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Web-Junkie · 12-12-2007, 14:36

First turn OFF your PC and modem!

For Wired setups (not Wireless) it should be a simple case of plugging your VM Modem's Ethernet cable into the WAN Port on the router, plugging another Ethernet cable (supplied with router) into your PC and then plugging the other end into one of the 4 ports on the back of the Netgear router then power up the modem first and wait till it's booted, then apply power to the router so it picks up the modems config, then power up your PC and test the connection!

That's HOW it should work for a wired setup if all goes OK assuming you are using Ethernet not USB and you don't need Wireless! If you don't use Wireless you need to DISABLE the wireless part of the router so no one can piggyback onto your connection!

If you want to use use Wireless, then that's more effort to setup as you need to configure the router with some from of encryption it has inbuilt, decide on an encryption key and then configure each PC for wireless access to your router, so your PC's need a wireless adaptor too!

So what method do you want, Wired, Wireless or Both?

12-12-2007, 14:36	#2
Web-Junkie Inactive Join Date: Aug 2004 Services: 30mb BB Posts: 1,556	Re: Please help me to set up my netgear router WNR834B First turn OFF your PC and modem! For Wired setups (not Wireless) it should be a simple case of plugging your VM Modem's Ethernet cable into the WAN Port on the router, plugging another Ethernet cable (supplied with router) into your PC and then plugging the other end into one of the 4 ports on the back of the Netgear router then power up the modem first and wait till it's booted, then apply power to the router so it picks up the modems config, then power up your PC and test the connection! That's HOW it should work for a wired setup if all goes OK assuming you are using Ethernet not USB and you don't need Wireless! If you don't use Wireless you need to DISABLE the wireless part of the router so no one can piggyback onto your connection! If you want to use use Wireless, then that's more effort to setup as you need to configure the router with some from of encryption it has inbuilt, decide on an encryption key and then configure each PC for wireless access to your router, so your PC's need a wireless adaptor too! So what method do you want, Wired, Wireless or Both?