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Getting to Know Your NETGEAR Wireless Router

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The Router’s Rear Panel

The rear panel of the Router contains these connections.

Figure 1-2: router Rear Panel

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

•

AC power adapter outlet for

5 V DC @ 1 A output, 20W maximum

•

Factory Default Reset push button for

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

•

Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem

•

Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local

computers

Power

4 LAN Ports

Reset

4

3

2

1

Button

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Chapter 3

Connecting the Router to the Internet

This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to

the Internet. You will find out how to configure your router for Internet access.

Follow these instructions to set up your router.

Prepare to Install Your Router

•

For Cable Modem Service

: When you perform the router setup steps be sure to use the

computer you first registered with your cable ISP.

•

For DSL Service

: You may need information such as the DSL login name/e-mail address and

password in order to complete the router setup.

Before proceeding with the router installation, familiarize yourself with the contents of the Setup

CD, especially this manual and the tutorials for configuring computers for networking.

First, Connect the Router to Your Network

1.

C

ONNECT

THE

ROUTER

,

THE

COMPUTER

,

AND

THE

MODEM

a.

Turn off your computer.

b.

Turn off the cable or DSL broadband modem

and

unplug it.

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c.

Locate the Ethernet cable (Cable 1 in the diagram) that connects your PC to the modem.

Figure 3-1:

Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the computer

d.

Disconnect the cable at the computer end only, point

A

in the diagram above.

e.

Look at the label on the bottom of the router. Locate the Internet port. Securely insert the

Ethernet cable from your modem (Cable 1 in the diagram below) into the Internet port of

the router as shown in point

B

of the diagram below.

Figure 3-2:

Connect the router to the modem

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Note:

Place the router in a location which conforms to the

“Observe Performance,

Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1

. The stand provided with the router

provides a convenient, space-saving way of installing the router. Avoid stacking it on

other electronic equipment.

f.

Securely insert the blue cable that came with your router (the blue NETGEAR cable in the

diagram below) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 4 (point

C

in the

diagram), and the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer (point

D

in the

diagram).

Figure 3-3:

Connect the computer to the router

Your network cables are connected and you are ready to restart your network.

2.

R

ESTART

YOUR

NETWORK

IN

THE

CORRECT

SEQUENCE

Warning:

Failure to restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from

connecting to the Internet.

a.

First, plug in and turn on the broadband modem and wait 2 minutes.

b.

Now, plug in the power cord to your router and wait 1 minute.

c.

Last, turn on your computer.

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