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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
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These options are discussed later in
“Accessing Your Router After Installation and Checking for
New Firmware” on page 10
.
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
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Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard
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Installing Your Router
Using the Smart Wizard
To use the Smart Wizard, you must be using a PC with Windows Vista, or Windows 2000 or
Windows XP with Service Pack 2. The Smart Wizard setup procedure should take about 15
minutes to complete. Before using the Smart Wizard to set up your router, ensure that:
•
You have an Internet service connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
•
You have the configuration information provided by your ISP.
•
If you are connected through a cable modem, you are using the computer that you initially
used to set up your Internet account.
Using the Smart Wizard
The NETGEAR Smart Wizard takes you through the procedure to connect your router, modem,
and PC(s). It then helps you to configure your wireless settings and enable wireless security for
your network. The Smart Wizard guides you through the setup process by automating many of the
steps. At each step in the setup process, the Smart Wizard checks to ensure that the steps you
perform are successfully completed.
To install your router using the Smart Wizard:
1.
Insert the
Resource CD
into your Windows PC. The CD will automatically start and detect the
language you are using on your PC. Select a different language option, if you prefer.
2.
When the
Welcome
screen appears, click
Setup
to start the Smart Wizard. Follow the
instructions and prompts to complete the installation.
The Smart Wizard guides you through installing your router, connecting your router to the
Internet, configuring your wireless network settings, and selecting the optimum security
protection for your network. If you choose not to select a security option during installation,
If the CD does not automatically start, browse the CD and double-click on
.
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Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard
you can always access the router’s user interface later to select a security option (see
“Accessing Your Router After Installation and Checking for New Firmware”
).
You are now connected to the Internet!
To set up additional wireless computers in your network to access the router and connect to the
Internet, see
“Setting Up Your Wireless Computers” on page 26
.
Accessing Your Router After Installation and
Checking for New Firmware
The Smart Wizard only appears when you first install the router or when the router is in its factory
default state (for example, if you have reset the router to its factory default settings). If you want to
change the settings after installing and configuring your router using the Smart Wizard, you must
open a browser window and log in to the router. You will also be prompted to check for new router
firmware.
To log in to the router after installation:
1.
Open a browser window and type
in the address field of your
browser. Press
Enter
.
A login window similar to the one shown below will display.
To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the
wireless adapter card for each computer in your network should support the
same technology as your router (see the online
User Manual
for more
information).
You can enter either of these addresses to connect to your wireless router:
or
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Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard
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2.
When prompted, enter the default User Name and Password (
admin
for the router User Name
and
password
for the router Password), both in lowercase letters. If you changed the User
Name and Password from the defaults, then enter your new User Name and Password.
The Firmware Update Assistant screen will display.
3.
Click
Yes
to check for new firmware (recommended)
.
The router will automatically check the
NETGEAR database for a new firmware image file. If no new firmware version is available,
the message “No New Firmware Version Available” will display. (If you select “No,” you can
check for new firmware later; see
“To manually check for new router firmware:” on page 12
.)
4.
If new firmware is available, you will be directed to the new firmware version on the
NETGEAR website. Click
Right-click and Save to Download
and save the file to a location
on your hard disk.
Usually the firmware image is an .img (or .chk) file and does not need to be decompressed
before you can use it to upgrade your router. If, however, the file is a .zip file, then the image is
compressed and must be “unzipped” before you can use the file. On Windows machines, the
WinZip utility can be used to unzip the file.
Figure 6
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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