Installation

[Merry23]

hi guys.

hope this one help 🙂

first time installation

cable isp

1st thing 1st

1. bypass: wired any device directly from your modem and check if you can go online

*if its not-try to powercycle for 2min.-then try again-still not?-need to call isp 🙂

*if yes, proceed w/ this 🙂

2. wall out

*yellow port of your netgear to the modem

*connect computer wired to any lan ports of your netgear router

*check lan leds

power: white
internet: white/red
2.4 and 5gh/z: white or (if no light)
press wifi button
2.4 and 5gh/z: must be lit up

3. open google chrome browser (or any)

4. access routerlogin.net or routerlogin.com or 192.168.1.1

*something says detecting... or checking...

5. authentication (by default-lowercases)

*username: admin

*passwotrd: password

6. encounter this question: do you want netgaer genie to help

*click: no, i want to configure it myself

*them next: Yes

*admin account settings (you may refer to no. 5)
*answer security questions

7. at last! netgear genie settings

*you will see the 1st box says "internet status: not connected"

*click the box

*go down to IP Address-get dynamically from ISP

*next: DNS-get automatically from ISP

*last: router MAC address: click the 2nd option üse computer mac address"

*click apply (at the top)

*wait for the settings to completely update and done

8. Internet light on the router went white?

*check if you can go online

*if yes? Good Job!

*if not? no worries

*powercycle the router and after

*powercycle the modem for 2min.

*then try to access websites (still not?-need to call isp 🙂

You will now be able to get online! 

GREAT!

[Blanca_O · Accepted solution]

Hi Merry23, 

Welcome to NETGEAR Community! 

Thank you for posting these steps. This is a helpful resource in the future.  

And to add, here's a reference link of how to set up NETGEAR cable modem router: https://kb.netgear.com/24938/

Regards, 
Blanca 
Community Team
 

[Blanca_O · Accepted solution]

Hi Merry23, 

Welcome to NETGEAR Community! 

Thank you for posting these steps. This is a helpful resource in the future.  

And to add, here's a reference link of how to set up NETGEAR cable modem router: https://kb.netgear.com/24938/

Regards, 
Blanca 
Community Team
 

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