Use Wps With The Push Button Method - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

AC5300 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D8500
this passphrase (see Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network
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Use WPS With the Push Button Method

For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the modem router's WiFi network, the
WiFi device that you are trying to connect must provide either a physical button or a software button.You
can use the physical button and software button to let a WiFi device join only the main WiFi network, not
the guest WiFi network.
To let a WiFi device join the modem router's main WiFi network using WPS with the push
button method:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter .routerlogin.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router 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 ADVANCED > WPS Wizard.
The page displays a description of the WPS method.
5. Click the Next button.
By default, the Push Button (recommended) radio button is selected.
6. Either click the button onscreen or press the WPS button on the right side panel of the modem
router.
For two minutes, the modem router attempts to find the WiFi device (that is, the client) that you want to join
the modem router's main WiFi network.
During this time, the LED on the WPS button blinks.
Within two minutes, go to the WiFi device and press its WPS button to join the modem router's main
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WiFi network without entering a password.
After the modem router establishes a WPS connection, the LED on the WPS button stops blinking and the
Add WPS Client page displays a confirmation message.
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