Chapter 2 Wireless Configuration; Setting Up Your Wireless Network - NETGEAR CG3100Dv3 User Manual

Wireless Configuration
2.
Note: Before changing wireless settings, connect the gateway and set up
its Internet connection as described in the Wireless Cable Gateway
CG3100Dv3 Quick Install Guide.
This chapter includes:
•

Setting Up Your Wireless Network

• Manually Configuring Wireless Settings
• Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
• Wi-Fi Multimedia
• Advanced Wireless Settings
Setting Up Your Wireless Network
To set up the wireless network, you can enter wireless settings, (see
Wireless Settings
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
gateway, a computer or wireless device must be configured with the same wireless settings
as the gateway.
• The default wireless network name (SSID) for the gateway is Wireless. NETGEAR
recommends that you change this for better wireless security and to make it easier to
recognize your network when you want to connect to it wirelessly.
• By default the gateway works with WPA and WPA 2 wireless security. The default
passphrase is shown on the product label.
• To use Push 'N' Connect (WPS), your wireless computers and equipment must support
WPS technology. See
.
on page 18.
on page 19.
on page 13) or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), described in
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup
on page 13.
on page 15.
on page 15. To wirelessly connect to the
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Manually Configuring
on page 15.