How to initially setup and login to your Netgear router?

The initial setup and login process is required to configure the router by the user to customize their network for better security. Every router comes with default settings and anyone can access them using the default information regarding the routers. This is done to make it easier for the users to login to their router. The user can fix their network themselves by logging in to the router as well. But the user should login to the router so that the user can gain access to the advanced features of the router as well as to better configure their network much more suitable to their needs. The login process is very easy and it only takes a couple of minutes of the user’s time. The user can login to their router only after successfully setting up the router.

There are numerous benefits to the login process. The user can gain access to the various advanced features which can be used for different things related to security, ease of access, blocking content and a lot more. The user can also change the default username and password for their router. The user can also make sure that the firmware on their router is up to date.

Here are the steps to setup and login to the Netgear router:

1)Connect the modem to the WAN port of the router using an Ethernet cable.

2)Now, connect the desktop computer or laptop to any of the four internet ports of the router using another Ethernet cable.

3)Double check the connections to make sure they are made properly.

4)Turn off the router, modem and the device and then turn them on after a couple of minutes. Wait for the devices to finish booting up.

5)Open any internet browser on the same device that is connected to the Netgear router. Type routerlogin.com in the address bar and press enter. The user will be taken to the login page of the router.

6)There, the user will be prompted to enter the default information regarding the router. The default username is “admin” and the default password is “password” for most of the Netgear routers. The username and password are case sensitive.

7)After successfully logging in to the router, the Setup wizard will appear. Click Next to start the Setup Wizard.

8)Now, the Setup Wizard will try to detect the type of internet connection that you have. The Setup Wizard will detect the connection as Dynamic IP. It detects the connection as same for all the wired connections.

9)Click Next. Click Finish to successfully finish the setup.

10)Now, your Netgear router will have been setup and logged in. From here, the user can now further configure their router most suitable to their needs.