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These options are discussed in “Accessing the Wireless Router after Installation and Checking for New Firmware” on page 16. Two Setup Methods: Smart Wizard Setup or Manual Setup You have two methods available for setting up your wireless router: • Smart Wizard setup. This option is the easiest. The wizard guides you through the setup process, automates many of the steps, and verifies that necessary conditions exist and that steps you perform have been successfully completed. This option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. • Manual setup. This option is best if you cannot use the wizard on the CD, are replacing an existing wireless router, or are technically knowledgeable. Follow the instructions in this manual to set up your wireless router. Use the setup option that best suits you. Smart Wizard Setup The wizard setup process takes about 20 minutes to complete. 1. Insert the NETGEAR CD into a Windows PC. The CD automatically starts and detects the language that you are using on your PC. Accept the language option, or change to a different language. If the CD does not automatically start, browse the CD and double-click Autorun. Be sure to double-click the Autorun file that begins with an uppercase A. Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, November 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual 2. When the Welcome screen displays, click Setup to start the Smart Wizard. Follow the wizard instructions. 3. When you are asked to log in, refer to the bottom label for the default login information, or see the steps in “Connecting Your Wireless Router”. Manual Setup There are two steps to setting up your wireless router: 1. Connect the router to the ADSL or cable modem, and connect a computer to the router. Your computer has to be set to automatically get its TCP/IP network settings from the router through DHCP. This is usually the case. If you are unsure about this, use the wizard on the CD, which automatically takes care of this for you, or refer to the documentation for your computer. 2. Configure the router to use your Internet service. Connecting Your Wireless Router To connect your wireless router: 1. Connect the wireless router, the computer, and the modem. a. Turn off your computer. b. Turn off and unplug the cable or ADSL broadband modem. Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, November 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual c. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem. 1 2 Figure 6 d. Disconnect the cable at the modem (2). You will connect it to the router later. e. Use the label on the bottom of the wireless router to locate the Internet port, which is on the left next to the power connection. f. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the wireless router (3). Internet3 Figure 7 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, November 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual g. Locate the cable you removed from the modem in step 1c. Securely insert that cable (4) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1. Internet 4 Figure 8 Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to start your network. 2. Start your network in the correct sequence. Failure to start or restart your network in the correct sequence could prevent you from accessing the Internet. a. First, plug in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Wait 2 minutes. b. Now, plug the power cord into your wireless router and into a power outlet. Wait 1 minute. c. Last, turn on your computer. For DSL customers, if software logs you in to the Internet, do not run that software. You might need to go to the Internet Explorer Tools menu, select Internet Options, and then click the Connections tab, where you can select Never dial a connection. Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, November 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual Figure 9 d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power. The Power light (1) should turn solid green. If it does not, see “Basic Functions Are Not Working” on page 22. • Mode. The Mode light (2) should be on: the Mode light (3) should be off. • Internet. The Internet port light (4) should be lit. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the wireless router Internet port and that the modem, and that the modem is powered on. • LAN. A LAN light (5) should be lit. Green indicates that your computer is communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached at both ends, and that the computer is turned on. 3. Connect to the wireless router by typing in the address field of your browser, and then press Enter. Figure 10 Connect to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address field of your browser, then pressing Enter: • • • Gettin...