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4. Connect a computer. 2. Connect your modem. 3. Power on the router. https://my.netgear.com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR Plug in your modem. Put the battery Wait for the WiFi LED to light. You can use an Ethernet cable or telephone support.
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 its batteries.
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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.
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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.
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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 router label.
If NETGEAR genie still does not display, try the following: • 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 Power is lit.
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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. Record the preset WiFi settings on the label in the space here for easy reference.
Join the WiFi Network You can use either the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) method or the manual method to join your WiFi network. To join the network using WPS: Press the WPS button on the router. Within two 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.
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. Log In to the Router To log in to the router: Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router.
Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. Click the Apply button. When prompted, answer questions. The answers are saved. Recover a Forgotten Admin Password The default password for the admin user name is password. If you changed the password and used the password recovery feature, you can retrieve this password.
ReadySHARE Access You can connect a USB storage device or printer to the USB port on the router and share it on the network. To access the USB drive from a Windows computer Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the router. If your USB drive has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive to the router.
Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router. For best performance, connect a USB 3.0 HDD to the USB 3.0 port on the router. Install the genie app on each Windows computer. Download ReadySHARE Vault from www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each Windows computer.
Visit www.netgear.com/readyshare and download and install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility on each computer that will share the printer. For ReadySHARE Printer setup, follow the Easy to Set-Up Instructions available online just above the download links.
Select the FTP (via Internet) check box. Click the Apply button. From the ADVANCED tab, select Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS and select NETGEAR as the service provider. For more information about this features, see the user manual, available online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com...