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Support 1. Prepare your modem. Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a battery backup, remove the battery. 2. Connect your modem. Plug in your modem. Put the battery back in. Then cable the modem to the router Internet port. Internet 3. Power on the router. Wait for the WiFi LED ( ) to light. 4. Connect a computer. You can use an Ethernet cable or connect wirelessly. 5. Launch a browser. DSL or cable NETGEAR genie displays.
Install Your Router Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install the router. To install your router: 1. Prepare your modem. DSL or cable a. Unplug your modem’s power. b. If the modem has a battery backup, remove Modem its batteries. Internet c. If your modem was already connected to another router, disconnect the cable between your modem and that router. Your modem should be turned off and cabled only to the wall jack for your Internet service.
2. Connect your modem. Router Modem a. Plug in, then turn on your modem. (Replace the batteries if you removed them previously.) b. With the yellow Ethernet cable that came with the router, connect your modem to the Internet port of your router.
3. Add power to the router. On/Off a. Connect the power adapter to the router, and plug the power adapter into an outlet. b. Wait for the WiFi LED ( ) on the front panel to light. If no LEDs are lit, press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel of the router.
4. Connect a computer. You can use an Ethernet cable or connect wirelessly. • For a wired connection, use an Ethernet cable (not included) to connect your computer to a black Ethernet LAN port on your router. • To connect wirelessly, use the preset wireless security settings on the label on the bottom of the router. 5. Launch a browser. The first time that you connect to the router, the genie screen displays. Follow the genie steps to connect to the Internet.
If NETGEAR genie Does Not Display • • • • Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports, or wirelessly to the router. Make sure that the router has full power, and that its WiFi LED is solid blue. To make sure that the browser does not cache the previous page, close and reopen the browser. Then type www.routerlogin.net. If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this condition is uncommon), change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router.
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the preset WiFi SSID or password. If you do change the settings, the SSID and password on the label no longer apply. Wireless Network Settings Record the preset wireless settings on the label in the space below for easy reference.
Join the Wireless Network You can use either the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) method or the manual method to join your wireless network. To join the network using WPS: 1. Press the WPS button on the router. 2. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless computer or device, or follow the WPS instructions that came with your wireless device to complete the WPS process. Note: Some older wireless computers or devices cannot use WPS. To join the network manually: 1.
Access the Router to Make More Changes After you use NETGEAR genie to set up the router, you can log in to the router to view or change its settings. To log in to the router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. Type www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the browser. A login screen displays. 3. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password. The Basic Home screen displays.
To retrieve a password, you must have enabled password recovery. To retrieve a forgotten password: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. Type www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the browser. 3. When the login screen displays, click Cancel. You are prompted to enter your saved answers so that you can log in to the router.
On Mac systems, do this: 1. Select Go > Connect to Server. 2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address. 3. Click Connect. NETGEAR genie App Download the free genie app from www.NETGEAR.com/genie. Automatically fix common network problems and easily manage your home network connections.
Other Features For additional features, including Live Parental Controls, traffic metering, ReadySHARE, guest access, and more, log in to your router at www.routerlogin.net.
