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Wireless Router Setup Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway August 2007 208-10147-01 v1.0
Wireless Router Setup Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway August 2007 208-10147-01 v1.0
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... or Manual Setup 6 Smart Wizard Setup ...7 Manual Setup ...7 Product Registration, Support, and Documentation 12 Accessing the Wireless Router after Installation and Checking for New Firmware ......... 13 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity 15 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security 16 Help with Troubleshooting 19 Basic Troubleshooting ...19 Troubleshooting Connectivity Using the Ping Utility 25 Technical...
... or Manual Setup 6 Smart Wizard Setup ...7 Manual Setup ...7 Product Registration, Support, and Documentation 12 Accessing the Wireless Router after Installation and Checking for New Firmware ......... 13 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity 15 Implementing Appropriate Wireless Security 16 Help with Troubleshooting 19 Basic Troubleshooting ...19 Troubleshooting Connectivity Using the Ping Utility 25 Technical...
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... package should contain the following items: • The wireless router • A snap-on stand for repair. Become familiar with the front and back panels of a NETGEAR® high-speed wireless router, the Wireless Router Model WPN824v3. Before you need to Know Your Wireless Router 1 v1.0, August 2007 A PDF version of your router. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials...
... package should contain the following items: • The wireless router • A snap-on stand for repair. Become familiar with the front and back panels of a NETGEAR® high-speed wireless router, the Wireless Router Model WPN824v3. Before you need to Know Your Wireless Router 1 v1.0, August 2007 A PDF version of your router. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials...
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Figure 1 3. Place your router in an area suitable for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your router. Wireless Router Setup Manual 2. Set up your wireless router by inserting the router into the stand supplied with your wired computers). 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007
Figure 1 3. Place your router in an area suitable for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your router. Wireless Router Setup Manual 2. Set up your wireless router by inserting the router into the stand supplied with your wired computers). 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007
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... Green off . The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device. Power is not supplied to Know Your Wireless Router 3 v1.0, August 2007 Blinking IP address received and data is being transmitted and received from a modem or other 4 network device,...are being transmitted and received. On IP address has been received. The wireless interface is turned off No IP address has been received. Amber on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Router Front Panel Wireless Router Setup Manual Figure 2 You can use ...
... Green off . The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device. Power is not supplied to Know Your Wireless Router 3 v1.0, August 2007 Blinking IP address received and data is being transmitted and received from a modem or other 4 network device,...are being transmitted and received. On IP address has been received. The wireless interface is turned off No IP address has been received. Amber on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Router Front Panel Wireless Router Setup Manual Figure 2 You can use ...
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On/off switch for connecting the router to the local computers 4. Four local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for the antenna dome light 2. Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Factory default reset button 4 Getting to a cable or DSL modem 5. AC power adapter outlet 3. Wireless Router Setup Manual Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WPN824v3 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure. 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 3 The back of the wireless router includes: 1.
On/off switch for connecting the router to the local computers 4. Four local (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for the antenna dome light 2. Internet (WAN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Factory default reset button 4 Getting to a cable or DSL modem 5. AC power adapter outlet 3. Wireless Router Setup Manual Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WPN824v3 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure. 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 3 The back of the wireless router includes: 1.
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... Manual Figure 4 The top of the wireless router includes a dome with status lights that identify which of the wireless router to identify the serial number, port connectors, status lights, and default login information. Figure 5 Getting to the direction of the wireless signal. These status lights are off by default but can be turned on using...
... Manual Figure 4 The top of the wireless router includes a dome with status lights that identify which of the wireless router to identify the serial number, port connectors, status lights, and default login information. Figure 5 Getting to the direction of the wireless signal. These status lights are off by default but can be turned on using...
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... this feature. These options are discussed in to the router to use the computer you . Wireless Router Setup Manual What You Need Before You Begin Prepare the following before you set up -to-date features of your router, NETGEAR provides a variety of methods for updating your product. ...; Internet service. • The configuration information your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you first used to set up your wireless router: 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Internet login name and password (frequently an e-mail address and password) - To make it . •...
... this feature. These options are discussed in to the router to use the computer you . Wireless Router Setup Manual What You Need Before You Begin Prepare the following before you set up -to-date features of your router, NETGEAR provides a variety of methods for updating your product. ...; Internet service. • The configuration information your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you first used to set up your wireless router: 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Internet login name and password (frequently an e-mail address and password) - To make it . •...
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... option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. • Manual Setup. Accept the language option, or change to the router. Configure the router to be set up your wireless router. Smart Wizard Setup The wizard setup process takes about this, use your computer. 2. The CD automatically starts and ...service. Connect the router to the ADSL or cable modem, and connect a computer to a different language. Getting to automatically get its TCP/IP network settings from the router through DHCP. If the CD does not automatically start the Smart Wizard. Insert the NETGEAR CD into a ...
... option requires a PC running Microsoft Windows. • Manual Setup. Accept the language option, or change to the router. Configure the router to be set up your wireless router. Smart Wizard Setup The wizard setup process takes about this, use your computer. 2. The CD automatically starts and ...service. Connect the router to the ADSL or cable modem, and connect a computer to a different language. Getting to automatically get its TCP/IP network settings from the router through DHCP. If the CD does not automatically start the Smart Wizard. Insert the NETGEAR CD into a ...
