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4.

From the main menu, select

Setup Wizard

. The

Setup Wizard

screen displays.

5.

Select

No

to set up the connection yourself. Click

Next

and the

Basic Settings

screen will

display. Enter the required information for your ISP connection in the appropriate fields. If

you need assistance, follow the

Basic Settings Help

screens on the router interface or see the

online

User Manual

for this N750 wireless gigabit router.

6.

Click

Apply

to save your settings and complete your connection

.

You are now connected to the Internet! The N750 wireless gigabit router home page will display.

To complete your router setup and to configure your wireless network, see

“Accessing Your

Router After Installation and Checking for New Firmware” on page 19

and

“Configuring Your

Wireless Settings and Security Options” on page 20

.

Figure 11

If you cannot connect to the wireless router, check the Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP) properties in the Network Connections section of your Control

Panel. It should be set to obtain

both

IP and DNS server addresses

automatically. For assistance, see your computer documentation or see the

links in

“Related Documents” on page 39

.

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If you do not connect successfully:

•

Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed

everything correctly.

•

Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.

•

Read

“Troubleshooting” on page 26

.

If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support.

Configuring Your Wireless Network

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Configuring Your Wireless Network

After installing your router, you must log into the router to complete your wireless setup. When

you log in to the browser, you will be prompted to check for firmware updates from the

NETGEAR update server.

Accessing Your Router After Installation and

Checking for New Firmware

The Smart Wizard only appears when you run the CD. If you want to change the settings after

installing and configuring your router, you can click the desktop shortcut—a pre-configured

shortcut

placed on your desktop by the Smart Wizard at installation—to open the router

management interface.

1

You can also change your settings, or configure your wireless and security

settings, by opening a browser window and logging in to the router. You will also be prompted to

check for new router firmware for the router.

To log in to the router after installation:

1.

Open a browser window and type

http://www.routerlogin.net

in the address field of your

browser. Press

Enter

.

2.

When prompted, enter the Password (

admin

is the default router User Name and

password

is

the default router Password), both in lowercase letters. If you changed the Password from the

defaults, then enter your new Password.

1. The shortcut icon is installed on your desktop only when using the Smart Wizard installation method.

You can enter either of these addresses to connect to your wireless router:

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

The router User Name and Password are unique to the router and are not the

same as any other User Name or Password you may use to log in to your

Internet connection.

Configuring Your Wireless Network

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Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security

Options

The wireless network settings of the router must match the wireless network settings of any

wireless devices that connect wirelessly to the router (such as wireless adapter cards and wireless

computers).

For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must use the same SSID, also

called the wireless network name, and the same wireless security. NETGEAR strongly

recommends that you use wireless security.

The Wireless Settings screen lets you set your wireless network connections and the wireless

security option for your network and router. To configure the wireless network, you can either

manually specify your network name (SSID) and your wireless security settings (see

“Setting

Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually” on page 20

) or, if the clients in your network are

WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and

implement WPA/WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see

“Using Push 'N'

Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 23

).

For a complete overview of all the security configurations that can be implemented on this router,

see the online

User Manual

. A link to the

User Manual

is on the

Resource CD

.

Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually

To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following:

•

Name (11N 2.4 GHz SSID). The default is

NETGEAR

.

•

Name (11N 5 GHz SSID). The default is

NETGEAR-5G

.

Indoors, computers can connect over wireless networks at a range of several

hundred feet. This can allow others outside of your immediate area to access your

network.

If you configure the router from a wireless computer and you change the router’s

SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when

you click

Apply

. You must then change your computer’s wireless settings to match

the router’s new settings. To avoid this situation, you can use a computer that is

connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.

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•

The wireless mode (802.11n) that each wireless adapter supports. The default is

Up to 145Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 450Mbps at 5 GHz

.

•

Wireless security option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. To

successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter to determine which

wireless security option it supports.

To set up basic wireless connectivity on your router:

1.

Log in to the N750 wireless gigabit router at

, with the default

user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever LAN address and

password you have set up.

2.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Setup in the main menu to display the Wireless Settings

screen.

3.

Select your region. In the United States, the default region cannot be changed. For the rest of

the world, the default region is Europe.

4.

Set up the 2.4 GHz wireless network:

a.

Enter the SSID name. The default is

NETGEAR

.

b.

Select the operating channel for the wireless mode. The default is Auto. When Auto is

selected, the router finds the best operating channel available.

If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel.

Channels 1, 6, and 11 will not interfere with each other.

c.

Leave the wireless mode set to the default setting of

Up to 145Mbps

for 2.4GHz.

5.

Select security options for the 2.4GHz wireless network.

The wireless Security Options are set to

None

by default. NETGEAR strongly recommends

that you use wireless security. You can select a different Security Option and a different

passphrase for each wireless network. For the highest performance of the 2.4GHz wireless

network and the most secure encryption, NETGEAR recommends that you use

WPA2-PSK

as

your security option.

6.

Set up the 5GHz wireless network:

The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the

N750 wireless gigabit router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless

connection.