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Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)

The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet

connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to

view and change the settings. The left column has menus. You can use the ADVANCED tab

to access more menus and screens.

Menus

(Click the

Advanced

tab to view

more)

Language

Help

Dashboard

(Click to

view

details)

Figure 5. Basic Home screen with dashboard, language, and online help

•

Home

. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router.

•

Internet

. Set, update, and check the ISP settings of your router.

•

Wireless

. View or change the wireless settings for your router.

•

Attached Devices

. View the devices connected to your network.

•

Parental Controls

. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable

content from reaching your computers.

•

ReadySHARE

. If you connected a USB storage device to the router, then it is displayed

here.

•

Guest Network

. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router’s Internet

connection.

•

Advanced tab

. Set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access by IP

or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See

Chapter 9, Advanced Settings

. You

need a solid understanding of networking to use this tab.

•

Help & Support

. Visit the NETGEAR support site for information, help, and product

documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.

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Join Your Wireless Network

You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. For instructions

about how to set up a guest network, see

Set Up a Guest Network

on page

28.

Manual Method

With the manual method, choose the network that you want and type its password to

connect.



To connect manually:

1.

On your computer or wireless device, open the software that manages your wireless

connections.

This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.

2.

Look for your network and select it.

The unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password are on the router label. If you

changed these settings, look for the network name that you used.

3.

Enter the router password and click

Connect

.

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.

Some older WiFi equipment is not compatible with WPS. WPS works only with WPA2 or WPA

wireless security.



To use WPS to join the wireless network:

1.

Press the

WPS

button on the side of the router.

2.

Within 2 minutes, press the

WPS

button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS

instructions that came with the device.

The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network

password and connects you to the wireless network.

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NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App

The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home

network. See the

NETGEAR genie App User Manual

for details about the genie apps.

Menu

Language

Support

Dashboard

(Click to

view

details)

Retrieve wireless password

About genie

Figure 6. genie app dashboard

The genie app can help you with the following:

•

Automatically repair common wireless network problems.

•

Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet

traffic meter, speed test, and more.

The genie mobile app works on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone:

Log in to the router

Information about

genie mobile app

Phone status

Search NETGEAR

support

and the connected

router

Figure 7. genie mobile app home screen

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3.

NETGEAR genie Basic Settings

Your Internet connection and WiFi network

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Internet Setup

•

Parental Controls

•

Basic Wireless Settings

•

Set Up a Guest Network

•

View Attached Devices

For information about the ReadySHARE feature on the BASIC Home tab, see

Chapter 5, USB

Storage

and

Chapter 6, ReadySHARE Printer

.

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Internet Setup

The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information.

Note:

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and

automatically set up the router. See

Internet Connection Setup

Wizard

on page

31.



To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

From the Home screen, select

Internet

.

Scroll to

view more

settings

The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet

connection requires a login.

2.

Select one of the following radio buttons:

•

Yes

. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to

change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.

•

No

. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.

3.

Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server.

The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check

the ISP settings.

4.

Click

Apply

.

Your settings are saved.

5.

Click

Test

to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see

Chapter 10,

Troubleshooting

.