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Join the WiFi
Network
You can either use Wi‑Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or select your WiFi
network and type its password. For help with the
WPS
button on
your computer or WiFi device, check the instructions or online help
that came with that computer or device. Some older equipment
cannot use WPS.
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To select your network and enter its password:
1.
Open the soſtware utility that manages your WiFi connections
on the computer or WiFi device that you want to connect to
your modem router.
This utility scans for WiFi networks in your area.
2.
Find and select your modem router’s WiFi network name (SSID).
The SSID is on the product label.
3.
Enter the modem router’s password (or your custom password
if you changed it) and click the
Connect
button.
The password is on the product label.
4.
Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 to add other computers or WiFi
devices.
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To join the network using WPS:
1. Press the
WPS
button
on the modem router for 3–5
seconds.
The WPS LED on the modem router blinks green.
2.
Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its
WPS
button or click its onscreen
WPS
button.
The WPS LED on the modem router lights solid green when the
computer or WiFi device connects to your modem router.
3.
Repeat this process to add other computers or WiFi devices.
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View or Change the Modem Router
Settings
Aſter you use genie to set up the modem router, you can log in to
the modem router to view or change its settings.
Log In to the Modem Router
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To log in to the modem router:
1.
Connect a computer or WiFi device to the modem router.
You can use an Ethernet cable or connect with WiFi:
For a wired connection, use an Ethernet cable to connect
your computer to a yellow Ethernet port on your
modem router.
To connect with WiFi, select and join your WiFi network.
2.
Launch a web browser.
3. Enter
www.routerlogin.net
in the address field of the
browser.
A login screen displays.
4. Enter
admin
for the user name and
password
for the
password.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
Change the admin Password
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To change the admin password:
1.
Launch a web browser.
2. Enter
www.routerlogin.net
in the address field of the
browser.
A login screen displays.
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3. Enter
admin
for the user name and
password
for the
password.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password
.
5.
Type your old password and type the new password twice.
6. Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Share a USB Drive on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to
the modem router USB port. (If your USB drive uses special drivers,
it is not compatible.)
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To access the USB drive from a Windows computer:
1.
Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the
modem router.
If your USB drive uses a power supply, you must use it when
you connect the USB drive to the modem router.
When you connect the USB drive to the modem router USB
port, it might take up to two minutes before the modem router
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is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
2. Select
Start > Run
.
3. Enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box.
4. Click the
OK
button.
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To access the USB drive from a Mac:
1.
Insert your USB storage drive into the
USB port on the
modem router.
If your USB drive uses a power supply, you must use it when
you connect the USB drive to the modem router.
When you connect the USB drive to the modem router USB
port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for
sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all computers
on your local area network (LAN).
2. Select
Go > Connect to Server
.
3. Enter
smb://readyshare
as the server address.
4. Click the
Connect
button.
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Share a USB Printer
You can connect a USB printer to a USB port on the modem router
and print wirelessly.
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To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the modem router
with a USB printer cable.
2.
On each computer that will share the printer, do the following:
a.
Install the current USB printer driver soſtware (available
from the printer manufacturer).
b.
Download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
and install it.
c.
Select the language.
3.
If prompted, select the printer and click the
Connect
button
for each computer.
When the first computer connects, the status changes to
Manually connected by xxx.
For each computer, when you complete Step 3, the printer
status displays as Available.

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