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Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)
17
Setting Up Your Router for Internet Access
When configuring your wireless router manually, you must log in to your wireless modem router
to set it up initially and to make any changes to your wireless router’s settings later.
To access the router:
1.
Type
in the address field of your browser, and then click
Enter
.
.
A login window similar to the one shown in
Figure 11
will display.
2.
When prompted, enter
admint
for the router User Name and
password
for the router
Password, both in lowercase letters. (For security reasons, the router has its own user name
and password.)
The Main menu will display.
You can also enter either of these addresses to connect to your wireless router:
or
.
Figure 10
Figure 11
The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or
password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.
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Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)
18
3.
From the menu options in the left navigation pane, click
Setup Wizard
. The
Setup Wizard
screen will display.
4.
Select one of the following options:
•
Select
Yes
to allow the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet connection. When prompted,
click
Next
. The wizard will assist you with configuring your wireless router to access the
Internet.
•
Select
No
to set up the connection yourself. Click
Next
and the
Basic Settings
screen will
display. Enter the required information for your ISP connection in the appropriate fields. If
you need assistance, follow the
Basic Settings Help
screens on the router interface or see
the online
User’s Manual
for this wireless modem router.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings and complete your connection
.
You should now be connected to the Internet!
If you do not connect successfully:
•
Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed
everything correctly.
•
Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.
•
Read
“Troubleshooting” on page 23
.
If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support.
Figure 12
If you cannot connect to the wireless router, check the Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) properties in the Network Connections section of your Control
Panel. It should be set to obtain
both
IP and DNS server addresses
automatically. For assistance, see your computer documentation or see the
links in
“Related Documents” on page 34
.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
19
Configuring Your Wireless Network
After installing your router, you must log into the router to complete your wireless setup. The
wireless network settings of the router must match the wireless network settings of any wireless
devices that connect wirelessly to the router (such as wireless adapter cards and wireless
computers).
For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must use the same SSID, also
called the wireless network name, and the same wireless security. NETGEAR strongly
recommends that you use wireless security.
The Wireless Settings screen lets you set your wireless network connections and the wireless
security option for your network and router. To configure the wireless network, you can either
manually specify your network name (SSID) and your wireless security settings (see
“Setting
Your SSID and Wireless Security” on page 20
) or, if all of the clients in your network are WPS
capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically configure your router and, at
the same time, add the WPS-capable devices to your secure wireless network (see
“Using Push 'N'
Connect (WPS) to Add Wireless Devices” on page 21
). You can also use Push 'N' Connect (WPS)
to add WPS-capable devices after you have set your SSID and wireless security using the manual
or traditional method (the preferred option).
For a complete overview of all the security configurations that can be implemented on this router,
see the on-line
User Manual
. A link to the
User Manual
is on the
Resource CD
.
Indoors, computers can connect over wireless networks at a range of several hundred
feet. This can allow others outside of your immediate area to access your network.
If you configure the router from a wireless computer and you change the router’s
SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when
you click
Apply
. You must then change your computer’s wireless settings to match
the router’s new settings. To avoid this situation, you can use a computer that is
connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
20
Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security
To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following:
•
SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR.
•
The wireless mode (802.11g/b, or 802.11n) that each wireless adapter supports.
•
Wireless security option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. To
successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter to determine which
wireless security option it supports.
To set up basic wireless connectivity and wireless security on your router:
1.
Log in to the router at its default LAN address of
with its default user name
of
admin
and default password of
password
, or using whatever LAN address and password
you have set up.
2.
On the main menu, select Wireless Settings to display the Wireless Settings screen.
Note that the default SSID is
NETGEAR
.
3.
Set the Region. Select the region where the router is located.
4.
Leave the wireless mode set to its default setting (you can fine tune the wireless mode later—
see the online
User Manual
).
5.
Select your wireless Security Option and passphrase. NETGEAR recommends WPA/WPA2
(see your online
User Manual
for a complete explanation of the various security types that are
available).
6.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
You can also enter either of these addresses to connect to your wireless router:
or
.
The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the
wireless modem router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless
connection.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
21
To set up your computers for wireless connectivity:
1.
Configure the wireless settings of each computer or wireless adapter to have the same SSID
(wireless network name) as the router.
2.
Check that the wireless adapter on each computer can support the mode and security option
that you selected. (If you have a question, see the online
User Manual
or review the settings
you selected in
“Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security” on page 20
).
3.
Check that the security settings on each wireless device match the security settings of the
router. For example, if you selected a security option requiring a passphrase, then the same
passphrase must be used for each wireless computer.
4.
Check that each wireless computer has a wireless link and is able to obtain an IP address by
DHCP from the router.
To access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless modem router, launch a
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. You should see the wireless
modem router’s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP.
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Add Wireless
Devices
If your wireless clients support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to connect
the wireless client securely and easily to the router. Look for the
symbol on your client
device.
1
For a Windows PC, go to the Control Panel and select Network Connections.
Check the Wireless Connections Properties and ensure that TCP/IP Properties
are set to Obtain an IP address automatically.
NETGEAR’s Push 'N' Connect feature is based on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS) standard. All other Wi-Fi-certified and WPS-capable products should be
compatible with NETGEAR products that implement Push 'N' Connect.
1. For a list of other Wi-Fi-certified products available from NETGEAR, go to
.

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