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Introduction

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The Router’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the WGR614v7 router contains the items listed below.

Figure 1-2: WGR614v7 Rear Panel

Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:

•

AC power adapter outlet for

12 V DC @ 1A output, 22W maximum

•

Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local

computers

•

Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem

•

Factory Default Reset push button for

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

•

Wireless antenna

Power

4 LAN Ports

Internet Port

Reset

Wireless

4

3

2

1

Antenna

Button

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Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings

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Chapter 3

Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings

This chapter describes how to use the Smart Wizard Installation Assistant on the Resource CD to

configure your wireless router’s Internet connection and wireless parameters.

Once you are connected to the Internet and your wireless connections are working, you can also

configure the router’s content filtering parameters if you need to change the default settings. See

Chapter 4, “Content Filtering

.

If you are an advanced user, you can also configure maintenance (see

Chapter 5, “Maintenance

)

and advanced (see

Chapter 6, “Advanced Configuration of the Router

) settings if you need to

change the factory defaults.

Initial Configuration

1.

Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive on your PC.

2.

Click Setup and follow the instructions. The Smart Wizard Installation Assistant will guide

you through the setup process:

•

How to change your cabling.

•

How to connect to the Internet.

•

How to configure your wireless settings.

If you want to change your Internet or wireless settings later, see

“Changing Your

Configuration” on page 3-4

.

Note:

Do not change your existing Internet connection. Instead, let the Smart Wizard

Installation Assistant on the Resource CD guide you through the setup process.

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Logging Into Your Router

To log into your router after you have configured your router, do the following:

1.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape®

Navigator.

Figure 3-1:

Log in to the router

2.

When prompted, enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password,

both in lower case letters (or enter the password you chose if you changed it during the setup

in

“Initial Configuration” on page 3-1

).

Note:

The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you

may use to log in to your Internet connection.

A login window like the one shown below opens:

Figure 3-2:

Login window

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3.

Click OK and the resulting window below appears:

Figure 3-3:

Login result