NETGEAR MR314 Reference Manual page 27

Before using your router, you need to do the following:
• Prepare your wireless devices.
• Connect your local Ethernet network to the LOCAL port(s) of the router (described next).
• Connect your cable or DSL modem to the INTERNET port of the router (see
• Connect the power adapter (see
Unclip the antenna from its holding clip on the rear panel of your router, and rotate it to a vertical
position.
Detailed instructions on configuring your wireless devices for TCP/IP networking are provided in
the next chapter. However, if you already have a functioning wireless network and you wish to use
a wireless PC to initially configure the router, you will need to change the settings of that PC to
match the default settings of the router:
• The ESSID should be
• WEP encryption is disabled.
• Your IP address must be in the range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254, with a netmask of
255.255.255.0.
The Model MR314 router incorporates a four-port switch for connection to your local Ethernet
network. The Ethernet ports are marked LOCAL, and are capable of operation at either 10 Mbps
(10BASE-T) or 100 Mbps (100BASE-Tx), depending on the Ethernet interface of the attached PC,
hub, or switch. For any connection which will operate at 100 Mbps, you must use a Category 5
(Cat 5) rated cable, such as the Ethernet cable included with the router.
To connect the Model MR314 router to your LAN:
• Connect up to four PCs directly to any of the four LOCAL ports of the router using standard
Ethernet cables.
If your local network consists of more than four hosts, you will need to connect your router to
another hub or switch:
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