPS Clients

Your wireless settings remain the same when you add another
Note:
WPS-enabled client, as long as the Keep Existing Wireless
Settings check box is selected in the Advanced Wireless screen
(listed under the Advanced heading in the wireless modem router
main menu). If you clear this check box, when you add the client, a
new SSID and passphrase will be generated, and all existing
connected wireless clients will be disassociated and disconnected
from the wireless modem router.
To add a wireless client device that is WPS-enabled:
Follow the procedures in
1
PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client
To view a list of all devices connected to your wireless modem router (including wireless and
2
Ethernet-connected), see

Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients

For non-WPS clients, you cannot use the WPS setup procedures to add them to the wireless
network. You must record, and then manually enter your security settings (see
Configuring Your Wireless Security
To connect a combination of non-WPS enabled and WPS-Enabled clients to the wireless
modem router:
Configure the network names (SSIDs), select the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK radio button
1
on the Wireless Settings screen (see
page 21). and click Apply.
On the WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK screen, select a passphrase and click Apply. Record this
2
information to add additional clients.
For the non-WPS devices that you want to connect, open the networking utility and follow
3
the utility's instructions to enter the SSID, WPA/PSK + WPA2/PSK security method, and
passphrase.
For the WPS devices that you want to connect, follow the procedure
4
Add a WPS Client
N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500
Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client
on page 29.
Viewing a List of Attached Devices
on page 21).
on page 27 or
Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client
Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings
on page 55.
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Security
30
on page 27 or
Using
Manually
on
Using a WPS Button to
on page 29.