Enable Or Disable Smart Connect - NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 AC3000 R7850 User Manual

• WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]. This type of security enables WiFi devices
that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the router's WiFi network. However,
WPA-PSK [TKIP] is less secure than WPA2-PSK [AES] and limits the speed of WiFi
devices to 54 Mbps.
• WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. This type of security requires that your WiFi network
can access a RADIUS server.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Enable or disable Smart Connect

Smart Connect balances your 5 GHz WiFi connections into two different radio bands:
the 5 GHz radio 1 band and the 5 GHz radio 2 band. The router uses Smart Connect to
choose the best radio band for your device to give you the best WiFi performance.
For Smart Connect to work, both 5 GHz radio bands must use the same wireless network
name (SSID) and network key (password). That means that when you connect to the
router with WiFi, you see only one 5 GHz SSID that connects to both 5 GHz radio bands.
Note: If you enable Smart Connect and the SSID and passwords for both 5 GHz radio
bands do not match, the WiFi settings for 5 GHz radio 1 overwrite the WiFi settings for
5 GHz radio 2.
To enable or disable Smart Connect:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select Wireless.
The Wireless Setup page displays.
5. Select or clear the Smart Connect check box.
Selecting this check box turns on Smart Connect, and clearing this check box turns
off Smart Connect.
Manage Network Settings
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