Netgear Router WGR614v8 User Manual

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Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information
Before customizing your wireless settings, print this section, and record the following information. 
If you are working with an existing wireless network, the person who set up or is responsible for 
the network can provide this information. Otherwise, you must choose the settings for your 
wireless network. Either way, record the settings for your wireless...

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–Passphrase. ______________________________ These characters are case-sensitive. 
Enter a word or group of printable characters. When you use WPA-PSK, the other devices 
in the network will not connect unless they are also set to WPA-PSK and are configured 
with the correct passphrase. Similarly, when you use WPA2-PSK, the other devices in the 
network will not connect unless they are also set to WPA2-PSK and are...

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•Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 
32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different wireless 
network names provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to participate in a 
particular wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that network. The 
WGR614v8 default SSID is NETGEAR. You can disable...

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WEP offers the following options:
•Open System. With Open System authentication and 64 or 128 bit WEP data encryption, the 
Wireless-G Router does perform data encryption but does not perform any authentication. 
Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security.
•Shared Key. With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to 
join the network. Select...

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•Automatic. In the Passphrase field, enter a word or group of printable characters, and 
click Generate. The passphrase is case-sensitive. For example, NETGEAR is not the 
same as nETgear. The four key fields are automatically populated with key values.
•Manual. Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). These 
entries are not case-sensitive. For example, AA is the same as aa.
Select which of...

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3.In the Passphrase field, enter a word or group of 8–63 printable characters. The passphrase is 
case-sensitive.
4.Click Apply to save your settings.
Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings
This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and specify in the Advanced 
Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced in the main menu.
To configure the advanced wireless security settings of your...

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The available settings in this screen are:
•Enable Wireless Router Radio. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices 
cannot connect to the Wireless-G Router. If you will not be using your wireless network 
for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity.
•Enable SSID Broadcast. Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that 
only devices that...

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•Keep Existing Wireless Settings. This shows whether the router is in the WPS 
Configured state. If this option is not checked, adding a new wireless client 
will change the routers wireless settings to an automatically generated random 
SSID and security key. If this option is checked, some external registrars like 
Windows Vista may not see the router. 
•Wireless Card Access List. For information about this list,...

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Push Button Configuration
The Wireless-G Router Model WGR614v8 supports using the software button WPS method.
Using the Software Button in the Add WPS Client Screen
1.Log in to the router as described in “Logging In to Your Wireless Router” on page 1-2.
2.Select Add WPS Client in the main menu, and click Next.
3.Select the Push Button setup method.
4.Click the   button in the Add WPS Client screen. The following...

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The Wireless-G Router’s green   button light ceases blinking and remains on when one of 
these conditions occurs:
• The router and the client establish a wireless connection.
• The 2-minute window period expires for establishing a WPS connection. If the Keep 
Existing Wireless Settings option is not checked and the connection is not established, 
there will be no WPS security settings change in the Wireless-G...