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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 User Manual

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1. MTU Application 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN 1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL 576 Typical value to connect to dial up ISPs gt To change the MTU size 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup 2 Inthe MTU Size field enter a value from 64 to 1500 3 Click Apply to save the settings LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Routing Information Protocol RIP The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server The router s default LAN IP configuration is e LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks and are suitable for most applications If your network requires a different IP addressing scheme you can change these settings in the LAN Setup screen gt To change the LAN settings Note If you change the LAN IP address of the router you are disconnected To use the router menus you must use a browser to connect to the new IP address and log in again NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 40 1 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Select Advanced gt Setup gt LAN Setup to display the following screen LAN Setup CCZ ELED Device Name WNDR4700 LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address 192 168 11 1 IP Subnet Mask 255
2. Media Server sc uds s spendere name dead eu a quon domaine Specify Approved USB Devices Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP Chapter 6 Security Keyword Blockingot HIT TP Traffle s ca ass de tse ome areas E eda eels Block Services Port Filtering 2 22 seme Sehedule BIOCKING iu 3c arcet bmi haies ta ed deni d Security Event Email Notifications Chapter 7 Administration Upgrade thie FimwWars 2252 20 7e beta qa meon ates ae Rabon eae View Router Status i 2245 e urge cr naissent nets Router Infonmatloti serr ss doa a ap E dete n ER dene SERERE A ders Internet POM 24 eu au rider ee ebd des doped dope dpi ane d Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHZ isse n ns View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File esi pem RE RERO EE A Back Up Settings issus xe Rex ger x e Rare D Restore Configuration Settings FASS smart ouate RR RE Rv Edo E A ev dure Set PassWOIG 43er Epor E ER pA Dua det pad edd 248 Password FRReCOVOLy isses kx d xe secon XC d X ta x dans N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings 72 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
3. From the Service Name list select the service or game that you will host on your network If the service does not appear in the list see Add a Custom Service on page 85 In the corresponding Server IP Address field enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service Click Add The service appears in the list in the screen Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that does not appear in the Service Name list first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses Usually you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups gt Toadda custom service 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select Port Forwarding as the service type 3 Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen Ports Custom Services Service Name Protocol TCP UDP v External Starting Port 1765534 External Ending Port 1465534 Use the same port range for Internal port Internal Starting Port 1 565534 Internal Ending Port Internal IP address ha Lhes Ih H Or select from currently attached devices DT pau Deere 19216812 TECHPUBS In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name 5 In the Protocol list select the p
4. NAT Filtering Secured Open Disable SIP ALG The following settings are available Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood Smurf Attack Ping of Death Teardrop Attack UDP Flood ARP Attack Spoofing ICMP Null Scan and many others This should be disabled only in special circumstances Default DMZ Server This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online games or videoconferencing Be careful when using this feature because it makes the firewall security less effective See the following section Default DMZ Server for more details Respond to Ping on Internet Port If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet select this check box Use this setting only as a diagnostic tool because it allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason Disable IGMP Proxying The IGPM Proxying feature lets a LAN computer receive the multicast traffic directed to it from the Internet Selecting this check box prevents this from occurring MTU Size in bytes The normal MTU maximum transmit unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections For some ISPs you might need to reduce the MTU This is rarely required You should change the setting in this field only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection See Change the MTU Size on
5. Upgrade the Firmware The router firmware routing software is stored in flash memory You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab You might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available for your product You can use the Check button on the Router Upgrade screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available To check for new firmware and update your router 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Firmware Upgrade to display the following screen Firmware Upgrade Check for New Version from the Internet Locate and Select the Upgrade File from your Hard Disk Browse Click Check If new firmware is available the router finds it Click Yes to update and locate the firmware you downloaded the file ends in img WARNING When uploading firmware to the router do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browser is interrupted it could corrupt the firmware When the upload is complete your router restarts The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 63 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 View Router Status To view router status and usage information select Advanced Home or select Admi
6. gt h m hitp www routerlogin net RUN gt Wreadyshare oco user name admin Type Wreadyshare 12V 2 5A On Off DORE teaser ord On Of Internet 2 4 GHz z LAN GREEN 3 Gbps AMBER 10 100 Mbps BLINK ACTIVITY NETGEAR ooa Wem owe 24cm 5 2 3 4 a 5 wes N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Route WiFi Network Name SSID SERIAL Model WNDR3700v4 LEN i FCC ID PY312100186 Restore IC 4054A 12100186 110947 C OM UA 5 of Network Key Password Factory e Settings C 3 0 J Designed by NETGEAR in California ation TT WiFi Network Name SSID Restore Factory Settings nd Network Key Password MAC address Figure 3 Label on router bottom See Factory Settings on page 109 for information about restoring factory settings Hardware Setup 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Attach the Stand For optimal wireless network performance use the stand included in the package to position your router upright 1 Orient your router vertically 2 Insert the tabs of the stand into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown Place your router in a suitable area for installation near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network However the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depend
7. of the screen See Upgrade the Firmware on page 63 for more information about upgrading firmware Click the message when it shows up and click Yes to upgrade the router with the latest firmware After the upgrade the router restarts automatically AN CAUTION Do not try to go online turn off the router shut down the computer or do anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Power LED W has stopped blinking for several seconds Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 17 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Dashboard Basic Home Screen The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information The left column has the menus You can use the Advanced tab to access more menus and screens NETGEAR E WNDR3700v4 Language Menus Internet H Wireless Click the Attached Devices gt Wirel Attached Devi Dashboard ireless ached Devices Advanced ere Click to H ID NETGEARS4 gt tab to view ReadySHARE s STATUS GOOD deduc funy Number of devices 1 view Guest N k gt more uest Networ details ik Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Onine Support SEARCH HELP Go n Help Figure 4 Basic Home screen with dashboard language an
8. 73 Wireless AP se s dota e we EROR NP REDE pe cet oad iride e e eR d 74 Wireless Repeating Function WDS 75 Set Up the Base STATION uoo ope theo oer addins odar id ias 78 Set Up a Repeater Unit sis ase E asd Rad ddaaeabbeeadaraa 79 Port Forwarding and Port Triggering 80 Remote Computer Access Basics 80 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports 81 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 82 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 83 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 84 Adda Custom Servieg ison cand eee HERE RE be Een taie SERA 85 Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry 85 oet Up Port TTggelllte Ass mass no ete dr dep gdrm Ro od edd x 86 Dynor DNS 88 ab dan cove e pre RR RE bct Ree e ol d 20 ia once 88 DIAUGROULCS 2 dta dead er peto p ORA rd eq d CR diets 89 Remote M nagemMent cedes mx prolonge dtm bab 91 USB SelllIigS Larousse whe oda eed d pen dut db be raie 92 Universal Plug and Plays sas eee dede HUE dures 92 luce cp cR TEE PERIERE 93 Auto Detect Fields 26244244 em eem RR mmy 94 AUTO COM PPP 95 6104 TUNG 6 4 ue a tnb desear artt tesa ll dec Rp ero em dede e den atas 96 Pass TOUM oh 6402445 2 3Ri Gaara anal ded Ros aded dod 96 ED AEA EE E E EE EE S EAE E E EEEE 97 DHAGE ga a cere send eit aae P in oui
9. October 31 2012 10 16 54 DHCP IP 192 168 1 2 to MAC address 00 1a 6b 6d 8f 19 Wednesday October 31 2012 10 16 44 Initialized firmware version V1 0 1 32 Wednesday October 31 2012 10 14 32 V Attempted access to allowed sites Mattempted access to blocked sites and services M Connections to the Web based interface of this Router Router operation startup get time etc The log screen shows the following information e Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded e Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry e Target address The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted e Action Whether the access was blocked or allowed To refresh the log screen click the Refresh button To clear the log entries click the Clear Log button To email the log immediately click the Send Log button Administration 68 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file You can back up save this file to your computer restore it or reset it to the factory default settings Back Up Settings gt To back up the router s configuration settings 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Backup Settings to display the following screen Backup Settings Save a copy of current settings Restor
10. This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files Storage 52 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen e Share Name If only one device is connected the default share name is USB Storage You can click the name shown or you can type it in the address field of your web browser If Not Shared is shown the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists Click the link to change this setting e Read Access and Write Access Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router e Folder Name Full path of the network folder e Volume Name Volume name from the USB storage device e Total Space and Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device Safely Remove a USB Drive To remove a USB device safely select Storage gt Basic Settings and click the Safely Remove USB Drive button This takes the drive offline Media Server By default the router is set up to act as a ReadyDLNA media server This setting lets you view movies and photos on DLNA UPnP AV compliant media players such as Xbox360 Playstation and NETGEAR s Digital Entertainer Live To view these settings select Advanced gt USB Storage gt Me
11. gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 to display the following screen teternet Connection Type Disabled Auto Detect Auto Config tos Tunnel Pass Through 2 Select the IPV6 connection type from the list Your Internet service provider ISP can provide this information e If your ISP did not provide details you can select IPv6 Tunnel e Ifyou are not sure select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use e If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE DHCP or fixed but is IPv6 select Auto Config e For more detailed information about Internet connection types see the following sections 3 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Auto Detect Fields In the IPv6 screen when you select Auto Detect from the drop down list the following screen displays Internet Connection Type Auto Detect v Connection Type DHCP Auto Contig Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Avatable LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Avatable IP Address Assignment Use OHCP Server Auto Config Use This Interface ID The Connection Type field indicates the connection type detected The following fields are also included in this screen IPv6 LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address on WAN The IPv6 address acquired for the router s WAN or Intern
12. or Cable UE W Intemet Port Internet Existing This NETGEAR router Router Gateway acts as Wireless AP This would be this device s wireless settings as an access point 2 4GHz Wireless Name SSID NETGEAR27 5GHz Wireless Name SSID NETGEAR27 5G 2 4GHz Wireless Password Key wonderfulraven639 5GHz Wireless Password Key wonderfulraven639 If you want to change go to Setup Wireless Setup to change it your computer needs to reconnect using new setting then come backto this page 3 Scroll down to view the bottom half of the screen to display more instructions 4 Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router 5 Select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use e Get an IP address dynamically from the other router The other router on the network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode e Fixed IP address not recommended Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience 6 Click Apply Wireless Repeating Function WDS You can set the router up to be used as a wireless access point AP Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service
13. reach your router at http nostname dyndns org On the Advanced tab select Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS to display the following screen END CHD Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider www DynDNS org iy Host Name User Name Password gt To set up Dynamic DNS 1 Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers in the Service Provider list 2 Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box 3 Select the web address of your Dynamic DNS service provider Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 For example for DynDNS org select www dyndns org 4 Type the host name or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you 5 Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account This is the name that you use to log in to your account not your host name 6 Type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account 7 Click Apply to save your configuration Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router Typically you do not need to add static routes You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network As an example of when a static route is needed consider the following case e Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP e You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you
14. 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For product available in the USA and Canada market only chan
15. 230V 50 Hz input All regions output 12V DC 2 5A output Dimensions 1 1 in x 6 89 in x 4 68 in 28 x 175 x 119 mm Weight 0 5 kg 1 2 Ibs Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 9096 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B C Tick N10947 Supplemental Information 110 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Table 3 WNDR3700v4 router specifications continued Feature Description LAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 WAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802 11 standard See the footnote for the previous table Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding standards IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11b 2 4 GHz IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11a 5 0 GHz Maximum computers per wireless network Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node typically 50 70 nodes Operating frequency range 802 11 security 2 4 GHz 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 5GHz 5 18 5 24 5 745 5 825 GHz US 5 18 5 24 GHz Europe ETSI 40 bit also called 64 bit and 128 bit WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA WPA2 Enterprise Supplemental Information 111
16. AII button To add a priority rule scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule to display the following screen Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for IP Phone port 6670 includes SIP amp H 323 IP phones Priority Category Applications M Applications IP Phone port 6670 includes SIP amp H 323 IP phones Priority Highest v In the QoS Policy for field type the name of the application or game In the Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming A list of applications or games displays You can select an existing item from the list or you can scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable If prompted in the Connection Type list select either TCP UDP or both TCP UDP Specify the port number or range of port numbers that the application or game uses From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen QoS for a Router LAN Port To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router s LAN ports 1 ne r Wm Select Advanced Setup QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Click the Setup QoS Rule button Click the Add Priority Rule but
17. Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System WDS A WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario Repeater access point Base station access point Figure 7 Wireless repeating scenario Note If you use the wireless repeating function you need to select either WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen Wireless base station The router acts as the parent access point bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point The base station also handles wireless and wired local computers To configure this mode you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point Wireless repeater The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point To configure this mode you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point The router is always in dual band concurrent mode unless you turn off one radio If you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band the wireless base station or wireless repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band However if you enable the wireless base station in either radio
18. Select Basic gt Guest Network Guest Network Settings ee ELH Wireless Settings 2 4GHz bigin Enable Guest Network Enable SSID Broadcast Allow guest to access My Local Network Enable Wireless Isolation Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR Guest Security Options None WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA WPA2 Enterprise Wireless Settings 5GHz a n Enable Guest Network V Enable SSID Broadcast Enable Video Network Allow guest to access My Local Network Enable Wireless Isolation Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR 5G Guest Select any of the following wireless settings Enable this wireless network When this check box is selected the guest network is enabled and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile Enable SSID Broadcast If this check box is selected the wireless access point broadcasts its name SSID to all wireless stations Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point Allow guest to access My Local Network If this check box is selected anyone who connects to this SSID has access to your local network not just Internet access Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected wireless computers or devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network Give the guest network a name The guest network name is case s
19. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear e RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear e Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear e Tx B s The current transmission outbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Rx B s The current reception inbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link e Poll Interval The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen To change the polling frequency enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and click Set Interval Administration 65 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 To stop the polling entirely click Stop Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane click the Connection Status button to view connection status information Connection Status pues uro Eumemsk 2552652580 7515 15 15 DNS SM vet 75 75 76 76 Lease Obtained 7 days 0 hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 6 days 23 hours 55 minutes x Close Window Figure 6 View connection status information The Release button returns the status of all items to 0 The Renew button refreshes the items The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen IP Address The IP address that is assigned to the router Subnet Mask The subnet mask that is ass
20. Types of Logins and Access on page 16 gt To set the password for the user name admin 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Set Password Old Password Set Password Repeat New Password CI Enable Password Recovery 2 Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen 3 If you want to be able to recover the password select the Enable Password Recovery check box 4 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router s user name of admin Then if you forget the password you can recover it This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser Tosetup password recovery 1 Select the Enable Password Recovery check box 2 Select two security questions and provide answers to them 3 Click Apply to save your changes When you use your browser to access the router the login window displays If password recovery is enabled when you click Cancel the password recovery process starts You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password Administration 70 Advanced Settings Customize your network This chapter describes the advanced features of your router The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situa
21. address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent 5 If your outgoing email server requires authentication select the My mail server requires authentication check box Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email server 6 You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site and you can specify that logs are sent automatically If you select the Weekly Daily or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period the log is emailed to the specified email address After the log is sent the log is cleared from the router s memory If the router cannot email the log file the log buffer might fill up In this case the router overwrites the log and discards its contents 7 Click Apply to save your settings Security 61 Administration Manage your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network See Remote Management on page 91 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet For information about monitoring Internet traffic see Traffic Meter on page 100 This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the Firmware View Router Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File Set Password 62 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4
22. an active session for port 113 associated with your computer The router replaces the message s destination IP address with your computer s IP address and forwards the message to your computer 8 When you finish your chat session your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the communications The router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Also you need to know the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports Usually you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups Note Only one computer at a time can use the triggered application Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications In both of the preceding examples your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet However you might need to allow a client computer on the Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network Normally your router ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traffic You can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature A typical application of port
23. applications and online games 1 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the QoS Priority Rule list QoS Policy Priority Description 3 IP Phone port 6670 includes SIP amp H 323 IP phones Highest IP Phone port 6670 includes SIP amp H 323 IP phones Skype Highest Skype Applications Netgear EVA Highest Netgear EVA Applications Vonage IP Phone Highest Vonage IP Phone Applications Google Talk Highest Google Talk Applications MSN Messenger High MSN Messenger Applications Yahoo Messenger High Yahoo Messenger Applications Netmeeting port 1720 High Netmeeting port 1720 Applications AIM High AIM Applications SlingStream High SlingStream Applications SSH High SSH Applications Telnet High Telnet Applications VPN High VPN Applications On line Game High On line Game Applications FTP Normal FTP Applications SMTP Normal SMTP Applications PPlive Normal PPlive Applications ww Normal WWW Applications ONS Normal DNS Applications ICMP Normal ICMP Applications eMule eDonkey Low eMulefeDonkey Applications Kazaa Low Kazaa Applications amp 1 Nek un ES o O o O o O o O o o 0000000 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 44 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button You can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete
24. are employed This router s address on your LAN is 192 168 1 100 e Your company s network address is 134 177 0 0 When you first configured your router two implicit static routes were created A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192 168 1 x addresses With this configuration if you attempt to access a device on the 134 177 0 0 network your router forwards your request to the ISP The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed and the request is likely to be denied by the company s firewall In this case you have to define a static route telling your router that 134 177 0 0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 In this example e The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134 177 x x addresses e The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 Ametric value of 1 works since the ISDN router is on the LAN Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 gt To set up a static route 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes and click Add to display the following screen Static Routes Route Name Private M Act
25. as edu or gov e Enter a period to block all Internet browsing access gt To delete a keyword or domain 1 Select the keyword you want to delete from the list 2 Click Delete Keyword and then Apply to save your changes gt To specify a trusted computer You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking and logging The computer you exempt has to have a fixed IP address 1 In the Trusted IP Address field enter the IP address 2 Click Apply to save your changes Security 57 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Block Services Port Filtering Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers For example web servers serve web pages time servers serve time and date information and game hosts serve data about other players moves When a computer on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer the requested service is identified by a service or port number This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets For example a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP web server request The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF at http Avww ietf org and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 65535 by the authors of the application Although the rout
26. because two computers could independently be using the same session number Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the web server at www example com The web server at www example com composes a return message with the requested web page data The return message contains the following address and port information The web server then sends this reply message to your router Source address The IP address of www example com Source port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process Destination address The public IP address of your router Destination port number 33333 Upon receiving the incoming message your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the router then modifies the message to restore the original address information replaced by NAT Your router sends this reply message to your computer which displays the web page from www example com The message now contains the following address and port information Source address The IP address of www example com Source port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process Destination address Your computer s IP address Destination port number 5678 which is the browser session that made the initial request When you finish your browser session your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the commun
27. dvd a E 98 PPPOE wa5 6 Aced4 cacetn go acte adea a ua aud eda aras 99 Traffic Meters o oes pce me dob poe oat ated be pce e aus FE Sado n 100 Chapter9 Troubleshooting QUICK TP 4444 rl dune SUFRE ud EEG Feci do S PER d 102 Sequence to Restart Your Network 102 PowerLED us cuc Re Erden doa cabe dr doo eee 102 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 102 Wireless Settlngs sus obw se rete deere areas 102 NGIWORCSCUINGS xut spread dados tex ds ia 102 Troubleshoot with the EEDS 42a oni tr horn e rr t oes 103 Power LED Is Off or Blinklfity 3 5 2 rm ee dene vas 103 LEDs Never Turn Off 22d a Rr ER ERE duh US Rec 103 Internet LED IS OT sie ber tob a db etn me eR Re aa 104 Wireless 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs Are Off 104 Cannot Log Into the FRouter uode dabee d dame eda peperere 104 Cannot Access the Internet 105 Changes Not Saved iius deruce ede de eR TE Y dur bed qud 106 Incorrect Date or Tire 484 aces t b ado RC ARI ae wean 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Connectivity i204 ccs RR eR A wend RARE nas Wireless Signal Strength 240 0000 34005 04s dha RR Ex Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory SUNOS 255 4 saved e des sanaurisned nm Dan Ru caudedead Technical SpeclifiGallons u 222a cmm oo aeree Oud doe m dope dedos Appendix B Notification of Compliance Hardware Se
28. fields are included in this screen IPv6 Fixed WAN Setup IPv6 Address Prefix Length The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router s WAN interface Default IPv6 Gateway The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway which is supposed to be on the router s WAN interface Primary and Secondary DNS Server The DNS servers that resolve IPv6 domain name records for you If these fields are not specified the router uses the DNS server configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Settings screen See nternet Setup on page 22 IP Address Assignment You can select how you want to assign IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN You can use either DHCP Server or Auto Config to assign IPv6 address Using DHCP Server might pass more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function Auto Config is used by default IPb6 Fixed LAN Setup IPv6 Address Prefix Length The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router s LAN interface Advanced Settings 97 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 DHCP In the IPv6 screen when you select DHCP from the drop down list the following screen displays Ga CR a mn Internet Connection Type User Class if Required Domain Name if Required Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment Use DHCP Server Auto Conto U
29. incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the triggering computer Port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer Port triggering can dynamically open ports to any computer that needs them and can close the ports when they are no longer needed Note If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should also enable Universal Plug and Play UPnP according to the instructions in Universal Plug and Play on page 92 Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs and the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports Usually you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups To set up port triggering 1 2 6 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information Port Forwarding Port Triggering Please select the service type 2 Port Forwarding Port Triggering E Disable Port Triggering Port Triggering Time out in minutes Port Triggering Portmap Table Enable Service
30. one of the following Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device and ask them to use the router s MAC address Configure your router to clone your computer s MAC address If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration reboot your computer and verify the DNS address You can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses as explained in your operating system documentation e Your computer might not have the router configured as its TCP IP gateway If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address Troubleshooting 105 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 You might be running login software that is no longer needed If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet such as WinPoET you no longer need to run that software after installing your router You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Changes Not Saved If the route
31. or operating system for instructions about how to do this Gather ISP Information If you have DSL broadband service you might need the following information to set up your router and to check that your Internet configuration is correct Your Internet service provider ISP should have provided you with all of the information needed to connect to the Internet If you cannot locate this information ask your ISP to provide it When your Internet connection is working you no longer need to launch the ISP login program on your computer to access the Internet When you start an Internet application your router automatically logs you in Make sure that you have the following information e The ISP configuration information for your DSL account e ISP login name and password e Fixed or static IP address settings special deployment by ISP this is rare Wireless Devices and Security Settings Make sure that the wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 wireless security which is the wireless security supported by the router Types of Logins and Access Different types of logins have different purposes It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when e Router login logs you in to the router interface from NETGEAR genie See Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 17 for details about this login e ISP login logs you in to your Internet service Your service provider has
32. page 39 NAT Filtering Network Address Translation NAT determines how the router processes inbound traffic Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet but might prevent some Internet games NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 point to point applications or multimedia applications from functioning Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall but allows almost all Internet applications to function e Disable SIP ALG The Session Initiation Protocol SIP Application Level Gateway ALG is enabled by default to optimize VoIP phone calls that use the SIP The Disable SIP ALG check box allows you to disable the SIP ALG Disabling the SIP ALG might be useful when running certain applications Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful wnen you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation NAT The router recognizes some of these applications and works correctly with them but other applications might not function well In some cases one local computer can run the application correctly if that computer s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server A WARNING DMZ servers pose a security risk A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Interne
33. power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power LED X5 lights 2 After 2 minutes verify the following The Power LED lights solid green e The Internet LED lights e The 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs light The LEDs on the front panel of the router can be used for troubleshooting Power LED Is Off or Blinking e Make sure that the power cord is securely connected to your router and that the power adapter is securely connected to a functioning power outlet e Check that you are using the 12V DC 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e If the Power LED blinks slowly and continuously the router firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the router detects a problem with the firmware If the error persists you have a hardware problem For recovery instructions or help with a hardware problem contact technical support at www netgear com support LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off If all the LEDs stay lit there is a fault within the router If all LEDs are still lit 1 minute after power up e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers e Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Factory Settings on page 109 If the error persists you might have a hardware probl
34. provided you with this login information typically in a letter If you cannot find this login information contact your service provider WiFi password The preset SSID WiFi network name and preset WiFi password for your router are unique This information is on the label on the bottom of your router Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 16 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation When you first set up your router NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router You can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router 1 Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router 2 Enter http www routerlogin net in the web browser address bar A login window displays User name admin Password dololololololok Remember my password 3 Enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password both in lowercase letters Note The router user name and password are different from the user name and password for logging in to your Internet connection See Types of Logins and Access on page 16 for more information Upgrade the Firmware When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet the router automatically checks for you to see if newer firmware is available If it is a message is displayed on the top
35. subnet as the base station but different from the LAN IP address of the base station 5 Click Apply to save your changes 6 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server connected to the other access point Port Forwarding and Port Triggering By default the router blocks inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers except replies to your outbound traffic You might need to create exceptions to this rule for these purposes e To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network e To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when your router does not recognize their replies Your router provides two features for creating these exceptions port forwarding and port triggering The next sections provide background information to help you understand how port forwarding and port triggering work and the differences between the two Remote Computer Access Basics When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet your computer sends your router a message containing the source and destination address and process information Before forwarding your message to the remote computer your router has to modify the source information and create and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to y
