i have become a bit of a wifi network nerd/expert against my will over last couple of years, so if this is any help:
does your so called wireless router have a modem built in, or does it plug into a separate modem?
- Some netgear router/modem combos needed software installed
- Netgear router-only devices (no built in modem) often don't need any software installed to configure the device, and you only need to put something like the following into your web browser;
www.routerlogin.net
then the username and password promt which simply needs
username = admin
password = password
exactly as above
Then you'll be presented with many more confusing options ;)
The following might help too for choosing your configuration (in case you weren't aware of the following info)
2.5gig v 5gig 2.4gig being a lower frequency tends to travel further and is slightly less susceptible to objects being in the line of sight than 5gig, but there are potentially more consumer devices out there gobbling up the 2.4gig band (like your neighbors cordless phone) causing interference and network slowdowns. 5gig was introduced to try and eliminate the congestion. Most cheaper wifi stuff is only 2.4gig compatible
n versus g2.4gig G tends to be more robust when it comes to transmission errors than 2.4gig N, including being less affected by objects being in the transmission path, but obviously slower than N under ideal conditions e.g. G 54 Mb/s versus N130 or N300 Mb/s
basically
If you need max speed and are in close range of the base station go 5gig N
If you need max range with pretty good speed go 2.4gig N
If you can live with slower speeds and need max range with consistency go 2.4gig G
The above is just my findings and opinion
