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Log In to Your Router
When you first connect to your router during installation, a Setup Wizard displays. For help
using the Setup Wizard to configure your Internet and wireless network, see the
Mobile
Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1210 Installation Guide
.
After the initial configuration, you can use your Web browser to log in to the router to view or
change its settings. Links to Knowledge Base and documentation are also available on the
router main menu.
Note:
Your computer must be configured for DHCP. For help configuring
DHCP, refer to the documentation that came with your computer, or
see the link to the online document in
Preparing Your Network
in
Appendix
A.
When you have logged in, if you do not click
Logout
, after 5 minutes of no activity the router
automatically logs you out.
To log in to the router:
1.
Type
in the address field of your browser, and then press
enter to display the login window.
2.
Enter
admin
for the user name and your password (or the default,
password
).
For information about how to change the password, see
Changing the Built-In Password
on page
55.
Note:
If you do not remember your password, you can restore the router to
its factory default settings, which will reset the password. See
Factory Default Settings
on page
93.
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3.
If the router has not been configured, the Smart Wizard screen displays. After the router has
been configured, one of the following screens appears:
•
Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen
. After initial setup, the Firmware Upgrade
Assistant screen displays unless the
Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in
check box is cleared.
Note:
You can disable this automatic checking and updating feature during
future log ins by clearing the
Check for Updated Firmware Upon
Log-in
check box, but NETGEAR recommends that you keep this
feature enabled to ensure your router is using the latest updated
firmware.
•
Router Status screen
. The Router Status screen displays the current router
connection status. See
Router Status
on page
48.
4.
You can use different methods to configure your router.
•
Select Setup Wizard
from the router menu to set up your Internet connection and
wireless network configuration
. See
Access the Configuration Assistant after
Installation
on page
14.
•
You can manually configure the router settings. See
Manually Configure Your Internet
Settings
on page
15.
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Access the Configuration Assistant after Installation
1.
Log in to the router as described in
Log In to Your Router
on page
12.
The Configuration Assistant opens.
2.
Click
Next
.
The Configuration Assistant prompts you to set up your Internet connection and wireless
network as described in the
Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1210
Installation Guide
.
a.
Select your Internet connection mode:
•
Use Ethernet first and if fail use mobile broadband connection
•
Always use mobile broadband connection
•
Always use Ethernet connection
b.
Click
Next
.
c.
Select your
country
and then your
Internet Service Provider
.
d.
Click
Done
.
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Manually Configure Your Internet Settings
For you to connect to the network, an active broadband service account is required. Contact
your ISP for your user name, password, and the network name. You must also configure
some or all of the settings described in the following sections, depending on how you have
chosen to connect to the Internet:
•
Broadband Settings
on page
15.
•
Mobile Broadband Settings
on page
17 (not required if using Ethernet connection only).
•
Ethernet Broadband Settings
on page
19 (not required if using mobile broadband
connection only).
Broadband Settings
To manually configure your broadband Internet settings:
1.
Log in to the router as described in
Log In to Your Router
on page
12.
2.
From the main menu, select Broadband Settings.
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3.
Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fields in this screen
are described in
Table 2
.
4.
The following buttons are available:
•
Apply
. Apply the changes that you made.
•
Cancel
. Discard changes.
Table 2.
Internet Connection Settings
Fields and Check Boxes
Description
Internet Connection Mode
The choices are:
• Always use an Ethernet connection (default)
• Use Ethernet first and if it fails use mobile broadband connection
• Always use mobile broadband connection
Failover Detection Method
1
1 This field is available only when the Internet Connection Mode is
Use Ethernet first and if fail use 3G mobile
connection.
Select the failover method and enter the related information:
• DNS lookup using WAN DNS Server
• Perform a DNS lookup by a hostname
• Ping this IP address
Retry Interval is
1
Enter the retry interval.
Failover after
1
Enter how many retry attempts to make before failing over.
Resume after
1
Enter how long to wait for primary link is stabilized before resuming to
use the primary link.
Enable Hardware link detection
Enter when to failover when the Ethernet link is dropped. This is
independent of the DNS / Ping detection methods.

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