User manual

Configuring Your Wireless Network

N450 WiFi Cable Modem Router Model N450/CG3000Dv2

Note: Configure your wireless computers with the same WPA2 or WPA

settings as your modem router so that you can connect.

b. Depending on the WPA setting that you select, enter the required information.

For WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, enter the pre-shared key, which is a password between

and 63 characters. The default WPA password appears on the label of your modem

router.

Note: By default, the modem router is set up to work with WPA and WPA2

wireless security, both of which are newer than WEP. Typically, the

only reason you might need to set up WEP would be to allow access

to older wireless computers or devices that cannot support WPA.

7. Click the Apply button.

Note: If you plan to use WPS, and you want to keep your wireless settings

the same, go to the Advance Wireless Settings screen and make sure

that the Keep Existing Settings check box is selected. See Advanced

Wireless Settings on page 52.

Use WPS Wireless Setup

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) can be a quick way to automatically set up your modem

router’s wireless network and set up your wireless computer to connect to it at the same time.

WPS is relatively new technology, so before you decide to use it, check to make sure that

your wireless computers and devices support WPS. NETGEAR calls WPS Push 'N' Connect.

Look for the WPS symbol on all the computers that connect wirelessly to the modem

router. If you do not see the WPS symbol on all the computers that connect to the

wireless network, then you should manually set up your network first (see Configure Wireless

Settings Manually on page 18). After that, you can still use WPS to set up the wireless

connection for the computers that support WPS.

Note: All WPS-capable products should be compatible with the modem

router. For more information about the WPS standard, visit

http://www.wi-fi.org).

Two Push 'N' Connect methods are available, WPS button and PIN (personal identification

number).