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Unpack Your New Router

Your box contains the following items:

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D6200 WiFi DSL Modem Router

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AC power adapter (plug varies by region)

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Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable

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Telephone cable with RJ-11 connector

•

Microfilters and splitters (quantity and type vary by region)

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Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep

the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for

repair. For information about where to place and how to position your router, see

Position

Your Wireless Router

on page 18.

Filter splitter

Ethernet cable

Power adapter

Telephone cable

D6200

Modem Router

The filter or splitter

provided depends

on the region.

Figure 1. Box contents

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Hardware Features

Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front

and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.

Label

The label on the bottom of the WiFi DSL modem router shows the router login information.

WiFi login information: network name (SSID) and network key (password)

Router login information: URL, user name, and password

Figure 2. Label on router bottom

The login information that is provided on the label consists of the following two types:

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Router login information: URL, user name, and password.

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WiFi login information: network name (SSID) and network key (password).

For information about logging in, see

Types of Logins and Access

on page 23.

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Back Panel

The back panel has the Power On/Off button and port connections shown in the figure:

4. Gigabit Ethernet

7. Power

1. ADSL line

6. AC power

2. USB port

3. Gigabit Ethernet

5. Reset button

On/Off button

adapter input

WAN port

LAN ports

Figure 3. Back panel port connections

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

1.

RJ-11 asynchronous DSL (ADSL) port for connecting the WiFi DSL modem router to an

ADSL line

Note:

An ADSL port can send data over an ADSL line at one speed and

receive it at another speed.

2.

USB port for connecting USB storage devices like flash drives, hard drives, or USB printers

3.

Four Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports for cabling the WiFi DSL modem router to the local

computers

4.

One Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for connecting the WiFi DSL modem router to a fiber or

cable modem

Note:

You can use either the ADSL or Gigabit Ethernet port for WAN

connectivity.

5.

Reset button

For information about the Reset button and the factory setting values, see

Factory

Settings

on page 153.

6.

Power On/Off button

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7.

AC power adapter input

Front Panel

The WiFi DSL modem router front panel has the 5 status LEDs, icons, and ports shown in the

figure.

Power

DSL

Internet

Wireless

USB

For information about these items, see

Side Panel

on page 17.

Figure 4. Front panel LEDs

The following tables describe the LEDs and icons on the front panel from left to right.

Table 1.

Power On/Off LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

Power is supplied to the router.

Solid red

POST (power-on self-test) failure or a device malfunction occurred.

Blinking red

LED blinks momentarily when the Reset button on the back of the unit is

pressed for 6 seconds. The Power LED then blinks red three times when

the Reset button is released and then turns green as the gateway resets to

the factory defaults.

Off

Power is not supplied to the router.

Table 2.

DSL LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

You have an ADSL connection. In technical terms, the ADSL port is

synchronized with an ISP network-access device.

Blinking green

Indicates that the WiFi DSL modem router is negotiating the best possible

speed on the ADSL line.

Off

The unit is off or has no ADSL connection.

Table 3.

Internet LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

You have an Internet connection. If this connection is dropped due to an

idle time-out but the connection is still present, the LED stays green. If the

Internet connection is dropped for any other reason, the LED turns off.

Solid red

The Internet (IP) connection failed. For troubleshooting information, see

Cannot Access the Internet

on page 147.

Blinking green

Data is being transmitted over the Internet connection.

Off

No Internet connection is detected or the device is in bridge mode (an

external device handles the ISP connection).

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