NETGEAR CA 95054 manual Overview of How to Access the Router, Ways to access the router

NETGEAR Router Setup Manual

Overview of How to Access the Router

The table below describes how you access the router, depending on the state of the router.

Table 3-1.	Ways to access the router
Router State		Access Options	Description
Factory Default		Automatic Access via	Any time a browser is opened on any computer connected to
Note: The router is		the Smart Wizard	the router, the router will automatically connect to that
		Configuration	browser and display the Configuration Assistant
supplied in the		Assistant	welcome page.
factory default			There is no need to enter the router URL in the browser,
state. Also, the
factory default state			or provide the login user name and password.
is restored when you
		Manually enter a URL	You can bypass the Smart Wizard Configuration Assistant
use the factory reset		to bypass the Smart	feature by typing
button. See		Wizard Configuration	http://www.routerlogin.net/basicsetting.htm
“Restoring the		Assistant	in the browser address bar and clicking Enter. You will not be
Default
			prompted for a user name or password.
Configuration and
Password” on page			This will enable you to manually configure the router even
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			when it is in the factory default state. When manually
information on this
			configuring the router, you must complete the configuration
feature.
			by clicking Apply when finished entering your settings. If you
			do not do so, a browser on any computer connected to the
			router will automatically display the router's Configuration
			Assistant Welcome page rather than the browser’s home
			page.
Configuration		Enter the standard	Connect to the router by typing either of these URLs in the
Settings Have		URL to access the	address field of your browser, then click Enter:
Been Applied		router	•	http://www.routerlogin.net
			•	http://www.routerlogin.com
			The router will prompt you to enter the user name of admin
			and the password. The default password is password.
		Enter the IP address	Connect to the router by typing the IP address of the router in
		of the router to	the address field of your browser, then click Enter.
		access the	192.168.0.1 is the default IP address of the router. The router
		configuration utility	will prompt you to enter the user name of admin and the
			password. The default password is password.

3-8 Connecting the Router to the Internet

August 2004