How To Install a Netgear Wireless N-Router With The Installation Assistant
Netgear routers are selling like hotcakes, reason being its impressive design, use of latest technology, affordable prices and a long range of products for different user base. People today are heavily dependent on these routers to get access to high-speed internet and share the same with multiple other devices. People are heavily dependent on these routers to get access to the World Wide Web. Router technology has seen great advancements in the last decade or so, resulting in more powerful, compact, easier to use and affordable routers. Having said that, routers are complex machines, and no matter how great of a finished product your manufacturers has provided you with, some complications are bound to occur over the course of use.
We at Netgear Tech Support received numerous queries and complaints from different Netgear router users. Some of the queries are simple and only need a troubleshooting to fix the problem while a few are quite complex and need expertise to resolve. In this article I will discuss How to install a Netgear Wireless N-Router with the Installation assistant. So make sure to follow the instructions carefully. In case you have any other problems with your Netgear router, feel free to contact our Netgear Customer Support for best technical assistance for Netgear routers.
Setting Up Netgear Router With The Help Of Installation Assistant
Installation Assistant are nothing but in-built wizards which helps you to configure your router from scratch without any help. All you need to do is follow the instructions. In case of Netgear, the Wizard is called Netgear Genie. So we will see how you can use it to setup your Netgear Wireless N router. Let us see how to make best use of this Installation Assistant to the best.
- Plug-in your Netgear router to a power source and connect its Internet port to the WAN port of your modem. Use another Ethernet cable and connect the LAN port of your router to the computer’s ethernet port.
- For a wireless connection, simply plug it in the power source and then to the modem. Switch on your PC and select your router name from the list and connect to it.
- Once the connection has been set up, open your web browser on your PC and type in the gateway address into the URL field. This is your local IP address.
- You can find it out from the command prompt. Just type ipconfig and hit Enter. All the networking details of your PC will appear along with the local IP address. Copy and paste it in the URL field from here.
- You will be redirected to the login page of your Netgear router. Here you need to enter the admin username and password to get access to the main settings page.
- You can find the the admin username and password printed among the paperworks or under the device itself.
- Once on the main settings page, you will notice ‘Netgear Genie’ on the left hand side, this is your installation assistant. Click on it.\
- Now the wizard will start, it will detect the type of internet connection you have, follow the instructions to set up the wifi.
- Change the wifi password from security settings and also enable DHCP, which will be taken care of by the Genie.
- Once the installation is complete, save the settings and reboot your device. You can now connect as many wireless devices to your network as you wish.
These are a few steps you need to follow in order to setup wifi using the Installation assistant. Hopefully, the steps mentioned above helped you in setting up your Wireless N series router. In case you have any doubts or queries regarding the same, feel free to reach us at our Netgear Customer Support number. We as a service provider understands the dependency of users on routers, this is the reason we have made our services available for 24*7 round the clock. So that you do not feel stranded or left out even at oddest of hours. Our services are renowned for its efficiency and affordability. So do not waste your hard earned money looking for a technician around, when you can avail the services of some of the finest network engineers with just a phone call to our Netgear Customer Support number.
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