Netgear WGT624 Wireless Router

Of course it doesn't work. Those installation CDs are Windows only and you don't need them anyway.

All you need to do is log into the router and enable the wireless. Enter "http://192.168.1.1" in your browser's address line and you will be in the router's setup. If it asks for a password, the default username is "admin" and the default password is either "password" or "1234."

On the left side of the page is a nav bar and you should see under "Setup" an entry for "Wireless Settings." Click that and you get the options to enable it. Choose either WEP or WPA and create a password.

Then on your Mac, open sys prefs and select "network." Highlight "Airport" and then click "configure." Add your password that you created in your router and you are set. You call also highlight "network" and then click "assist me" and your Mac will walk you through the setup.

Now you might need to tweak settings for performance based on your ISPs preferences, but we can do that after you get the connection established.

Look on the bottom of your Netgear router. There should be the default settings listed including IP address (usually 192.168.0.1) and the login and password for the router. If you connect your Mac to the router directly via an Ethernet cable and type the IP address into your browser you should be prompted with a login box. Enter the default info found on the bottom of the router. Now you will have access to all of the Netgear's settings and configuration wizards. Go ahead and set the router up.

One note: some Netgear routers need you to type the following instead of the IP - http://www.routerlogin.com/basicsettings.htm

That should work if you are only presented with automatic setup when you type in the IP.

Let me know if you have any more troubles configuring the router.

Cheers.

I am having the same problems with a WGR614v6. I cannot even type in the IP address. Safari times out. I have a wirelest card working air tunes and this works fine. Thanks.

Tried all of these things with no luck already. Can't get access to the router at all. This is the 2nd router, so is there a possibility it is something with my wireless card?

Thanks.

Although it seems obvious, are you trying to log in while connected by ethernet? If the wireless is off by default, you cannot turn it on through wireless.