36. uses WPS to join the network If you clear this check box and someone uses WPS to join the network the wireless SSID and WPA2 or WPA password are automatically changed to random values In addition if this option is selected some software such as Network Explorer on Windows Vista might not detect the wireless network Wireless Card Access List Click the Set Up Access List button display the Wireless Card Access List screen You can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on their MAC address Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless network This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device Each network device has a MAC address which is a unique 12 character physical address containing the hexadecimal characters 0 9 a f or A F only and separated by colons for example 00 09 AB CD EF 01 Typically the MAC address is on the label of the wireless card or network interface device If you do not have access to the label you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer You might also find the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen Torestrict access based on MAC addresses 1 On the Advanced Wireless Settings screen click the Setup Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit R
37. 0v4 Transmit Power Control You can change the transmit power of each wireless radio A lower setting for transmit power reduces the power consumption of the router but also reduces the wireless coverage Turn off wireless signal by schedule You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection For example you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town WPS Settings You can add use Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS to join the wireless network See Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method on page 19 e Router s PIN You can use this number to join the wireless network using WPS from a computer or wireless device The Router s PIN has to be enabled for you to do this e Enable Router s PIN You can configure the router s wireless settings or add a wireless client through WPS using the router s PIN only when the PIN is enabled e Auto Disable PIN Selecting this check box causes the PIN to stop working after the number of failed PIN connections that you specify This setting protects the router from a brute force attack If the PIN is disabled automatically it remains disabled until the router reboots or you log in to the router and change the setting by selecting the Enable Router s PIN check box and clicking the Apply button e Keep Existing Wireless Settings Leave this check box selected so that the wireless settings stay the same when a wireless computer or device
38. 255 255 0 RIP Direction Both RIP Version Disabled V Use Router as DHCP Server Starting IP Address Ending IP Address Address Reservation IP Address Device Name MAC Address 2 Enter the settings that you want to customize These settings are described in the following section LAN Setup Screen Settings 3 Click Apply to save your changes LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of the router IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router Combined with the IP address the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it and which addresses have to be reached through a gateway or router RIP Direction Router Information Protocol RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers This setting controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets Both is the default setting With the Both or Out Only setting the router broadcasts its routing table periodically With the Both or In Only setting the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives RIP Version This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends It recognizes both formats when receiving By default the RIP function is disabled RIP 1 is universally supported It is adequate for most networks unless you have an unusual network setup RIP 2 carries more information Both RIP 2B and RIP 2M send the rout
39. Address Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 Help Center The following settings are available e Enable Wireless Repeating Function Select the check box for the 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz network to use the wireless repeating function e Wireless MAC of this router This field displays the MAC address for your router for your reference You need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using Wireless Repeater If your router is the repeater select this radio button Repeater IP Address If your router is the repeater enter the IP address of the other access point Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the repeater selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed Ifyou are setting up a point to point bridge select this check box If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point repeater with wireless client association leave this check box cleared Base Station MAC Address If your router is the repeater enter the MAC address for the access point that is the base station Wireless Base Station If your router is the base station select this radio button Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the base sta
40. Channel Auto v Mode Up to 130 Mbps M Security Options O None O wPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPAWPA2 Enterprise Security Options WPA2 PSK Passphrase fuzzytrail938 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Wireless Network 5GHz am V Enable SSID Broadcast C Enable Wireless Isolation C Enable video Network Name SSID INETGEARS45G 7 Help Center ShowhHide Help Center The screen sections settings and procedures are explained in the following sections 2 Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings 3 Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly If they do not check the following e Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without wireless security that they discover e Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen If it does it is connected to the network e Ifyou are not sure what the network name SSID or password is look on the label on the bottom of your router Wireless Settings Screen Fields Region Selection The location where the router is used Select from the countries in the list In the United States the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable Wireless Network 2 4 GHz b g n
41. N This family does not have a print server e One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print e The photo capable color printer is directly attached to a PC but not shared on the network e The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC 1 On the Mac access the USB drive by typing Weadyshare in the address field of a web browser Then copy the photos to the USB drive 2 Onthe PC use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive to the PC Then print the files Share Large Files over the Internet Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems The router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or zip files over the Internet FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations e On the FTP site the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters the password FTP requires that you type something in the password field e Be sure to select the FTP via Internet check box in the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen This option supports both downloading and uploading of files You can enable the HTTP via Internet option on the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen to share large files This option supports downloading files o
42. NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 User Manual October 2013 202 11005 05 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https my netgear com You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website For product updates and web support visit http support netgear com Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at http support netgear com general contact default aspx Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Information is subject to change without notice NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your ROWE sasarane iE Rr wand aao adn eee ome oe 8 Hardware Features 8 Front Panel 23242 s nat destin ed ed he de 8 Back Panel ses eh caer cR ee ac a aU RO e a a drm rh derat 10 ESD6l or RIP dea e dedique Wee we eter bus qua ores eg dq eoi 10 Attach the SAN eua dc Sede
43. Name Service Type Inbound Connection Service User ST CC LEED Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected Note f the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure port triggering port triggering is disabled However any port triggering configuration information you added to the router is retained even though it is not used In the Port Triggering Timeout field enter a value up to 9999 minutes This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports The inbound ports close when the inactivity time expires This is required because the router cannot be sure when the application has terminated Click Add Service to display the following screen Port Triggering Services Service Name Service User Service Type Triggering Port Inbound Connection Connection Type TcP ubP 1 Starting Port 1765535 Ending Port 1765535 In the Service Name field type a descriptive service name Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 7 In the Service User list select Any the default to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet Otherwise select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer 8 Select the service type either TCP or UDP or both TCP UDP If you are not sure select TCP UDP 9 In the Triggering Port field enter the number of the out
44. Name fields If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List click Refresh If it still does not appear fill in these fields manually From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this device s traffic reelative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Click Apply Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy gt To edit or delete a QoS policy 1 2 Select Advanced gt QoS Setup Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete and do one of the following e Click Delete to remove the QoS policy e Click Edit to edit the QoS policy Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to change the policy settings Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 46 Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives or a printer Do not connect computers USB modems CD drives or DVD drives to the router USB port This chapter contains the following sections ReadySHARE Access File Sharing Scenarios Storage Basic Settings Storage Adv
45. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices Failure of the end user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end user by the applicable National regulatory authority This product s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country Therefore all options described in this user s guide may not be available in your version of the product Europe EU Declaration of Conformity Products bearing the C marking comply with the following EU directives EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC If this product has telecommunications functionality it also complies with the requirements of the following EU Directive R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Compliance with these directives implies conformity to harmonized European standards that are noted in the EU Declaration of Conformity For indoor use only Valid in all EU member states EFTA states and Switzerland This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 2483 5 MHz For detailed information the end user should contact the national sp
46. P via internet https J 0 0 0 0 shares FIP fip readyshare routerlogin nevishares FTP via internet fip 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name VolumeName Total Space Free Space Weadyshare USB_Storage All no password All no password U1 HP v100w 1 86 G8 909 MB Safely Remove USB Device You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device Network Device Name The default is readyshare This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router Workgroup If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain the workgroup name is displayed here The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS such as Microsoft Windows Access Method The access methods are described here Network Connection Enabled by default this connection allows all users on the LAN to have access to the USB drive HTTP Enabled by default You can type http readyshare routerlogin net shares to access the USB drive HTTP via Internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can type http lt public IP address shares gt for example http 1 1 10 102 shares or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet This setting supports file downloading only FTP Disabled by default FTP via Internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet
47. SB Storage Basic Settings Network Device Name Wreadyshare Available Network Folders Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Free Space Wreadyshare USB_Storage All no password All no password U HP v100w 1 86 GB 908 MB Safely Remove USB Device To work with storage leave the Basic radio button selected This screen displays the following e Network Device Name The default is readyshare Available Network Folders The folders on the USB device Share Name You can click the name shown or you can type it in the address field of your web browser If Not Shared is shown the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists Click the link to change this setting NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Read Access and Write Access Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The user name account name for All no password is guest The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router By default it is password Folder Name Full path of the network folder Volume Name Volume name from the USB storage device Total Space and Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device e Edit Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings e Safely Remove USB Drive Sa
48. ad the application gt To set up Live Parental Controls 1 Select Parental Controls on the Home dashboard screen NETGEAR Support Sign in Parental Controls Center Use OpenDNS Parental Controls with your router to make the i Internet safer for your household Sign in to your OpenDNS account Important Note If you have not yet configured Username the Live Parental Controls feature on your device please Password do so with the Management Utility found on the CD that Signin came with your router or download it now for Windows Forgot your password or Mac Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts If you do not have one you can create one now 2 Log in to manage Parental Control settings NETGEAR z Cremo Products Sve Provider Solutions Where to Buy Support Partners Community About Wy Shopping Cort Home Live Parental Controls Print Live Parental Controls I Controls powered b y ed Web filtering solution ve NETGEAR Wireless N router and Y wmner d Mets products dy ptpa gt Blocks up to 50 categories of Internet content gt Designed to protect you from identity theft and scams gt And it s FREE for NETGEAR customers 3 Click either the Windows Users or Mac Users button 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Management utility NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireless Dual Band G
49. address is 169 254 x x recent versions of Windows and Mac OS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server These autogenerated addresses are in the range of 169 254 x x If your IP address is in this range check the connection from the computer to the router and reboot your computer If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address clear the router s configuration to factory defaults This sets the router s IP address to 192 168 1 1 This procedure is explained in Factory Settings on page 109 Make sure that your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser and launching it again Make sure that you are using the correct login information The factory default login name is admin and the password is password Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information If you are attempting to set up your router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network the router cannot perform all gateway services For example the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information NETGEAR does not support such a configuration Troubleshooting 104 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access WNDR3700v4 router but not the Internet check to see if the router can ob
50. already appear select User Defined 5 If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP select the appropriate protocol If you are not sure select Both 6 Enter the starting and ending port numbers If the application uses a single port number enter that number in both fields 7 Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block and enter the IP addresses You can block the specified service for a single computer a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses or all computers on your network 8 Click Add to enable your Block Services Setup selections Security 59 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access gt To schedule blocking 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Schedule to display the following screen Schedule Days to Block v Every Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Time of day to block use 24 hour clock 7 All Day Start Blocking Minute End Blocking Minute Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana 7 Automatically adjust for daylight savings time Current Time Thursday Sep 13 2012 12 59 36 2 Setup the schedule for blocking keywords and services e Days to Block Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes or select Every Day to select the check boxes for al
51. an attached device Solid amber The LAN port has detected a 10 100 Mbps link with an attached device e Off No link is detected on this port USB Solid green The router has accepted the USB device Blinking green The USB device is in use lt lt Off No USB device is connected or the Safely Remove USB Drive button has been clicked and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device Wireless e Pressing this button for over one second turns on and off the wireless radios button e On The 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios are on Off The 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios are off and the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs are off WPS button Pressing this button allows you to use Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your network see Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method on page 19 The WPS LED blinks for 2 minutes during this process Hardware Setup 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Back Panel The back panel has the On Off button and port connections as shown in the figure IETT E USB port Power input Four Ethernet WAN port On Off button LAN ports Figure 2 Back panel Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the Restore Factory Settings button login information MAC address and serial number Login user name Serial number and default pasword ROUTER LOGIN ReadyShare Access on Power Power Windows Start
