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Unpack Your New Router

Your box should contain the following items:

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AC power adapter (plug varies by region)

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Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable

•

Telephone cable with RJ-11 connector

•

Microfilters and splitters (quantity and type vary by region)

•

Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions

If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep

the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for

repair. See

Position Your Wireless Router

on page 17 for information about where to place

and how to position your router.

N600 Wireless Modem Router

Phone cable

Power adapter

ADSL filter

Figure 1. Box contents

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Hardware Features

Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front

and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.

Label

The label on the bottom of the wireless modem router shows the router’s Restore Factory

Settings button, WPS security PIN, MAC address, and serial number.

MAC address

Serial number

Restore Factory Settings

WPS Security PIN

Figure 2. Label on router bottom

See

Factory Settings

on page 156 for information about the Restore Factory Settings button

and the factory setting values.

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Back Panel

The back panel has the Power On/Off button and port connections shown in the figure:

2. Gigabit port for connecting to external cable/fiber modem

5. Power On/Off button

4. USB port

6. AC power adapter input

1. ADSL line

3. Gigabit Ethernet ports

Figure 3. Back panel port connections

Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements:

1.

RJ-11 asynchronous DSL (ADSL) port for connecting the wireless modem router to an

ADSL line

Note:

An ADSL port is capable of sending data over an ADSL line at one

speed and receiving it at another speed.

2.

Ethernet WAN port for connecting the wireless modem router to a fiber/cable modem

Note:

You can use either the ADSL or Gigabit Ethernet port for WAN

connectivity.

3.

Four Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports for cabling the wireless modem router to the local computers

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USB port for connecting USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives

5.

Power On/Off button

6.

AC power adapter input

Front Panel

The wireless modem router front panel has the 10 status LEDs, icons, and ports shown in the

figure. Note that the Wireless and WPS icons are buttons.

Power

LAN ports

DSL

Internet

5 GHZ wireless

USB port

Wireless On/Off button

WPS On/Off button

2.4 GHz wireless

USB

Figure 4. Front panel LEDs

The following tables describe the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from top to

bottom.

Table 1.

WPS button and LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

Indicates that wireless security has been enabled.

Blinking green

WPS-capable device is connecting to the device.

Off

WPS is not enabled. For information about the use of this button, see

Wi-Fi

Protected Setup (WPS) Method

on page 40.

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Table 2.

Wireless button

Icon

Description

For information about the use of this button, see

Turn Off Wireless Connectivity

on page 38.

Table 3.

USB port

Icon

Description

USB port for connecting USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives.

Table 4.

Internet LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

You have an Internet connection. If this connection is dropped due to an

idle time-out but the connection is still present, the light stays green. If the

Internet connection is dropped for any other reason, the light turns off.

Solid red

The Internet (IP) connection failed. See

No ISP Connection

on page 148

for troubleshooting information.

Blinking green

Data is being transmitted over the Internet connection.

Off

No Internet connection is detected or the device is in bridge mode (an

external device handles the ISP connection).

Table 5.

DSL LED

Icon

LED Activity

Description

Solid green

You have an ADSL connection. In technical terms, the ADSL port is

synchronized with an ISP’s network-access device.

Blinking green

Indicates that the wireless modem router is negotiating the best possible

speed on the ADSL line.

Off

The unit is off or there is no IP connection.

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