WiFi network name and password

Serial number

MAC address

Hardware Setup

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Figure 5.

Product label

Cable Your Modem Router

The most common way to cable your modem router is the simplest, without any other routers

or gateways on the same network. You can also cable the modem router to another router or

gateway and log in to the modem router to specify this setting.

Cable the Modem Router in a Simple Network

The modem router comes configured to work as both a modem and a router. You can share

your Internet connection without connecting the modem router to a router or gateway.

Internet

Power adapter

Power On/Off button

Ethernet cable

Figure 6. Modem router in a simple network

Hardware Setup

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

To cable your modem router:

1.

Connect a coaxial cable.

Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provides to connect the cable port on the

modem router to a cable wall outlet or a line splitter.

Note:

If Charter is your cable Internet provider, Charter recommends

connecting your modem router directly to a cable wall outlet. If you must

use a splitter, use a splitter that is rated at 3.5 dBmv.

2.

Connect the power adapter provided in the package to the modem router and plug the

power adapter in to an electrical outlet.

3.

Press the

Power On/Off

button on the rear panel of the modem router.

The Power LED lights green.

You can log in to the modem router to view or change its settings.

Cable Your Modem Router to a Router or Gateway

If you want to cable the modem router to a router or gateway, then you must log in to the

modem router and change its Router Mode setting. Changing this setting prevents certain

network conflicts that can occur when two devices on the same network perform routing

functions such as network address translation (NAT) and DHCP (assigning IP addresses to

devices on the network).



To cable your modem router to a gateway or router:

1.

Connect a coaxial cable.

Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provides to connect the cable port on the

modem router to a cable wall outlet or a line splitter.

Note:

If Charter is your cable Internet provider, Charter recommends

connecting your modem router directly to a cable wall outlet. If you must

use a splitter, use a splitter that is rated at 3.5 dBmv.

2.

Connect the power adapter to the modem router and plug the power adapter into an

electrical outlet.

3.

Press the

Power On/Off

button on the rear panel of the modem router.

The Power LED lights green.

4.

On your computer or wireless device, find and select the WiFi network.

The WiFi network name is on the product label. See

Retrieve and Display the Product

Label

on page

10.

5.

Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.

The password is on the product label. See

Retrieve and Display the Product Label

on

page

10.

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Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.

6.

Launch a web browser.

7.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

8.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

9.

Select

ADVANCED >

Administration > Router Mode

.

10.

Select the

No

radio button.

With this setting, the modem router works as a bridge and obtains IP addresses from the

cable Internet provider.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your change is saved.

12.

Follow the instructions that came with your router or gateway to connect it to the modem

router.

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2

2.

Connect to the Network and

Access the Modem Router

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Connect to the Network

•

Types of Logins

•

Log In to the Modem Router

Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router

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Connect to the Network

You can connect to the modem router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you

set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic

Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Wired Connection

You can connect your computer to the modem router using an Ethernet cable and join the

modem router’s local area network (LAN).



To connect your computer to the modem router with an Ethernet cable:

1.

Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2.

Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.

3.

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the numbered Ethernet ports.

Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display on

your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.

WiFi Connection

You can connect to the modem router’s WiFi network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or

you can find and select the WiFi network.



To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:

1.

Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2.

Check the WPS instructions for your computer or wireless device.

3.

Press the

WPS

button on the modem router.

4.

Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its

WPS

button or follow its

instructions for WPS connections.

Your computer or wireless device connects to the WiFi network.



To find and select the WiFi network:

1.

Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2.

On your computer or wireless device, find and select the WiFi network.

The WiFi network name is on the product label. See

Retrieve and Display the Product

Label

on page

10.

3.

Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.

The password is on the product label.See

Retrieve and Display the Product Label

on

page

10.

Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.