52. anced Settings Safely Remove a USB Drive Media Server Specify Approved USB Devices Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP For more information about ReadySHARE features visit www netgear com readyshare 47 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 ReadySHARE Access ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB port If your USB device has special drivers it is not compatible When you connect the USB device it might take up to 2 minutes before it is ready for sharing Note If your USB device has a power supply you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router gt To access the USB device from Windows The readyshareconnect exe file is available to download here www netgear com readyshare You can use any of these methods e Select Start gt Run Enter Weadyshare in the dialog box and click OK e Open a browser and enter readyshare in the address bar e Open My Network Places and enter readyshare in the address bar gt To access a USB device from a Mac 1 Select Go gt Connect to Server 2 Enter smb readyshare as the server address 3 Click Connect File Sharing Scenarios You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational purposes The files can be any computer Mac or Linux file type including text files Word PowerPoint Excel MP3 pictures and multi
53. and 5 GHz The b g n notation references the 802 11 standards of conformance for the 2 4 GHz radio frequency NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Enable SSID Broadcast This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name SSID in their scanned network lists This check box is selected by default To turn off the SSID broadcast clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box and click Apply Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected wireless computers or devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network Name SSID The SSID is also known as the wireless network name Enter a 32 character maximum name in this field This field is case sensitive The default SSID is randomly generated and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting Channel This setting is the wireless channel the gateway uses Enter a value from 1 through 13 For products in the North America market only channels 1 through 11 can be operated Do not change the channel unless you experience interference shown by lost connections or slow data transfers If this happens experiment with different channels to see which is the best Mode Up to 130 Mbps is the default setting for the 2 4 GHz network which allows 802 11n 802 119 802 11b wireless devices to join the netw
54. band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 station dual band concurrent mode is not affected For you to set up a wireless network with WDS both access points must meet the following conditions e Both access points have to use the same SSID wireless channel and encryption mode e Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet That is all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network e All LAN devices wired and wireless computers are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points To view or change the Wireless Repeating Function settings Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating to view or change wireless repeater settings for the router Wireless Repeating Function Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router 84 1B 5E 87 8C FC Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 lt q Scroll to view Repeater MAC Address 2 more setti ngs Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 Enable Wireless Repeating Function 5GHz ain Wireless MAC of this router 84 1B 5E 87 8C FE Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC
55. bject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Ce dispositif est conforme la norme CNR 210 d Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes 1 le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage pr judiciable et 2 ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage recu y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable This device and it s antennas s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with IC multi transmitter product procedures L metteur ne doit pas tre plac pr s d une autre antenne ou d un autre metteur ou fonctionner avec une autre antenne ou un autre metteur Notification of Compliance 113 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The device could automatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of information to transmit or operational failure Note that this is not intended to prohibit transmission of control or signaling information or the use of repetitive codes where required by the technology Le dispositif pourrait automatiquement cesser d mettre en cas d absence d informations transmettre ou une d faillance op rationnelle Notez que ce n est pas l in
56. bound traffic port that you want to cause the inbound ports to open 10 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 11 Click Apply The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider ISP gave you a permanently assigned IP address you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers DNS However if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address you do not know in advance what your IP address will be and the address can change frequently In this case you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service This type of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS org First visit their website at http www dyndns org and obtain an account and host name that you configure in the router Then whenever your ISP assigned IP address changes your router contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider logs in to your account and registers your new IP address If your host name is hostname for example you can
57. can press the Wireless button on the front of the router to turn the routers wireless radios back on If you disabled the router s SSID broadcast then your wireless network is hidden and does not show up in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled If your wireless device finds the network but you cannot join the network check to make sure that your wireless device is compatible with the network that you selected 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz Troubleshooting 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 e Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 e If you want to check the wireless settings for the router use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router Then log in to the router and select Setup gt Wireless Settings see Wireless Settings Screen Fields on page 29 Note Note Be sure to configure both sections for 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 GHz a n on the Wireless Settings screen and to click Apply if you make changes Wireless Signal Strength If your wireless device finds your network but the signal strength is weak check these conditions e s your router too far from your computer or too close Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet 1 8 meters away and see if the signal strength improves e Is your wireless signal blocked by objects between the router and your computer T
58. d 27 Basic Wireless Settings 25 kad doni hospi acm ete op aom nos od retno 28 Wireless Settings Screen Fields 0 osse esee eh en 29 Change WPA Security Option and Password 30 Guest INetWOIKS debe tq e em Ra c REOR RADI nus ea re 941 Guest Network Wireless Security Options 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen Setup Wiza pur dake de ad ect bci qa p Rb aca ediderat s WPS Wizard si op auc Seat BoE AWE Babee o Rl b Ua lote d SetuP MENU sas ree Sere egi usa dueRn u ducn SE des decns WAN SGUD xiu aoo iea deus eoo dopo t diodes dde qoe a Default DMZ SEVER s s x4 darte aerae E reno RIS Da eX ea b ed a Change the MTU SIZG 44 4 cese0eesG see hide ERR RE nhe Ende pet C se dois cocon UT LAN Setup Screen Settings c eee eedem x emm ee nk Use the Router as a DACP Server isset debt das Address Reservation Quality of Service QoS Setup Chapter 5 Storage ReadySHARE ACCESS os esos Rae rd ted PU eR ed deg File Shaling ScefianoS cu ccspriaek crie rA Uc rupEReR A Sepe deans Storage Basic Settings cu sek sinon pots epo edd eiae ded Add or Edit a Network Folder Storage Advanced Settings Safely Remove a USB Drive
59. d online help e Home This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router e Internet Set update and check the ISP settings of your router Wireless View or change the wireless settings for your router e Attached Devices View the devices connected to your network e Parental Controls Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers e ReadySHARE Manage storage on USB devices that you connect to the router USB drive e Guest Network Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router s Internet connection e Advanced tab Set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access by IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed See Chapter 8 Advanced Settings You need a solid understanding of networking protocols to use this tab e Help amp Support Visit the NETGEAR support site to get information help and product documentation These links work once you have an Internet connection Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 18 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Join Your Wireless Network You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network Manual Method With the manual method you choose the network that you want and enter its password to connect gt To connect manually 1 On your computer or wireless device open the software that manages your wireless connections The wireless software scans f
60. ddress The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows e Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use Attached Devices The Attached Device screen shows all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network To go to the Attached Devices screen From the Basic Home screen select Attached Devices MAC Address Device Name 192 168 1 2 B8 AC 6F 54 78 66 USABILITY PC Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here IP Address Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network e number The order in which the device joined the network e IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network e MAC Address The unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label e Device Name If the device name is known it is shown here You can click Refresh to update this screen NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen your browser goes to the Parental Controls website You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or downlo
61. dia Server Media Server Settings Enable Media Server Media Server Name ReadyDLNA WNDR3700v4 Content Scan Automatic when new files added Rescan media files By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic when new files are added radio button are selected When these options are selected the router scans for media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive Storage 53 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Specify Approved USB Devices For more security you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab gt To set up approved USB devices 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt USB Settings The following screen displays USB Settings Enable any USB Device connected to the USB port 9 Yes No Approved Devices 2 Click the Approved Devices button The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays USB Drive Approved Devices TE Callow only approved devices Approved USB Devices Volume Name Available USB Devices Volume Name Device Name Add This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices You can remove or add approved USB devices 3 To add an approved USB device select it from the Available USB Devices list and click Add 4 Select the Allow only approved devices check box 5 Click Apply so that your change ta
62. e MTU setting These web based applications might require an MTU change A secure website that does not open or displays only part of a web page Yahoo email MSN portal America Online s DSL service e You use VPN and have severe performance problems e You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons and now you have connectivity or performance problems Note An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems For example you might not be able to access certain websites frames within websites secure login pages or FTP or POP servers If you suspect an MTU problem a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400 If you are willing to experiment you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 1 Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers adapters and switches 1492 Used in PPPoE environments 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging Larger packets are fragmented 1468 Used in some DHCP environments 1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Table 1 Common MTU sizes continued
63. e control Monthly limit hours Traffic Counter Restart traffic counter at day of each month Pop up a warning message MBytes Minutes before the monthly limit is reached more settin gs When the monthly limit is reached Trame CODE Scroll to view E Turn the Internet LED green amber flashing Disconnect and disable the Internet connection Internet Traffic Statistics Start Date Time Wednesday 1 Aug 2012 00 00 AM Current Date Time Wednesday 31 Dec 1969 04 00 PM Traffic Volume Left 0 Bytes Connection Time Traffic Volume Mbytes hh mm Upload Avg Download Avg Total Avg 2 To enable the traffic meter select the Enable Traffic Meter check box 3 If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic select the Traffic volume control by radio button You can select one of the following options for controlling the traffic volume e No Limit No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached e Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only e Both Directions The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic 4 You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month by specifying how many Mbytes per month are allowed or by specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed 5 Set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date 6 Setup traffic control to issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached You can select on
64. e ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and symbols It can be up to 30 characters 2 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 3 Under Allow Remote Access By specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router s remote management For enhanced security restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical e To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address that will be allowed access e To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet select IP Address Range Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range e To allow access from any IP address on the Internet select Everyone 4 Specify the port number for accessing the management interface Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80 For greater security enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface Choose a number from 1024 to 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port The default is 8443 which is a common alternate for HTTPS 5 Click Apply to have your changes take effect 6 When accessing your router from the Internet type your routers WAN IP address into your browser s address or location field followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your external address is 134 177 0 123 and you use port numb
65. e of the following to occur when the limit is attained e The Internet LED flashes green or amber e The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled Set up Internet traffic statistics to monitor the data traffic 8 Click the Traffic Status button for an update on Internet traffic status on your router 9 Click Apply to save your settings Advanced Settings 100 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router If you do not find the solution here check the NETGEAR support site at http support netgear com for product and contact information This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Troubleshoot with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Router Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Incorrect Date or Time 101 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems Sequence to Restart Your Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence 1 Turn off and unplug the modem Turn off the router and computers Plug in the modem and turn it on Wait 2 minutes Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes mode P Turn on the computers Power LED Check the Power LED W gt to verify correct router operation If the Power LED does not turn off within 2 minutes after you turn the router on reset the router according to the instruct
66. e saved settings from a file Revert to factory default settings 2 Click Back Up to save a copy of the current settings 3 Choose a location to store the cfg file that is on a computer on your network Restore Configuration Settings gt Torestore configuration settings that you backed up 1 Enter the full path to the file on your network or click the Browse button to find the file 2 When you have located the cfg file click the Restore button to upload the file to the router Upon completion the router reboots A WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Erase Under some circumstances you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory settings For example you might want to do this if you move the router to a different network You can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the router see Factory Settings on page 109 or you can click the Erase button in this screen Erase sets the user name to admin the password to password and the LAN IP address to 192 168 1 1 and enables the routers DHCP Administration 69 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Set Password This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name SSID and password for wireless access see
67. ection b iw M Y Router Settings lt Dashboard Network Map Internet WiFi Connection Router Settings C ick to Parental Controls STATUS GOOD STATUS Connected Click here H view ReadySHARE s Air details Network Support Network Map Parental Controls ReadySHARE Number of devices 62 Click here Click here NETGEAR Experience your laptop Search NETGEAR Support screen on your TV wirelessly PP PTV2000 ED 4 Support The genie app can help you with the following e Automatically repair common wireless network problems e Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls guest access Internet traffic meter speed test and more The genie mobile app works on your iPhone iPad or Android phone Phone status p p gt 7 32 PM Log in to the router FE A LL 1 lt gj Information about genis moni e app Search NETGEAR gt and the connected support router Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 20 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter contains the following sections Basic Home Screen Internet Setup Attached Devices Parental Controls ReadySHARE Storage Basic Wireless Settings Guest Networks 21 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Basic Home Screen The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure Internet Setup Internet Wireless Attach
68. ectrum authority in France FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures FCC Declaration of Conformity We NETGEAR Inc 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 declare under our sole responsibility that the N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 112 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings amp Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part
69. ed Devices Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network s Ww Internet STATUS GOOD FX Wireless Attached Devices SSID NETGEAR94 Password fuzzytr Number of devices 1 fi Parental Controls STATUS NOT ENABLED za jj ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the router See Setup Wizard on page 34 To view or change the basic Internet setup d From the Home screen select Internet The following screen displays Internet Setup CEED CHIENS ENED Does your Internet connection require a login Ows No Account Name If Required Domain Name If Required Internet IP Address 9 Get Dynamically from ISP O Use Static IP Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Address Get Automatically from ISP O Use These DNS Servers Primary DNS Secondary DNS Third DNS Help Center WNDR3700v4 j Scroll to view more settings NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login e Yes Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name If you want to change the lo
