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Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced and Linux Users)
17
4.
From the main menu, select
Setup Wizard
. The
Setup Wizard
screen displays.
5.
Select
No
to set up the connection yourself. Click
Next
and the
Basic Settings
screen will
display. Enter the required information for your ISP connection in the appropriate fields. If
you need assistance, follow the
Basic Settings Help
screens on the router interface or see the
online
User Manual
for this N750 wireless gigabit router.
6.
Click
Apply
to save your settings and complete your connection
.
You are now connected to the Internet! The N750 wireless gigabit router home page will display.
To complete your router setup and to configure your wireless network, see
“Accessing Your
Router After Installation and Checking for New Firmware” on page 19
and
“Configuring Your
Wireless Settings and Security Options” on page 20
.
Figure 11
If you cannot connect to the wireless router, check the Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) properties in the Network Connections section of your Control
Panel. It should be set to obtain
both
IP and DNS server addresses
automatically. For assistance, see your computer documentation or see the
links in
“Related Documents” on page 39
.
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Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced and Linux Users)
18
If you do not connect successfully:
•
Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed
everything correctly.
•
Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.
•
Read
“Troubleshooting” on page 26
.
If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
19
Configuring Your Wireless Network
After installing your router, you must log into the router to complete your wireless setup. When
you log in to the browser, you will be prompted to check for firmware updates from the
NETGEAR update server.
Accessing Your Router After Installation and
Checking for New Firmware
The Smart Wizard only appears when you run the CD. If you want to change the settings after
installing and configuring your router, you can click the desktop shortcut—a pre-configured
shortcut
placed on your desktop by the Smart Wizard at installation—to open the router
management interface.
1
You can also change your settings, or configure your wireless and security
settings, by opening a browser window and logging in to the router. You will also be prompted to
check for new router firmware for the router.
To log in to the router after installation:
1.
Open a browser window and type
in the address field of your
browser. Press
Enter
.
2.
When prompted, enter the Password (
admin
is the default router User Name and
password
is
the default router Password), both in lowercase letters. If you changed the Password from the
defaults, then enter your new Password.
1. The shortcut icon is installed on your desktop only when using the Smart Wizard installation method.
You can enter either of these addresses to connect to your wireless router:
or
The router User Name and Password are unique to the router and are not the
same as any other User Name or Password you may use to log in to your
Internet connection.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
20
Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security
Options
The wireless network settings of the router must match the wireless network settings of any
wireless devices that connect wirelessly to the router (such as wireless adapter cards and wireless
computers).
For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must use the same SSID, also
called the wireless network name, and the same wireless security. NETGEAR strongly
recommends that you use wireless security.
The Wireless Settings screen lets you set your wireless network connections and the wireless
security option for your network and router. To configure the wireless network, you can either
manually specify your network name (SSID) and your wireless security settings (see
“Setting
Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually” on page 20
) or, if the clients in your network are
WPS capable, you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and
implement WPA/WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see
“Using Push 'N'
Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 23
).
For a complete overview of all the security configurations that can be implemented on this router,
see the online
User Manual
. A link to the
User Manual
is on the
Resource CD
.
Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually
To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following:
•
Name (11N 2.4 GHz SSID). The default is
NETGEAR
.
•
Name (11N 5 GHz SSID). The default is
NETGEAR-5G
.
Indoors, computers can connect over wireless networks at a range of several
hundred feet. This can allow others outside of your immediate area to access your
network.
If you configure the router from a wireless computer and you change the router’s
SSID, channel, or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when
you click
Apply
. You must then change your computer’s wireless settings to match
the router’s new settings. To avoid this situation, you can use a computer that is
connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.
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Configuring Your Wireless Network
21
•
The wireless mode (802.11n) that each wireless adapter supports. The default is
Up to 145Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 450Mbps at 5 GHz
.
•
Wireless security option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wireless security. To
successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter to determine which
wireless security option it supports.
To set up basic wireless connectivity on your router:
1.
Log in to the N750 wireless gigabit router at
, with the default
user name of
admin
and default password of
password
, or using whatever LAN address and
password you have set up.
2.
Select
Wireless Settings
under Setup in the main menu to display the Wireless Settings
screen.
3.
Select your region. In the United States, the default region cannot be changed. For the rest of
the world, the default region is Europe.
4.
Set up the 2.4 GHz wireless network:
a.
Enter the SSID name. The default is
NETGEAR
.
b.
Select the operating channel for the wireless mode. The default is Auto. When Auto is
selected, the router finds the best operating channel available.
If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel.
Channels 1, 6, and 11 will not interfere with each other.
c.
Leave the wireless mode set to the default setting of
Up to 145Mbps
for 2.4GHz.
5.
Select security options for the 2.4GHz wireless network.
The wireless Security Options are set to
None
by default. NETGEAR strongly recommends
that you use wireless security. You can select a different Security Option and a different
passphrase for each wireless network. For the highest performance of the 2.4GHz wireless
network and the most secure encryption, NETGEAR recommends that you use
WPA2-PSK
as
your security option.
6.
Set up the 5GHz wireless network:
The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the
N750 wireless gigabit router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless
connection.

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