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3.

Manage the Internet Settings

Manually

This chapter describes how you can manage the Internet settings of the modem router manually.

Usually, the quickest way to set up the modem router is to allow the NETGEAR genie automatic

setup utility to detect the Internet connection when you first access the modem router with an

Internet browser. These options are described in

Chapter 2, Install and Access the Modem

Router and Its Network

. You can also customize or specify your Internet settings manually.

The chapter contains the following sections:

•

Use the Internet Setup Wizard After Initial Setup

•

Manually Set Up an ADSL Internet Connection

•

Manually Set Up a VDSL Internet Connection

•

Manually Set Up a Cable of Fiber Internet Connection

•

Specify an IPv6 Internet Connection

•

Manage the MTU Size

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Use the Internet Setup Wizard After Initial Setup

Whether you use DSL service or cable or fiber service, you can use the Setup Wizard to

detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your modem router.

Note:

The Setup Wizard is the same as the NETGEAR genie automatic setup

utility that launches the first time you connect to your modem router.



To use the Setup Wizard:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup Wizard

.

6.

From the

Country

menu, select the country in which you use the modem router.

7.

From the

Internet Service Provider

menu, select the Internet service provider (ISP) that

you are using.

If your ISP is not in the menu, select

Other

.

8.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

If you select the

No

radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen after you

click the

Next

button (see

Manually Set Up an ADSL Internet Connection

on page

47).

9.

Click the

Next

button.

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

determine your ISP configuration.

When the modem router is connected to the Internet, the Congratulations! screen

displays, and you successfully completed the setup process.

If the Congratulations! screen does not display, other screens might display and you

might need to provide more information, in which case you must continue with the next

step. The screens that display depend on your type of ISP connection and configuration.

10.

(Only if the following screen displays) Specify a full scan to let the Setup Wizard find the

PVC protocol.

The screen that might display asks you if you need the Setup Wizard to do a full scan to

find the PVC protocol. If this screen does not display, continue with the next step.

Do the following:

a.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

b.

Click the

Next

button.

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The Setup Wizard performs a full scan, which might take up to six minutes.

11.

(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.

Take one of the following actions:

•

If your setup includes a DSL modem, power cycle the DSL modem:

a.

Unplug your DSL modem’s power, leaving the DSL modem connected to the wall

jack for your Internet service.

b.

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

c.

Wait 10 seconds.

d.

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

e.

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

f.

Wait two minutes.

g.

Select the

I just power cycled the modem and waited for 2 minutes

radio

button.

h.

Click the

Next

button.

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•

If your setup includes a cable or fiber modem, see if the yellow Ethernet cable is not

fully inserted or is inserted at the wrong place. If necessary, do the following:

a.

Fully insert the Ethernet cable in the correct port on the cable or fiber modem

and in the red Internet port on the modem router.

b.

Select the

I corrected a problem with the Ethernet cable

radio button.

c.

Click the

Next

button.

•

If you do not need to power cycle the DSL modem or the Ethernet cable is already

fully inserted in the correct ports, do the following:

a.

Select the

None of the above

radio button.

b.

Click the

Next

button.

12.

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

the IP address for the Internet connection.

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

connection IP address.

Take one of the following actions:

•

If your ISP assigned you a fixed (static) IP address, do the following:

a.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

b.

Click the

Next

button.