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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5
3-2
Connecting the Router to the Internet
July 2004 202-10036-01
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 wireless 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 wireless router as shown in point
B
of the diagram below.
Figure 3-2:
Connect the wireless router to the modem
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5
Connecting the Router to the Internet
3-3
July 2004 202-10036-01
Note:
Place the WGR614 v5 router in a location which conforms to the
“Observe
Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” on page 4-1
. The stand provided with the
wireless router provides a convenient, space-saving way of installing the wireless router.
Avoid stacking it on other electronic equipment.
f.
Securely insert the blue cable that came with your wireless 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 wireless 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, turn on the broadband modem and wait 2 minutes.
b.
Now, plug in the power cord to your wireless router and wait 1 minute.
c.
Last, turn on your computer.
Note
: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet,
do not
run that software. You
may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page
where you can select “Never dial a connection.”
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
July 2004 202-10036-01
Figure 3-4:
Verify the connections according to the status lights on the wireless router
d.
Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following:
•
Power
: The power light should turn solid green. If it does not, see
“Troubleshooting
Tips” on page 3-8
.
•
Test:
The test light blinks when the router is first turned on, then goes off. If after 2
minutes it is still on, see
“Troubleshooting Tips” on page 3-8
.
•
Internet
: The Internet port light should be lit. If not, make sure the Ethernet cable is
securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and the modem, and the modem
is powered on.
•
Wireless:
The Wireless light should be lit. If the Wireless light is not lit, see
“Troubleshooting Tips” on page 3-8
.
•
LAN
: A LAN light should be lit. Green indicates your computer is communicating at
100 Mbps; yellow indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check that the Ethernet
cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both ends, and that the
computer is turned on.
3.
U
SE
THE
S
MART
W
IZARD
TO
CONFIGURE
THE
WIRELESS
ROUTER
a.
From the Ethernet connected PC you just set up, open a browser such as Internet Explorer
or Netscape® Navigator.
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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v5
Connecting the Router to the Internet
3-5
July 2004 202-10036-01
In its factory default state, the wireless router will automatically display the NETGEAR
Smart Wizard configuration assistant welcome page.
Figure 3-5:
NETGEAR Smart Wizard configuration assistant
Note
: If you do not see this page, clear the browser cache by going to the Internet Explorer
Tools menu, Internet Options, and clicking Delete Files, then selecting the Delete all
offline files check box and clicking OK.
If you still do not connect, type
in the browser address bar and
click Enter. Otherwise, to bypass this screen, see
“How to Bypass the Configuration
Assistant” on page 3-12
and the
“How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection”
on page 3-13
topics in this chapter.
If you cannot connect to the wireless router, verify your computer networking setup. It
should be set to obtain
both
IP and DNS server addresses automatically, which is usually
so. For help with this, see
Appendix C, “Preparing Your Network”
or the animated
tutorials on the CD
.
b.
Click
OK
. Follow the prompts to proceed with the Smart Wizard configuration assistant to
connect to the Internet.
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Connecting the Router to the Internet
July 2004 202-10036-01
c.
Follow the instructions on the screen to enable the wireless feature.
Figure 3-6:
Enable the wireless feature
d.
Enable your wireless network, click
Next
to proceed, then click
Done
to finish. If you
have trouble connecting to the Internet, see
“Troubleshooting Tips” on page 3-8
to correct
basic problems.
Note
: The Smart Wizard configuration assistant only appears when the router is in its
factory default state. After you configure the wireless router, it will not appear again. You
can always connect to the router to change its settings. To do so, open a browser such as
Internet Explorer and go to
. Then, when prompted, enter
admin
as the user name and
password
for the password, both in lower case letters.
You are now connected to the Internet and the wireless feature of the wireless router is enabled!
Next, configure your wireless computer.

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