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To Connect Your Wireless Router

  1. Connect the wireless router, the computer, and the modem.
    1. Turn off your computer.
    2. Turn off and unplug the cable or ADSL broadband modem.
    3. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem.

      Figure 1-5

    4. Disconnect the cable at the modem (2). You will connect it to the router later.
    5. Use the label on the bottom of the wireless router to locate the Internet port, which is on the left next to the power connection.
    6. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the Netgear product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the wireless router (3).

      Figure 1-6

    7. Locate the cable you removed from the modem in c. above. Securely insert that cable (4) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1.

      Figure 1-7

Your network cables are connected and you are ready to start your network.
  1. Start your network in the correct sequence

    Warning: Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from accessing the Internet.
    1. First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes.
    2. Now, plug the power cord into your wireless router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute.
    3. Last, turn on your computer.

      Note: For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. You may need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, Internet Options, Connections tab page where you can select "Never dial a connection."

Figure 1-8

    1. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following:
      • Power: The power light (1) should turn solid green. If it does not, see Power Light Not On.
      • Test: The test light (2) blinks when the router is first turned on, then goes off. If after 2 minutes it is still on, see Test Light Never Turns On or Stays On.
      • Wireless: The wireless light (3) should be on.
      • Internet: The Internet port light (4) should be lit. If not, make sure the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and the modem, and the modem is powered on.
      • LAN: A LAN light (5) should be lit. Green indicates your computer is communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both ends, and that the computer is turned on.
  1. Connect to the wireless router by typing http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, then click Enter.

    Figure 1-9

    Tip: Connect to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address field of your browser, then clicking Enter:
  2. http://www.routerlogin.net
  3. http://www.routerlogin.com
  4. http://192.168.1.1
  5. The wireless router will prompt you to enter the user name of admin and the password.
  6. A login window like the one shown below opens:

    Figure 1-10

  7. 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.

    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.
  8. After logging in, if you see a window with a message about firmware upgrades, click Close Window.

    On the left, click Setup Wizard to view the menu below

    Figure 1-11

    If you cannot connect to the wireless router, verify your computer networking setup. It should be set to obtain both IP and DNS server addresses automatically, which is usually so. For help with this, consult the documentation that came with your computer or see the links in Appendix B, Related Documents.

  9. Click Next. The wizard will assist you with configuring your wireless router to access the Internet.
  10. Advanced users who want to manually configure the router can select the No radio button, enter admin and password as the user name and password when prompted, and fill in the required information on the Basic Settings page.

  11. Click Done to finish.

You are now connected to the Internet!


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