Use the Internet Setup Wizard

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your

router

. The

Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie pages that display the first time you connect to your

router

to

set it up.

To use the Setup Wizard:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup Wizard

.

5.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

If you select the

No

radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup page (see

Manually Set Up the

Internet Connection

on page 26).

6.

Click the

Next

button.

The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your

Internet configuration.

When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to download and install the free NETGEAR

Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app.

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

You can view or change the

router

’s Internet connection settings.

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Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login

To specify the Internet connection settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

Your router might display information that is different from this example.

5.

For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, leave the

No

radio button selected.

6.

If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the

Account Name (If

Required)

field.

7.

If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the

Domain Name (If Required)

field.

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For the other sections on this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change them.

8.

Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

•

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.

9.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

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 requires specific servers, select this option.

Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is

available, enter it also.

10.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

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 must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

12.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the

NETGEAR

website does not display within one minute, see

You Cannot Access the Internet

on

page 238.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login and PPPoE

Service

To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

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The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

The Internet Setup page displays.

5.

For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, select the

Yes

radio button.

The page adjusts.

6.

From the

Internet Service Provider

menu, select

PPPoE

as the encapsulation method.

7.

In the

Login

field, enter the login name that your ISP gave you.

This login name is often an email address.

8.

In the

Password

field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.

9.

If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the

Service Name (if Required)

field.

10.

From the

Connection Mode

menu, select

Always On

,

Dial on Demand

, or

Manually Connect

.

11.

To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the

Idle Timeout (In minutes)

field, type the number of minutes.

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This is how long the

router

keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the network is using

the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

12.

Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

•

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.

13.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

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 requires specific servers, select this option.

Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is

available, enter it also.

14.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

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 must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

15.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

16.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the

NETGEAR

website does not display within one minute, see

You Cannot Access the Internet

on

page 238.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login and PPTP

or L2TP Service

To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

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