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Join Your Wireless Network

Choose either the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. See

Chapter 4,

WPS Wizard

for instructions for how to use WPS to join the network.

With the manual method, choose the network that you want and type its password to

connect.



To connect manually:

1.

On your computer or wireless device, open the software that manages your wireless

connections. This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.

2.

Look for your network and select it.

The unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password is on the router label. If you

changed these settings, then look for the network name that you used.

3.

Enter the router password and click

Connect

.

NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App

The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home

network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps.

Menu

Language

Support

Dashboard

(Click to

view

details)

Retrieve wireless password

About genie

The genie app can help you with the following:

•

Automatically repair common wireless network problems.

•

Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet

traffic meter, speed test, and more.

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The genie mobile app works on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone:

Log in to the router

Information about

genie mobile app

Phone status

Search NETGEAR

support

and the connected

router

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3.

NETGEAR genie Basic Settings

Your Internet connection and network

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Basic Home Screen

•

Internet Settings

•

Attached Devices

•

Parental Controls

•

Basic Wireless Settings

•

Guest Networks

•

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Basic Home Screen

The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure:

Internet Settings

The Internet Settings screen is where you view or change ISP information.



To change the Internet settings:

1.

From the Home screen, select

Internet

. The following screen displays:

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The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet

connection requires a login.

•

Yes

. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to

change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.

•

No

. Enter the account and domain names, only if your ISP requires them.

2.

Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine.

If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings.

3.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

4.

Click

Test

to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within

1 minute, see

Chapter 8, Troubleshooting

.

Internet Settings Screen Fields

The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The

fields that display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is required.

Does Your ISP Require a Login?

Answer either yes or no.

These fields display when no login is required:

•

Account Name (if required)

. Enter the account name that your ISP provided. This might

also be called the host name.

•

Domain Name (if required)

. Enter the domain name that your ISP provided.

These fields display when your ISP requires a login:

•

Internet Service Provider Encapsulation

.Choose an ISP types. PPPoE, PPTP, or

L2TP.

•

Login

. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.

•

Password

. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.

•

Idle Timeout (In minutes)

. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in

minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after

there is no Internet activity from the LAN. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

Internet IP Address

.

•

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 the gateway IP

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

connect.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses

based on their names.

•

Get Automatically from ISP

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

automatically assigns this address.