Connecting a Wireless Device

With Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

See your wireless device's documentation to determine whether it can connect to the using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). WPS devices use a push button or PIN to connect to the network. See your wireless device’s documentation to determine which method the device uses and how to locate the push button or PIN for the device.

  1. Be ready to start WPS on your wireless device.
  2. Log in to the configuration pages of the access point.

  3. On the Status page, click Add wireless device.

  4. Do one of the following:

The wireless device detects the wireless security settings of the accrss point and creates a secure wireless connection to the network.

Without Wi-Fi Protected Setup

If your wireless device does not support WPS, or if you want to connect the device to the access point manually, follow these steps:

  1. Ensure that the wireless device to be connected to the network is set to infrastructure mode. For instruction in changing your wireless device's mode, see the device's documentation.
  2. Set the network name or SSID in the wireless device's settings to the network name that is used on the access point. You can find the network name for the access point on the Status page.
  3. Ensure that the wireless security settings for the wireless device match those that you set on the access point. You can find the wireless security settings for the access point on the Status page. For instruction in changing your wireless device's wireless security settings, see the device's documentation.