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The default SSID is located on the product label on the back panel of the router. 3.Enter the router wireless network password (passphrase) and click the Connect button. The default router passphrase is located on the product label on the back panel of the router. 4.Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you connect to a secure WiFi network without typing its password. Instead, press a button or enter a PIN. NETGEAR calls WPS Push 'N' Connect. During the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the router so that every device in the network has the same security settings. Some older WiFi equipment is not compatible with WPS. WPS works only with WPA2or WPA wireless security. 1.Press the WPS button on the router front panel. The WPS LED (on the button) starts to blink green. 2.Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device. The device is now connected to your router. 3.Repeat steps 1–2 to add other WPS wireless devices. 3. genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter describes the features that are available from the genie Basic Home screen: Figure 6. genie Basic Home screen This chapter contains the following sections: •Internet Setup •Basic Wireless Settings •Attached Devices •Parental Controls •Guest Network Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1.From the Home screen, select Internet. The Internet Setup screen displays: The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login. •Yes. Select the tunneling protocol, and enter the login name and password for your ISP. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. •No. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed. 2.Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings. 3.Click the Apply button. 4.Click the Test button. Your Internet connection is tested. If the router does not detect the Internet connection and the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. Internet Setup Screen Fields Does Your ISP Require a Login? Select either Yes or No. These fields display when no login is required: •Account Name (If Required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the host name. •Domain Name (If Required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP. •Internet Service Provider. As the ISP tunneling protocol, select PPTP, L2TP, or PPPoE. •Login. Enter the login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address. •Password. Enter the password that you use to log in to your ISP. •Service Name (If Required). Enter the service name provided by your ISP. If your ISP did not give you a service name, leave this field blank. •Connection Mode. Select the one of the following connection modes: -Always On. The connection automatically starts when you turn on the router and does not time out. If the connection is terminated for some reason, the router attempts to bring up the connection. -Dial on Demand. The connection automatically starts when there is outbound traffic to the Internet and automatically terminates when the idle time-out period is exceeded. -Manually Connect. You need to connect and disconnect manually. To connect to the Internet, click the Advanced tab to display the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to display the Connection Status screen (see Connection Status on page 119), and then click the Connect button. The manual connection does not time out. To disconnect from the Internet, click the Disconnect button. The Connect and Disconnect buttons display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect. •Idle Timeout (In Minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log out. •Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned to you. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router should connect. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. •Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns these IP addresses. •Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select this option, and enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address used by the router on the Internet port. Some IS...