70. em and should contact technical support at www netgear com support Troubleshooting 103 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet LED Is Off If the Internet LED does not light check the following Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer Be sure that you are using the correct cable When connecting the router s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem This cable could be a standard straight through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable Wireless 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs Are Off If these LEDs stay off check to see if the Wi Fi On Off button on the router has been pressed This button turns the wireless radios in the router on and off The 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs are lit when the wireless radio is turned on Cannot Log In to the Router If you cannot log in to the router from a computer on your local network check the following If you are using an Ethernet connected computer check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section Make sure that your computer s IP address is on the same subnet as the router If you are using the recommended addressing scheme your computer s address should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 If your computer s IP
71. en you would put JerAB in this field Some ISPs like Mindspring Earthlink and T DSL require that you use your full email address when you log in If your ISP requires your full email address type it in this field Password Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP Service Name If your ISP provided a service name enter it here Otherwise you can leave this field blank Connection Mode This specifies when the router should establish the PPPoE connection Currently the connection mode is always on to provide a steady IPV6 connection The router never disconnects the connection and in case the connection is broken such as if the modem is turned off the router establishes the connection right after the PPPoE connection is available The other settings are the same as Auto Detect mode See Pv6 LAN Setup and Pv6 Filtering on page 94 Advanced Settings 99 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router s Internet port set limits for traffic volume and get a live update of traffic usage gt To monitor Internet traffic 1 Click Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter to display the following screen Traffic Meter Internet Traffic Meter Enable Traffic Meter Traffic volume control by Monthly limit MBytes Round up data volume for each connection by MBytes Connection tim
72. ensitive and can be up to 32 characters You then manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name in addition to the main SSID Select a security option from the list The security options are described in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on page 32 Click Apply to save your selections NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 31 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your network Wi Fi Protected Access WPA has several options including pre shared key PSK encryption This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to use which option It is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless security NETGEAR does not recommend this WPA Encryption WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi Fi certified seal This seal means that the product is authorized by the Wi Fi Alliance http Avww wi fi org because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high speed wireless local area networking WPA uses a password for authentication and to generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity P
73. er 8443 enter https 134 177 0 123 8443 in your browser Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 USB Settings For added security the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 54 for the procedure Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections or real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should enable UPnP gt To turn on Universal Plug and Play 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt UPnP The UPnP screen displays Turn UPnP On Advertisement Period in minutes Advertisement Time to Live in hops UPnP Portmap Table Active Protocol IP Address YES UDP 192 168 1 2 YES TCP 192 168 1 2 2 The available settings and information in this screen are Turn UPnP On UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration The default setting for UPnP is disabled If this check box is not selected the router does not allow any device to automatically control the resources such as port forwarding mapping of the router Advertisement Period The advert
74. er WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information The content is the same as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure Py ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Y Router Information Internet Port Hardware Version WNDR3700v4 MAC Address 20 E5 2A 5E 14 3F Firmware Version V1 0 1 32 IP Address 10 1 10 12 GUI Language Version 1 0 0 119 Connection DHCP gt Setup Operation Mode Router IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 LAN Port 75 75 75 75 Domain Name Server z USB Storage MAC Address 20 E5 2A 5E 14 3E ATIS ato gt Security IP Address 192 168 1 1 This screen is DHCP Server On gt Administration also displayed Advanced Setup Show Statistics J Connection Status through the Administration v Wireless Settings 5 0GHz menu Name SSID NETGEARS4 Name SSID NETGEAR94 Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 11 Channel 44 P 48 S Mode Up to 130 Mbps Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wireless isolation of Wireless isolation off Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you connect to yo
75. er already holds a list of many service port numbers you are not limited to these choices Usually you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet services by computers on your network This is called service blocking or port filtering To add a service for blocking first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses gt To block services 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Services Services Blocking Never O Per Schedule O Always Service Table 2 Select either Per Schedule or Always to enable service blocking and click Apply If you selected Per Schedule specify a time period in the Schedule screen as described in Schedule Blocking on page 60 Security 58 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 3 Click Add to add a service The Block Services Setup screen displays Service Type User Defined vj Protocol TCP Ne Starting Port 1 65535 Ending Port E 1 65535 Service Type User Defined Fiter Services For Only This IP Address O IP Address Range AIl IP Addresses 4 From the Service Type list select the application or service to allow or block The list already displays several common services but you are not limited to these choices To add any additional services or applications that do not
76. ess Repeating Function 5GHz ain Wireless MAC of this router 84 1B 5E 87 8C FE Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 7 Help Center 3 Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button 4 Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units 5 Click Apply to save your changes Set Up a Repeater Unit Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station Note If you are using the WNDR3700v4 base station with a non NETGEAR router as the repeater you might need to change additional configuration settings In particular you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless repeater AP To configure the router as a repeater unit 1 Login to the router that will be the repeater 2 Select Basic gt Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly The wireless security option must be set to None or WEP 3 Select Advanced Wireless Repeating Function and select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and the Wireless Repeater radio button Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4 Fill in the Repeater IP Address field This IP address must be in the same
77. et Disabled except traffic on port 80 the HTTP port Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Source MAC filtering Disabled Supplemental Information 109 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Table 2 Factory default settings continued Feature Default behavior Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2 PSK AES Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto Country region United States in the US otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode 2 4 GHz b g n Up to 130 Mbps 5 GHz a n Up to 300 Mbps Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled bars all unsolicited requests in from the Internet Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Maximum Wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput can vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Technical Specifications Table 3 WNDR3700v4 router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP and SMB Power adapter e North America 120V 60 Hz input UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input Europe
78. et interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also roughly indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address Router s IPv6 Address on LAN The IPv6 address acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also roughly indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address IP Address Assignment You can select how you want to assign IPv6 address to the devices on your home network the LAN You can select either DHCP Server or Auto Config to assign an IPv6 address Using DHCP Server might pass more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function Auto Config is selected by default Use This Interface ID You can enable this option and specify the interface ID that you want for the IPv6 address for the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address IPv6 Filtering When the connection type is not IPv6 Pass Through or Disabled the router starts the SPI firewall function on the WAN interface The router creates connection records and checks every inbound IPv6 packet If the inbound packet is not destined to the router itself is unexpected or the packet is not in the connection record the router blocks this packet This Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 function has two modes The de
79. etup instructions Hardware Features Before you cable your router take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel Front Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the figure The Wireless and WPS icons are buttons Internet 5 USB Power 2 4 GHz ay Wireless WPS Figure 1 Front panel LEDs and icons Hardware Setup 8 The following table describes the LEDs icons and buttons on the front panel from left to N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 right Icon Description Power Solid amber The unit is starting up after being powered on v Solid green The router is ready to use Off Power is not supplied to the router Blinking green The firmware is corrupted Visit www netgear com support Blinking amber The firmware is upgrading or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed Internet Solid green An IP address has been received the routerready to transmit data Solid amber The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected Off No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem 2 4 GHz Solid green The 2 4 GHz wireless radio is operating Off The 2 4 GHz wireless radio is off 5GHz Solid blue The 5 GHz wireless radio is operating e Off The 5 GHz wireless radio is off LAN Solid green The LAN port has detected a 1 Gbps link with
80. fault is Secured mode which checks both TCP and UDP packets For Open mode the checking is applied only to the UDP connection Auto Config In the IPv6 screen when you select Auto Config from the drop down list the following screen displays Internet Connection Type DHCP User Class if Required DHCP Domain Name if Required Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Avatabie LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Avatable IP Address Assignment Use DHCP Server 9 Auto Config Use This Interface 1D The following fields are included in this screen DHCP User Class Most people do not need to fill in this field but if your ISP has given you a specific host name enter it here DHCP Domain Name This is not needed for most connections You can type the domain name of your ISP For example if your ISP s mail server is mail xxx yyy zzz you would type XXX yyy zzz as the domain name If your ISP provided you with a domain name type it in this field For example Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name This is the domain name for the IPv6 connection Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 connection here The other settings are the same as Auto Detect mode See Pv6 LAN Setup and Pv6 Filtering on page 94 Advanced Settings 95 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 6to4 Tunnel In the IPv6 screen when you select 6to4 Tunnel from the drop dow
81. fely remove the USB device attached to your router You can click Refresh to update this screen For more information about USB storage see Chapter 5 Storage Basic Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup The router comes with preset security This means that the Wi Fi network name SSID network key password and security option encryption protocol are preset in the factory You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom of the unit Note The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security gt To view or change basic wireless settings NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings If you change your preset security settings make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name SSID or other wireless security settings you are disconnected when you click Apply To avoid this problem use a computer with a wired connection to access the router NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 1 Select Basic gt Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen Wireless Settings Region Selection Region Wireless Network 2 4GHz bigin V Enable SSID Broadcast C Enable wireless Isolation Name SSID NETGEAR94
82. forwarding can be shown by reversing the client server relationship from the previous web server example In this case a remote computer s browser needs to access a web server running on a computer in your local network Using port forwarding you can tell the router When you receive incoming traffic on port 80 the standard port number for a web server process forward it to the local computer at 192 168 1 123 The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you have defined 1 The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from www example com which resolves to the public IP address of your router The remote computer composes a web page request message with the following destination information Destination address The IP address of www example com which is the address of your router Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your router 2 Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192 168 1 123 Therefore your router modifies the destination information in the request message The destination address is replaced with 192 168 1 123 Your router then sends this reques
83. g the starting IP address and ending IP address These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router s LAN IP address Using the default addressing scheme define a range between 192 168 1 2 and 192 168 1 254 although you might want to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP e An IP address from the range that you have defined e Subnet mask e Gateway IP address the router s LAN IP address e DNS server IP address the router s LAN IP address To use another device on your network as the DHCP server or to specify the network settings of all of your computers clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box and click Apply Otherwise leave this check box selected If this service is not enabled and no other DHCP server is available on your network set your computers IP addresses manually so that they can access the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 gt Toreserve an IP address 1 In the Address Reservation section of the screen click the Add button 2 In the IP Addre
84. gin time out enter a new value in minutes e No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 2 Enter the settings for the IP address and DNSG server The default settings usually work fine If you have problems with your connection check to make sure that the settings in this screen match the information from your ISP 3 Click Apply to save your settings 4 Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute see Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Internet Setup Screen Fields The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen The fields that display in this screen depend on whether tan ISP login is required Does Your ISP Require a Login Answer either yes or no These fields display when no login is required e Account Name if required Enter the account name that your ISP provided This might also be called the host name Domain Name if required Enter the domain name that your ISP provided These fields display when your ISP requires a login e Internet Service Provider Encapsulation ISP types The choices are PPPoE PPTP or L2TP If you are not sure check with your ISP Login The login name that your ISP provided This login name is often an email address e Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP e Idle Timeout In minutes If you want to change the login time out enter a new value in minutes This set
85. hares O FTP via internet fip 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Free Space Weadyshare USB_Storage All no password All no password UA HP v100w 1 86 GB 909 MB Safely Remove USB Device 2 Specify the changes that you want to make e To add a folder click Create Network Folder create Network Folder Read Access EIAI no password Oladmin USB Device U TESSA v Wiite Access Wa no password Oagmin e To edit a folder select its radio button and then click Edit 3 You can use this screen to select a folder change the share name or change the read access or write access from All no password to admin The user name account name for All no password is guest The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the router By default it is password 4 Click Apply for your changes to take effect Storage 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name workgroups and network folders for your USB device gt To go to USB Storage Advanced Settings On the USB Settings screen click the Edit button to display the following screen USB Storage Advanced Settings GD ENED Network Device Name readyshare Workgroup Workgroup Access Method Link Network Neighborhood MacShare Weadyshare HTTP httpJ readvshare routerlogin netshares HTT
86. ications Your router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port number 33333 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports In the preceding example requests are sent to a remote computer by your router from a particular service port number Replies from the remote computer to your router are directed to that port number If the remote server sends a reply to a different port number your router does not recognize it and discards it However some application servers such as FTP and IRC servers send replies to multiple port numbers Using the port triggering function of your router you can tell the router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 An example is Internet Relay Chat IRC Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667 The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port but also sends an identify message to your computer on port 113 Using port triggering you can tell the router When you initiate a session with destination port 6667 you have to also allow incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer Using steps similar to the preceding example the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined 1 You open an IRC client program to start a chat se
