Install Your Router
Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install
your router.
¾ To install your router:
1. Extend the antennas.
Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
NETGEAR recommends that you position all of the antennas
vertically as shown.
2. Prepare your modem.
Internet
DSL or
cable
a. Unplug your modem's power.
b. If the modem has a battery backup, remove its batteries.
c. If your modem was already connected to another router,
disconnect the cable between your modem and that router.
Make sure that your modem is turned off and is cabled only to
the wall jack for your Internet service.
Modem
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