NETGEAR N300 Product information sheet

Let’s
connect
you.
The Telkom Easy Guide to set up your
Netgear N300 DSL Router.

First, unpack
your new
router.
1 DSL filter
1 DSL splitter
2 telephone cables
1 LAN cable
1 power supply cord
Your Netgear N300 Router
2 external antennae
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Let’s get
started.
Connect the 12vDC power supply into
your router and into a power socket
Plug the short end of
the DSL splitter into
the telephone jack.
Take the dark grey cable and plug the
one end into red socket marked DSL on
the DSL splitter and the other end into
the power supply port marked IN
Take the light grey cable and plug the
one end into the power supply port
marked OUT and the other end into the
back of the router.
Your telephone now plugs
into the green socket marked
Phone of the DSL splitter.
Plug the yellow LAN cable into the yellow
port on the back of the router, and the other
end into the LAN port on your computer.
Switch your router on by pressing the power
button at the back of the router.
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Ready
to go.
The power
light will first come
on red and then
eventually turn green.
The DSL light must stay
green. If this is flashing it
means that no connection is
synced with exchange.
The LAN 1 light
must be green if
the LAN cable is
plugged in.
The internet light will
also be green if the
account is active.
The Wi-Fi light will
be green if Wi-Fi is
enabled.
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data is transferred.
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Setting up
your Router.
Open your internet browser and
go to http://10.0.0.2 and click
Enter. Type in admin for both the
username and password.
If the router is not online, and has not been
configured, click Setup, then click Setup Wizard.
Click Next.
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From the Internet Connection Mode
dropdown, select Use ADSL connection
first and if fail use mobile broadband
connection and click Next.
Select South Africa from the Country dropdown,
then select No I want to configure the router
myself. Click Next. On the basic settings screen,
enter in the username and password that were
SMS’d to you and click Apply.
The router will save your settings and reboot. It will
also try and connect to the internet so keep an eye
on the green LED lights.
After your settings have been saved, the basic
settings screen will re-appear.
In the left hand navigation menu, click on
Wireless Settings to configure the Wi-Fi.
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Halfway-mark.

In the Wi-Fi Configuration page, under Wireless
Network change Wi-Fi name in Name of SSID
field to NETGEAR_1Meg. Under the Security
Options ensure WPA2-PSK (AES) is selected.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and type
the password of your choice in the Password field.
Click Apply.
In the left hand navigation menu, under
Maintenance click on Set Password. Change the
current password of the Router to your preferred
password and click Apply. The router may ask you
to log in again using the new password.
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Almost
there...

It is important to log out properly by clicking
Logout, and not just shutting down your
browser window. Activate your internet account
by opening your web browser and go to
www.telkom.co.za/verifyadsl
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Complete the fields with your telephone number
and order number and click on Submit.
You can now connect your internet-enabled
devices through Wi-Fi.
Use the same name and password you created
when you set up your DSL router.
Last
few steps.

No connection?
Don’t panic...
Plug your dongle into the
back of the router.
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Setting up
your Dongle.
Open your internet browser and
go to http://10.0.0.2 and click
Enter. Type in admin for both
the username and password. Click
Login to continue.
You will need to have the username and password
that was SMS’d to you handy. A wizard will
launch that will take you through the steps Click
Broadband Settings from the left hand navigation
menu and click Next.
From the Internet Connection Mode dropdown,
select that the internet connection always Use
ADSL connection first and if fail use mobile
broadband connection and click Apply.
Wait for the settings to be updated.
Your Router will restart.
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Once your settings have been saved
and your Router has restarted, click 3G
Internet Setup from the left hand
navigation.
Select 8ta from the Internet Provider dropdown.
If your SIM card requires a pin, enter the Pin Code
and click Apply.
Your 3G failover is now set up,
and you can Logout.
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Last
few steps.

Done.
You’re connected.
If you still need help
call us on 10210.