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Set Up Your Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service

You can install your modem router for cable or fiber (Ethernet WAN) service or for DSL

service. If you use a cable or fiber modem, follow the procedure that is described in this

section. If you use a DSL modem, follow the procedure that is described in

Cable the Modem

Router for DSL Service and Access the Modem Router

on page

19.

The following figure shows the cabling of your modem router for cable or fiber service.

Figure 8. Modem router cabling for cable or fiber service

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To connect your modem router to a cable or fiber service:

1.

Unplug your cable or fiber modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall

jack for your Internet service.

2.

If your cable of fiber modem includes a battery backup, remove the battery.

3.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the cable or fiber modem to the yellow LAN4 WAN

Ethernet port on the modem router.

The product package contains a yellow Ethernet cable.

WARNING:

Do not use another yellow Ethernet port for the connection to the

cable or fiber modem. Use the LAN4 WAN port only.

4.

If your DSL modem includes a battery backup, reinsert the battery.

5.

Plug in your DSL modem’s power and turn on your DSL modem.

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6.

Connect the power adapter to the modem router and plug it into an electrical outlet.

Wait for the Power LED

to light solid green, which takes about 80 seconds. (The

Power LED lights solid green for about 20 seconds and then blinks for about one minute

before it lights solid green again.)

7.

Connect a computer to the modem router by one of the following methods:

•

Ethernet cable

. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the yellow LAN1,

LAN2, or LAN3 Ethernet port on the modem router.

The product package contains a yellow Ethernet cable.

Your computer connects to the modem router’s LAN.

•

WiFi

. Connect to the default WiFi network of the modem router:

a.

On your computer or WiFi device, find and select the WiFi network.

The WiFi network name (SSID) is on the product label.

b.

Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.

The password (network key) is on the product label.

Your computer or WiFi device connects to the modem router’s WiFi network.

8.

Launch a web browser.

The NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard displays.

If the NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard displays, skip to

Step

10

. If it does not display, do

the following:

a.

In the address field of the web browser, enter

www.routerlogin.net

.

b.

When prompted, enter

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password.

If the Setup Wizard displays, skip to

Step

10

. If the NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard still

does not display, see

Step

9

.

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9.

If the browser cannot display the web page, do the following:

•

Make sure that the computer is connected to the yellow LAN1, LAN2, or LAN3

Ethernet port or over WiFi to the modem router.

•

Make sure that the Power LED of the modem router is lit green.

•

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

reopening the browser.

•

Clear the browser cache.

•

If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this setting is uncommon), either

change the computer to obtain an IP address automatically from the modem router

through DHCP, or change the IP address of the computer to a static or fixed IP

address in the 192.168.1.2–192.168.1.254 range.

10.

On the NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard screen, select the

No, I want to configure the

Internet connection myself

radio button.

11.

Click the

Next

button.

12.

Confirm your selection.

The NETGEAR genie BASIC home screen of the web management interface displays.

Because you are not yet connected to the Internet, the Internet pane displays Error

Not

Connected

.

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13.

Change the default WAN connection method:

a.

Select

xDSL

.

b.

From the

Physical WAN Type

menu, select

Ethernet WAN

.

c.

Click the

Apply

button.

14.

If the computer is disconnected from the modem router, reconnect the computer to the

modem router (see

Step

7

), relaunch the web browser, and access the web management

interface again:

a.

In the address field of the web browser, enter

www.routerlogin.net

.

b.

When prompted, enter

admin

for the user name and

password

for the password.

The NETGEAR genie BASIC home screen of the web management interface displays

again.

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15.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup Wizard

.

16.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

17.

Click the

Next

button.

The Setup Wizard starts and searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols

to determine your ISP configuration.

If the Internet connection is set up successfully, the Congratulation screen displays. If this

screen does not display, see

Step

18

.

18.

(Only if the following screen displays) Specify how to manage problems with the detection of

the Internet connection.

The screen that might display states that a problem occurred while detecting the Internet

connection. If this screen does not display, continue with the next step.