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N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL Modem Router DGND4000 • Parental Controls. Download and set up Parental Controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers. • ReadySHARE. If you connected a USB storage device to the wireless modem router, then it is displayed here. • Guest Network. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your wireless modem router's Internet connection. • Advanced tab. Set the wireless modem router up for unique situations such as when remote access by IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See Chapter 9, Advanced Settings. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts. • Help & Support. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection. Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. See Guest Networks on page 38 for instructions for how to set up a guest network. Manual Method  To connect manually: 1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your wireless modem router. The wireless software scans for all wireless networks in your area. 2. Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default SSID is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless modem router. 3. Enter the wireless modem router password and click Connect. The default wireless modem router passphrase is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless modem router. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 to add other wireless devices. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 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. During the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the wireless modem router so that every device in the network has the same security settings. If your wireless device supports WPS (Push 'N' Connect), use the following procedure. Get Started with NETGEAR genie 26

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Get Started with NETGEAR genie
26
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL Modem Router DGND4000
•
Parental Controls
. Download and set up Parental Controls to prevent objectionable
content from reaching your computers.
•
ReadySHARE
. If you connected a USB storage device to the wireless modem router,
then it is displayed here.
•
Guest Network
. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your wireless modem
router’s Internet connection.
•
Advanced tab
. Set the wireless modem router up for unique situations such as when
remote access by IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See
Chapter 9,
Advanced Settings
. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts.
•
Help & Support
. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product
documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.
Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network
Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment
to your wireless network. See
Guest Networks
on page
38 for instructions for how to set up a
guest network.
Manual Method
To connect manually:
1.
Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device
(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your wireless
modem router. The wireless software scans for all wireless networks in your area.
2.
Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during
the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default
SSID is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless modem router.
3.
Enter the wireless modem router password and click
Connect
. The default wireless modem
router passphrase is located on the product label on the bottom of the wireless modem
router.
4.
Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 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. During the connection
process, the client gets the security settings from the wireless modem router so that every
device in the network has the same security settings.
If your wireless device supports WPS (Push 'N' Connect), use the following procedure.