NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v3 - Manual (Page 15)

Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced and Linux Users) 11
Installing Your Wireless Router Manually
(Advanced and Linux Users)
Before installing and connecting your router manually, review the list below and make sure that
you have all of the necessary information.
• A DSL or cable service connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• The configuration information your ISP gave you. Depending on how your Internet account
was set up, you might need the following information to set up your N600 wireless gigabit
router and access the Internet:
– Host and Domain Name
– Internet Login Name and Password (frequently an email address and password)
– Domain Name Server (DNS) Addresses
– Fixed or Static IP Address
Your ISP should have provided you with all the information needed to connect to the Internet.
If you cannot locate this information, contact your ISP.
If you have not already done so:
• Check the package contents of your router to ensure that it is complete (see “Unpacking Your
New Wireless Router” on page 1 ).
• Select an optimum location for your N600 wireless gigabit router after reviewing the
guidelines presented in
“Positioning Your Wireless Router” on page 6 .
Connecting Your N600 Wireless Gigabit Router
Before you install your N600 wireless gigabit router, make sure that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Property settings on your computer are set to “automatically obtain an IP address” using DHCP
and “Obtain DNS server address automatically.” You can check these settings by looking at the
TCP/IP Properties of your Internal Network Connections, which are accessible through the