How to setup a NETGEAR WiFi router without a modem?

Approx Time Needed: 30 minutes

1. To begin, disconnect your router’s power wires.

2. If your router or modem has a backup battery installed, you must remove it for the time being.

3. Connect the modem to the internet port on the NETGEAR router using a Cat5 ethernet cable.

4. Connect the LAN ports of your NETGEAR router to the ethernet port of your PC with an Ethernet cable.

5. Turn on your modem and wait for a few minutes for all the lights to be stable.

6. After turning on the modem, turn on your NETGEAR router and wait for all the lights to be stable.

7. Open your web browser.

8. Type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar at the top and hit Enter.

9. Enter the default username and password.

   Note: The default user name is admin, and the default password is password.
   Important: If you have not enabled Netgear password recovery in your router and have forgotten or changed your password, you will have to reset the Netgear router to factory default. Please click on the following link to see how I perform a factory reset on my NETGEAR router?.

10. After factory reset, click Advance > setup.

11. You will see the Setup wizard on your screen.

12. Select Yes to auto-detect the type of internet and hit Next.

13. Wait for a few minutes for setup to complete.

14. Once completed, you will see the Congratulations! A page displaying your network name (SSID) and password. Again, you may print and save it for the future.

15. Click on the “Take me to the internet” tab, and you can check your internet is working.