NETGEAR CA 95054 manual Netgear Router Setup Manual

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NETGEAR Router Setup Manual

2.For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lower case letters.

3.Click Basic Settings on the Setup menu.

4.If your Internet connection does not require a login, click No at the top of the Basic Settings menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection does require a login, click Yes, and skip to step 5.

a.Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers.

b.Internet IP Address:

If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your computer, select “Use static IP address”. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router will connect.

c.Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:

If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

Note: If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.

d.Gateway’s MAC Address:

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to masquerade as that computer by “cloning” its MAC address.

To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The router will then capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and type in the MAC address.

e.Click Apply to save your settings.

5.If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions below. Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET in order to access the Internet.

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Contents Netgear Router Setup Manual Trademarks Customer Support August Contents Appendix a Technical Specifications Glossary Audience, Conventions, and Formats Chapter About This GuideNetgear Router Setup Manual Package Contents Getting to Know Your Netgear Wireless RouterStatus Light Descriptions Front PanelRouter Rear Panel Router’s Rear PanelNetgear Router Setup Manual Prepare to Install Your Router Chapter Connecting the Router to the InternetFirst, Connect the Router to Your Network DEOH Restart Your Network in the Correct Sequence 3RZHU 7HVW ,QWHUQHW /$1 Use the Smart Wizard to Configure Your RouterRouter welcome screen Be sure to restart your network in this sequence Troubleshooting TipsProduct Registration, Support, and Documentation Ways to access the router Overview of How to Access the RouterLogin URL Login result router home How to Bypass the Configuration Assistant ISP Does Not Require Login How to Manually Configure Your Internet ConnectionNetgear Router Setup Manual 10 Basic Settings ISP list Using the Smart Setup WizardNetgear Router Setup Manual Netgear Router Setup Manual Chapter Doing Basic Router Housekeeping Changing the Administrator PasswordRestoring and Backing Up the Configuration Configuration File ManagementUpgrading the Router Software Erasing the ConfigurationRouter Upgrade menu Power Light Not On Chapter Troubleshooting Common ProblemsBasic Functioning Lights Never Turn Off Troubleshooting the Web Configuration InterfaceLAN or Internet WAN Port Lights Not On Troubleshooting the ISP Connection Netgear Router Setup Manual Testing the LAN Path to Your Router Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using a Ping UtilityTesting the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device Restoring the Default Configuration and Password Netgear Router Setup Manual TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, Dhcp Appendix a Technical SpecificationsNetgear Router Setup Manual List of Glossary Terms GlossaryInternet service provider Megabits per second TCP/IP