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June 22nd, 2006 12:00
Network "Key"?
Have new E1505 and Netgear WGR614v6 wireless router. Have gone thru all setup procedures/installation CDs/Tech Support. The router is broadcasting a signal, yet when I attempt to connect ["search for all wireless networks"], the system demands I type in a "Network Key". I have no idea what this is. Something tells me it is so simple. Assistance please; just keep the jargon minimal.
Michael De
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June 22nd, 2006 13:00
volcano11
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June 22nd, 2006 13:00
If it is indeed your router that you are attempting to connect to (as opposed to one that a neighbor is running), if it is asking for a network key it means that you must have set up the wireless security (encryption) on the router. You will have to go into the router's configuration utility and see what key you gave it when you set it up, then enter that key on your computer when asked.
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June 22nd, 2006 15:00
http://kbserver.netgear.com/pdf/wgr614v6_ref_man_20Apr05.pdf
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June 22nd, 2006 18:00
Steve provided the manual, with that manual you should be able to do the following, I'm just going to gloss over it:
Connect to the router with a wired Ethernet connection (i.e. a Cat5 cable between the computer's Ethernet port and one of the router's LAN ports.) You may want to disable the wireless card during this step - Most newer Dells have a hotkey for this (it's Fn-something, look in your Dell's manual or quick reference), or you can disable the card's radio in Windows. If it's an Intel PRO/Wireless built-in card, you should see a Disable Radio option when you right click on the Intel PROSet utility's tray icon in the bottom right of your screen.
Go to http://192.168.0.1/ or http://192.168.1.1/ (one of these should work, I cannot remember which as I changed my router from the defaults) or http://www.routerlogin.net/ (known to occasionally have issues). Log in to your router with either the default username/password from the Netgear docs or the password you set (if you changed it).
Disable all wireless security features. (See Netgear manual).
Disconnect the wired Ethernet connection, enable your wireless card again on the laptop, and try connecting via wireless now.
Once you can connect via insecure wireless, then try setting up wireless security. (See Netgear manual for more details.) Note that to make any configuration changes to the router, you almost always have to do it via a wired connection (this is for security reasons, it IS possible to enable configuration via wireless connections but it is disabled by default on every router I've ever used for very good reasons.)
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June 26th, 2006 14:00
Frankly, the jargon was impenatrable. "Just frambulate the wozzer at 1.5 and you're in" means nothing to most of us. Do any of you guys remember "user friendly?" To all computer engineers; get out of the lab and talk to actual, living human beings. Learn to speak and write simple english and lose the 'jargonese', OK?
MD