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Note:

The router user name and password are different from the user name

and password for logging in to your Internet connection. See

Types of Logins

and Access

on page 14 for more information.

Router Dashboard (BASIC Home Screen)

The router BASIC Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet

connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the four sections of the dashboard

to view more detailed information. The left column has the menus, and at the top is an

ADVANCED tab that is used to access more menus and screens.

Menus (Click the ADVANCED tab to view more)

Help

Dashboard (Click to view details)

•

Home

. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router

.

•

Internet

. Set, update, and check the ISP settings of your router.

•

Wireless

. View or change the wireless settings for your router.

•

Attached Devices

. View the devices connected to your network.

•

Parental Controls

. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable

content from reaching your computers.

•

ADVANCED tab

. Set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access by

IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See

Chapter 7, Advanced Settings

.

Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts.

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Help & Support

. Go to the NETGEAR support site for information, help, and product

documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.

Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network

Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment

to your wireless network.

Manual Method



To connect manually:

1.

Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device

(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router. This

software scans for all wireless networks in your area.

2.

Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during

the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default

SSID is on the product label on the bottom of the router.

3.

Enter the router password and click

Connect

. The default router passphrase is on the

product label on the bottom of the router.

4.

Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard for easily adding computers and other devices to

a home network while maintaining security. To use WPS, make sure that all wireless devices

to be connected to the network are Wi-Fi certified and support WPS. During the connection

process, the client gets the security settings from the router so that every device in the

network has the same security settings.



To use WPS to join the wireless network:

If your wireless device supports WPS (Push 'N' Connect), follow these steps:

1.

Press the

WPS

button on the router front panel.

2.

Within 2 minutes, press the

WPS

button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS

instructions that came with the device. The device is now connected to your router.

3.

Repeat steps 1–2 to add other WPS wireless devices.

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Your Internet connection and network

This chapter explains the features available from the NETGEAR genie BASIC Home screen,

shown in the following figure:

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Internet Setup

•

Wireless Settings

•

Attached Devices

•

Parental Controls

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Internet Setup

The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information.

1.

From the Home screen, select

Internet

. The following screen displays:

The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet

connection requires a login.

•

Yes

. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to

change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.

•

No

. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.

2.

Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine.

If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings.

3.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

4.

Click

Test

to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within

1 minute, see

Chapter 8, Troubleshooting

.

Internet Setup Screen Fields

The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen.

Which fields display in this screen depends on whether an ISP login is required.

Does Your ISP Require a Login?

Answer either yes or no.

These fields display when no login is required:

•

Account Name (If required)

. Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This name

might also be called the host name.

•

Domain Name (If required)

. Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.

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These fields display when your ISP requires a login:

•

Login

. The login name provided by your ISP. This name is often an email address.

•

Password

. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.

•

Idle Timeout (In minutes)

. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in

minutes. This value determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active

after no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

Internet IP Address

.

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router

connects.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses

based on their names.

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP

automatically assigns this address.

•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS

addresses to the router during login, select this option, and enter the IP address of your

ISP primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

Router MAC Address

. The Ethernet MAC address used by the router on the Internet port.

Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when

your account is first opened. They then accept traffic only from the MAC address of that

computer. This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (this process

is also called cloning).

•

Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

•

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that is allowed by

the ISP.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.