Default Configuration

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Default Configuration

Default Configuration Settings

You can use the Restore Factory Settings button located on the back of your device to reset all

configuration settings to their factory defaults. This is called a hard reset.

•

To perform a hard reset, push and hold the Restore button for approximately 5 seconds (until

the POWER status light blinks rapidly). Your device will return to the factory configuration

settings shown in

Table 1

below.

•

Pressing the Restore button for a shorter period of time will simply cause your device to

reboot.

Table 1.

Home Router Default Configuration Settings

Feature

Default Setting

Smart Wizard

Disabled

Router Login

Router Login URL

http://www. routerlogin.net;

http://www

.

routerlogin.com; or http://192.168.1.1

Login Name (case sensitive)

admin

Login Password (case sensitive)

password

Internet Connection

WAN MAC Address

Default hardware address (on label)

MTU Size

1500

Local Network

Router Lan IP address (the Gateway IP

address)

192.168.1.1

IP Subnet Mask

255.255.255.0

DHCP Server

Enabled

Time Zone

GMT

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Default Configuration

Restoring the Default User Name and Password

You can restore the factory default configuration settings that reset the router’s User Name to

admin,

the Password to

password,

and the IP address to

192.168.1.1

. This procedure erases your

current configuration and restores the factory defaults.

To restore the factory default configuration settings:

1.

Use a sharp object such as a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the default reset button,

located on the rear panel of the router, for about 20 seconds (see

“Back Panel” on page 3

).

2.

Release the reset button and wait for the router to reboot.

Time Zone Adjusted for Daylight Saving

Time

Disabled

Firewall

Inbound (communications coming in from

the Internet)

Disabled (bars all unsolicited requests except for

traffic on port 80, the http port)

Outbound (communications going out to

the Internet)

Enabled (all)

Wireless

Wireless Communication

Enabled

SSID Name

NETGEAR

Security

Disabled

Broadcast SSID

Enabled

Transmission Speed

Auto

a

Country/Region

United States (North America only; otherwise varies

by country and region)

RF Channel

6 until region selected

Operating Mode

130 Mbps

Data Rate

Best

Output Power

Full

a. Maximum Wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput will vary. Network

conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and net-

work overhead lower actual data throughput rate.

Table 1.

Home Router Default Configuration Settings (continued)

Feature

Default Setting

Default Configuration

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The factory default settings will be restored so that you can access the router from your web

browser using the factory defaults.

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Default Configuration

Related Documents

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Related Documents

This section provides links to reference documents that you can use to gain a more complete

understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product.

Document

Link

Internet Networking and

TCP/IP Addressing

Preparing a Computer for

Network Access

Glossary