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Manually Configure Your Internet Settings
For you to connect to the network, an active broadband service account i\
s required. Contact 
your ISP for your user name, password, and the network name. You also ne\
ed to configure 
some or all of the settings described in the following sections, dependi\
ng on how you have 
chosen to connect to the Internet:
•     Broadband Settings 
•     Basic ISP Settings on page
 22
•     ADSL Settings on page  25 (not required if using mobile broadband connection only)
•     Mobile Broadband Settings on page  26 (not required if using ADSL connection only)
Broadband Settings
To manually configure your broadband Internet settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in  Log In to Your Wireless-N Modem Router  on 
page   17. 
2.  From the main menu, select  Broadband Settings.
3. Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fie\
lds in this screen 
are described in  Table 2.
4.  The following buttons are available:
•     Apply . Apply the changes that you made.
•     Cancel. Discard changes. 
						

							Table 2.  Broadband Settings fields  
Fields and check boxesDescription
Internet Connection Mode The choices are:
• Use ADSL first and if fail use Mobile Broadband connection
• Always use Mobile Broadband connection
• Always use ADSL connection
Failover Detection Method
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1. This field is available only when the internet connection Mode is  Use ADSL first and if fail use Mobile 
Broadband connection.
Select the failover method, and enter the related information:
• DNS lookup using WAN DNS Server
• Perform a DNS lookup by a hostname
• Ping this IP address
Retry Interval is
1  Enter the retry interval.
Failover after
1  Enter how many retry attempts to make before failing over.
Resume after
1  Enter how long to wait for the primary link to be stabilized before 
resuming use of the primary link.
Enable Hardware link detection Enter when to fail over when the Ethernet link is dropped. This is 
independent of the DNS or Ping detection method.
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Basic ISP Settings
To view or configure the basic settings: 
1. 
From the router menu, select Basic Settings .  
						

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2. 
Select  Yes or No depending on whether your ISP requires a login. This selection changes \
the fields available on the Basic Settings screen.
ISP does not require login ISP does require login
•     Yes. If your ISP requires a login, select this radio button.
•      No. If your ISP does not require a login, enter the account name, if requi\
red, and the 
domain name, if required.
3.  Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If you enter or ch\
ange a DNS 
address, restart the computers on your network so that these settings ta\
ke effect.
4.  If no login is required, you can specify the MAC Address setting.
5.  Click  Apply to save your settings.
6.  Click  Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not displ\
ay within 
1 minute, see Troubleshoot the Internet Connection  on page  104. 
						

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When your Internet connection is working, you do not need to launch the \
ISP’s login program 
on your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet appl\
ication, your 
wireless modem router automatically logs you in
. 
Table 3.  Basic Settings screen fields  
SettingsDescription
Does Your ISP Require a Login? • Yes
• No
These fields 
display only if no 
login is required. Account Name 
 
(If required) Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called t\
he 
host name.
Domain Name  
(If required) Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields 
display only if 
your ISP 
requires a login. Login
The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail address.
Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP.
Service Name If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.
Connection 
Mode Select the connection mode: Always on, Dial on Demand, or Manually 
Connect.
Idle Timeout (In 
minutes) If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new value in \
minutes. This determines how long the wireless modem router keeps the 
Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the \
LAN. 
Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
Internet IP Address • Get Dynamically from ISP . Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP 
address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses.
•  Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. 
Also enter the IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address. The gateway  is the ISP’s wireless modem router to which your wireless modem route\
r 
will connect.
•  Use IP Over ATM (PoA). This option is available only if your ISP does not 
require a login.
Domain Name Server (DNS) 
Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. 
• 
Get Automatically from ISP . Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS 
server address automatically. 
•  Use These DNS Servers. If you know your ISP does not automatically 
transmit DNS addresses to the wireless modem router during login, select\
 
this option, and enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS serve\
r. If 
a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 
						

