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METHOD A – Using Ethernet Setup
Using the supplied yellow Ethernet cable and connect your computer to Port 1
on the back of your gateway.
A. Open your favourite web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc).
NOTE: If you use Internet Explorer please ensure that both your Security Policy
and your Privacy Policy is set to MEDIUM.
1. Type
nwtel.ca/smarterwifi
into the browser address bar.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Control Panel link.
3. You should now see the Control Panel Login screen below.
NOTE: If the URL link in step 2 does not cause the Control Panel login screen
to appear, please type 192.168.12.1 into your web browser and hit enter.
4. Enter your username and password. Your username is the email address you
provided at time of order and the password is northwestel (all lowercase).
Then click Login.
5. You will now be prompted to change your password. Once you have changed
your password, you must log out and then log back in using your new password.
6. When you log into the Control Panel you will see this screen.
7. To locate the information you need to set up a wireless connection. Click on the
WiFi
link under
My Wireless Network
located on the left side of the screen.
This opens the Wireless summary pane on the right side of your screen.
Port 1
