How to connect iPhone 5 to Netgear router

After spening several hours on the phone with an Apple rep trying to figure out why my new iPhone 5 would not connect to my Netgear router. I decided to google Netgear router and iPhone. I stumbled on this discussion from defiantmacho dated August 2008 -
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1686716?start=0&tstart=0.
I followed this instructions and my iPhone connected within min. I know that it's the long way around the issue but hey it works. If I would have found this on Thursday, I would have save myself so much time. The Apple Support team need to be made aware of these work around instructions.
defiantmacho Puerto Rico
        Aug 29, 2008 2:11 PM    
   Ok guys. This is the simple way i used to connect my iPhone to my Netgear router. Netgear can be a pain in the butt!, You should have followed the router's installation instructions to the letter first. Usually you will have to turn your modem and router off, then connect the ethernet cable from the modem (out) to the router (in), and then turn the router on first. Then, turn the modem on a few seconds later. Your computer should then be connected from the router (not the modem) via ethernet as well. After all is done, open your browser and type the address given by your router's instructions (usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.2), then login. If none of it works, use a pen to reset the Netgear router and repeat everything I mentioned above.
THEN, after all that is set:
1. In your iPhone, go to Settings>General>About. Then, scroll down to "Wi-Fi Address". This is your MAC address. This you will need in order to authorize your phone in your Netgear page (which usually looks something like XXX.XXX.X.X (where "X" are numbers)). I already gave the addresses above.
2. Log in to you Netgear page (remember "admin" as generic username and "password" or "1234" as the generic password?. I am assuming you read the router's instructions, right?. I mean, come on, it's only a double sided page!
3. On the blue left panel of the screen that comes up after user and password entry, click on "Wireless Settings". A new page comes up.
4. Check mark both boxes and click on "Setup Access List".
5. Check mark "Turn Access control On", then click on "Add" to enter the require info needed for your phone to gain access to your network.
6. On "Device Name" I entered "iPhone". This name is irrelevant, so enter whatever name you wish, but keep it simple.
7. Now, on "Mac Address" (the single most important info here) enter the number you obtained in Step 1. Make sure you enter it with the colons (:), although I found out it can be entered without them as well and the page formats it for you .
8. Add and apply, and wait for the blue bar at the top of the screen to do its thing. It will take only a few seconds to update the network.

You can use Photo Transfer App to transfer photos from iPhone to iPad or vice versa using Bluetooth or WiFi
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