NETGEAR DGN1000 - Wireless-N Router With Built-in DSL... Instruction sheet

Configuration of Netgear DGN1000 Wireless Router
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If you are having problems with the configuration of your
Wireless router you should consult the documentation
that came with your router, contact the manufacturer or
request a Broadband Made Easy engineer from our
Sales department on 624624.
If you continue to have problems with your setup, this procedure can be used as a manual
setup to guide you with the installation of your router.
•Plug a filter into every telephone socket that is in use in your property by unplugging
the Telephone/Sky/Oil watchman, plugging the filter in and re-connecting the
equipment through the filter.
•Plug the router into a phone socket using the grey cable, making sure that the router
also goes through a filter.
•Every piece of equipment plugged into the phone sockets all around the property
need to have filters on them.
•Plug the power supply (Black) and the ADSL Line (Grey) Cord in to the respective
sockets on the rear of the router. Connect the Ethernet cable (Yellow) into one of the
yellow fittings on the back of the router and the other end into the PC/Laptop.
•Open your Internet Browser and in the address bar remove anything that is in there
and type the following
o192.168.0.1 then press the Enter, Return or go button.
•You will then be presented with a login box (as shown below), by default the
username is admin and the password is password
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The router will then search for any updated firmware, this will show a pop up, and then
the router will try and contact the Netgear servers and download any new firmware.
For new routers this will fail as the internet connection has not been set up yet.
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The router will then take you to the basic settings page;
•Basic settings:
oSelect Yes to does your internet connection require a login
oChoose PPPoA (PPP over ATM) for encapsulation
o***Enter your Manx Telecom Username and Password in the login and
password fields***
oSet Idle timeout to 0
oSet Internet IP address to Get dynamically from ISP
oSet Domain Name Server (DNS) Address to Get Automatically from ISP
oSet NAT (Network Address Translation) to Enabled
•Once all these details have been entered press the Apply button and you will be shown
the status of the router applying the settings.
•Next select ADSL Settings from the left hand side and ensure that the settings are as
followed
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oSet Multiplexing Method as VC-BASED
oSet VPI as 0
oSet VCI as 38
oSet DSL mode as Auto (multi-mode)
Once all settings are entered press the Apply button. The next stage in the setup is to
configure your wireless connection.
Select Wireless Settings from the left hand side,
•Wireless settings (recommended set up)
oChange the SSID from NETGEAR to something more recognisable
oSet the Region to Europe
oSet Channel to auto
oSet Mode to up to 150mbps
oTo add security to your network select the option Mixed WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
oEnter a password for your wireless connection in the network key box
(Please make a note of the network key as this will become your wireless
password)
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•Once all settings are entered, press the Apply button.
Your Netgear router is now setup and configured for use, you will now be able to browse the
internet with the Ethernet cable connected or alternatively, scan and connect to your wireless
network using the details that have just been configured.
If you require further assistance or support please contact the Manx Telecom Helpdesk on
624624 option 2.
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