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Hardware Overview
21
AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi
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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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi
Cable Data Gateways
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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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi
Cable Data Gateways
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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AC1900, N900, and N450 WiFi
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.

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