87. igabit Router WNDR3700v4 After installation Live Parental Controls automatically starts Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS NETGEAR Us You re about to setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your router to filter websites visited on your computers and other networked devices THE INTERNET LIVE PARENTAL CONTROLS ENABLED NETGEAR ROUTER v Set different filtering rules for each user on your network v Set rules based on the time of day FILTERING LOW Our custom settings let you relax security settings for some users or at some times of the day Learn more 5 Click Next read the note and click Next again to proceed You are prompted to log in or create a free account Setting up Live Parental Controls Welcome this setup wizard will quickly configure NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your NETGEAR router In order to use Live Parental Controls you need a free OpenDNS account Do you already have one O Yes use my existing OpenDNS account Oo No I need to create a free OpenDNS account 6 Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next e If you already have an OpenDNS account leave the Yes radio button selected e If you do not have an OpenDNS account select the No radio button After you log on or create your account the filtering level screen displays Live Parental Controls choose a filtering level for your network All computers connected to yo
88. igned to the router Default Gateway The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with DHCP Server The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router DNS Server The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses Lease Obtained The date and time when the lease was obtained Lease Expires The date and time that the lease expires Administration 66 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz 4GHz v Wireless Settings 5 0GHz Name SSID NETGEAR94 Name SSID NETGEAR94 Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 11 Channel 44 P 48 S Mode Upto 130 Mbps Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wireless isolation of Wireless isolation on Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured The following settings are displayed Name SSID The wireless network name SSID that the router uses The default name for 5 GHz ends in 5G to distinguish it from the 2 4 GHz network Region The geographic region where the router is being used It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world Channel Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used The default cha
89. ing data in RIP 2 format RIP 2B uses subnet broadcasting RIP 2M uses multicasting Use Router as a DHCP Server Usually this check box is selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 e Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router e Ending IP Address Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings See Address Reservation on page 42 Use the Router as a DHCP Server By default the router acts as a DHCP server The router assigns IP DNS server and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN For most applications the default DHCP and TCP IP settings of the router are satisfactory You can specify the pool of IP addresses that can be assigned by settin
90. ing on the physical placement of your router For example the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range For best results place your router e Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices e So itis accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers e In an elevated location such as a high shelf keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices to a minimum Hardware Setup 11 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference such as ceiling fans home security systems microwaves computers or the base of a cordless phone or 2 4 GHz cordless phone Away from any large metal surfaces such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs Large expanses of other materials such as glass insulated walls fish tanks mirrors brick and concrete can also affect your wireless signal With the antennas in a vertical position to provide the best side to side coverage or in a horizontal position to provide the best up and down coverage as applicable Cable Your Router The installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page This section walks you through cabling with detailed illustrations 1 Connect the router the computer and the modem 2 Tu
91. ions in Factory Settings on page 109 Check Ethernet Cable Connections Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in e The Internet LED on the router is lit if the Ethernet cable connecting the router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and router are turned on e For each powered on computer connected to the router by an Ethernet cable the corresponding numbered router LAN port LED is lit Wireless Settings Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly e Fora wirelessly connected computer the wireless network name SSID and wireless security settings of the router and wireless computer need to match exactly e Ifyou set up an access list in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen you have to add each wireless computer s MAC address to the router s access list Network Settings Make sure that the network settings of the computer are correct Troubleshooting 102 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 e Wired and wirelessly connected computers need to have network IP addresses on the same network as the router The simplest way to do this is to configure each computer to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP e Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of the computer initially registered on the account You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen Troubleshoot with the LEDs After you turn on
92. is not make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the router Internet port and the modem and that the modem is powered on Hardware Setup 13 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Verify that the LAN 1 LEDs 1 through 4 are lit for any computers cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable Hardware Setup 14 Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Connecting the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter This chapter contains the following sections Router Setup Preparation Types of Logins and Access Use NETGEAR genie after Installation Upgrade the Firmware Dashboard Basic Home Screen Join Your Wireless Network NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 15 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Router Setup Preparation You can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually Before you start the setup process get your ISP information and make sure the computers and devices in the network have the settings described here Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP If you set up your computer to use a static IP address you need to change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Consult the documentation that came with your computer
93. isement period is how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes The default period is 30 minutes Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic Advertisement Time to Live The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops steps for each UPnP packet sent The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears The number of hops can range from 1 to 255 The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops which is fine for most home networks If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly then it might be necessary to increase this value Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 UPnP Portmap Table The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports internal and external that device has opened The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address 3 Click Apply to save your settings IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if genie does not detect it automatically
94. istration 64 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet Port MAC Address The Media Access Control address which is the unique physical address that the Internet WAN port of the router uses IP Address The IP address that the Internet WAN port of the router uses If no address is shown or the address is 0 0 0 the router cannot connect to the Internet Connection This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN If the value is DHCP Client the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask that the Internet WAN port of the router uses Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses that the router uses A Domain Name Server translates human language URLs such as www netgear com into IP addresses Show Statistics Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane click the Show Statistics button to display the following screen System Up Time 00 07 07 Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx Bis Rx Bis Up Time 1000M Full 599 1501 117 2312 00 03 38 TODO cours 2586 6158 Link Down ae 00 00 130M 3 271 00 05 33 Poll Interval 5 secs Figure 5 System up time and poll interval statistics System Up Time The time elapsed since the router was last restarted Port The statistics for the WAN Internet and LAN Ethernet ports For each port the screen displays e Status The link status of the port e TxPkts
95. ive Destination IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Metric In the Route Name field type a name for this static route for identification purposes only Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only If Private is selected the static route is not reported in RIP Select the Active check box to make this route effective Type the IP address of the final destination Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 Type the gateway IP address which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the router Type a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but if this is a direct connection set it to 1 Click Apply to add the static route Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3700v4 router over the Internet gt To set up remote management 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management Turn Remote Management On Remote Management Address https 10 1 15 151 8443 Allow Remote Access By Only This Computer IP Address Range Everyone Port Number Note Be sure to change the router s default login password to a secure password Th
96. ive and does not need to be triggered Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Using the port forwarding feature you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network For example you might want to make a local web server FTP server or game server visible and available to the Internet Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network In addition to servers for specific applications you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded Before starting determine which type of service application or game you want to provide Find out the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service The server computer has to always have the same IP address gt To set up port forwarding 2 3 4 Tip To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address use the reserved IP address feature of your WNDR3700v4 router Select Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering to display the following screen Port Forwarding Port Triggering Please select the service type Port Forwarding Port Triggering Service Name Server IP Address FTP z 192 168 1 Add Service Name External Start Port External End Port Internal Start Port Internal End Port Internal IP address Add Custom Service Port Forwarding is selected as the service type
97. izard Click Next The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client a wireless device or computer Add WPS Client Select a setup method 9 Push Button recommended You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen OPIN Number You can use either the push button or PIN method Select either Push Button or PIN Number e To use the push button method either click the WPS button on this screen or press the WPS button on the side of the router Within 2 minutes go to the wireless client and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a password e To use the PIN method select the PIN Number radio button enter the client security PIN and click Next NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 35 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add WPS Client Select a setup method O Push Button recommended 9 PIN Number This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting WPS enabled adapters provide a randomly generated security PIN Enter Client s PIN Next Within 2 minutes go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password The router attempts to add the WPS capable device The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green When the router establishes a WPS connection the LED is solid green and the router WPS screen displays a confi
98. kes effect If you want to work with another USB device first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device Connect the other USB device and repeat this process Storage 54 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser use the router s Internet port IP address If you are using Dynamic DNS you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address You can view the router s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP gt To connect to the router s USB drive using a web browser 1 Connect to the router by typing ftp and the Internet port IP address in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator For example ftp 10 1 65 4 If you are using Dynamic DNS you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address 2 Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB drive The user name account name for All no password is guest 3 The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display For example you could see share partition1 directory1 You can now read and copy files from the USB directory Storage 55 Security Keep unwanted content out of your network This chapter explains how to use
99. l days e Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour format or select All Day for 24 hour blocking 3 Select your time zone from the list If you use daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 4 Click Apply to save your settings Security 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email provide your email information in the E mail screen and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often gt To set up email notifications 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt E mail C ELED E Turn E mail Notification On Send alerts and logs through e mail Your Outgoing Mail Server Send to This E mail Address My mail server requires authentication User Name Password Send Alert Immediately When someone attempts to visit a blocked site Send logs according to this schedule 2 To receive email logs and alerts from the router select the Turn E mail Notification On check box 3 In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field enter the name of your ISP outgoing SMTP mail server such as mail mylSP com You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program If you leave this field blank no log and alert messages are sent 4 Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This E mail Address field This email
100. media files USB drive applications include e Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files pictures and other multimedia with local and remote users e Sharing resources on your network You can store files in a central location so that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing In addition you can share files between Macintosh Linux and Windows computers by using the USB drive as a go between across the systems e Sharing files such as Word documents PowerPoint presentations and text files with remote users A few common uses are described in the following sections Share Photos You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia This method eliminates the need to log in to and pay for an external photo sharing site Storage 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 gt To share files with your friends and family 1 Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable Computers on your local area network LAN can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking 2 If you want to specify read only access or to allow access from the Internet see Storage Advanced Settings on page 52 Store Files in a Central Location for Printing This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to a computer but not shared on the local area network LA
101. n list the following screen displays xT CD ELED Internet Connection Type 6to4 Tunnel v Remote 6to4 Relay Router 9 Auto Static IP Address LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment Use DHCP Server Auto Config Use This Interface ID The following fields are included in this screen Remote 6to4 Relay Router The remote relay router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel If your ISP provides the address of its own relay router you can put it here You can also leave the setting as Auto and the router uses any remote relay router that is available The 6to4 tunnel connection needs the IPv4 Internet connection to be working first The other settings are the same as for Auto Detect mode See Pv6 LAN Setup and Pv6 Filtering on page 94 Pass Through In this mode the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with 2 ports LAN and WAN Ethernet ports for IPv6 packets The router does not process any IPv6 header packets Advanced Settings 96 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Fixed In the IPv6 screen when you select Fixed from the drop down list the following screen displays Internet Connection Type WAN Setup IPV6 Address Prefix Length Default IPv6 Gateway Primary ONS Server Secondary DNS Server LAN Setup IP Address Assignment Use DHCP Server Auto Config IPv6 Address Prefix Length IPv6 Filtering The following
102. nel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible Pour les produits disponibles aux tats Unis Canada du march seul le canal 1 11 peuvent tre exploit s S lection d autres canaux n est pas possible This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures Cet appareil et son antenne s ne doit pas tre co localis s ou fonctionnement en association avec une autre antenne ou transmetteur For operation within a 5 15 5 25 GHz 5 47 5 725 GHz frequency range it is restricted to an indoor environment The band from 5600 5650 MHz will be disabled by the software during the manufacturing and cannot be changed by the end user This device meets all the other requirements specified in Part 15E Section 15 407 of the FCC Rules Devices will not permit operations on channels 120 132 for 11a and 11n a which overlap the 5600 5650 MHz band Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications CAN ICES 3 B NMB 3 B Industry Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada Rules Operation is su
103. niquement pour une utili sation l int rieur afin de r duire les risques de brouillage pr judiciable aux systemes de satellites mobiles utilisant les m mes canaux Les utilisateurs de radars de haute puissance sont d sign s utilisateurs principaux c d qu ils ont la priorit pour les bandes 5250 5350 MHz et 5650 5850 MHz et que ces radars pourraient causer du brouillage et ou des dommages aux dispositifs LAN EL Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Statement This equipment is in the Class B category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area thereto and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas When used near a radio or TV receiver it may become the cause of radio interference Read instructions for correct handling Notification of Compliance 114 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnemen
