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Awesome! The cause of the problem was doing a hard reset on the Netgear. By default, the Netgear router and your Modem are both set to use the same address (192.168.0.1). They are also both configured to act as a DHCP server by default - which is what is responsible for handing out IP addresses to your computers. You can't have 2 devices with the same IP address or 2 devices acting as a DHCP server.
Put a sticker or mailing label on the Netgear and write 192.168.0.10 on it so you don't forget its address. If you need to get back into the Netgear's setup page, put that address in a web browser. If you ever do a hard reset on the Netgear again, you'll have to turn off DHCP and assign it the 192.168.0.10 IP address as you did above. Better yet, book mark this page! haha.
You should be able to figure out the wireless settings page and add a password to your network. If not, post back.