diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.netgear.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.netgear.markdown
index 8c4febce592..d03a373b0fa 100644
--- a/source/_components/device_tracker.netgear.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.netgear.markdown
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ device_tracker:
   host: YOUR_ROUTER_IP
   username: YOUR_ADMIN_USERNAME
   password: YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+  port: YOUR_ROUTER_PORT
 ```
 
 Configuration variables:
@@ -31,5 +32,6 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **host** (*Required*): The IP address of your router, e.g. 192.168.1.1.
 - **username** (*Required*: The username of an user with administrative privileges, usually *admin*.
 - **password** (*Required*): The password for your given admin account.
+- **port** (*Optional*): The port your router communicates with (defaults to 5000)
 
 See the [device tracker component page](/components/device_tracker/) for instructions how to configure the people to be tracked.