Specify Initial Settings

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Specify the Internet Connection Settings

You can view or change the modem router’s Internet connection settings.



To specify the Internet connection settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

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.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup > Internet Setup

.

5.

If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the

Account

Name (If Required)

field.

6.

If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the

Domain Name (If

Required)

field.

For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can

change them.

7.

For the Internet IP Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP modem router to which your

modem router connects.

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8.

For the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address setting, select one of the following radio

buttons:

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it also.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Note:

If you get address not found errors when you go to a website, it is

likely that your DNS servers are not set up correctly. Contact your ISP

to get the DNS server addresses.

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4.

Control Access to the Internet

This chapter explains how to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and

other devices that are connected to your network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Set Up Parental Controls

•

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites

•

Block Services from the Internet

•

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

•

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

•

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

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Set Up Parental Controls

The first time that you select

Parental Controls

from the BASIC Home screen, your browser

goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental

Controls and download the application.



To set up Live Parental Controls:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

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.

4.

Select

Parental Controls

.

5.

Click either the

Windows Users

or

Mac Users

button.

6.

Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental

Controls management utility.

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.

7.

Click the

Next

button.

8.

Read the note, and click the

Next

button again to proceed.

Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log

in or create a free account.

9.

Select the radio button that applies to you:

•

If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the

Yes

radio button selected.

•

If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the

No

radio button.

10.

Click the

Next

button.

If you are creating an account, the following screen displays: