Netgear Centria Wndr4700 Wndr4720 Media Storage Router User Manual

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Router Setup Preparation
You can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router, or you can use the genie 
menus and screens to set up your router manually. Before you start the setup process, get 
your ISP information and make sure the computers and devices in the network have the 
settings described here.
Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP
If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, you need to change the...

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Use NETGEAR genie after Installation
When you first set up your router, NETGEAR
 genie automatically starts when you launch an 
Internet browser on a computer that is con nected to the router. You can use NETGEAR genie 
again if you want to view or change settings for the router.
1.  Laun
ch your browser from a computer or wirele ss device that is connected to the router.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net in the web browser address...

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Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)
The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that le
ts you see the status of your Internet 
connection and network at a glance. You can clic k any of the six sections of the dashboard to 
view more detailed information. The left column has the menus, and at the top, there is an 
Advanced tab that you can use to  access more menus and screens.
Menus 
(Click the 
Advanced 
tab to view 
more) Language
Help 
Dashboard
...

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Join Your Wireless Network
You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. See Guest 
Networks on page 36 for instructions about how to set up a guest network.
Manual Method
With the manual method, you choose the network that you want and enter its password to 
connect.
To connect manually:
1. On your computer or wireless device, open the software that manages your wireless 
connections. The wireless software scans...

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NETGEAR genie App an
d Mobile genie App
The genie app is the easy dashboard for ma naging, monitoring, and repairing your home 
network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps.
Menu Language
Support
Dashboard 
(Click to 
view 
details)
Retrieve wireless password
About genie
The genie app can help you with the following:
•     Automatically rep
 air common wireless network problems.
•      Have 
easy access to...

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3.   NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     Basic Home Screen 
•     Internet Setup 
•     Attached Devices 
•     Parental Controls 
•     ReadySHARE Storage 
•     Basic Wireless Settings 
•     Guest Networks  

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Basic Home Screen
The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure:
Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information.
You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the 
ro

uter. See Setup Wizard o
 n page 39 .
To view or change the basic Internet setup:
1.  F
rom the Home screen, select  Internet. The following screen displays:
Scroll to view 
more...

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The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet 
connection requires a login.
•     Ye s. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. 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...

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•     
Get Automatically from ISP . Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP 
automatically assigns this address. 
•      Use Th
ese DNS Servers . If you know that your ISP requires  specific servers, select this 
option. 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 . Th
 e Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port....

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Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from
 the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to 
the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download 
the application. 
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.  Select  Parent
 al Controls on the Home (dashboard) screen.
Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS  accounts. If you do not have one, you can 
create one now. 
2.  Log
 in to manage...