Security pin entry, Security pin entry -15 – NETGEAR N300 ROUTER WNR2000 User Manual

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NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000 User Manual

Safeguarding Your Network

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v1.3, July 2009

4. Click the

button in the Add WPS Client screen. The Connecting to New Wireless Client

screen displays.

The green

button light on the WNR2000 router begins to blink in a regular pattern. While

the button light is blinking, you have 2 minutes to enable WPS on the device you are trying to
connect to the router.

5. In the wireless client, follow its specific networking instructions to enable WPS, to allow it to

connect to the router.

The WNR2000 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 connection
is not established, no WPS security settings will be specified in the WNR2000 router.

Security PIN Entry

There are two ways to enable a wireless client to join a network using a PIN: using the router’s
security PIN or using the wireless client’s security PIN.

Using the Router’s Security PIN

1. Obtain your router’s security PIN from the rear panel of the router or from the Advanced

Wireless Settings screen.

2. On the wireless client, follow its specific networking instructions to enter the router’s security

PIN and to establish a wireless connection with the router.

Using the Wireless Client’s Security PIN

1. Log in to the router as described in

“Logging In To Your Wireless Router” on page 1-2

.

Figure 2-7

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