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Unpack Your New Router

Your box should contain the following items:

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D6300 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

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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. See

Position Your Wireless Router

on page 18 for information about where to place

and how to position your router.

Filter splitter

Ethernet cable

Power adapter (2 parts)

Telephone cable

D6300

Modem Router

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 modem router shows the router’s WiFi network name

(SSID) and network key (password).

WiFi network name (SSID) and Network key (password)

Figure 2. Label on router bottom

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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. USB port

6. AC power

2. ADSL line

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.

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

printers.

2.

RJ-11 asynchronous DSL (ADSL) port for connecting the WiFi 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.

3.

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

computers

4.

One Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for connecting the WiFi 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

See

Factory Settings

on page 131 for information about the Restore Factory Settings

button and the factory setting values.

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6.

Power On/Off button

7.

AC power adapter input

Front Panel

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

figure.

Power

DSL

Internet

Wireless

USB

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 has occurred.

Off

Power is not supplied to the router.

Restore Factory

Settings

LED blinks momentarily when the Restore Factory Settings button on the

bottom of the unit is pressed for 6 seconds. The Power LED then blinks red

three times when the Restore Factory Settings button is released and then

turns green as the gateway resets to the factory defaults.

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’s network-access device.

Blinking green

Indicates that the WiFi modem router is negotiating the best possible

speed on the ADSL line.

Off

The unit is off or there is 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. See

Cannot Access the Internet

on

page 124 for troubleshooting information.

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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