How to Configure a Netgear Wireless Router

I would like to show you how to configure a NETGEAR wireless router and connect it to the Internet.

For this we are going to need a PC Connect it to the router . Wire the Ethernet cable and we are going to make a conflagration by using a  simple web browser. Some NETGEAR and other routers come with an CD for configuration, but most people prefer using the web browser for router configuration.

To configure in the web browser, Go to address bar and type the IP address, which is given in the manual.

Now you can see the dialog box, type the user ID as admin, password as password. It is better to change the password of your router after logging in.

In the setup wizard Now select option. No, I want to configure the router myself say Next.

Leave the first two fields 

Give the username and password, which is given by your ISP

If your IP address is fixed . Give the IP address in static IP address field

If not select the option get dynamically from ISP

If you chose get dynamically from ISP select get automatically from ISP

Simply click apply to save the settings

And now we move on to the next phase of the configuration. Which in this case is going to be a wireless settings

Change the SSID name field NETGEAR to anything you easily remember. And the important part is to get correct region. Because it changes the power output

Set the channel number default as 11

You can change the mode in which router operates in this case select Auto 100 Mbps

check the fields

Enable wireless access point

Allow broadcast of name (ssid)

The important thing is to put security, so other people can't use your broadband.

 For this:

In the security options field

Select WPA-PSK option

Give some password in WPA-PSK security encryption and click Apply.

Now we are ready to go!