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Manually Installing Your Router
Before installing and connecting your router manually, review the list below and make sure that
you have all of the necessary information. Follow these procedures if you are an advanced user, or
you are installing this router on a Linux system.
Internet service connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The configuration information your ISP gave you. Depending on how your Internet account
was set up, you might need the following information to set up your N300 Wireless router and
access the Internet:
Host and domain name
Internet login name and password (frequently an email address and password)
Domain Name Server (DNS) addresses
Fixed or static IP address
Your ISP should have provided you with all the information needed to connect to the Internet.
If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP.
If you have cable modem service, make sure that you are using the same computer on which
you first set up your Internet account.
If you have not already done so:
Check the package contents of your router to ensure that it is complete (see
“Unpacking Your
New Router” on page 1
”).
Select an optimum location for your N300 Wireless router after reviewing the guidelines
presented in
“Positioning Your Wireless Router” on page 6
.”
NETGEAR does not recommend or support adding a NETGEAR router behind
another router, or replacing a gateway with a NETGEAR router.
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Connecting Your N300 Wireless Gigabit Router
Before you install your N300 Wireless router, make sure that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Property settings on your computer are set to “automatically obtain an IP address” using DHCP
and “Obtain DNS server address automatically.” You can check these settings by looking at the
TCP/IP Properties of your Internal Network Connections, which are accessible through the
Control Panel of your computer. If you are unsure about this, refer to the documentation for your
computer or see the link to TCP/IP Addressing in
“Related Documents” on page 43
.
To connect the N300 Wireless router, the computer, and the modem:
1.
Turn off and unplug the power to the broadband cable modem or DSL modem.
2.
Locate the Ethernet cable (
A
) that connects your computer to the modem.
3.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable at the modem end only (
B
). You will connect it to the router
later.
4.
Locate the Ethernet cable that came with your NETGEAR product. Securely insert one end of
the Ethernet cable into your modem (
C
) and the other end into the Internet port of the N300
Wireless router (
D
). The Ethernet cable and the Internet port label are color coded.
If you are replacing an existing router, disconnect it completely from your network
and set it aside before starting to install your new router, then go to
“To replace
your wireless router:” on page 15
.
Figure 7
A
B
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5.
Locate the Ethernet cable (
A
) that is still attached to your computer. Securely insert the other
end of the Ethernet cable into a port on the router, such as port 4 (
E
), as shown in
Figure 9
Connect any additional wired devices to your router by inserting an Ethernet cable from a
device into one of the three remaining LAN ports.
6.
Ensure that your network is now set up in the order shown in
Figure 10
; you are now ready to
restart your network.
Figure 8
Figure 9
C
D
A
E
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7.
Start your network in the correct sequence, as described in
“To start your network:”
.
To replace your wireless router:
1.
Turn off and unplug the power from your broadband cable modem or DSL modem.
2.
Remove both Ethernet cables from your existing router (but leave both cables attached to your
computer and your modem).
3.
Locate the Ethernet cable (
A
) that is still attached to your computer. Securely insert the other
end of the Ethernet cable into a LAN port on your new router, such as port 4 (
E
), as shown in
Figure 11
.
Connect any additional wired devices to your new router by inserting an Ethernet cable from a
device into one of the three remaining LAN ports.
Figure 10
Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you
from accessing the Internet.
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4.
Replace the Ethernet cable connected to your modem with the Ethernet cable that came with
your router, and insert one end into the same port on the modem. Then, insert the other end
into the Internet port of your new router (
F
), as shown in
Figure 11
.
5.
Start your network in the correct sequence, as described below.
To start your network:
1.
Plug in the power and turn on the broadband cable modem or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes.
2.
Plug the end of the power adapter cord into the wall or a power strip, and insert the other end
into the power adapter outlet of your N300 Wireless router (
G
), shown in
Figure 12
.
3.
Make sure that the Power button on the back of your router (
H
) is in the power-on state. (The
button is depressed when in power-on mode.) Wait 1 minute.
Figure 11
Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you
from accessing the Internet.
A
E
F

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