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Back Panel with Ports, Buttons, DC Connector, and

Antennas

Ethernet

Ethernet LAN

DC power

LAN ports

Reset and

WPS button

connector

ADSL

port

USB port

1 through3

port 4 or

WAN port

WiFi

On/Off

button

The following figure shows the ports, button, DC connector, and antennas on the back panel

of the modem router.

Figure 3. Modem router back panel

WPS

•

Solid green

. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is ready for use. By default, the WPS LED

lights solid green when the power is on.

•

Blinking green for two minutes

. Someone pressed the

WPS

button on the modem

router to join the WiFi network. For more information, see

Use WPS to Add a Device

to the WiFi Network

on page

64.

USB

•

Solid green

. A USB device is connected and is ready.

•

Blinking green

. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.

•

Off

. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the

Safely Remove Hardware

button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

Ethernet

•

Solid green

. One or more Ethernet ports are connected to powered-on devices.

•

Blinking green

. One or more Ethernet ports are transmitting or receiving traffic.

•

Off

. None of the Ethernet ports are connected to a powered-on device.

Table 1.

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Description

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Viewed from left to right, the back panel contains the following components:

•

Antenna

. One fixed antenna that you can swivel in any direction.

•

DC power connector

. Connect the power adapter that came in the product package to

the DC power connector.

•

USB port

. One USB 2.0 port.

•

Ethernet LAN ports

. Four Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports to connect the modem

router to LAN devices. These ports are colored yellow. The LAN4 WAN port can also

function as a WAN port for cable or fiber service.

•

ADSL port

. One RJ-11 asynchronous DSL (ADSL) port for connecting the modem router

to an ADSL line. This port is colored gray.

Note:

You can use either the ADSL port or the LAN4 WAN port for Internet

connectivity.

•

Reset and WPS button

. This button provides the following two functions:

-

Resetting the modem router to factory default settings

. Pressing this button for

about eight seconds resets the modem router to factory default settings. For more

information, see

Use the Reset Button

on page

155.

-

Activating WPS

. Pressing this button and releasing it quickly activates WPS (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup) to let you add a WiFi device to the WiFi network without typing the

WiFi password. For information about this function, see

Use WPS with the Push

Button Method

on page

64.

•

WiFi On/Off button

. Press the

WiFi On/Off

button to turn the WiFi radios on or off.

•

Antenna

. A second fixed antenna hat you can swivel in any direction.

Although you can swivel the antennas in any direction, for best performance, NETGEAR

recommends that you position the antennas perpendicular, that is, at a 90-degree angle to

each other.

.

90-degree angle

90-degree angle

Figure 4. Recommended antenna angle

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Bottom Panel Product Label

The product label on the bottom panel of the modem router lists the login information, WiFi

network name (SSID), network key (password), serial number, and MAC address of the

modem router.

Figure 5. Modem router product label

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2.

Install and Access the Modem

Router and Its Network

This chapter describes how you can install and access the modem router and its network.

The chapter contains the following sections:

•

Position Your Modem Router

•

Before You Connect to the Modem Router

•

Set Up Your Modem Router for DSL Service

•

Set Up Your Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service

•

Log In to the Modem Router After Setup to View or Change Settings

•

Change the Language

•

Change the admin Password

•

Let the Modem Router Automatically Update Its Firmware

•

Access the Modem Router with the NETGEAR genie App

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Position Your Modem Router

The modem router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your

WiFi network. However, the operating distance or range of your WiFi connection can vary

significantly depending on the physical placement of your modem router. For example, the

thickness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through can limit the range.

Additionally, other WiFi access points in and around your home might affect your modem

router’s signal. WiFi access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any

other device that emits a WiFi signal for network access.

Position your modem router according to the following guidelines:

•

Place your modem router near the center of the area where your computers and other

devices operate and within line of sight to your WiFi devices.

•

Make sure that the modem router is within reach of an AC power outlet and near Ethernet

cables for wired computers.

•

Place the modem router in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and ceilings

between the modem router and your other devices.

•

Place the modem router away from electrical devices such as these:

-

Ceiling fans

-

Home security systems

-

Microwaves

-

Computers

-

Base of a cordless phone

-

2.4 GHz cordless phone

•

Place the modem router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated

walls, and items such as these:

-

Solid metal door

-

Aluminum studs

-

Fish tanks

-

Mirrors

-

Brick

-

Concrete

If you are using adjacent access points, use different radio frequency channels to reduce

interference.

For information about the best angle for the antennas of the modem router, see

Back Panel

with Ports, Buttons, DC Connector, and Antennas

on page

11.