Netgear Pr2000 Trek N300 Travel Router And Range Extender User Manual
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Get Started with NETGEAR genie 31 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 To set up password recovery: 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected\ to the T rek. 2. Enter www .routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the web browser address bar. The login screen displays. 3. Enter the T rek user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Click the OK button. The BASIC Home screen displays. 5. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Set Password. 6. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. 7. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 8. Click the Apply button. To recover your password: 1. In the address field of your browser , type www.routerlogin.net . A login screen displays. 2. Click the Cancel button. If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial nu\ mber of the Trek. The serial number is on the product label. 3. Enter the serial number of the T rek. 4. Click the Continue button.
Get Started with NETGEAR genie 32 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions. 5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions. 6. Click the Continue button. A screen displays your recovered password. 7. Click the Login again button. A login screen displays. 8. With your recovered password, log in to the Trek. Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Trek Connect wireless devices such as desktops, laptops, smartphones, and tablets to your Trek. You can connect these WiFi devices either manually or using the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) method. For best wireless connection performance, rotate the Trek’s cover clockwise to position its antenna properly. For more information, see Antenna Orientation on page 14. Manual Method To connect WiFi devices manually to your Trek: 1. From your wireless device, view the available wireless networks. For more information, see the manual that came with your device. 2. From the list of available wireless networks, select the wireless network name (SSID) of the Trek. The SSID is printed on the product label. 3. From your wireless device, initiate a wireless connection. For more information, see the manual that came with your device. 4. When prompted by your wireless device, enter the wireless network key (password) of the Trek. The password is printed on the product label. 5. From the screen of your wireless device, click the appropriate button to continue the connection procedure. You are connected wirelessly to the Trek. 6. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for each wireless device that you want to connect to the Trek.
Get Started with NETGEAR genie 33 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard for easily adding computers \ and other devices to a home network while maintaining security. To use WPS, make sure that all wireless devices to be connected to the network are Wi-Fi certified and support WPS. Duri\ ng the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the Trek so that every device in the network has the same security settings. To connect WiFi devices to your Trek with WPS: 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected\ to the T rek. 2. Enter www .routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the web browser address bar. The login screen displays. 3. Enter the T rek user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Click the OK button. The BASIC Home screen displays. 5. Click ADV ANCED > WPS Wizard . 6. Click the Next button. 7. Select one of the following radio buttons: • Push Button (recommended). Click the button.
Get Started with NETGEAR genie 34 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 Within two minutes, go to the wireless device and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a password. • PIN Number . Select the PIN Number radio button and enter the wireless device’ s security PIN in the field that displays. Within two minutes, go to the wireless device and use its WPS software t\ o join the network without entering a password. For more information, see the manua\ l that came with your device. The Trek attempts to add the WPS-capable wireless device. The WiFi LED on the Trek blinks green. When the T rek establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid green and the Trek WPS screen displays a confirmation message. 8. Repeat Step 7 for each wireless device that you want to connect to the Trek. NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repair\ ing your home network. For information about the genie apps, see the NETGEAR genie App User Manual . MenuLanguage Support Dashboard (Click to view details) Retrieve wireless password About genie Figure 13. genie app dashboard The genie app can help you with the following: • Automatically repair common wireless network problems.
Get Started with NETGEAR genie 35 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 • Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest a\ ccess, Internet traffic meter, speed test, and more. The genie mobile app works on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone: Log in to the router Information about genie mobile app Phone status Search NETGEAR supportand the connected router Figure 14. genie mobile app home screen
36 3 3. genie BASIC Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter explains the basic features of the Trek. The chapter contains the following sections: •Internet Setup •Basic Wireless Settings •Change the Wireless Security Option •Attached Devices •Profile Settings ReadySHARE allows you to enhance your local network with the Trek’s USB port. For more information, see Chapter 5, USB Port.
genie BASIC Settings 37 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 Internet Setup The Internet setup procedure you must use depends on how you want to connect to the Internet: •Wired WAN connection. For an Internet connection with an Ethernet cable, use a wired WAN connection. The router mode allows your Trek to work as a router between your DSL or cable modem and your local network. For more information, see Wired WAN Connection Router Mode on page 37. The wireless AP mode allows your Trek to work as a standalone wireless access point on your existing router. For more information, see Wired WAN Connection Wireless AP Mode on page 39. •Wireless WAN connection. For an Internet connection with a wireless link, use a wireless WAN connection. The WiFi mode allows your Trek to connect to the Internet with a WiFi connection. For more information, see Wireless WAN Connection WiFi Mode on page 42. The 3G/4G cellular mode allows your Trek to connect to the Internet with your cellular data service (this feature is available only in certain regions). For more information, see Wireless WAN Connection 3G/4G Cellular Mode on page 43. For information about setting up the hardware, see Different Ways You Can Connect to the Internet on page 15. Wired WAN Connection Router Mode You can view or change basic ISP information. You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the Trek. See Setup Wizard on page 52. To view or change the Internet setup: 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the Trek. 2. Enter www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the web browser address bar. The login screen displays. 3. Enter the Trek user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Click the OK button. The BASIC Home screen displays.
genie BASIC Settings 38 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 5. Select BASIC > Internet. Scroll to view more settings 6. Clear the Enable AP Mode check box. The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether y\ our Internet connection requires a login. 7. Select the Save as profile check box. If you want to use your Trek in more than one type of Internet connection, a saved profile lets you make connections more quickly . 8. In the field provided, enter a name for the profile. Your saved profiles display on the Profile Settings screen after you clic\ k the Apply button. For more information, see Profile Settings on page 49. 9. Under Does your Internet connection require a login?, select one of the \ following radio buttons: • 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. These fields display when no login is required: • Account Name (If required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP . This might also be called the host name. • Domain Name (If required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP . These fields display when your ISP requires a login: • Internet Service Provider . Select PPPoE, L2TP, or PPTP . • Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This login name is often an email address. • Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. • Service Name (if Required). If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.
genie BASIC Settings 39 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 •Connection Mode. Select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect. •Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. This setting determines how long the Trek keeps the Internet connection active when there is no Internet activity from the LAN. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out. 10. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check the following ISP settings: •Internet IP Address. Select one of the following radio buttons: -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, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP’s gateway to which your Trek will connect. •Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. Select one of the following radio buttons: -Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. -Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this radio button. 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. The Ethernet MAC address that the Trek uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your Trek to use your computer’s MAC address (also called cloning). Select one of the following radio buttons: -Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address. -Use Computer MAC Address. The Trek captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows. -Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use. 11. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. 12. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. Wired WAN Connection Wireless AP Mode The wireless AP mode allows this device to work as a standalone wireless access point on your existing network. You can view or change basic ISP information.
genie BASIC Settings 40 Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 Use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically\ set up the Trek. See Setup Wizard on page 52. To view or change the Internet setup: 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected\ to the T rek. 2. Enter www .routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com in the web browser address bar. The login screen displays. 3. Enter the T rek user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. Click the OK button. The BASIC Home screen displays. 5. Select BASIC > Internet. Scroll to view more settings