104. nistration gt Router Status to display the following screen Router Information v Internet Port Hardware Version WNDR3700v4 MAC Address 20 E5 2A 5E 1 4 3F Firmware Version V1 0 1 32 IP Address 10 1 10 12 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 119 Connection DHCP Operation Mode Router IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 LAN Port Domain Name Server 75 75 75 75 MAC Address 20 E5 2A 5E 14 3E TID IP Address 192 168 1 1 DHCP Server On Show Statistics Connection Status v Wireless Settings 2 4GHz v Wireless Settings 5 0GHz Name SSID NETGEAR94 Name SSID NETGEAR94 Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 11 Channel 44 P 48 S Mode Up to 130 Mbps Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wireless isolation on Wireless isolation of Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Router Information Hardware Version The router model Firmware Version The version of the router firmware It changes if you upgrade the router firmware GUI Language Version The localized language of the user interface LAN Port e MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address that the Ethernet LAN port of the router uses e IP Address The IP address that the Ethernet LAN port of the router uses The default is 192 168 1 1 e DHCP Server Identifies whether the router s built in DHCP server is active for devices on the LAN Admin
105. nly Storage 49 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Basic Settings You can view or edit basic settings for router a USB storage device attached to your router gt To go to Storage Basic Settings Select Basic gt ReadySHARE USB Storage Basic Settings Network Device Name Weadyshare Available Network Folders Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Free Space readyshare USB Storage All no password All no password U HP v100w 1 86 GB 909 MB Safely Remove USB Device By default the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network LAN gt To access your USB device 1 Click the network device name or the share name in your computer s network folders list 2 For SMB readyshare click Connect Note If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device you might not see your USB device in the router screens If this happens log out and then log back in Storage 50 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add or Edit a Network Folder 1 Select Basic gt ReadySHARE and click Edit USB Storage Advanced Settings CD ENED Network Device Name readyshare Workgroup Workgroup Enable Access Method Link e Network Neighborhood MacShare Weadyshare iJ HTTP hitpJ readvshare routerlogin netshares B HTTP via internet https 0 0 0 0 shares aj FTP fip readyshare routerlogin net s
106. nnel is Auto When Auto is selected the router finds the best operating channel available If you notice interference from nearby devices you can select a different channel Channels 1 6 and 11 do not interfere with each other Mode Indicates the wireless communication mode Up to 54 Mbps Up to 217 Mbps default or Up to 1300 Mbps Wireless AP Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled If this feature is not enabled the Wireless LED on the front panel is off Broadcast Name Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID Wireless Isolation Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to the router Wi Fi Protected Setup Indicates whether Wi Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network Administration 67 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access Up to 256 entries are stored in the log Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user Select Advanced gt Administration gt Logs The Logs screen displays Log Current Time Wednesday Oct 31 2012 10 20 00 Time synchronized with NTP server Wednesday October 31 2012 10 18 23 Internet connected IP address 10 1 10 12 Wednesday October 31 2012 10 17 25 admin login from source 192 168 1 2 Wednesday
107. ollowing settings are available in this screen Enable Wireless Router Radio You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router by clearing this check box Select this check box again to enable the wireless portion of the router When the wireless radio is disabled other members of your household can use the router by connecting their computers to the router with an Ethernet cable Enable 20 40 MHz Coexistence This is for the 2 4 GHz band only The 20 40 MHz coexistence function is enabled by default when the wireless mode is set to Up to 300 Mpbs 40 MHz which is required for Wi Fi certification This check box is grayed out if the wireless mode is set to Up to 130 Mbps The router can run in either 40 MHz mode or 20 MHz mode when the wireless mode is set to Up to 300 Mbps When the Enable 20 40 MHz Coexistence check box is selected the router runs in 40 MHz mode unless there is another nearby WiFi network in the area already running in 40 MHz mode or there is a wireless access point on the secondary channel If that happens the router runs in 20 MHz mode to coexist with that network If you want the router to always run in 40 MHz mode clear this check box and click Apply Note The Fragmentation Length CTS RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only Do not change these settings Advanced Settings 72 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR370
108. or all wireless networks in your area 2 Look for your network and select it The preset SSID wireless network name and preset WiFi password are on the router label If you changed these settings look for the network name that you used 3 Enter the router password and click Connect Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS lets you connect to a secure WiFi network without typing its password Instead press a button or enter a PIN NETGEAR calls WPS Push N Connect Some older WiFi equipment is not compatible with WPS WPS works only with WPA2 or WPA wireless security gt To use WPS to join the wireless network 1 Press the WPS button on the router 2 Within 2 minutes press the WPS button on your wireless device or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password and connects you to the wireless network Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 19 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing monitoring and repairing your home network See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps Retrieve wireless password About genie apap gatus Retrieve wireless password About X NETGEAR Genie Select Language Wireless Network v Language tome Internet LE i al Menu A E Il WiFi Conn
109. ork Up to 300 Mbps is the default setting for the 5 GHz network which allows 802 11na and 802 11a wireless devices to join the network Up to 54 Mbps supports up to 54 Mbps Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security option and passphrase NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security option or passphrase but if you want to change these settings this section explains how Do not disable security Change WPA Security Option and Password You can change the security settings for your router If you do so write down the new settings and store them in a secure place for future reference gt To change the WPA settings 1 On the Wireless Settings screen under Security Options select the WPA option you want Security Options O None O wPA PSK TKIP 9 wPA2 PSK AES O wPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPANPA2 Enterprise 2 In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option enter the network passphrase password that you want to use It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 30 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having your wireless security key You can add a guest network to each wireless network 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 0 GHz a n gt To set up a guest network 1
110. our computer Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses 1 You open a browser and your operating system assigns port number 5678 to this browser session 2 You type http Awww example com into the URL field and your computer creates a web page request message with the following address and port information The request message is sent to your router Source address Your computer s IP address Source port number 5678 which is the browser session Destination address The IP address of www example com which your computer finds by asking a DNS server Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the web server at www example com Before sending Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 the web page request message to www example com your router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message performing Network Address Translation NAT e The source address is replaced with your router s public IP address This is necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet e The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router such as 33333 This is necessary
111. outer WNDR3700v4 2 Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses 3 If the computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Cards list select that radio button otherwise type a name and the MAC address You can usually find the MAC address on the bottom of the wireless device Tip You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen To do this use each wireless computer to join the wireless network The computer should then appear in the Attached Devices screen 4 Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List The screen changes back to the list screen 5 Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly 6 Select the Turn Access Control On check box 7 Click Apply Wireless AP You can set up the router to run as an access point AP on the same local network as another router gt To set up the router as an AP 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless AP Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2 Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box Access Point Mode allows you to add a second router to your network as a wireless access point I Enable Access Point Mode a fa DSL
112. r does not save the changes you make in the router interface check the following When entering configuration settings always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab or your changes are lost Click the Refresh or Reload button in the web browser The changes might have occurred but the old settings might be in the web browser s cache Incorrect Date or Time Select Security gt Schedule to display the current date and time The router uses the Network Time Protocol NTP to obtain the current time from one of several network time servers on the Internet Each entry in the log is stamped with the date and time of day Problems with the date and time function can include the following Date shown is January 1 2000 The router has not yet reached a network time server Check that your Internet access is configured correctly If you have just finished setting up the router wait at least 5 minutes and check the date and time again Time is off by one hour The router does not automatically sense daylight savings time In the Schedule screen select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box Wireless Connectivity If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router try to isolate the problem Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network If not check the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs on the front of the router They should be lit If they are not you
113. r web server gt To make a local web server public 1 Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation In this example your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192 168 1 33 2 In the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192 168 1 33 HTTP port 80 is the standard protocol for web servers 3 Optional Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service and configure your router to use the name as described in Dynamic DNS on page 88 To access your web server from the Internet a remote user has to know the IP address that your ISP assigned However if you use a Dynamic DNS service the remote user can reach your server by a user friendly Internet name such as mynetgear dyndns org Set Up Port Triggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases e More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application but not simultaneously e An application needs to open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port When port triggering is enabled the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound trigger port When the router detects outbound traffic on that port it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data The router then temporarily opens the specified
114. rmation message 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network Setup Menu Select Advanced gt Setup to display the Setup menu The following selections are available e Internet Setup Go to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See nternet Setup on page 22 Wireless Setup Go to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Basic Wireless Settings on page 28 e Guest Network This selection is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Guest Networks on page 31 e WAN Setup Internet WAN setup See WAN Setup on page 37 e LAN Setup Local area network LAN setup See LAN Setup on page 40 e QoS Setup Quality of Service QoS setup See Quality of Service QoS Setup on page 43 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ demilitarized zone server change the maximum transmit unit MTU size and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN Internet port gt To view or change the WAN settings Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup WAN Setup E Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection C Default DMZ Server CT Respond to Ping on Internet Port 7 Disable IGMP Proxying MTU Size in bytes 1500
115. rn off and unplug the modem If your modem has a backup battery remove it as well DSL or cable 7 cS mm Internet Modem go 3 Locate the Ethernet cable 1 that connects your computer to the modem 1 Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4 Disconnect the cable from the modem 2 You will connect it to the router later 5 Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router 3 Internet 6 Locate the cable you removed from the modem in step 2 Securely insert that cable 4 into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1 Wy pn GN m Internet m LU j 7 Your network cables are connected and you are ready to start your network It is important that you start your network in the correct sequence first power on the modem and after it finishes starting up power on the router Verify the Cabling Verify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs Turn on the router by pressing the On Off button on the back e W The Power LED lights amber when the router is turned on 1 The LAN port LEDs light green for each computer that is cabled to the router e Ke The 2 4 GHz N G Band LED is lit and the 5 0 GHz N Band LED is lit e The Internet LED is lit If it
116. rotocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP 6 Specify the port settings e External Starting Port and External Ending Port These are the starting number and ending number for the public ports at the Internet interface For single port forwarding number in the External Starting Port and External Ending Port fields can be the same The range is from 1 to 65534 e Use the same port range for Internal port This check box is selected by default If you want to use different ports clear this check box and specify the internal ports e Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port These are the starting number and ending number for the ports of a computer on the router s local area network LAN These are private ports The router calculates the internal ending port 7 In the Internal IP Address field enter the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 8 Click Apply The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry gt To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 In the table select the radio button next to the service name Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2 Click Edit Service or Delete Service Application Example Making a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach you
117. rotocol TKIP data encryption implements most of the IEEE 802 11i standard and works with all wireless network interface cards but not all wireless access points WPA2 PSK is stronger than WPA PSK It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates WPA2 PSK gets higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware while WPA PSK is usually implemented through software WPA2 PSK uses a password to authenticate and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPS PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients WPA2 PSK clients get higher speed and security and WPA PSK clients get decent speed and security For help with WPA settings on your wireless computer or device see the instructions that came with your product NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 32 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Specify custom settings This chapter contains the following sections NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup Menu WAN Setup LAN Setup Quality of Service QoS Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters Storage See Chapter 5 Storage Security See Chapter 6 Security Administration See Chapter 7 Administration Advanced Setup See Chapter 8 Advanced Settings 33 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Rout
118. roubleshooting 107 Supplemental Information This appendix includes the following sections e Factory Settings e Technical Specifications 108 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the router for at least 5 seconds The router resets and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table Table 2 Factory default settings WAN MTU size Port speed Feature Default behavior Router login User login URL www routerlogin com or www routerlogin net User name case sensitive admin Login password case sensitive password Internet WAN MAC address Use default hardware address connection 1500 AutoSensing Local network LAN LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 Subnet mask DHCP server 255 255 255 0 Enabled DHCP range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 Time zone Pacific time Time zone daylight savings time Disabled Allow a registrar to configure this Enabled router DHCP starting IP address 192 168 1 2 DHCP ending IP address 192 168 1 254 DMZ Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR GMT 1 for GR GMT 8 for NA Time zone adjusted for daylight savings time Disabled Firewall Inbound communications coming in from the Intern
119. rts Wi Fi Multimedia Quality of Service WMM QoS to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories voice video best effort and background For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS both it and the client running that application have to have WMM enabled Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 43 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS are assigned to the best effort category which receives a lower priority than voice and video WMM QoS is enabled by default You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply Note If you clear the Enable WMM check box you cannot get 11N throughput Set Up QoS for Internet Access You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic e Specific applications e Specific online games e Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router e A specific device by MAC address To specify prioritization of traffic create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen For convenience the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling QoS for Applications and Online Gaming Tocreate a QoS policy for
120. s De plus les utilisateurs devraient aussi tre avis s que les utilisateurs de radars de haute puissance sont d sign s utilisateurs principaux c d qu ils ont la priorit pour les bandes 5250 5350 MHz et 5650 5850 MHz et que ces radars pourraient causer du brouillage et ou des dommages aux dispositifs LAN EL The device could automatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of information to transmit or operational failure Note that this is not intended to prohibit transmission of control or signaling information or the use of repetitive codes where required by the technology Le dispositif pourrait automatiquement cesser d mettre en cas d absence d informations transmettre ou une d faillance op rationnelle Notez que ce n est pas l intention d interdire la transmission des informations de contr le ou de signalisation ou l utilisation de codes r p titifs lorsque requis par la technologie Caution The device for the band 5150 5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce po tential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems For operation within a 5 15 5 25GHz frequency range it is restricted to an indoor environment High power radars are allocated as primary users meaning they have priority of 5250 5350 MHz and 5650 5850 MHz and these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement Le dispositif fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz est r serv u
