Router Setup Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA July 2008 208-10146-03 v1.
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Contents Getting to Know Your Wireless Router ................................................................................ 1 Unpacking Your New Router ............................................................................................. 1 What You Need Before You Begin ..................................................................................... 5 Two Setup Methods: Smart Wizard Setup or Manual Setup ............................................. 6 Smart Wizard Setup ....................
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® WGR614v9 Wireless-G Router. Before you begin installing your router, check the package contents (see Unpacking Your New Router). Become familiar with the front and back panels of your router—especially the status lights—and the important information on the router label (see “Bottom Label” on page 5).
Router Setup Manual To prepare your router for installation: 1. Carefully peel off the protective film covering the sides of your router. 2. Select an area suitable for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers). 3. Set up your router by doing one of the following: • Place it in a vertical position by inserting the router into the supplied snap-on stand (not shown). • Place it in a horizontal position (as shown in Figure 1).
Router Setup Manual Router Front Panel 1 3 2 4 5 Figure 2 You can use the status lights on the front of the router to verify various conditions. Table 1. Status Light Descriptions Item Function Activity Description 1 Power On Power is supplied to the router. Slow Blinking Firmware is corrupted. See “Basic Functions Are Not Working” on page 20 for instructions on restoring your router firmware. Off Power is not supplied to the router. On The system is initializing.
Router Setup Manual Table 1. Status Light Descriptions (continued) Item Function Activity Description 5 LAN (Local Area Network) On (green) The LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device. Blinking (green) Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps. On (amber) The LAN port has detected a link with a 10 Mbps device. Blinking (amber) Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps. Off No link is detected on this LAN port.
Router Setup Manual Bottom Label View the label on the bottom of the router to identify the serial number, port connectors, status lights, and default login information. Figure 4 What You Need Before You Begin Prepare the following before you set up your router: • • Internet service. The configuration information your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you.
Router Setup Manual Two Setup Methods: Smart Wizard Setup or Manual Setup You have two methods available for setting up your router: • • Smart Wizard setup. This option is the easiest. The wizard guides you through the setup process, automates many of the steps, and verifies that necessary conditions exist and that steps you perform have been successfully completed. This option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. Manual setup.
Router Setup Manual Manual Setup There are two steps to setting up your router: 1. Connect the router to the ADSL or cable modem, and connect a computer to the router (see “Connecting Your Router”). Your computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP network settings from the router through DHCP. This is usually the case. If you are unsure about this, use the wizard on the CD, which automatically takes care of this for you, or refer to the documentation for your computer. 2.
Router Setup Manual e. Securely insert the free end of the cable (1) into a LAN port on the router, such as LAN port 4 (3). 1 3 Figure 6 f. Securely insert the yellow cable (5) that came with your router into the yellow Internet port of the router (4), and the other end into the modem (2). 2 4 5 Figure 7 Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to start your network. 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.
Router Setup Manual 2. Start your network in the correct sequence. Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from accessing the Internet. a. First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes. b. Now, plug the power adapter into your router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute. c. Last, turn on your computer. For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software.
Router Setup Manual • 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. For general information about the status lights, see “Router Front Panel” on page 3. For help if the status lights are not as described, see “Basic Functions Are Not Working” on page 20.
Router Setup Manual A login window similar to the one shown in Figure 10 displays: Figure 10 2. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters. (For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password.). The router user name and password are not the same as any other user name or password you might use to log in to your Internet connection. The router will display its home page.
Router Setup Manual Updating Your Firmware NETGEAR is always improving the operability and features included with your router. To make it easy for you to receive the best, most up-to-date features of your router, NETGEAR provides a variety of methods for updating your product. • The Smart Wizard installation assistant lets you check for and install updates as part of the setup activity. • The router includes an update feature that lets you check for and install updates.
Router Setup Manual select Cancel, you can check for new firmware later; see “To manually check for new router firmware:” on page 13. 3. If new firmware is available and you want to download it, click Yes and save the file to a location on your hard disk. Usually the firmware image is an .img (or .chk) file and does not need to be decompressed before you can use it to update your router. If, however, the file is a .zip file, then the image is compressed and must be “unzipped” before you can use the file.
