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N150 and N300 Wireless Routers View the Internet Connection Settings  To view the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. The Internet Port pane displays the following information: • MAC Address. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This address is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. • IP Address. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet. • Connection. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN. • IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask that the Internet port of the router uses. • Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server address that the router uses. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses. Display Internet Port Statistics  To display Internet port statistics: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. The BASIC Home screen displays 5. Click the ADVANCED tab. Manage Your Network 56

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Manage Your Network
56
N150 and N300 Wireless Routers
View the Internet Connection Settings
To view the Internet connection settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Click the A
DVANCED
tab.
The Internet Port pane displays the following information:
•
MAC Address
. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This
address is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router
uses.
•
IP Address
. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no
address is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet.
•
Connection
. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the
Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from
the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN.
•
IP Subnet Mask
. The IP subnet mask that the Internet port of the router uses.
•
Domain Name Server
. The Domain Name Server address that the router uses. A
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com
into IP addresses.
Display Internet Port Statistics
To display Internet port statistics:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4.
The BASIC Home screen displays
5.
Click the
ADVANCED
tab.