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Connecting your NetGear Router WGR614 v4
Connecting the NetGear Router
There are three steps to connecting your router:
1. Connect the router to your network
2. Log in to the router
3. Connect to the Internet
Follow the steps below to connect your router to your network. You can also refer to the GearBox CD for Cable/DSL Wireless Router WGR614 included with your router which contains an animated Installation Assistant to help you through this procedure.
1. Connect the router to your network.
a. Turn off your computer and Cable or DSL Modem.
b. Disconnect the Ethernet cable (A) from your computer which connects to your cable or DSL modem.
Disconnect the cable or DSL Modem
c. Connect the Ethernet cable from your cable or DSL modem to the Internet port (A) on the WGR614 v4.
Note: Place the WGR614 v4 router in a location which conforms to the “Observe Performance, Placement, and Range Guidelines” in your router manual. The stand provided with the WGR614 v4 provides a convenient, space-saving way of installing the router. Avoid stacking it on other electronic equipment.
Connect the cable or DSL Modem to the router
d. Connect the Ethernet cable which came with the router from a Local port on the router (B) to your computer.
Connect the computers on your network to the router
Note: The WGR614 v4 router incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology. Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automatically sense if the cable should have a normal connection or an uplink connection. This feature eliminates the need to worry about crossover cables because Auto Uplink will make the right connection either type of cable.
e. Now, turn on your computer. If software usually logs you in to your Internet connection, do not run that software or cancel it if it starts automatically.
f. Verify the following:
When you turn the router on, the power light goes on.
The router’s local LAN lights are lit for any computers that are connected to it.
The router’s Internet light is lit, indicating a link has been established to the cable or DSL modem.
Log in to the router
b. 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.
Note: The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.
A login window like the one shown below opens:
Login window
3. Connect to the Internet
Setup Smart Wizard
a. You are now connected to the router. If you do not see the menu above, click the Setup Smart Wizard link on the upper left of the main menu.
b. Click Next and follow the steps in the Setup Smart Wizard for inputting the configuration parameters from your ISP to connect to the Internet.
Note: If you choose not to use the Setup Smart Wizard, you can manually configure your Internet connection settings by following the procedure “How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection” in your router manual. Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need the configuration parameters from your ISP.
c. When the router successfully detects an active Internet service, the router’s Internet LED goes on. The Setup Smart Wizard reports which connection type it discovered, and displays the appropriate configuration menu. If the Setup Smart Wizard finds no connection, you will be prompted to check the physical connection between your router and the cable or DSL line.
d. The Setup Smart Wizard will report the type of connection it finds. The options are:
• Connections which require a login using protocols such as PPPoE, PPTP, Telstra, or Bigpond broadband connections.
• Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.
Note: This document was copied from the manufacturer’s reference manual off of their web site.
Created On: 3/29/2005 10:59:00 AM
Last Modified On: 3/7/2017 3:28:00 PM
Article ID: 10796
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