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CM600 with S8000 and R8500 Setup Question
I am having trouble setting up my modem with my Macbook. I can't connect to the modem because there is no ethernet port on my laptop. I have connected my modem to the cable and can see the wireless network. It's asking for a password, but I don't know what to enter. I'm a bit stuck. Help? Suggestions?
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> CM600 with S8000 and R8500 [...]
Presumably, the S8000 is not needed to set up the other devices.
> [...] I have connected my modem to the cable [...]
Which "the cable"? Co-ax? Ethernet? What, exactly, is connected to
what, exactly?
> [...] and can see the wireless network.
Which "the wireless network"? Of the R8500?
> [...] It's asking for a password, [...]
What is? What, exactly, are you doing?
> [...] but I don't know what to enter. [...]
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Repeat as needed for
different devices.
Possibly interesting:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1636846Okay, here's an update. I think I fried my ethernet port because I was trying to hook it up to my macbook air with a cord that has ethernet on one end and usb on the other. I noticed an electrical smell and took it out, but it when I hook it up to my dell laptop ethernet port nothing happens. Does anyone know the default security key for the wifi?
> [...] I think I fried my ethernet port [...]
Which "my ethernet port"?
> [...] a cord that has ethernet on one end and usb on the other. [...]
I can't see it from here.
> [...] Does anyone know the default security key for the wifi?
Do you mean the wireless-network credentials which are printed on the
product label of the R8500? Look in the User Manual for "Label"?