NETGEAR CG4500BDv2 User Manual page 14

NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 N900 Wireless Data Gateway
4. Specify the Wireless Network settings for each network:
• Name (SSID). The name of the wireless network.
• Region. The location where the gateway operates.
• Channel. The available channels depend on the region. Some countries have laws
specifying which channels should be used. To reduce interference when using more
than one access point, NETGEAR recommends using 5-channel spacing between
adjacent access points (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).
• 802.11 Mode. This value is set to Up to 145 Mbps by default. You can specify the
mode to support faster equipment or legacy equipment.
5. Specify the security options for either the 2.4 GHz or the 5 GHz network or both.
By default the gateway is set up to work with both WPA and WPA2 wireless security. (This
security option is already selected.) You can specify the network key, which works like a
password to access the wireless network.
a. Set up WPA or WPA2 wireless security:
• WPA-PSK. This setting provides the TKIP encryption type and a pre-shared key
password.
• WPA2-PSK. This setting provides the AES encryption type and a pre-shared key
password.
Note: Configure your wireless computers with the same WPA2 or WPA
settings as your gateway so that you can connect.
b. Depending on the WPA settings that you select, enter the required information.
For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, enter the pre-shared key, which is a password between
8 and 63 characters. The default WPA password is the 13-character serial number of
your gateway.
Note: By default, the gateway is set up to work with WPA and WPA2
wireless security, both of which are newer than WEP. Typically, the
only reason you might need to set up WEP would be to allow access
to older wireless computers or devices that cannot support WPA.
6. Click Apply.
Wireless Configuration
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