Verifying Your Connection - NETGEAR WNR834 Setup Manual

To start your network:
Plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes.
1.
Plug the power cord into your wireless router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute.
2.
Turn on your computer. It will take several minutes for your router to establish a connection
3.
with your computer and your Internet provider.
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 and select "Never dial a connection."

Verifying Your Connection

Verify that your router is connected correctly by checking the wireless router status lights (as
illustrated in Figure
• Power. The power light
• Wireless. The wireless light
• Internet. The Internet port light
• LAN. A LAN light
Figure 10
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10).
"Checking Basic Router Functions" on page
router.
the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet
port and the modem, and that the modem is powered on.
your network. Green indicates that your computer is communicating at
100 Mbps; amber indicates communication at 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is
not lit for each connected Ethernet cable, make sure that the Ethernet
cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both ends,
and that the computer is turned on.
Installing Your Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)
should turn solid green. If it does not, see
should be lit after turning on the
should be lit. If it is not, make sure
should be lit for each connected computer on
26.