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ADSL Settings
NETGEAR recommends that you use the Setup Wizard to automatically detect\
 and configure 
your ADSL settings. This usually works fine. However, if you have techni\
cal experience and 
are sure of the multiplexing method and virtual circuit number for the v\
irtual path identifier 
(VPI) and virtual channel identifier (VCI), you can specify those se\
ttings here.
Note:  
Use the Setup Wizard to select the correct country to optimize 
detection of the ADSL settings.
If your ISP provided you with a multiplexing method or VPI/VCI number, t\
hen enter the 
setting.
NAT (Network Address 
Translation) NAT automatically assigns private IP addresses (10.1.1.x) to devices o\
n 
your LAN.
• 
Enable. Usually NAT is enabled.
•  Disable. This disables NAT, but leaves the firewall active. Disable NAT 
only if you are sure that you do not require it. When NAT is disabled, o\
nly 
standard routing is performed by this router. Classical routing lets you\
 
directly manage the IP addresses that the wireless modem router uses. 
Classical routing should be selected only by experienced users.
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This field 
displays only if 
your ISP does 
not require a 
login. Router MAC 
Address
Your computer’s local address is its unique address on your network. \
This is 
also referred to as the computer’s MAC (Media Access Control) addre\
ss. 
• 
Use Default MAC Address . This is the usual setting.
•  Use Computer MAC address.  If your ISP requires MAC authentication, 
you can use this setting to disguise the wireless modem router’s MAC \
address with the computer’s own MAC address. 
•  Use This MAC Address. If your ISP requires MAC authentication, you 
can manually type the MAC address for a different computer. The format 
for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. 
1. Disabling NAT reboots the wireless modem router and resets its config\
uration settings to the factory defaults. 
Disable NAT only if you plan to install the wireless modem router in a s\
etting where you will be manually 
administering the IP address space on the LAN side of the router.
Table 3.  Basic Settings screen fields  (continued)
SettingsDescription 
						

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To manually specify ADSL settings:
1. 
From the main menu, select  ADSL Settings, and the ADSL Settings screen displays.
2. In the Multiplexing Method drop-down list, select  LLC-based or VC-based.
3.  For the VPI, type a number between 0 and 255. The default is 8.
4.  For the VCI, type a number between 32 and 65535. The default is 35.
5.  Click  Apply .
Mobile Broadband Settings
To manually configure your mobile broadband Internet settings:
1. Log in to the router as described in  Log In to Your Wireless-N Modem Router on 
page   17. 
2.  From the main menu, select Mobile Broadband Settings.
3. Adjust the settings as needed based on your Internet connection. The fie\
lds in this screen 
depend on the network and are described in  Table 4.
4.  The following buttons are available:
•     Connect. Manually connect to the network.
•     Disconnect. Disconnect from the current network.
•     Apply . Apply the changes that you made. 
						

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•     Cancel. Discard changes.
•     Refresh
. Update the connection status.
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Table 4.  Mobile Broadband Settings fields
1. These fields and check boxes depend on the network.
 
Fields and check boxesDescription
User Name Internet account login user name.
Password Internet account password for authentication.
Country Select your country from the drop-down list.
Internet Service Provider Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.
Access Number The remote sites phone number.
PIN code PIN code of the SIM card, where applicable.
APN Access point name.
PDP type Select the type of packet data protocol:
• IP  
•  PDP-IP 
•  PPP 
•  PPP-IP 
Connect automatically at startup When this check box is selected, the modem automatically connects 
to the network when powered up. This should be selected after login 
information is provided.
Reconnect automatically when 
connection is lost When this check box is selected, the modem attempts to reconnect to 
the network when the connection is lost. Under normal situations, this 
setting check box should be selected.
Roaming automatically When this check box is selected, the unit might roam to any available 
operator in range and might incur roaming charges.
Wireless Button Configuration Select the option to determine the behavior of the WPS button on the 
front panel when it is pressed.
• Control WiFi Only: Pressing the button toggles the WiFi function. 
If WiFi is turned on, pressing the button turns off the WiFi. Pressing 
it again turns on the WiFi. This function is available only if the WiFi \
function is enabled. The wireless broadband function is unaffected. 
•  Control Both WiFi and Wireless Broadband : Pressing the button 
toggles both the WiFi function and wireless broadband at the same 
time. If WiFi is turned on, pressing the button turns off the WiFi. At 
the same time, the wireless broadband connection is disconnected. 
If you press the button again, WiFi is turned on, and the router 
attempts to reestablish the wireless broadband connection. 
Depending on the coverage, wireless broadband coverage might or 
might not be connected successfully.
Connection status Current WAN port status. 
						

