Getting to Know Your Wireless Router

7

If you choose to use the manual setup option, for best results, install and set up your router in

this order:

1.

Install and connect your wireless router to your network (see

“Connecting Your Wireless

Modem Router” on page 13

).

2.

Set up your wireless router for Internet access (see

“Setting Up Your Router for Internet

Access” on page 17

).

3.

Configure your wireless network and select wireless security settings to protect your

wireless network (see

“Configuring Your Wireless Network” on page 19

).

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Installing Your Router Using the

Smart Wizard

To use the Smart Wizard, you must be using a PC with Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista,

Windows XP, or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2. The Smart Wizard setup procedure should

take about 15 minutes to complete. Before using the Smart Wizard to set up your wireless modem

router, ensure that:

•

You have an ADSL Internet service connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

•

You have the configuration information provided by your ISP.

Using the Smart Wizard

The NETGEAR Smart Wizard takes you through the procedure to connect your router, ADSL

microfilters, and PC(s). It then helps you to configure your wireless settings and enable wireless

security for your network. The Smart Wizard guides you through the setup process by automating

many of the steps. At each step in the setup process, the Smart Wizard checks to ensure that the

steps you perform are successfully completed.

To install your router using the Smart Wizard:

1.

Locate the ADSL settings information provided by your Internet Service Provider.

2.

Insert the

Resource CD

into your Windows PC. The CD will automatically start and detect the

language you are using on your PC. Select a different language option, if you prefer.

3.

When the

Welcome

screen appears, click

Setup

to start the Smart Wizard. Follow the

instructions and prompts to complete the installation.

If the CD does not automatically start, browse the CD and double-click on

.

Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard

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The Smart Wizard guides you through installing your router, connecting your router to the

Internet, configuring your wireless network settings, and selecting the optimum security

protection for your network. If you choose not to select a security option during installation,

you can always access the router’s user interface later to select a security option (see

“Accessing Your Router After Installation” on page 9

).

You are now connected to the Internet!

To set up additional wireless computers in your network for router access and to connect to the

Internet, see

“Configuring Your Wireless Network” on page 19

.

Accessing Your Router After Installation

The Smart Wizard only appears when you first install the router or when the router is in its factory

default state (for example, if you have reset the router to its factory default settings). If you want to

change the settings after installing and configuring your router, you can click the desktop

shortcut—a preconfigured shortcut

placed on your desktop at installation—to open the

router management interface.

1

Optionally, you can also open a browser window and log in to the

router. After logging in, you can:

•

Set up other wireless computers on your network, see

“Configuring Your Wireless Network”

on page 19

.

•

Change settings and configure wireless security, see

“Setting Your SSID and Wireless

Security” on page 20

.

For advanced features that are not covered in this manual, see the

User Manual

on your

Resource

CD.

A link to the on-line

User Manual

also is available from the router interface.

To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the

wireless adapter card for each computer in your network should support the

same technology as your router (see the online

User Manual

for more

information).

1. The shortcut icon is installed on your desktop only when using the Smart Wizard installation method.

Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard

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Upgrading the Router Firmware

When you run the

Resource CD

you will have an opportunity to upgrade to the latest available

firmware. Once you have configured your wireless-N modem router, when you log in to the

wireless-N modem router the Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen displays.

1.

Click

Yes

to check for new firmware (recommended). The wireless-N modem router

automatically checks the NETGEAR database for a new firmware image file. If no new

firmware version is available, the message “No New Firmware Version Available” displays.

(If you select “No,” you can check for new firmware later; see the online User Manual).

2.

If new firmware is available, click

Yes

, and the router automatically upgrades itself with the

latest firmware.

Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shut down the computer, or do

anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Ready light

has stopped blinking for several seconds!

Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)

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Installing Your Router Manually

(Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)

Before installing and connecting your router manually, review the list below and make sure that

you have all of the necessary information.

•

Internet ADSL service connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

•

The configuration information your ISP gave you. Depending on how your Internet account

was set up, you may need the following information to set up your wireless modem router and

access the Internet:

–

Host and Domain Name

–

Internet Login Name and Password (frequently an email address and password)

–

Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses

–

Fixed or Static IP Address

Your ISP should have provided you with all the information needed to connect to the Internet.

If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP.

•

ADSL Microfilters (see

“Understanding ADSL Microfilters” on page 12

).

•

Your computers set to DHCP enabled.

If you have not already done so:

•

Check the package contents of your router to ensure that it is complete (see

“Unpacking Your

New Router” on page 1

”).

•

Select an optimum location for your wireless modem router after reviewing the guidelines

presented in

“Positioning Your Wireless Router” on page 5

.”