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Figure 7-4 

 

If  you want to use WPA/ WPA2/ WPA&WPA2 to encrypt,  you can select ASCII characters 
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal digits (“A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9”). No matter what type 
you  select,  input  64  Hex  values  (in  the  “A-F”,  “a-f”  and  “0-9”  range)  or  8-63  ASCII 

characters. 

 

Figure 7-5 

 

You can use WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to secure your wireless network if the connecting 

wireless device is also WPS enabled. 

Summary of Contents for WF2412

Page 1: ...g or damaged please contact the store you bought this product from 2 Before You Begin Minimum Requirements Broadband DSL Cable modem and service with Ethernet port 802 11n b g n wireless adapter or Ethernet adapter and cable for each computer Internet Explorer 5 0 Firefox 2 0 or Safari 1 4 or higher 3 Hardware Installation Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to your computer s Ethernet port and th...

Page 2: ...Power on WPS Flashing slowly WPS is running WAN On WAN Connection normal Flashing Data transmitting 1X 4X On Corresponding LAN port connection normal Flashing Corresponding LAN port data transmitting 5 Configure Your Computer You can manage the 150Mbps Wireless N Broadband Router through the Web browser based configuration utility To configure the device via Web browser at least one properly confi...

Page 3: ... are similar for the other operating systems Open My Computer on your desktop or through the Start menu right click on My Network Places in the Other Places menu to the left and select Properties Right click on your Local Area Connection in the window that appears and select Properties In the properties window that appears under This connection uses the following items select Internet Protocol TCP...

Page 4: ...uter you have just connected to the router type http 192 168 1 1 in the address bar and press enter No username and password required Figure 6 1 After you have logged in the router s user interface will be displayed The left menu shows the main options to configure the system and the right screen is the summary information for ...

Page 5: ... Click on System Information Internet access info to see if you have an IP Gateway etc refer to the following picture If not your service provider probably requires you clone the MAC address of your computer to the outer To do so click on Internet Setup in the menu then click on Clone MAC Address button to get your computer s MAC address in according to your Internet connection type and then click...

Page 6: ...The other way to restore factory settings is through the same user interface used in setup Click on System management Restore and click on the Restore button 7 2 2 Password Change You may wish to change the router s password To do so click on System Management Password setup enter a new password confirm it and click on Save 7 2 3 Firmware Upgrade Click on System Management Upgrade you will be able...

Page 7: ...phanumeric format or Hexadecimal digits A F a f and 0 9 No matter what type you select input 64 Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 8 63 ASCII characters Figure 7 5 You can use WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup to secure your wireless network if the connecting wireless device is also WPS enabled ...

Page 8: ...ll be able to see the AP PIN as well as generate a new one and save it Alternatively you may choose to utilize a WPS PIN provided by your wireless adapter and enter it in the router in the same part of the user interface click Wireless Management AP Setup WPS and enter adapter PIN for Wireless Host PIN Code 7 2 5 WDS Wireless Distribution System If you are using this router to spread the wireless ...

Page 9: ...not have the option of or be compatible in WDS wireless security For key parameters please refer to Wireless security settings Figure 7 7 Click on Wireless Management AP Setup WDS You may choose to click on AP Scan to scan for R2 select R2 in the window that appears and click on the connect button at the bottom of the list in this window The SSID name and MAC address of R2 will automatically be en...

Page 10: ...y enter the name and MAC address of R1 then click add Note Please make sure the channel matches in both routers Click on Wireless management AP Setup Basic check that channels are the same and change and save if necessary As there are sometimes compatibility issues between brands you may need to use Wireless G and not Wireless N Change settings in both routers In the netis router click on Wireless...

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