DISABLING WIRELESS SECURITY OF YOUR NETGEAR ROUTER

Wireless security is very important as it protects your wireless network from unauthorised users which can use your network and can make your network slow by taking a huge part of your network’s bandwidth. But there are times when you need to remove the wireless security from your router for number of reasons. Some of them are:

•     Due to incompatibility of the wireless encryption with one of your device
•     You need to troubleshoot an issue
•     You want to use your router as a free public hotspot

Note- Netgear Router Support suggests you to not to disable your wireless protection permanently unless you are making it a free public wireless network. Opening your wireless network will let anyone connect to your wireless network which will make it prone to attacks and slowdowns as a lot of devices will try to connect to your wireless network taking the bandwidth of your wireless network. Netgear Router Support suggests you to use this feature temporarily if you are troubleshooting your network and re-enable the security again as soon as you are done with troubleshooting.

Disabling the wireless security is a very simple process. This Netgear Router Support article will guide you on how to disable your wireless security.

To disable the wireless security of your Netgear Router, follow steps below:

1. Connect the router to the computer.
2. Launch a web browser and go to http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com or enter the IP address of your router.
3. Enter the username and password when prompted.
4. Go to ADVANCED > Setup > Wireless Setup.
5. Under the Security Options, select None option for all of the bands in your router. You can also remove security from just one band by selecting None under Security Options for the band which you want to keep open.
6. Click on Apply button to save your settings.

After saving your settings, your wireless network will have no encryption and it will be open for all of the devices.

If you are facing any issues, please contact to Netgear Router Support. Call on Netgear Router Support toll free number at 1-877-777-8906.