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The Checking for Firmware Updates screen displays unless you previously cleared the

Check

for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in

check box.

If the router discovers a newer version of the software, you are asked if you want to upgrade to

the new software (see

“Upgrading the Router Firmware” on page 4-1

for details). If no new

firmware is available, the following message displays.

Figure 1-2

Figure 1-3

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3.

The Basic Settings screen displays showing the wireless router’s settings.

If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can click the

Knowledge Base

link or

the

Documentation

link under Web Support to view support information or the

documentation for the wireless router. If you do not click

Logout

, the wireless router waits for

5 minutes after no activity before it automatically logs you out.

Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display

Using the Select Language drop-down menu, located in the upper right corner of the Router

Manager screen, you can display the router manager screens in any of languages shown in Figure

1-5:

Figure 1-4

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Figure 1-5

The language is set to English by default. The default language, as well as German, Russian, and

Portuguese are always stored in memory. When you select a language other than those

automatically stored in flash memory, if you are connected to the Internet at the time you select it,

that language is also stored in memory.

•

If you are connected to the Internet and select a language that is not already stored in flash

memory, the language is downloaded from the NETGEAR server and stored in the current

language partition of flash memory.

•

If you are not connected to the Internet when you select a language, you can only select as the

current language one of the languages that is stored in flash memory.

To specify a language to be used on your router manager screens, do the following:

1.

Expand the list and select the language you want.

2.

Click

Apply

.

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The language you select is then downloaded and displayed in the language selection box, and

your screen display will be in the selected language.

Using the Setup Wizard

You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can

allow the Smart Setup Wizard to detect your Internet connection. The Smart Setup Wizard

searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration.

This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard on the

Resource CD

that is used for installation.

To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with configuration or to verify the Internet connection

settings, follow this procedure:

1.

From the top of the main menu, select

Setup Wizard

.

2.

Select

Yes

for the Auto-Detect Connection Type, and then click

Next

to proceed.

3.

Enter your ISP settings, as needed.

4.

At the end of the Setup Wizard, click

Test

to verify your Internet connection. If you have

trouble connecting to the Internet, see

Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting

.”

Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings

To view or configure the basic settings:

1.

Log in to the wireless router as described in

“Logging In to Your Wireless Router” on

page 1-2

.

2.

On the Basic Settings screen, select

Yes

or

No

depending on whether your ISP requires a

login. This selection changes the fields available on the Basic Settings screen.

•

Yes

. If your ISP requires a login, select the encapsulation method. Enter the login name. If

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

•

No

. If your ISP does not require a login, enter the account name, if required, and the

domain name, if required.

Note:

If you are not connected to the Internet and select a language that is not stored

in flash memory, your selection may fail. If you see a “download fails”

message after your language selection, make sure you are connected to the

Internet and make your selection again.

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3.

Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If you enter or change a DNS address,

restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.

4.

If no login is required, you can specify the MAC Address setting.

5.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

6.

Click

Test

to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within

one minute, see

Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting

”.

When your Internet connection is working, you do not need to launch the ISP’s login program on

your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your wireless router

automatically logs you in.

The fields that are displayed depend on whether or not your Internet connection requires a login.

The following table explains the fields in the Basic Settings screen.

Figure 1-6

ISP

does

not

require login

ISP

does

require login