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The Router’s Rear Panel
The rear panel of the WGT624 v3 wireless router contains the port connections listed below.
Figure 1-2: WGT624 v3 Rear Panel
Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following features:
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AC power adapter outlet
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Four Local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to the local PCs
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Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem
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Factory Default Reset push button
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Wireless antenna
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Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
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Chapter 3
Configuring the Internet and Wireless Settings
This chapter describes how to use the Smart Wizard Installation Assistant on the Resource CD to
configure your wireless router’s Internet connection and wireless parameters.
Once you are connected to the Internet and your wireless connections are working, you can also
configure the router’s content filtering parameters if you need to change the default settings. See
Chapter 4, “Content Filtering
.
If you are an advanced user, you can also configure maintenance (see
Chapter 5, “Maintenance
)
and advanced (see
Chapter 6, “Advanced Configuration
) settings if you need to change the factory
defaults.
Note:
Do not change your existing Internet connection. Instead, let the Smart Wizard
Installation Assistant on the Resource CD guide you through the setup process.
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Initial Configuration
1.
Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive on your PC. The following screen appears:
Figure 3-1:
Smart Wizard Installation Assistant Startup screen
2.
Click Setup and follow the instructions. The Smart Wizard Installation Assistant will guide
you through the setup process:
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How to change your cabling.
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How to connect to the Internet.
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How to configure your wireless settings.
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When you get to the wireless settings, you will have to select the country where you
are located and decide whether you want to have security on your wireless links
(Netgear strongly recommends enabling security).
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Depending on the type of security you select, you will also have to enter security key
or passphrase information (see
“Wireless Settings” on page 3-10
for information on
the wireless authentication and encryption parameters).
Click SETUP
to get started
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If you want to change your Internet or wireless settings later, see
“Changing Your
Configuration” on page 3-6
.
Logging Into Your Router
To log into your router after you have configured your router, do the following:
1.
Type
in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape®
Navigator.
Figure 3-2:
Log in to the router
2.
When prompted, enter
admin
for the router user name and
password
for the router password,
both in lower case letters (or enter the password you chose if you changed it during the setup
in
“Initial Configuration” on page 3-2
).
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.
A login window like the one shown below opens:
Figure 3-3:
Login window
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