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NETGEAR Router Setup Manual
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
August 2004
Note:
After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login
program on your computer in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet
application, your router will automatically log you in.
a.
Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.
Figure 3-10:
Basic Settings ISP list
Note:
Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.
b.
The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.
c.
Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider.
d.
Click
Apply
to save your settings. Click the Test button to verify you have Internet access.
Using the Smart Setup Wizard
You can use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet
connection. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant
(as illustrated in
Figure 3-5
) that only appears when the router is in its factory default state. After
you configure the router, the Smart Wizard configuration assistant will not appear again.
To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet
connection settings, follow this procedure.
1.
Connect to the router by typing
in the address field of your
browser, then click
Enter
.
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2.
For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router password, both in lower case
letters. To change the password, see
“Changing the Administrator Password” on page 5-8
Note:
The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you
may use to log in to your Internet connection.
Once you have entered your user name and password, your Web browser should find the
router and display the home page as shown in
“Login result: RP614 v3 home page” on page
3-10
.
3.
Click
Setup Wizard
on the upper left of the main menu.
4.
Click
Next
to proceed. Input your ISP settings, as needed.
5.
At the end of the Setup Wizard, click the
Test
button to verify your Internet connection. If you
have trouble connecting to the Internet, use the Troubleshooting Tips
“Troubleshooting Tips”
on page 3-6
to correct basic problems, or refer to
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting
.”
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Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
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August 2004
Chapter 5
Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
This chapter describes how to use some of the maintenance features of your Router. These features
can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Other maintenance features not presented in this chapter can be found accessed via links in the
browser interface of the router to the User Guide and in the help screens.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is
password
. Change this
password to a more secure password.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set
Password to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-1:
Set Password menu
Note:
Before changing the router password, follow the instructions under
“Configuration
File Management” on page 5-2
to save your configuration settings. If you forget the new
password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults to be able to log in
using the default password of password. This means you will have to restore all the
router configuration settings. If you ever have to reset the router back to the factory
defaults, you can restore your settings from the backup configuration file.
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To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click
Apply.
Configuration File Management
The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. This file
can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the user’s PC, or cleared to
factory default settings.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-2:
Settings Backup menu
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file
containing your router’s configuration settings.
To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser will extract the configuration file
from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the
file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.

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