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Wireless Security Setup Guide 

© NetComm Wireless 2017

 

 

 

Wireless 

 Security 

Selecting a wireless security type:

 

We  highly  recommend  that  you  do  not  change  the 

network  authentication

  type.  Use  the  default 

“WPA2

-

PSK”

 

authentication because it is the most secure one. Changing it to another type such as WEP will compromise the 

security of the NF18ACV. 

Selecting a wireless security key: 

We  do  not  recommend  changing  the  wireless  security  key  from  the  default  setting.  It  is  randomly  generated, 

reasonably secure and unique to each unit. Your client devices will still have same password even if the NF18ACV 

is reset to factory default settings. If you want to change it to a more secure password, add numbers and special 

characters along with upper-case and lower-case characters. Generally speaking, the longer the password, the more 

secure it is. 

To change the WiFi security key, navigate to 

Wireless > 2.4GHz/5GHz > Security

.  

Delete all the dots (encrypted password) in the 

WPA/WAPI passphrase

 text entry field. Enter a new password and 

click 

Apply/Save

. After changing the password, click the Click here to display link next to WPA/WAPI passphrase to 

check the new WiFi password. A pop up window displays your new WiFi password.  

 

Click the 

Apply/Save

 button. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NF18ACV

Page 1: ... and theNF18ACV using an Ethernet cable A yellow Ethernet cable was provided with your NF18ACV 2 Open a web browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox type following address into the address bar and press Enter http 192 168 20 1 3 Enter the following credentials in the User Name and Password fields User Name admin Password admin Login screen Note If no authentication prompt is displayed or y...

Page 2: ...e service you want to use or both and separately configure them 2 4 GHz Wireless configuration pages 5 GHz Wireless configuration pages We recommend that you access the web interface over a wired connection using Ethernet cable to change the WiFi security key password We also recommend that you change the WiFi network name SSID e g NetComm 8386 before changing the WiFi security key WiFi password ...

Page 3: ...ss 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Basic 2 Confirm that Enable Wireless and Enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding WMF are selected 3 The old WiFi network name SSID on this example is NetComm 5354 Delete the old WiFi network name SSID and enter a new SSID For example NetComm 8386 4 Press the Apply Save button ...

Page 4: ...o each unit Your client devices will still have same password even if the NF18ACV is reset to factory default settings If you want to change it to a more secure password add numbers and special characters along with upper case and lower case characters Generally speaking the longer the password the more secure it is To change the WiFi security key navigate to Wireless 2 4GHz 5GHz Security Delete a...

Page 5: ...cting to the WiFi network using Windows 10 1 Click the wireless symbol in the bottom right corner of the device A list of detected networks within range of your computer is displayed Select your WiFi network name In this example it is NetComm 8386 and click Connect 2 Enter the WiFi security key password and click Next 3 Your computer connects to the WiFi network If you are facing difficulty to con...

Page 6: ...er to Wireless Troubleshooting Guide from FAQs section Android The following is an example of connecting to the Wi Fi network using an Android phone On your Android Phone navigate to Settings Connections and tap Wi Fi When Wi Fi is turned On 1 your phone scans for available nearby networks Tap your WiFi network name SSID 2 in this example it is NetComm 8386 enter the WiFi password 3 select Auto re...

Page 7: ... in this example it is NetComm 8386 Click your WiFi network name SSID to connect to this network 3 Enter your WiFi security key password and click Join to connect to the WiFi network If you enter an incorrect WiFi security key a message will appear and you will be prompted to enter the correct key again 4 The Airport icon will now have black lines to indicate signal strength To see if the computer...

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