Step 9: Configure And Manage The Router - NETGEAR BR500 Hardware Installation Manual

If the Power LED does not light, check to see that the DC power adapter is plugged
in correctly and that the power source is good.

Step 9: Configure and manage the router

After you power on the router for the first time, you must use the local browser interface
to configure the WAN (Internet) connection of the router. For more information, see the
installation guide and user manual, which you can download from
netgear.com/support/download/.
After the router is connected to the Internet, you can discover the router on the network
using the NETGEAR Insight app. If you are an Insight Premium or Pro user, you can also
use the Cloud portal. These tools let you perform remote management and monitoring
tasks from your smartphone, tablet, or computer. For more information about Insight,
visit netgear.com/insight and see the NETGEAR knowledge base articles at
netgear.com/support/.
You can use the router without creating an Insight-managed topology (using the Insight
app or Insight Cloud portal), but in that situation you cannot remotely monitor, manage,
and troubleshoot the router, nor receive push notifications from the router, and the
router operates in standalone mode only, like a traditional router.
Using the Insight app and Insight Cloud portal, as well as network-based policies and
zero-touch configuration, you can configure and manage the router, along with
Insight-managed WiFi access points and NAS devices, at the network level. Also, using
the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, you can improve the efficiency of the router,
which results in the improvement of its overall performance as well as the performance
of the network.
Note: The router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1 and its default subnet mask is
255.255.255.0.
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