NETGEAR C6220 Quick Start

Quick Start

AC1200 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Model C6220

Package Contents

Ethernet cable Power adapter
1. Collect your cable Internet provider information.
Collect your cable account number, account phone number, and login
information (your email address or user name and password).
2. Attach the antennas.
Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.
3. Turn off existing modems and routers.
If you are replacing a modem that is
currently connected in your home,
unplug the modem and plug the new
modem router into the same outlet.
4. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use a coaxial cable that is provided
by your cable company to connect
the cable port on the modem router
to a cable wall outlet or a line
splitter.
Modem router
Make sure that the cable is tightly
connected.
Note: If Comcast XFINITY is your cable Internet provider, Comcast XFINITY
recommends connecting your modem router directly to a cable wall outlet.
5. Connect the power adapter.
Connect the power adapter to the modem router and plug the power adapter
Antennas (2) into an electrical outlet.
Make sure that the Power On/Off button and the LED On-Off switch are in
the On position.
The startup procedure takes about 1 minute. When it is complete, the Power
LED lights solid green.
6. Wait for the modem router to come online.
When the modem router comes online, the Internet LED
lights solid green.
This process might take up to 10 minutes.
7. Connect a computer or mobile device to the modem router.
To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi network name and password on the
modem router label.
To connect using a wired connection, use an Ethernet cable to connect a
computer to an Ethernet port on the modem router.
Reboot the computer.
Modem router
Computer
Ethernet cable
8. Log in to the modem router.
Launch a web browser and enter http://routerlogin.net or
http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the web browser.
When prompted to log in, do the following:
Enter admin for the user name and password for the password.
Change the password.
Enter security questions and answers.
9. Activate your Internet service.
For information about how to activate your Internet service, see
stops blinking and
Your Internet Service
guide.
Coaxial
Power
cable
adapter
Computer
Activate
on page 2 on the other side of this quick start