Push 'N' Connect (Wps) Wireless Setup; Wps Button - NETGEAR CG3000 User Manual

Push 'N' Connect (WPS) Wireless Setup

Push 'N' Connect (WPS) can be a quick way to automatically set up your gateway's wireless
network and set up your wireless computer to connect to it at the same time. WPS, also
called Wi-Fi Protected Setup, is relatively new technology, so before you decide to use it,
check to make sure your wireless computers and devices support WPS. Look for the
symbol on all the computers that will connect wirelessly to the gateway.
If you do not see the
network, then you should manually set up your network first (see
). After that, you can still use WPS to set up the wireless connection for the
Wireless Settings
computers that support WPS.
All WPS-capable products should be compatible with the gateway.
Note:
For more detailed information about the WPS standard, see
http://www.wi-fi.org).
There are two Push 'N' Connect methods, Push Button and PIN (personal identification
number).
Push Button. This is the preferred method. See the following section,
•
PIN. See
• PIN

WPS Button

You can use the WPS button to automatically set up wireless settings in your gateway and to
set up your wireless computer to connect to it.
First, make sure you know how WPS works on your computer or wireless device. If it
1.
works with WPS, it has a WPS utility and might also have a WPS button that you can
press.
Select Add WPS Client and then click Next. The Add WPS Client screen displays:
2.
Any computer or wireless device that will wirelessly connect to the gateway is a client.
After it is added as a client, it will be able to automatically connect to the gateway.
NETGEAR Wireless Cable Gateway CG3000
symbol on all the computers that will connect to the wireless
on page 17.
Wireless Configuration
16
Manually Configure The
WPS Button
.