User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- N450 Wireless Router WNR2500
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
- 3. genie Basic Settings
- 4. genie Advanced Home
- 5. Security
- 6. Administration
- 7. Advanced Settings
- 8. Monitoring
- 9. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
- B. Notification of Compliance
- Index
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
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forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome
browsers, but not in the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1. Select Advanced > Administration > Set Password
.
The Set Password screen displays.
2. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
3. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
4. Click the Apply button.
When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password
recovery is enabled, when you click the Cancel button, the password recovery process starts.
Y
ou can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.
Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network
Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment
to your wireless network. For information about how to set up a guest network, see Guest
Network on page 38.
Manual Method
To connect manually:
1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device
(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router.
This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.
2. Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during
the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it.
The default SSID is located on the product label on the back panel of the router.
3. Enter the router wireless network password (passphrase) and click the Connect
button.
The default router passphrase is located on the product label on the back panel of the
router.
4. Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you connect to a secure WiFi network without typing its
password. Instead, press a button or enter a PIN. NETGEAR calls WPS Push 'N' Connect.
During the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the router so that
every device in the network has the same security settings.