Chapter 2 Wireless Configuration; Setting Up Your Wireless Network - NETGEAR CG3000D-1CXNAS User Manual

Wireless Configuration
2.
Before changing wireless settings, connect the gateway and set up
Note:
its Internet connection as described in the Wireless Cable Gateway
CG3000D-1CXNAS Quick Install Guide.
This chapter includes:
Setting Up Your Wireless
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• "Manually Configuring Wireless Settings"
• "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup"
• "Wi-Fi Multimedia"
• "Advanced Wireless Settings"
For more information about wireless technology, also see the link to the online document
"Wireless Communications" in Appendix

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 the last 6 digits of the Wi-Fi MAC address.
To use Push 'N' Connect (WPS), your wireless computers and equipment must support
•
WPS technology. See
Network.
on page 16.
on page 17.
B.
on page 11) or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), described in
"Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup"
on page 11.
on page 13.
on page 13. To wirelessly connect to the
Chapter 2: Wireless Configuration
2
"Manually Configuring
on page 13.
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