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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
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.

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