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..., which is on the left next to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 b. e. Disconnect the cable at the modem (2). f. Turn off your wireless router: 1. Connect the wireless router, the computer, and the modem. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that came with the NETGEAR product. Wireless Router Setup Manual Connecting Your Wireless Router To connect your computer. Turn off and unplug the...
..., which is on the left next to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 b. e. Disconnect the cable at the modem (2). f. Turn off your wireless router: 1. Connect the wireless router, the computer, and the modem. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that came with the NETGEAR product. Wireless Router Setup Manual Connecting Your Wireless Router To connect your computer. Turn off and unplug the...
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... sequence could prevent you can select Never dial a connection. Wait 2 minutes. Wait 1 minute. You might need to go to start your wireless router and into a LAN port on the cable or DSL modem. For DSL customers, if software logs you removed from accessing the Internet. Failure ...plug in and turn on your network in Step c. Now, plug the power cord into your network. 2. Last, turn on the router such as LAN port 1. 4 Figure 8 Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to Know Your Wireless Router 9 v1.0, August 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual g. b.
... sequence could prevent you can select Never dial a connection. Wait 2 minutes. Wait 1 minute. You might need to go to start your wireless router and into a LAN port on the cable or DSL modem. For DSL customers, if software logs you removed from accessing the Internet. Failure ...plug in and turn on your network in Step c. Now, plug the power cord into your network. 2. Last, turn on the router such as LAN port 1. 4 Figure 8 Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to Know Your Wireless Router 9 v1.0, August 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual g. b.
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...after 2 minutes it is first turned on, then goes off. Connect to verify the following: • Power. Check the wireless router status lights to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address field of your computer is communicating at both ends, and that ...port light (4) should turn solid green. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Green indicates that your browser, then clicking Enter: • http://www.routerlogin.net • http://www....
...after 2 minutes it is first turned on, then goes off. Connect to verify the following: • Power. Check the wireless router status lights to the wireless router by typing any one of these three URLs in the address field of your computer is communicating at both ends, and that ...port light (4) should turn solid green. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely attached to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Green indicates that your browser, then clicking Enter: • http://www.routerlogin.net • http://www....
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... reasons, the router has its own user name and password. After logging in, if you may use to log in to Know Your Wireless Router 11 v1.0, August 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual A login window like the one in lower case letters. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and... password for the router password, both in the following figure opens: Figure 11 4....
... reasons, the router has its own user name and password. After logging in, if you may use to log in to Know Your Wireless Router 11 v1.0, August 2007 Wireless Router Setup Manual A login window like the one in lower case letters. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and... password for the router password, both in the following figure opens: Figure 11 4....
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... connect to access the Internet. Advanced users who want to manually configure the router can use NETGEAR's telephone support service. Wireless Router Setup Manual On the left, click Setup Wizard to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Click Done to the Internet! The wireless router displays its home page. Click Next. You are always available by going...
... connect to access the Internet. Advanced users who want to manually configure the router can use NETGEAR's telephone support service. Wireless Router Setup Manual On the left, click Setup Wizard to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007 Click Done to the Internet! The wireless router displays its home page. Click Next. You are always available by going...
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...three URLs in the address field of your browser, and then click Enter. on page 24 for the wireless router. To access the router using the Smart Wizard, you have reset the router to log in its factory default state (for New Firmware The Smart Wizard appears only when you first install... the router or when the router is restored when you want to the wireless router by typing http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, then clicking Enter: • http://...
...three URLs in the address field of your browser, and then click Enter. on page 24 for the wireless router. To access the router using the Smart Wizard, you have reset the router to log in its factory default state (for New Firmware The Smart Wizard appears only when you first install... the router or when the router is restored when you want to the wireless router by typing http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser, then clicking Enter: • http://...
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... displays. 2. The upload process takes several minutes. When the Test light stops blinking, wait a few seconds more before using the router. 4. To update your router now has the new software installed. 14 Getting to the router. Wireless Router Setup Manual A login window like the one in .img). 3. When the software upload process is complete, the...
... displays. 2. The upload process takes several minutes. When the Test light stops blinking, wait a few seconds more before using the router. 4. To update your router now has the new software installed. 14 Getting to the router. Wireless Router Setup Manual A login window like the one in .img). 3. When the software upload process is complete, the...
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... page for other ways to upgrade the router. Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow these instructions to Know Your Wireless Router 15 v1.0, August 2007 Open a browser window, and type http://www.routerlogin.net in "To update your router model number. If the version on the NETGEAR website is available, upload the firmware to...
... page for other ways to upgrade the router. Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow these instructions to Know Your Wireless Router 15 v1.0, August 2007 Open a browser window, and type http://www.routerlogin.net in "To update your router model number. If the version on the NETGEAR website is available, upload the firmware to...
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... LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with a compatible adapter. Check that they do not match, you click Apply. Note that is NETGEAR. Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can connect over 300 feet. The wireless router provides highly effective security features, which the wireless interface will not get a wireless connection. 4. Configure and test your...
... LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with a compatible adapter. Check that they do not match, you click Apply. Note that is NETGEAR. Unlike wired network data, your wireless data transmissions can connect over 300 feet. The wireless router provides highly effective security features, which the wireless interface will not get a wireless connection. 4. Configure and test your...
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Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 17 v1.0, August 2007
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Wireless Router Setup Manual 18 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, August 2007