Netgear Dgn 2200 M Manual

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Disable SSID Broadcast
By default, the wireless modem router broadcasts its WiFi network name (\
SSID) so devices 
can find it. If you change this setting to not allow the broadcast, wire\
less devices will not find 
your 
wireless modem router  unless they are configured with the same SSID.  See Wireless 
Access Point Settings on page  37 for the procedure.
Note:  Turning off SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network...

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Manual Method
To add clients manually:
1. 
Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless\
 device 
(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to y\
our wireless 
modem router. This software scans for all wireless networks in your area\
.
2.  Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of y\
our network during 
the setup process, look for the default...

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Wireless Modem Router Interface Method
To add clients using the wireless modem router interface:
1. 
Select  Add WPS Client  at the top of the wireless modem router menus. 
2.  Click  Next. The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS cli\
ent.
WPS Push button method
3. Select either Push Button or  PIN Number. With  either method, the wireless modem 
router tries to communicate with the computer or...

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Note:  
If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name 
(SSID) or security options, you are disconnected when you click 
Apply. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired 
connection to access the wireless modem router.
Consider Every Device on Your Network
Before you begin, check the following:
•     Every wireless computer has to be able to obtain an IP address by DHCP f\
rom the  wireless modem...

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To view or change wireless settings:
1. 
Select  Setup > Wireless Settings  to display the following screen. 

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Note:  If your wireless security is not preset, the Wireless Settings screen 
looks like this:
1. Change the name (SSID) to a
2. Change the Security Options setting to 
WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES).
3. Enter a passphrase that you can
4. Click 
Apply to save your settings.
personalized setting.
remember but is hard for others to guess.
2. 
Select the wireless network that you want to configure. 
3.  Make any changes that are...

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Wireless Settings Screen Fields
Wireless Network
The primary network is the one that you usually use. You can set up gues\
t networks too. You 
can customize access so that people who use their computers to access yo\
ur guest network 
can use the Internet, but they do not have access to the rest of your ho\
me network. 
•     Name (SSID)
. The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 
32-character (maximum)...

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Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase
To change the WPA security option and passphrase:
1. 
In the Security Options section, select the WPA option that you want.
2. Enter the passphrase that you want to use. It is a text string from 8 to\
 63 characters.
3.  Click  Apply .
Set WEP Encryption and Passphrase
To set WEP encryption and passphrase:
1. In the Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen, select \...

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4. 
Enter the four data encryption keys either manually or automatically. Th\
ese values need to 
be identical on all computers and access points in your network.
•     Automatic. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase field \
and 
click  Generate . The four key fields are automatically populated with key values.
•     Manual. The number of hexadecimal digits that you enter depends on the encrypt\
ion...

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2. 
Select the radio button for the network profile that you want to set up.\
3.  You can specify whether the SSID broadcast is enabled and whether you wa\
nt to allow 
guests to access your local network. You can also change the SSID.
•      NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change the SSID to a different name\
. Note 
that the SSID is case-sensitive. For example, GuestNetwork is not the sa\
me as 
Guestnetwork.
•     For...