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In order to secure your router, please enter a new password. Check the

Enable Graphical Authentication

box to enable CAPTCHA authentication

for added security. Click

Save

to continue.

You can keep the

Enable Auto Bandwidth Estimation

box checked to

auto-detect your bandwidth or uncheck it to manually enter your download

and upload speeds. Click the

Test Bandwidth

button first so the router can

detect your speeds. After processing is completed, click

Next

to continue.

Enter a Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID) and Wi-Fi Password for both the 2.4GHz

and 5GHz bands. Click

Next

to continue.

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If you want to create a bookmark to the router, click

OK

. Click

Cancel

if

you do not want to create a bookmark.

Click

Connect

to finish your router setup.

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Web-based Configuration Utility

Enter your password and click

Login

.

Note:

If you did not create a password with the Setup

Wizard, leave the password blank by default.

Open a web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox , or Safari)

and enter

or

.

The My Network page will have a graphical layout of your

network. Note that devices connected to the router must

be transmitting/receiving data to show up. You can click

on any of the devices for more information such as IP

address, MAC address, and data statistics.

Note:

You cannot edit the names or icon images.

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Active Devices

My Network

The My Network page will display a graphical diagram of your local network. You can click on the device icon to display more

information (refer to the next page). Note that devices may not show up until they transmit data.

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When you click on a device more information will appear. Below is an example of the ‘Gaming’ computer shown in the diagram

on the previous page.