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I'm sure that AEM wants you to plug your laptop directly into a port on the router, not your modem. You should get connectivity directly to the network in that manner.
I noticed that you mentioned getting onto the router's website. I assume this means you used another computer and went to http://192.168.1.1 and accessed the router's internal webpage? I'm glad you did, because all that silly talk about DNS and such will solve itself once your situation with getting the laptop onto the network is wrapped up.
Now, I'm going to suggest that we take this right back to the beginning. Go back to the Network and Sharing Center, delete any and all references to past network connections, and start from scratch. Be sure that you're using the latest network card drivers and that the device is working correctly in your device manager. Sit down next to the router and try to create a new connection to the network. Let everything happen automatically. Let the router assign you an IP number, let it handle DNS, let it handle all the other protocols, just remember the security type (WEP, WPA, etc) and the passphrase when the time comes.
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