How to setup Netgear Router For A Cable Internet Connection With The Smart Wizard

• Firstly, connect the modem to the internet port of the Netgear router and to your computer in any of the four LAN ports.
• Press the router, computer, and boardband cable modem, off and on again. Wait until it finishes booting up.
• Open the web browser page and type the router’s IP address http://192.168.01 or http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar and hit Enter.
• Now you will be permitted to log into the router.
• The default user name is the admin, and the default passwordis is password. The user name and password are case sensitive.
• If the default user name and password is not working, try other passwords, or you may need to change the password. Or else you need to perform a factory reset to restore the router settings.
• Click the Setup Wizard option. The Setup Wizard screen appears.
• Select Yes and click Next option.
• The Setup Wizard finds the type of internet connection. If you have a cable internet connection, the setup wizard detects a Dynamic IP address.
• Click Next. The router will save the settings.
• Don’t try to change the default settings unless your internet service provider gives you specific DNS information that must be configured.
• Select Router Status under Maintenance to check if you are connected to the internet.
• View the IP address field to see if the correct IP address is entered.