121. se This Interface ID IPv6 Filtering The following fields are included in this screen User Class Most people do not need to fill in this field but if your ISP has given you a specific host name enter it here Domain Name This is not needed for Internet connections You can type the domain name of your ISP For example if your ISP s mail server is mail xxx yyy zzz you would type XXX yyy zzz as the domain name If your ISP provided a domain name type it in this field For example Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name This is the domain name for the IPv6 connection Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 connection here The other settings are the same as for Auto Detect mode See Pv6 LAN Setup and Pv6 Filtering on page 94 Advanced Settings 98 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 PPPoE In the IPv6 screen when you select PPPoE from the drop down list the following screen displays vt Internet Connection Type togn Password Service Name if Requires Connection Mode Routers IPv6 Address On WAN Not Avaiabie LAN Setup Routers IPv6 Address On LAN Not Avaiacie IP Ad ress Astignemerct Use OHCP Server Auto Contig Use This interface ID The following fields are included in this screen Login This is usually the name that you use in your email address For example if your main mail account is JerAB ISP com th
122. ss field type the IP address to assign to the computer or server Choose an IP address from the router s LAN subnet such as 192 168 1 x 3 Type the MAC address of the computer or server Tip If the computer is already on your network you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the routers DHCP server Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew To edit or delete a reserved address entry select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete Then click Edit or Delete Quality of Service QoS Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others The WNDR3700v4 router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection gt To configure QoS Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the following screen VIEnable wmm Wi Fi multimedia settings 2 4GHz b gin Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings 5GHz am Ci Turn internet Access QoS On C Turn Bandwidth Control On Uplink bandwidth Maximum L 3ps Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth 0 Kbps Check QoS Priority Rule list Setup QoS rule Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNDR3700v4 router suppo
123. ssion on your computer 2 Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667 the standard port number for an IRC server process Your computer then sends this request message to your router 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server Your router stores the original information performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source address and port and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server 4 Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667 your router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer 5 The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT assigned source port as in the previous example say port 33333 as the destination port The IRC server also sends an identify message to your router with destination port 113 6 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333 your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer 7 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session table and learns that there is
124. t If compromised the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network The router usually detects and discards incoming traffic from the Internet that is not a response to local computers or a service that you set up in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Instead of discarding this traffic you can have the router forward the traffic to one computer on your network This computer is called the default DMZ server gt To set up a default DMZ server 1 On the WAN Setup screen select the Default DMZ Server check box 2 Type the IP address 3 Click Apply NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit MTU is the largest data packet a network device transmits When one network device communicates across the Internet with another the data packets travel through many devices along the way If a device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices the data packets are split or fragmented to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value In some situations changing the value fixes one problem but causes another Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs e You have problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service and the technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing th
125. t message to your local network 3 Your web server at 192 168 1 123 receives the request and composes a return message with the requested web page data Your web server then sends this reply message to your router 4 Your router performs NAT on the source IP address and sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer which displays the web page from www example com To configure port forwarding you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Usually you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering e Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network although only one computer can use it at a time e Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Port triggering does not require that you know the computer s IP address in advance The IP address is captured automatically Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer s IP address during configuration and the IP address can never change Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity Port forwarding is always act
126. t non contr l Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps Interference Reduction Table The following table shows the recommended minimum distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference in feet and meters Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance in feet and meters Microwave ovens 30 feet 9 meters Baby monitor analog 20 feet 6 meters Baby monitor digital 40 feet 12 meters Cordless phone analog 20 feet 6 meters Cordless phone digital 30 feet 9 meters Bluetooth devices 20 feet 6 meters ZigBee 20 feet 6 meters Notification of Compliance 115
127. tain an IP address from your Internet service provider ISP Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address your router requests an IP address from the ISP You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen gt To check the WAN IP address 1 Start your browser and select an external site such as www netgear com 2 Access the router interface at www routerlogin net 3 Select Administration gt Router Status 4 Check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port If 0 0 0 0 is shown your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network as described in Sequence to Restart Your Network on page 102 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following e Your Internet service provider ISP might require a login program Ask your ISP whether it requires PPP over Ethernet PPPoE or some other type of login e If your ISP requires a login the login name and password might be set incorrectly e Your ISP might check for your computer s host name Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer s MAC address In this case do
128. tention d interdire la transmission des informations de contr le ou de signalisation ou l utilisation de codes r p titifs lorsque requis par la technologie Dynamic Frequency Selection DFS for devices operating in the bands 5250 5350 MHz 5470 5600 MHz and 5650 5725 MHz S lection dynamique de fr quences DFS pour les dispositifs fonctionnant dans les bandes 5250 5350 MHz 5470 5600 MHz et 5650 5725 MHz The maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the bands 5230 5350 MHz and 5470 5725 MHz shall comply with the e i r p limit and the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725 5825 MHz shall comply with the e i r p limits specified for point to point and on point to point operation as appropriate Le gain maximal d antenne permis pour les dispositifs utilisant les bandes 5250 5350 MHz et 5470 5725 MHz doit se conformer la limite de p i re Le gain maximal d antenne permis pour les dispositifs utilisant la bande 5250 5350 MHz et 5470 5725 doit se conformer la limite de p i r e Le gain maximal d antenne permis pour les dispositifs utilisant la bande 5725 5825 MHz doit se conformer la limite de p i r e sp cifi e pour l exploitation point point et non point point selon le cas Users should also be advised that high power radars are allocated as primary users i e priority users of the bands 5250 5350 MHz and 5650 5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN device
129. the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network This chapter includes the following sections e Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic e Block Services Port Filtering e Schedule Blocking e Security Event Email Notifications 56 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network The blocking can be always or according to a schedule 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Sites To learn more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please go to www netgear comilpc Keyword Blocking Never O Per Schedule O Always Type keyword or domain name here Add Keyword Block sites containing these keywords or domain names C Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites Help Center 2 Select one of the keyword blocking options e Per Schedule Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings e Always Turn on keyword blocking all the time independent of the Schedule screen 3 In the keyword field enter a keyword or domain click Add Keyword and click Apply The keyword list supports up to 32 entries Here are some sample entries e Specify XXX to block http www badstuff com xxx html e Specify com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such
130. ting determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN A value of 0 zero means never log out Internet IP Address e Get Dynamically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned The gateway is the ISP router to which your router will connect Domain Name Server DNS Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names e Get Automatically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers Your ISP automatically assigns this address NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 e Use These DNS Servers If you know that your ISP requires specific servers select this option Enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it also Router MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer This feature allows your router to use your computer s MAC address this is also called cloning e Use Default Address Use the default MAC address e Use Computer MAC A
131. tion selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 If your router is the base station it can act as the parent of up to four other access points Enter the MAC addresses of the other access points in these fields Set Up the Base Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode The units cannot be daisy chained You have to know the wireless settings for both units You have to know the MAC address of the remote unit First set up the base station and then set up the repeater gt To set up the base station 1 Setup both units with the same wireless settings SSID mode channel and security The wireless security option must be set to None or WEP Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen Wireless Repeating Function C ELED E Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router 84 1B 5E 87 8C FC Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 E Scroll to view Repeater MAC Address 2 more setti ngs Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 _ Enable Wirel
132. tions such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed This chapter includes the following sections e Advanced Wireless Settings e Wireless AP e Wireless Repeating Function WDS e Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Set Up Port Triggering e Dynamic DNS e Static Routes e Remote Management e USB Settings Universal Plug and Play e IPv6 e Traffic Meter 71 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings to display the following screen Advanced Wireless Settings 2 4GHz bigin v Enable Wireless Router Radio 40 MHz Coexistence Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTS RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Automatic bd Transmit Power Control 100 Turn off wireless signal by schedule The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Period Start End Recurrence pattern Scroll to view more settings Advanced Wireless Settings 5GHz ain 7 Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTS RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Automatic v Transmit Power Control 100 M Turn off wireless signal by schedule The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Period Start End Recurrence pattern MIDS Settinure Help Center The f
133. ton From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port as shown in the following figure 20S Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for LAN Porti c Priority Category Ethernet LAN Port Ethernet LAN Port L1 Mi Priority High From the LAN port list select the LAN port From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this port s traffic relative to other applications The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen In the QoS Setup screen click Apply NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 45 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS for a MAC Address gt Tocreate a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 2 6 T 8 Select Advanced Setup QoS Setup and click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays Click Add Priority Rule From the Priority Category list select MAC Address to display the following screen QoS Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for Priority Category MAC Address v MAC Device List QoS Policy Priority Device Name MAC Address Oo Pri MAC 6D8F19 Normal TECHPUBS 00 1A 6B 6D 8F 19 MAC Address Device Name Priority AE CNN CENE QD CENE 0L If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List select its radio button The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name MAC Address and Device
134. tup Getting to know your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 provides an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high speed digital subscriber line DSL It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service providers lets you block unsafe Internet content and applications and protects the devices computers gaming consoles and so on that you connect to your home network If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box this chapter walks you through the hardware setup Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR genie explains how to set up your Internet connection This chapter contains the following sections e Unpack Your Router e Hardware Features e Attach the Stand e Position Your Router e Cable Your Router e Verify the Cabling For information about ReadySHARE features in your product see Chapter 5 Storage and visit www netgear com readyshare For more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the support website at http support netgear com N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Unpack Your Router Your box should contain the following items e N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 e Router stand e AC power adapter plug varies by region e Category 5E Cat 5E Ethernet cable e Resource CD e Installation guide with cabling and router s
135. ur router to set it up gt To use the Setup Wizard 1 Select Advanced gt Setup Wizard to display the following screen Setup Wizard The Smart Setup Wizard can detect the type of Internet connection that you have Do you want the Smart Setup Wizard to try and detect the connection type now O Yes O No want to configure the router myself 2 Select either Yes or No want to configure the router myself If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see nternet Setup on page 22 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 34 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 3 Select Yes and click Next Detecting the Internet Connection This process can take up to six minutes please wait The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration The following screen displays Congratulations You are successfully connected to the Internet This router is preset with the following unique wireless network name SSID and network key password 2 4GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 5GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G Wireless Network Key Password fuzzyumbrella906 SS WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS capable client device a wireless device or computer to your network On the client device either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN gt To use the WPS Wizard 1 2 Select Advanced WPS W
136. ur router will be protected from the content you select below You can customize your Live Parental Controls later on our website O High Protects against all adult related sites illegal activity social networking sites video sharing sites phishing attacks and general time wasters O Moderate Protects against all adult related sites illegal activity and phishing attacks O Low Protects against pornography and phishing attacks Minimal Protects only against phishing attacks O None NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 7 Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next Setup is complete You have successfully setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS Next time you run the Management Utility it will take you to the status screen where you can check whether Live Parental Controls are enabled disable or enable Live Parental Controls e modify basic settings e change custom settings such as per user and time of day based Live Parental Controls 8 Click the Take me to the status screen button Parental controls are now set up for the router The dashboard shows Parental Controls as enabled ReadySHARE Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router s USB port here From the Basic Home screen select ReadySHARE to display the USB Storage Basic Settings screen U
137. wae PEE Do CR d os teca e hg Rp we 11 Position Your ROUET a uod tton cee eaa e i pt e rit ee ade 11 Cable Your ROUGE creo uci ob ort o ied Fdo d o ard ag aude Rae did 12 Verity the Cabling erc aa usa angine di aan dre ie de n 13 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Router Setup Preparation 16 Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP 16 Gather ISP Information ema ci daa nsii EROR seeds 16 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 16 Typ s of Logins and ACCESS 2 24e seh etti de ce hc enc aire 16 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation 17 Upgrade the Firmware 44 4444 ee debe eee eee dana een ee das 17 Dashboard Basic Home Screen 4 444 44s4aouauuauauus 18 Join Your Wireless Network 19 Manual Method 1a aro gr me m te EACEd UHR in ta sens 19 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method 19 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 20 Chapter 3 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Basic HOME Scree ico deu dex e ome re ae quae dada ol es 22 Intetriet Selupi uides dritto anda a Edna qon dra eddie d oed eani 22 Internet Setup Screen Fields 23 Attached DeVICES s scat Ree 4664 BOSSE REN dd 24 Parental Controls eoa eh tb E ERR RS Sis eec ag Sach 4 25 ReadySHARE Storage seso sens ser ern Read ye

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