Change The Wifi Password Or Security Level; Enable A Wifi Video Network - NETGEAR R7500 User Manual

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level

Your router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security. The password that you enter to
connect to your network is unique to your router and is on the router label. NETGEAR
recommends that you use the preset security, but you can change the settings. NETGEAR
recommends that you do not disable security.
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To change the WPA settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the 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 screen displays.
4. Select Wireless.
The Wireless Setup screen displays.
5. Under Security Options, select a WPA option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security and is the default
setting.
The Passphrase field displays.
6. In the Passphrase field, enter the network key (password).
It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
7. Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.

Enable a WiFi Video Network

Guest networks allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless
security key. For optimal HD streaming performance for your guests, you can enable a 5 GHz
guest video network. When this the video network feature is enabled, the router uses video
reliability algorithms to reduce jitter and packet loss during video streaming.
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To enable a WiFi video network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
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