Use Wps To Add A Device To The Wifi Network - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

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Automatic. Clients can use either Open System or Shared Key authentication.
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Shared Key. Clients can use only Shared Key authentication.
8. From the Encryption Strength menu, select the encryption key size:
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64-bit. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.
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128-bit. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption.This selection provides higher
encryption security.
9. Specify the active key by selecting the Key 1, Key 2, Key 3, or Key 4 radio button.
Only one key can be the active key.To join the modem router's WiFi network, a user must enter the key
value for the key that you specified as the active key.
10. Enter a value for the key:
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For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, A–F).The key values are not
case-sensitive.
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For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, A–F).The key values are not
case-sensitive.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
12. Make sure that you can reconnect over WiFi to the network with its new security settings.
If you cannot connect over WiFi, check the following:
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If your computer or mobile device is already connected to another WiFi network in your area, disconnect
it from that WiFi network and connect it to the WiFi network that the modem router provides. Some WiFi
devices automatically connect to the first open network without WiFi security that they discover.
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If your computer or mobile device is trying to connect to your network with its old settings (before you
changed the settings), update the WiFi network selection in your computer or mobile device to match
the current settings for your network.
Does your computer or mobile device display as an attached device? (See
on the Network
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Are you using the correct WiFi network name (SSID) and password?

Use WPS to Add a Device to the WiFi Network

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) lets you connect a computer or mobile device to the modem router's
network without entering the WiFi network passphrase or key. Instead, you use a WPS button or enter a
PIN to connect.
If you use the push button method, the computer or device that you are trying to connect must provide
either a physical button or a software button. If you use the PIN method, you must know the PIN of the
computer or device that you are trying to connect.
WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your modem router network is open (no WiFi security is
set, which is not the default setting for the modem router), connecting with WPS automatically sets WPA
+ WPA2 WiFi security on the modem router network and generates a random passphrase.You can view
AC5300 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D8500
on page 201.) If it does, it is connected to the network.
Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings
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