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b.

Browse to the

Resource CD

and install the USB driver by clicking through the Windows

wizard prompts.

3.

Log in to the gateway.

a.

Using the computer that you first used to access your cable modem Internet service,

connect to the gateway by typing

in the address field of your Internet

browser. A login window opens.

Figure 1-7

Note:

To connect to the gateway, your computer must be configured to obtain an IP

address automatically via DHCP. For instructions on how to do this, see the

link to the online document

“Preparing Your Network” in Appendix B

.

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b.

Log in to the gateway. There are two methods to log in:

•

For superuser access, enter

mso

for the user name and

changeme

for the password,

both in lower case letters.

•

To access the gateway features except for content filtering, enter

admin

for the user

name and

password

for the password, both in lower case letters.

When you connect to the gateway, the Gateway Status screen displays.

•

For more information see

“Viewing the Gateway Status” on page 4-1

.

•

If you cannot connect to the gateway, see

“Basic Functions” on page 6-1

.

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Configuring the Basic Settings

To configure the cable network settings, in the main menu, under Setup, select Basic Settings. The

Basic Settings screen displays.

The default setting is for DHCP. Click

Apply

to save your settings. After you have connected to

the Internet, the network configuration settings on the Basic Settings screen match the cable

network settings.

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Chapter 2

Wireless Configuration

For a wireless connection, the

SSID, also called the wireless network name, and the wireless

security setting must be the same for

the gateway and wireless computers or wireless adapters.

NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. This chapter includes:

•

“Planning Your Wireless Network

” on this page

•

“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security” on page 2-3

•

“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network and Security” on

page 2-10

•

“Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices” on page 2-13

•

“Wireless Guest Networks” on page 2-14

•

“Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia” on page 2-18

•

“Turning on Access Control to Restrict Access by MAC Address” on page 2-19

Planning Your Wireless Network

For compliance and compatibility between similar products in your area, the operating channel

and region must be set correctly.

To configure the wireless network, you can either specify the wireless settings, or you can use Wi-

Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/WPA2 security.

•

To manually configure the wireless settings, you must know the following:

–

SSID. The default SSID for the gateway is Wireless.

–

The wireless mode (802.11g, or 802.11b) that each wireless adapter supports.

–

Wireless security option. To successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless

adapter to determine which wireless security option it supports.

See

“Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security” on page 2-3

.