8.

If the Power LED does not light, press the

Power On/Off

button.

Wait for the WiFi LED

to light solid white.

9.

If the WiFi LED does not light, press the

WiFi On/Off

button

.

10.

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

•

Ethernet cable

. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to a yellow Ethernet LAN 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.

If the computer is set to a static (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 IP address in the

192.168.1.2–192.168.1.254 range.

Note

11.

Launch a web browser.

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The modem router checks the Internet connection.

If the Configuring the Internet Connection page displays, skip to Step 13. 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 Configuring the Internet Connection page displays, skip to Step 13. If it still does not display, see Step 12.

12.

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

a.

Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four Ethernet LAN ports or over WiFi to the modem

router.

b.

Make sure that the Power LED

of the modem router is lit solid white.

c.

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

d.

Clear the browser cache.

e.

If the computer is set to a static (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 IP address in the 192.168.1.2–192.168.1.254 range.

13.

From the

Country

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

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14.

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

.

15.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

16.

Click the

Next

button.

When the modem router is connected to the Internet, the Congratulations! page displays, and you successfully

completed the setup process. If the Congratulations! page does not display, other pages might display and you

might need to provide more information, in which case you must continue with the next step. The pages that

display depend on your type of ISP connection and configuration.

17.

(Only if you are using a DSL connection and the following page displays) Specify a full scan to let the Setup

Wizard find the PVC protocol.

The page that might display asks you if you need the Setup Wizard to do a full scan to find the PVC protocol. If

this page does not display, continue with Step 18.

Do the following:

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a.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

b.

Click the

Next

button.

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

18.

(Only if the following page displays) Specify how to manage problems with the detection of the Internet connection.

The page that might display states that a problem occurred while the wizard was detecting the Internet connection.

If this page does not display, continue with Step 19.

Take one of the following actions:

•

If you did not yet power cycle the modem, do so now:

a.

Unplug your modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your Internet service.

b.

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

c.

Wait 10 seconds.

d.

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

e.

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

•

See if the DSL cable is not fully inserted or is inserted at the wrong place. If necessary, do the following:

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a.

Fully insert the DSL cable in the correct port on the modem and in the gray DSL port on the modem

router.

b.

Select the

I corrected a problem with the DSL/Ethernet cable

radio button.

c.

Click the

Next

button.

•

If you do not need to power cycle the modem or the DSL 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.

19.

(Only if the following page displays) Specify how to manage problems with the detection of the IP address for

the Internet connection.

The page that might display states that a problem occurred while the wizard was detecting the Internet connection

IP address. If this page does not display, continue with Step 20.

Take one of the following actions:

•

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

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