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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

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

http://www.routerlogin.net

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:

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

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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.