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Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
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 six sections of the dashboard to
view more detailed information. The left column has the menus. At the top, the Advanced tab
lets you access more menus and screens.
Menus
(Click the
Advanced
tab to view
more)
Language
Help
Dashboard
(Click to view
details)
Figure 5. Router Basic Home screen with dashboard, language, and online help
•
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.
•
ReadySHARE
. If you connected a USB storage device to the router, then it is displayed
here.
•
Guest Network
. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router’s Internet
connection.
•
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 9, Advanced Settings
.
Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts.
•
Help & Support
. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product
documentation. These links work after you have an Internet connection.
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Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
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. For instructions for how to set up a guest network, see
Guest
Networks
on page 29.
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.
The wireless 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 Wi-Fi 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 password 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:
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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Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App
The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home
network. See the
NETGEAR genie Apps User Manual
for details about the genie apps.
Menu
Language
Support
Dashboard
(Click to
view
details)
Retrieve wireless password
About genie
The genie app can help you with the following:
•
Automatically repair common wireless network problems.
•
Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet
traffic meter, speed test, and more.
The genie mobile app works on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone:
Log in to the router
Information about
genie mobile app
Phone status
Search NETGEAR
support
and the connected
router
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3.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Internet Setup
•
Attached Devices
•
Parental Controls
•
ReadySHARE USB Storage
•
Basic Wireless Settings
•
Guest Networks
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NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R4500
Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen, in the NETGEAR genie Basic Home screen, is where you view or
change ISP information.
1.
From the Basic Home screen, select
Internet
.
The following screen displays:
Scroll to
view more
settings
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.

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