Netgear Wireless N 150 Router Wnr612 User Guide

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Adding Wireless Computers That Do Not Support WPS
If you set up your network with WPS, and now you want to add a computer that does not 
support WPS, you must manually configure that computer. For information about how to view 
the wireless settings for the router, see 
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings on 
page 14.
Because WPA randomly creates the SSID and WPA/WPA2 keys, they might be difficult to...

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To configure a wireless guest network:
1. 
In the main menu, under Setup, select Wireless Settings. 
2. Select any of the following Wireless settings:
•     Enable Guest Network – When this check box is selected, the guest network is  enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this p\
rofile.
•      Enable SSID Broadcast  – If selected, the Wireless Access Point broadcasts its name 
(SSID)...

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2. 
Select Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu. The advanced W\
ireless 
Settings screen displays:
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 router. If you will not be using \
your wireless 
network for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable a\
ll...

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check box is selected. You can enable the PIN by clearing the check box \
and clicking 
Apply
. 
•     Keep Existing Wireless Settings. This check box is automatically selected after  WPS is enabled to prevent unwanted settings changes, and is also selecte\
d if you 
have already specified wireless security settings or your SSID without u\
sing WPS. 
When this check box is not selected, adding a new wireless...

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4. 
If the computer you want appears in the Available Wireless Cards list, y\
ou can select the 
radio button of that computer to capture its MAC address; otherwise, you\
 can manually enter 
a name and the MAC address of the authorized computer. You can usually f\
ind the MAC 
address on the bottom of the wireless device.
Tip:  You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the router’s Attached  Devices...

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3.   Protecting Your Network
3
This chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting fe\
atures of the wireless 
router to protect your network. 
This chapter includes the following sections: •     Blocking Access to Internet Sites  on page
  27
•     Blocking Access to Internet Services on page  28
•     Scheduling Blocking on page  30
•     Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access  on page
  30
•     Email Alerts and Web...

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Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router
For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and pass\
word. Also, after a 
period of inactivity for a set length of time, the login automatically d\
isconnects. You can use 
the following procedures to change the wireless router’s password and\
 the period for the 
administrator’s login time-out.
Note:  The user name and password are not the same as...

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To block access to Internet sites:
1. 
Select Block Sites under Content Filtering in 
the main menu. The Block Sites screen 
displays.
2. Enable keyword blocking by selecting either  Per 
Schedule or Always. 
To block by schedule, be sure to specify a time 
period in the Schedule screen. For information 
about scheduling, see  Scheduling Blocking on 
page   30.
Block all access to Internet browsing during a...

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To block access to Internet services:
1. 
Select Block Services under Content Filtering in 
the main menu. The Block Services screen 
displays.
2. In the Services Blocking section of the screen, select 
either the Per Schedule or Always  radio button, and 
then click  Apply. 
To block by schedule, be sure to specify a time 
period in the Schedule screen (see Scheduling 
Blocking on page  30.) 
To add Internet...

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Scheduling Blocking
The wireless router allows you to specify when blocking is enforced. 
To schedule blocking:
1. 
Select  Schedule  under Content Filtering 
in the main menu. The Schedule screen 
displays.
2.  Configure the schedule for blocking 
keywords and services.
a. Days to Block . Select days on which 
you want to apply blocking by 
selecting the appropriate check 
boxes. Select Every Day to select 
the...