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2.   Wireless Settings
This chapter describes how to use the Wireless Settings screen to view a\
nd change (if needed) your wireless network settings. Security features to prevent objectionab\
le content from reaching 
your computers are covered in Chapter 3, Protecting Your Network and Chapter 6, Advanced 
Configuration . 
This chapter contains the following sections: •     Wireless Adapter Compatibility 
•     Preset Security 
•     Security Basics 
•     Add Clients (Computers or Devices) to Your Network 
•     Wireless Settings Screen 
•     Wireless Guest Networks 
Wireless Adapter Compatibility
A wireless adapter is the wireless radio in your computer or laptop that\
 lets the computer or laptop connect to a wireless network. Most computers and laptops come wi\
th an adapter 
already installed, but if it is outdated or slow, you can purchase a USB\
 adapter to plug into a 
USB port.
Make sure the wireless adapter in each computer in your wireless network\
 supports the 
same security settings as the wireless modem router. See Preset Security  on page
  29 for 
information about the wireless modem router’s preconfigured security \
settings.
Note:  If you connect devices to your wireless modem router using WPS 
as described in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method on page  32, 
those devices assume the security settings of the wireless modem 
router. 
						

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Preset Security
If label on your router looks like this, then it has preset security.
Restore Factory
Settings: Press for
6 seconds.
Router information
- Default access address
- Default user name and password
- Security PIN
- Serial number
- MAC address
Note:  
If label on your router looks like the one in the following figure, then\
 
your router has no preset wireless security. You need to set the 
wireless security to protect your network.
Restore Factory
Settings: Press for
6 seconds.
Router information
- Default access address
- Default user name and password
- Security PIN
- Serial number
- MAC address 
						

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The wireless modem router comes with preset security. This means that th\
e WiFi network 
name (SSID), passphrase, and security option (encryption protocol) a\
re preset in the factory. 
You can find the preset SSID and passphrase on the bottom of the unit. 
•     WiFi network name (SSID) identifies your network so devices can find it.
•     Passphrase controls access to your network. Devices that know the SSID and the 
passphrase can find your wireless network and connect.
Note:  The preset SSID and passphrase are uniquely generated for every 
device to protect and maximize your wireless security.
•     Security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The \
 security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that \
only trusted 
devices receive authorization to connect to your network. The preset sec\
urity option is 
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed mode, described in  Wireless Security Options on page 31.
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view and change the preset securit\
y settings. 
However, NETGEAR recommends that you not change your preset security set\
tings . If 
you do decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of th\
e new settings and 
store it in a safe place where you can easily find it.
Security Basics
Unlike wired network data, wireless data transmissions extend beyond you\
r walls and can be 
received by any device with a compatible wireless adapter (radio). For\
 this reason, it is very 
important to maintain the preset security and understand the other secur\
ity features available 
to you. Besides the preset security settings described in the previous s\
ection, your wireless 
modem router has the security features described here and in Chapter 3, Protecting Your 
Network.
•     Turn off wireless connectivity
•     Disable SSID broadcast
•     Restrict access by MAC address
•     Wireless security options
Turn Off Wireless Connectivity
You can turn off the wireless connectivity of the wireless modem router \
by pressing the WiFi 
On/Off  button on its front panel
. For example, if you use your laptop to wirelessly connect 
to your wireless modem router and you take a business trip, you can turn\
 off the wireless 
portion of the wireless modem router while you are traveling. Other memb\
ers of your 
household who use computers connected to the wireless modem router throu\
gh Ethernet 
cables can still use the wireless modem router.