Cannot Log In To The Router; Cannot Access The Internet - NETGEAR N150R User Manual

Cannot Log In to the Router

If you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network, check the
following:
If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection
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between the computer and the router as described in the previous section.
Make sure that your computer's IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you
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are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer's address should be in
the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.
If your computer's IP address is shown as 169.254.x.x, recent versions of Windows and
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MacOS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server.
These autogenerated addresses are in the range of 169.254.x.x. If your IP address is in
this range, check the connection from the computer to the router, and reboot your
computer.
If your router's IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address,
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clear the router's configuration to factory defaults. This sets the router's IP address to
192.168.1.1. This procedure is explained in
Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using
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Internet Explorer, click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded.
Try quitting the browser and launching it again.
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Make sure that you are using the correct login information. The factory default login name
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is admin, and the password is admin. Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter
this information.
If you are attempting to set up your router as an additional router behind an existing
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router in your network, consider replacing the existing router.
If you are attempting to set up your router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your
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network, the router cannot perform many gateway services. For example, the router
cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information.

Cannot Access the Internet

If you can access your router but not the Internet, check to see if the router can obtain an IP
address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP
address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP. You can determine whether the
request was successful using the Router Status screen.
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To check the WAN IP address:
Start your browser, and select an external site such as www.on-networks.com.
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Access the router interface at www.mywifirouter.com.
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Select Management > Router Status.
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Check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has
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not obtained an IP address from your ISP.
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