How to setup NETGEAR router using the router web interface

Please refer to the below articles for your reference if you are using a smartphone, we recommend the use of Nighthawk app to install your NETGEAR router. If you are installing an Orbi WiFi System, we recommend using the Orbi app.

1. Using an Ethernet cable, connect your modem to the yellow Internet port on the back of your NETGEAR router.
2. Connect your computer to one of the Ethernet ports on your router.
3. Press the Power button on the router.
   The LEDs on the router light.
4. Open a web browser and enter routerlogin.net.
   You are prompted to log in.
   Note: If you experience any Internet connection issues, try power-cycling your network. For more information, see How do I power cycle my home network?.
5. Log in to the router.
   The default user name is admin. The default password is password.
   The user name and password are case-sensitive.
6. Click ADVANCED > Setup Wizard.
7. Select the Yes radio button and click Next.
   The router detects your Internet connection.
   You are prompted to log in.
8. Enter and confirm a new admin password.
9. Select and answer two security questions.
10. Click Next.
    The Congratulations! page displays.
11. (Optional) Click Print this to print your network settings.
12. Click Next.
    The Firmware Update Assistant page displays.
13. If a firmware update is not available, click OK.
    Your router is set up.
14. If a firmware update is available, click Yes to update your firmware.
    The firmware updates.
    The router reboots.
    You are prompted to log in.
15. Enter the admin and the new password you created earlier.
    The BASIC page displays.
    Your router is set up.