User's Manual

Connecting to the Internet
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NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 N900 Wireless Data Gateway
Log In to Your Gateway
Log in to the gateway to view or change its settings.
Note: To connect to the gateway, use a computer configured for DHCP
(most computers are). For help with configuring DHCP, see the
instructions that came with your computer.
When you have logged in, if you do not click Logout, the gateway waits for 5 minutes after
there has been no activity before it automatically logs you out.
 To log in to the gateway:
1. On the computer that is connected to the gateway with an Ethernet cable, type
http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your Internet browser
.
A login window displays.
2. Log in with the user name admin and the default password, password.
When you connect to the gateway, the Modem Status screen displays.
For more information about how to view the gateway’s settings for the Internet
connection, see the following section, View Basic Settings on page 11.