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Use the Internet Setup Wizard

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your

router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you

connect to your router to set it up.



To use the Setup Wizard:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup Wizard

.

5.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

If you select the

No

radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

on page

22).

6.

Click the

Next

button.

The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to

determine your Internet configuration.

When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to download and install the

free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app.

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Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login



To specify the Internet connection settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

5.

For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, leave the

No

radio button

selected.

6.

If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the

Account

Name (If Required)

field.

7.

If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the

Domain Name (If

Required)

field.

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For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can

change them.

8.

Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router

connects.

9.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it also.

10.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

•

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

12.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see

Chapter 12,

Troubleshooting

.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login



To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

The Internet Setup screen displays.

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5.

For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, select the

Yes

radio

button.

Scroll to

view more

settings

6.

In the

Internet Service Provider

list, select the encapsulation method:

PPPoE

or

L2TP

.

7.

In the

Login

field, enter the login name that your ISP gave you.

This login name is often an email address.

8.

In the

Password

field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.

9.

If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the

Service Name (if Required)

field.

10.

In the

Connection Mode

list, select

Always On

,

Dial on Demand

, or

Manually Connect

.

11.

To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the

Idle Timeout (In

minutes)

field, type the number of minutes.

This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the

network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

12.

Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router

connects.

13.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

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N900 WiFi Router

•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it also.

14.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

•

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

15.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

16.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see

Chapter 12,

Troubleshooting

.

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

You can set up an IPv6 Internet connection if genie does not detect it automatically.



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The Basic Settings screen displays.

5.

In the

Internet Connection Type

list, select the IPv6 connection type:

•

If your ISP did not provide details, select

IPv6 Tunnel

.

•

If you are not sure, select

Auto Detect

so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is

in use.

•

If your Internet connection does not use PPPoe or DHCP, or is not fixed but is IPv6,

select

Auto Config

.

Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. For more information

about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections:

-

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection

on page

26