Change The Wifi Security Option - NETGEAR C7800 User Manuals

If you used WiFi to connect to the network and you changed the SSID, you are
disconnected from the network.
11. Make sure that you can connect to the WiFi network with the new settings.
If you cannot connect with WiFi, check the following:
• Is your computer or mobile device connected to another WiFi network in your area?
Some computers and mobile devices automatically connect to the first open network
without WiFi security that they discover.
• Is your computer or mobile device trying to connect to your network with its old
settings (before you changed the settings)? If so, update the WiFi network selection in
your computer or mobile device to match the current settings for your network.

Change the WiFi Security Option

Your modem router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security. The password that you enter
to connect to your network is unique to your modem router and is on the modem router label.
We recommend that you do not disable security.
To change the WPA settings:
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1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
modem router network.
2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select Wireless.
The Wireless page displays.
5. Under Security Options, select a WPA option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older
computers and mobile devices cannot use WPA2. This setting protects your WiFi network
and lets computers and mobile devices connect to the WiFi network by using either
WPA2 or WPA security.
The Passphrase field displays.
6. In the Passphrase field, enter the network key (password) that you want to use.
It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
7. Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.
8. Click the Apply button.
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