User's Manual

Configure Parental Controls and Basic WiFi Settings
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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi Cable Data Gateways
7. If you changed the settings, click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. Set up and test your WiFi devices and computers to make sure that they can connect over
WiFi.
If they do not, check the following:
• Is your WiFi device connected to your network or another WiFi network in your area?
Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network (without WiFi
security) that they discover
.
• Does your WiFi device display in the network map? (See View the Network Map on
page 87.) If it does, it is connected to the network.
Wireless Network (5GHz a/n/ac)
Enable Guest
Network
By default, the guest WiFi network is disabled. To enable the guest WiFi network for
the 5 GHz WiFi band, select the Enable Guest Network check box.
Enable SSID
Broadcast
By default, the cable data gateway broadcasts its SSID of the 5 GHz WiFi band so WiFi
stations can detect the WiFi name (SSID) in their scanned network lists.
To turn off the
SSID broadcast for the 5 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network, clear the Enable
SSID Broadcast check box.
Allow guest to
access My Local
Network
By default, WiFi clients that are connected to the 5 GHz WiFi band of guest WiFi
network cannot access WiFi devices and Ethernet devices that are connected to the
main WiFi network.
To allow access to the main WiFi network, select the Allow guest
to access My Local Network check box.
Guest Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
The SSID is the 5 GHz WiFi band name. If you did not change the SSID, the default
SSID displays, which is NETGEAR_GUEST_0. (This name is same as the default
SSID for the 2.4 GHz band of the guest WiFi network.)
If you want to change the SSID in the 5 GHz WiFi band for the guest WiFi network,
enter a 32-character (maximum), case-sensitive name in this field.
If you want to change the WiFi security, select one of the following WiFi security options for the 5 GHz band
of the guest WiFi network:
• None.
An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device can join the 5 GHz
band of the guest WiFi network. This is the default setting for the guest WiFi network.
• WP
A2-PSK [AES]. WPA2 provides a secure and fast connection but some older WiFi devices do not
detect WPA2 and support only WPA. Select this mode to allow 802.11n devices to connect to the
5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network at the fastest speed.
To use this type of security, in the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters.
To join the
5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
• WP
A-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PASK [AES]. This type of security is the default setting and enables WiFi
devices that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the cable data gateway’s WiFi network.
To use this type of security, in the Passphrase field, enter a phrase of 8 to 63 characters.
To join the
5 GHz band of the guest WiFi network, a user must enter this passphrase.
Security Options
Passphrase
The passphrase that provides users access to the guest WiFi network in the 5 GHZ
band. The passphrase is also referred to as password or key.
Field Description