If you are looking for easy yet complete instructions to connect your Netgear WiFi router to modem, using the WPS button, this article is meant for you. So, scroll down a little and get the steps to make a connection between your devices using the WPS button.
Before getting started, we suggest you read the instructions first and apply them after understanding them. Keep in this mind, if the process is not done in a proper way, you are surely going to experience Netgear router not working issue.
Steps to Connect Router and Modem
Mentioned below are the complete instructions that you need to follow correctly to connect your Netgear router and modem using the WPS button. Keep reading!
Step 1: Plug your Netgear router into a working electrical socket. Ensure that the socket is free from damages.
Step 2: Locate and press the WPS button on your Netgear router.
Step 3: Have patience! Please wait for the router’s LED to become stable green. Make sure that the router is receiving sufficient power supply from the socket in which it is plugged in.
Step 4: The next step in our article is to press the WPS button on your internet modem. Make sure that you are receiving good internet speed from your service provider’s end and it (the modem) has the WPS button on it.
Thus, in this manner, you will be able to connect your Netgear router and internet modem using the WPS button. Now, check the connection between your modem and the router if it is successfully made by accessing routerlogin.net. In case you get www.routerlogin.net not working issue, it means the connection is still not established.
In such a case, we suggest you reboot your devices and try reconnecting them again.
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How to Reboot Router and Modem?
Thus, to reboot or power cycle your devices, apply the instructions outlined underneath in a correct manner as they are provided:
Step 1: Turn off your internet modem first and wait for some time.
Step 2: Then, turn off your Netgear router as well by disconnecting it from its wall plug.
Step 3: After a couple of minutes, turn the internet modem on.
Step 4: Thereafter, turn on your Netgear router as well after a couple of minutes.
Step 5: Reconnect your Netgear router and modem using the WPS instructions listed above.
Here’s to hope that this time you are able to connect them using the WPS button. If not, then drop all your worries. We have got you covered. By any chance, if you are having trouble while disconnecting your Netgear router and modem using the WPS button, connect them using an Ethernet or wireless source. Here’s how to do so:
Connect Router and Modem via Ethernet Cable
Here are the steps required for connecting your Netgear router and modem using an Ethernet cable:
Step 1: Plug in your router and modem in reach of each other. On the off chance if you don’t have two working wall sockets near to each other, make use of an extension cord.
Step 2: Grab an Ethernet cable that must be in good condition and free from cuts, dusts, and damages.
Step 3: Connect one end of the cable to the Netgear router and other end to the internet modem.
Thus, your Netgear router and modem are connected using and Ethernet cable. Now, navigate to Netgear Genie firmware update page using 192.169.1.1 on a computer or laptop and update your WiFi router right away.
Connect Router and Modem Wirelessly
Here’s how to connect your Netgear WiFi router and modem in a wireless manner:
Step 1: Turn on a smartphone, desktop, or laptop.
Step 2: Locate the SSID of your Netgear WiFi router. Make sure that you haven’t disabled/ hide the router’s SSID.
Step 3: Connect to the router’s WiFi by entering the correct password.
And there you are! In this way, you can connect your Netgear router and modem in a wireless manner. Now, if you want, you can place your devices to their intended locations and connect them using the same way i.e. wireless manner. But, do not exceed the distance between them. Otherwise, the WiFi signals of your device will surely get interrupted by the obstructions placed in the path of your router and modem.
Wrapping Up
Now, we are going to end this article. We hope that you enjoyed reading this page. If you want, we request you spare your precious moments for answering our couple of questions. Which method did you find helpful for connecting your Netgear router and modem? Which one you have applied for the same?
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