Quick Start
AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas
Model R6220
Package Contents
Router
Ethernet cable
1. Prepare your modem.
Unplug your modem's power.
Remove the battery, if present.
Internet
5. Log in to the router.
Launch a web browser.
NETGEAR genie displays.
If you do not see genie, enter
www.routerlogin.net in the address field of the
web browser. When prompted, enter admin for
Power adapter
the user name and password for the password.
(varies by region)
Follow the genie steps to connect to the web.
2. Connect your modem.
Plug in your modem. Put the
battery back in. Then cable the
modem to the router's yellow
Internet port.
DSL or cable
Modem
Router
Ethernet cable
6. Get the genie app.
Download the free genie app from
www.NETGEAR.com/genie.
Easily share media, files, and printers on the
network from your smartphone, tablet, or
laptop.
3. Power on the router.
4. Connect a computer.
The Power LED
lights solid
Use an Ethernet cable to connect
green. If the Power LED does not
your computer to the Ethernet
light, press the Power On/Off
port on the router.
button.
You can also use WiFi to connect.
Wait for the WiFi LED
to light
To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi
solid green.
network name and password on
the product label.
Ethernet cable
(not included)
Power On/Off button
Power adapter
7. Get the user manual.
You can get the user manual online at
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com
a link in the router's user interface.
or through
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