Setting Up a Netgear Wi-Fi Router

Netgear wireless router being one of the most popular wireless devices allows you to interconnect your PCs, laptops, peripheral devices, and several other devices etc. via wireless or home networking. It means you can share multiple media files or documents, do live streaming, browse the Internet, send/receive emails, or print documents etc. simultaneously. Check the given below steps and set up your Netgear wireless router.

Smart Wizard Installation Assistant Setup Method

Below steps will help you automatically perform Netgear router setup: 

• Insert the ‘resource CD’ into your PC and wait for the response. The CD will auto-start itself and recognize your PC’s language viz. English or French etc. click on ‘Yes’ or ‘Ok’ to continue in the same language or change it if you want to.
• Click ‘Next’ to proceed 
• Click ‘setup’ to launch the Smart Installation Assistant  
•  Follow rest of the instructions and the wizard would check your Internet connection, configure wireless network settings, and choose the optimum security level for your network.

Manual Setup Method

Below are the easy steps that will help you access Netgear router setup: 

• Open your web browser. 
• Type 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and hit ‘Enter’ on the keyboard. You will see a login screen. 
• On the Login screen, enter your username and password. If it’s a new router, then the login information would the default one that came along with the router. If it’s an old router, then the information would be the configuration information that you entered while setting it up for the first time.
• After logging in, you will see a Router Setup utility window. Follow the on-screen prompts and set up and configure your Netgear wireless router.

Once you have set up your router, you can use it for wireless or home networking, access point setup, wireless switch setup, or Firewall configuration etc.

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How to Access Netgear Wireless Router Settings

Netgear wireless router being one of the most popular wireless networking devices allows you to interconnect your computers, laptops, peripheral devices, and non-computer devices etc. Netgear wireless router settings must be changed using the router's web-based interface. Any computer on the network can be used to access it. There are a few different variations of login credentials. Though these steps will use the details that work for the most common router models, the alternate login details that other models of Netgear wireless routers use will also be included.

Below are the easy steps that will help you access or modify your

1. Open web browser, in the address bar, type "192.168.0.1" press enter. This will bring up the login prompt. If that doesn't work, try "www.routerlogin.net", "192.168.0.5", or "10.1.10.1".

2 . Enter the username "admin", and the password "password" in the appropriate fields, then click OK to login. If that password fails, try "1234," "Password" or "admin" until you are greeted with the settings screen.

3. Make any required changes to the settings. Under security, it is possible to specify a new username and password for added security. Once you are done, close the window, and the system will automatically log you out.