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The Front of the Wireless Router

You can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions.

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Table 2-1.

Status Light

Activity

Description

1.

Power

On -- Amber

On -- Green

Fast blink -- Green

Slow blink -- Green

Off

The router integrity test is running.

Power is on and the router is ready.

Software update is in progress.

There is a problem with the wireless router software.

Power is not supplied to the router.

2.

Internet

On -- Amber

On -- Green

Blink -- Green

The Ethernet cable is connected but the wireless router has

not gotten an Internet address.

The wireless router has an Internet address.

Data is being communicated with the Internet.

3.

Wireless

On

Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized.

4.

LAN (Local Area

Network) Lights

1-4

On (Green)

Blink (Green)

On (Amber)

Blink (Amber)

Off

The local port is connected to a 100 Mbps device.

Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.

The local port has detected a link with a 10 Mbps device.

Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.

No link is detected on this port.

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The Back of the Wireless Router

The back of the wireless router has the following port connections:

1.

Factory default reset button

2.

Four local Ethernet ports for connecting the local computers

3.

Internet port for connecting to a cable or ADSL modem

4.

Power adapter port

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Installing the WNR834M router

For installation instructions refer to the setup manual that came on the CD, or refer to one of the

online versions listed in the following table.

How to Access the Wireless Router Again Later

The configuration assistant wizard only appears when the router is in its factory default state, and

access to the router does not require a login name or password. After you configure the wireless

router (or bypass the configuration assistant wizard), it will not appear again, and you will have to

log in to the your wireless router to make changes to it.

To access the router using its login name and password, follow these instructions.

Table 2-1. RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Online Setup Manuals

Language

Setup Manual URL

English

German

French

Italian

Spanish

Dutch

Swedish

Note:

The factory default state is restored when you use the factory reset button. See

“Restoring

the Default Configuration and Password” on page 7-8

for more information on this feature.

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1.

Connect to the wireless router by typing

in the address field of

your browser, then click

Enter

.

2.

For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password, both in lower case

letters.

A login window like the one shown below opens:

Enter the user name and password. The wireless router will display its home page.

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Tip:

Connect to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address field

of your browser, then clicking Enter:

•

• http://www.routerlogin.net

The wireless router will prompt you to enter the user name of admin and the password.

Note:

The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or

password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.

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When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the Knowledge Base or the

Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view support information or the

documentation for the wireless router.

If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait 5 minutes after there is no activity before it

automatically logs you out.

Maintenance and Support

NETGEAR offers the following features to help you maximize your use of the WNR834M router:

•

Flash memory for firmware upgrades

•

Free technical support seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day