Hardware Overview

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Cable Data Gateways

•

Place the cable data gateway away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces,

insulated walls, and items such as these:

-

Solid metal doors

-

Aluminum studs

-

Fish tanks

-

Mirrors

-

Brick

-

Concrete

When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio

frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between

adjacent access points is five channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).

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2.

Connect and Get Started

This chapter describes how to use NETGEAR genie to connect to the cable data gateway and

get started.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

WiFi Cable Data Gateway Setup Requirements

•

Types of Logins and Access

•

Access NETGEAR genie

•

Change the Password

•

Join the WiFi Network of the WiFi Cable Data Gateway

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WiFi Cable Data Gateway Setup Requirements

The cable data gateway comes with a default configuration. If you want to change from the

default configuration, you can use the NETGEAR genie menus and screens to set up your

cable data gateway manually. However, before you start the setup process, you need your

cable service provider information available.

Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP

If you set up your device or computer to use a static IP address, you must change the

settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

WiFi Devices and Security Settings

Make sure that the WiFi device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 WiFi

security, which is the WiFi security supported by the cable data gateway. Best practice is to

use WPA2-AES security for your network.

Types of Logins and Access

The cable data gateway supports separate types of logins that serve different purposes. It is

important that you understand the difference so that you know which of the following logins to

use when:

•

Cable modem router login

. This login logs you in to the cable data gateway interface

from NETGEAR genie. For more information, see

Access NETGEAR genie

on page

23.

•

WiFi network key or password

. Your cable data gateway is preset with a unique WiFi

network name (SSID) and password for WiFi access. This information is on the product

label. For more information, see

Join the WiFi Network of the WiFi Cable Data Gateway

on page

26.

Access NETGEAR genie

NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser.

Note:

For information about installing the cable data gateway, see the

installation guide that came in the product package. You can also

download the installation guide from

downloadcenter.netgear.com

.

The following procedure assumes that you installed the cable data gateway and that your

computer or another device is connected with an Ethernet cable or over WiFi with the preset

security settings that are listed on the product label.

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To access NETGEAR genie to set up your cable data gateway:

1.

Apply power to the cable data gateway.

2.

On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet

Explorer.

3.

In the address field of your browser, type

http://routerlogin.net

(or

).

The login screen displays. You are prompted to enter a user name and password.

admin

********

4.

Type

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password.

5.

Click the

OK

button.

The NETGEAR genie BASIC Home screen displays. The following figure shows the

screen for the AC1900 WiFi Cable Data Gateway, Model C6300BD.

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Cable Data Gateways

The cable data gateway BASIC Home screen provides a dashboard that lets you see the

status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the

sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The left column provides the

menus, and at the top is an ADVANCED tab that you can use to access more menus and

screens.

If you cannot log in to the cable data gateway or your browser does not display the

NETGEAR genie screen, check the following:

•

Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or over

WiFi to the cable data gateway.

•

Make sure that your browser does not cache the previous page by closing and reopening

the browser.

•

If your computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this type of setting is uncommon),

change the setting to obtain an IP address automatically from the cable data gateway

(see

Manage the Internet Setup

on page

42).

For more troubleshooting information, see

Cannot Log In to the Cable Data Gateway

on

page

157.

Change the Password

The user name to access the cable data gateway is admin, and its default password is

password. Best practise is that you set a more secure password.

A secure password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase

and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. The password must contain at least

4

characters and can contain a maximum of 15 characters.

Note:

This change of password is not the same as changing the password

(key) for WiFi access. The product label shows your unique WiFi

network name (SSID) and password for WiFi access.



To change the password for the cable data gateway:

1.

On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft

Internet Explorer.

2.

In the address field of your browser, enter

http://routerlogin.net

.

You are prompted to enter a user name and password.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password.

If you already changed the password and want to change it again, type your personalized

password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home screen displays.