Router Setup Manual 4. From the Product Selection drop-down menu, select WGR614v9. The Product Support page for your router displays. 5. Under Downloads, check the most recent firmware version offered against the firmware version shown on your Router Status screen. 6. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, click the version number. Then, click Right-click and Save to Download, and save the file to a location on your hard disk. 7.
Router Setup Manual Figure 12 3. Do one of the following: • Click Yes. The wizard then guides you through your basic settings (continue with step 8). • Click No. I Want To Configure the Router Myself, and then continue with the next step. 4. Select Wireless Settings under Setup on the main menu. 5. Note that the default SSID (service set identification key) is NETGEAR. The SSID of any wireless adapters must match the SSID you configure in the router.
Router Setup Manual Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security Indoors, computers can connect over 802.11g wireless networks at a range of over 300 feet. Such distances can allow others outside your immediate area to access your network. Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can extend beyond your walls and can be received by anyone with a compatible adapter. For this reason, use the security features of your wireless equipment.
Router Setup Manual Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your product at http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. Registration is required before you can use NETGEAR’s telephone support service. Product updates and Web support are always available by going to http://www.NETGEAR.com/support. Documentation is available on the CD, on the support website, and on the documentation website.
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Help with Troubleshooting This section gives information about troubleshooting your router.
Router Setup Manual on page 3). The label on the bottom of the router identifies the number of each LAN port (see “Bottom Label” on page 5). Make sure that the network settings of the computer are correct: 1. Verify that your LAN-connected computers are configured to obtain an IP address automatically through DHCP. For help with this, see the documentation for your computer or “Related Documents” on page 29. 2. Verify whether the MAC address is needed.
Router Setup Manual If a port’s light is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’s light is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the light is amber. For more information about the status lights, see “Router Front Panel” on page 3. If the Power light blinks green slowly and continuously: The router firmware is corrupted. 1. Make sure that your PC is connected to your router and the router is powered on. 2.
Router Setup Manual I Am Unable to Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router, check the following: • If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section. • Make sure that you are using the correct login information. The factory default login name is admin, and the password is password. Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information.
Router Setup Manual you have a static IP address, your router automatically requests an IP address from your service provider. To check the Internet IP address from the browser interface: 1. Log in to the router. 2. Select Router Status under Maintenance on the main menu to check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has not obtained an IP address from your service provider.
Router Setup Manual If you cannot connect after several minutes, you might be using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your ISP. Unless you connect manually, the router will not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network. Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from the Internet, check the following.
Router Setup Manual Testing the Path from a PC to Your Router You can ping the router to verify that the LAN path from your computer to your router is set up correctly. 1. From the Windows toolbar, click Start and select Run. 2. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the address of the router, as in this example: ping www.routerlogin.net 3. Click OK. You should see a message like this one: Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from 192.168.1.
Router Setup Manual • Check that your PC has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway. If the IP configuration of your PC is assigned by DHCP, this information is not visible in your PC’s Network Control Panel. Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the TCP/IP default gateway. • Check to see that the network address of your PC (the portion of the IP address specified by the netmask) is different from the network address of the remote device.
Default Configuration Default Configuration Settings This section provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the WGR614v9 Wireless-G Router. Table 2.
Router Setup Manual Table 2. Wireless Router Default Configuration Settings (continued) Feature Default Setting Interface Specifications LAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 WAN: 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings You can restore the factory default configuration settings that reset the router’s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to 192.168.1.1.
Related Documents This table provides links to reference documents that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Table 3. Reference Documents Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Preparing Your Network http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/wsdhcp/index.htm Glossary http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/glossary/index.htm Related Documents 29 v1.
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Registration and Certifications Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your product at http://www.NETGEAR.com/register. You must register before you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and Web support are always available by going to http://www.netgear.com/support. Setup documentation is available on the CD, on the support website, and on the documentation website.
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