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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
2
To prepare your router for installation:
1.
Carefully peel off any protective film covering the sides of your router.
2.
Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to
the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
Hardware Features
Before you install and connect your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and
back panels of the router—especially the status lights on the front panel.
Front Panel
The router front panel, shown in
Figure 1
, contains status lights. (For more information on
interpreting the status lights, see
“Verifying Your Connection” on page 15
and
“Checking Basic
Router Functions” on page 26
.)
Figure 1
1
2
3
4
5
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You can use the status lights to verify various conditions.
Table 1.
Status Light Descriptions
Label
Activity
Description
1.
Power
Solid Amber
Solid Green
Blinking Amber
Blinking Green
Off
The router is performing the power-on self-test diagnostic.
The power is on and the router is ready.
A software update is in progress.
Firmware is corrupted. See
“Checking Basic Router Functions” on
page 26
for instructions on restoring your router firmware.
Power is not being supplied to the router
2.
Push 'N'
Connect
Solid Green
Blinking Green
Off
Indicates that wireless security is enabled.
A WPS-capable device is connecting to or managing the router.
No WPS connection exists.
3.
Internet
Solid Amber
Solid Green
Blinking
Off
The Internet port is connected, but no IP address has been acquired.
The wireless router has acquired an Internet address.
Data is being communicated through the Internet port.
No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
4.
Wireless
Solid Blue
Blinking Blue
Off
The wireless interface is enabled.
Data is being communicated over the wireless network.
The wireless interface is turned off.
5.
LAN
(Ports 1–4)
Solid Green
Blinking Green
Solid Amber
Blinking Amber
Off
The local port is connected to a 100 Mbps device.
Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.
The local port is connected to a 10 Mbps device.
Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.
No link is detected on this port.
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Back Panel
The router back panel, shown in
Figure 2
, contains port connections.
Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements:
1.
Restore factory settings button. Press for approximately 5 seconds to reset the router to the
factory default settings.
2.
Four Local Area Network (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to
your local computers
3.
Internet/Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL
modem.
4.
Power on/off push-button.
5.
AC power adapter outlet for connecting the power adapter.
Side Panel
The router side panel is shown in
Figure 3
.
Figure 2
Figure 3
1
4
3
2
5
1
2
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1.
WPS button
– Turns on Push ‘N’ Connect (WPS). When Push ‘N’ Connect is active and
ready to add a wireless client through WPS, the Push ‘N’ Connect LED on the front of the
wireless router is blinking. See
“Push 'N' Connect” on page 3
.
2.
Wireless On/Off button
– Turns the Wireless network on and off. When the Wireless network
is enabled, the Wireless LED on the front of the router is solid blue. See
“Wireless” on page 3
.
Router Label
The label on the bottom of the wireless router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number,
security PIN, and factory default login information.
The ports on the router are color-coded to distinguish your Internet port from the other four ports
that connect to the wired computer(s) on your Local Area Network (LAN).
Positioning Your Wireless Router
The wireless router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating
range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless
connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For
example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal must pass through might limit the
range. For best results, place your router:
•
Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices will operate, preferably
within line of sight to your wireless devices.
Figure 4
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•
Accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between
the wireless router and your other devices to a minimum.
•
Away from electrical devices which are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans,
home security systems, microwaves, or the base for a cordless phone.
•
Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large
expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and
concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
Installing Your Wireless Router
To help you set up your router and get on the Internet quickly, the
Resource CD
contains a Smart
Wizard™ Installation Assistant. The Installation Assistant walks you through the steps required to
connect your router, modem, and computer(s); configure your wireless settings; and enable
wireless security for your network. When you have finished, you will be Internet ready!
You can set up your wireless router using one of two methods:
•
Smart Wizard Setup
: The Smart Wizard Installation Assistant setup is available on your
Resource CD
. See
“Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard” on page 8
to use the
Smart Wizard Installation Assistant.
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation
or an inability to wirelessly connect to the Internet.
NETGEAR does not recommend or support adding a NETGEAR router behind
another router, or replacing a gateway with a NETGEAR router.
If you have a Linux system, you need to use the manual installation method (see
“Manually Installing Your Router” on page 11
).

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