User manual

Install and Access the Modem Router and Its Network

AC1200 WiFi DSL Modem Router—Essentials Edition Model D6100

NETGEAR genie Automatic Setup Utility

You can use the NETGEAR genie automatic setup utility during initial installation and setup

of your modem router. This utility functions with both types of Internet service that the modem

router supports:

• DSL service. If you install your modem router for DSL service, you can set up your

modem router with the NETGEAR genie automatic setup utility, which launches the first

time that you set up the Internet connection for your modem router.

The NETGEAR genie

automatic setup utility runs on any device with a web browser.

For more information, see Set Up Your Modem Router for DSL Service on page 19.

• Cable or fiber service. If you install your modem router for cable or fiber service, you can

set up your modem router with the NETGEAR genie automatic setup utility, which

launches the first time that you set up the Internet connection for your modem router.

The

NETGEAR genie automatic setup utility runs on any device with a web browser.

For more information, see Set Up Your Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service on

page 26.

Note: After initial installation and setup, the NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard

is always accessible to assist you with setting up an installation with

DSL service or an installation with cable or fiber service. For more

information, see Use the Internet Setup Wizard After Initial Setup on

page 40.

Whether you install your modem router for DSL service or for cable or fiber service, you can

always use the genie menus and screens to set up your modem router manually.

Before you start the setup process, get your ISP information and make sure that the settings

that are described here are specified for the computers and devices in the network.

When your Internet service starts, your Internet service provider (ISP) typically gives you all

the information that you need to connect to the Internet. For DSL service, you might need the

following information to set up your modem router:

• The ISP configuration information for your DSL account

• ISP login name and password

• Fixed or static IP address settings (special deployment by ISP; this setting is rare)

If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP to provide it. When your Internet

connection is working, you no longer need to launch the ISP login program on your computer

to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your modem router

automatically logs you in.