Reference Manual for the Model DG632 ADSL Modem Router

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Chapter 4

Maintaining Your

DG632 ADSL Modem Router

This chapter describes how to perform maintenance tasks with your DG632 ADSL Modem

Router.

Changing the Mode of Operation

The DG632 ADSL Modem Router can operate in the following modes:

•

Modem: In modem mode, you can connect a single computer to the Internet.

•

Router: In router mode, you can connect more than one computer to the Internet and take

advantage of advanced management and security features.

The modem includes a limited feature router to make the process of configuring your connection

easier and more secure. You can change the operation of the modem from Modem Device Mode to

Router Device Mode.

In Modem Device Mode, the modem operates like a DSL modem, passing all the Internet

communications directly to your computer where you must then configure your settings and logon

settings as needed.

In Router Device Mode, the modem provides limited router functionality which allows you to

have the modem perform any logon steps your ISP may require. In this mode, it is also easier to

configure your computer by taking advantage of the automatic configuration capabilities of DHCP

which the router provides.

Follow these steps to change the DG632 mode of operation.

Note:

If you change the modem from Router Mode to Modem Mode, your computer

must configured with a static IP address of 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254, a Subnet Mask

of 255.255.255.0, and a Gateway Address of 192.168.0.1 to be able to connect to the

modem’s built-in configuration pages.

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1.

Turn on the modem and wait at least ten seconds for initialization to complete.

2.

Reboot your computer to obtain DHCP configuration from the modem.

3.

Launch your web browser, and click your browser’s Stop button.

4.

In the Address or Location box of your browser, type

and click Enter.

A login window opens as shown in

Figure 4-1

below:.

Figure 4-1.

Modem Login window

5.

Type

admin

in the User Name box,

password

in the Password box, and click

OK

.

6.

When the Basic Settings screen appears click

Device Mode

to this menu.

Figure 4-2.

Device Type selection window

7.

Select the mode.

8.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

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After changing the mode, the main menu changes, showing the features of the mode selected.

Figure 4-3.

Device Mode main menu options

Changing the Password of Your DG632 ADSL Modem Router

For security reasons, the modem has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of

inactivity for a set length of time, the administrator login will automatically disconnect. When

prompted, enter

admin

for the modem User Name and

password

for the modem Password. You

can use procedures below to change the modem's password and the amount of time for the

administrator’s login timeout.

Note:

The user name and password are not the same as any user name or password your may use

to log in to your Internet connection.

NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The ideal

password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a mixture of both

upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.

Your password can be up to 30 characters.

Router Mode Menu

Modem Mode Menu

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How to Change the Built-In Password

1.

Log in to the modem at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User

Name of

admin

, default password of

password

, or using whatever Password and LAN

address you have chosen for the modem.

Figure 4-4:

Log in to the modem

2.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set

Password to bring up the menu shown in

Figure 4-5

.

Figure 4-5:

Set Password menu

3.

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.

4.

Click Apply to save your changes.

Note:

After changing the password, you will be required to log in again to continue the

configuration. If you have backed up the modem settings previously, you should do a new backup

so that the saved settings file includes the new password.

Changing the Administrator Login Timeout

For security, the administrator's login to the modem configuration will timeout after a period of

inactivity. To change the login timeout period:

1.

In the Set Password menu, type a number in ‘Administrator login times out’ field. The

suggested default value is 5 minutes.