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1. 2 Release the Restore Factory Settings button and wait for the router to reboot The factory default settings are restored so that you can access the router from your Web browser using the factory defaults Table 4 WNDRMAC Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default setting Router login URL www routerlogin net or www routerlogin com User name case sensitive admin printed on product label Password case sensitive printed password on product label Internet MAC address Use default hardware address MTU size 1500 Router LAN IP address printed on 192 168 1 1 product label gateway IP address Router subnet 255 255 255 0 DHCP server 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 Wireless communication Enabled Wireless network names SSIDs The unique default network name is printed on product label 2 4 GHz b g n guest network NETGEAR Guest 5 GHz a n guest network NETGEAR 5G Guest Supplemental Information 104 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Table 4 WNDRMAC Router Default Configuration Settings Continued Feature Default setting Security The unique default password is printed on product label Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto Country region United States in the US oth
2. If the router 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 Advanced gt 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 This means the router has not yet successfully 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
3. ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Internet Traffic Meter O Enable Traffic Meter gt Setup Traffic volume control by gt USB Storage Monthly limit Round up data volume for each connection by r Security Connection time control gt Administration Monthly limit v Advanced Setup Traffic Counter Restart traffic counter at o m lst day of each month Wireless Settings Restart Counter Now Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port Traffic Control Triggering Pop up a warning message Dynamic DNS Mbytes Minutes before the monthly limit is reached Static Routes mote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP co 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 No Limit No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only 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
4. Advanced Settings Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to view the Available Network Folder section as shown BASIC Home USB Storage Advanced Settings HTTP Mj inn HTTP via internet http 0 0 0 0 shares FTP read Y FTP via internet ftp 0 0 0 0 shares Internet gt Wireless ooga Attached Devices D Parental Controls Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Guest Network Weadyshare USB_Storage All no password All no password UA U Drive 1 96 GB 1 96 GB 17717771728 gG c Safely Remove USB Device 2 Specify the changes that you want to make USB Storage 50 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC e To add a folder click Create Network Folder K i f http www routerlogin net USB Folder creat htm Y y Create Network Folder USB Device U tU Drive 1 96 GB All no password All no password E Close Window To edit a folder select its radio button and then click Edit 3 You can use this screen to select a folder to change the share name or to 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 USB Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name wor
5. Guest Network to display the following screen BASIC Home ings Ce Ge Wireless Settings 2 4GHz b g n Z Enable Guest Network Enable SSID Broadcast C Allow guest to access My Local Network Internet Wireless Attached Devices Parental Controls Enable Wireless Isolation Guest Wireless Network Name SSID gt ReadyShare Security Options 2 WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA WPA2 Enterprise Wireless Settings 5GHz a n Enable Guest Network TI t 2 Help Cen HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 2 Select any of the following wireless settings Enable Guest 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 any user who connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router like users in the primary SSID Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices o
6. USB Storage Service Type Tcp i gt Security Triggering Port 1 65535 Administration Inbound Connection Connection Type TCP UDP i v Advanced Setup Starting Port 1765535 Wireless Settings Ending Port 1765535 Wireless Repeating Function Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Suppot NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP eo 7 Inthe Service Name field type a descriptive service name 8 In the Service User field 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 9 Select the service type either TCP or UDP or both TCP UDP If you are not sure select TCP UDP 10 In the Triggering Port field enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will cause the inbound ports to be opened 11 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 12 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 yo
7. MTU size and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN Internet port Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup to view the following screen ADVANCED NAN C Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection v Setup C Default DMZ Server Internet Setup C Respond to Ping on Internet Port Wireless Setup Guest Network V Disable IGMP Proxying WAN Setup LAN Setup QoS Setup NAT Filtering Secured C CO Disable SIP ALG MTU Size in bytes 1500 USB Storage Security Administration Advanced Setup p Cente Show Hide Help Cente HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportGNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP To e 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 and 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 only as a diagnostic tool because it allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless you have a
8. Note that in the United States the region is fixed to United States and is not interchangeable Wireless Network 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 0 GHz a n The b g n and a n notation references the 802 11 standards of conformance For example 2 4 b g n conforms to 802 11b 802 119 and 802 11n at 2 4 GHz radio frequency Genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Allow Broadcast of Name SSID check box and click Apply Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless 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 Channel This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway 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 transfe
9. Triggering Static Routes i Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO Figure 10 Forward traffic to a changing IP address To set up Dynamic DNS 1 Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list For example for DynDNS org select www dyndns org Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider Type the host name or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you 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 Type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account 7 f your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL you can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature oP S amp S 9 For example the wildcard feature causes yourhost dyndns org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost dyndns org 8 Click Apply to save your configuration Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router Under usual circumstances the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access and you do not need to configure ad
10. UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers to 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 Note 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 Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To turn on Universal Plug and Play 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt UPnP The UPnP screen displays ADVANCED ta Waa ED CE Ge WPS Wizard F Turn UPnP On Advertisement Period in minutes 30 gt Setup Advertisement Time to Live in nops 4 USB Storage UPnP Portmap Table Security Active Protocol Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP o 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
11. co Within two 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 confirmation message 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network Setup Menu Slect Advanced gt Setup to display the Setup menu The following selections are available Internet Setup This is a shortcut to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See nternet Setup on page 20 Wireless Setup This is a shortcut to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Basic Wireless Settings on page 24 Guest Network This is a shotcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Guest Networks on page 27 WAN Setup Internet WAN setup See WAN Setup on page 34 LAN Setup Local area network LAN setup See LAN Setup on page 37 QoS Setup Quality of Service QoS setup See Quality of Service QoS Setup on page 40 Genie Advanced Home 33 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ demilitarized zone server change the Maximum Transmit Unit
12. e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers e Clear the router s configuration to factory defaults as explained in Factory Default Settings on page 104 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem and should contact Technical Support at www netgear com support Troubleshooting 98 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs or the Internet LED does not light when the Ethernet connection is made 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 LED Is Off If the Wireless LED stays off check to see if the Wireless 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 are unable to 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 com
13. product 10 LAN LED described 11 LAN port QoS for 42 settings 64 LAN setup 37 language setting 31 large files sharing 47 lease DHCP 66 LEDs 11 local servers port forwarding to 82 logging in 14 16 logs emailing 60 viewing 68 MAC addresses current 64 product label 10 QoS for 43 mail server outgoing 60 maintenance settings 62 managing router remotely 91 media server setting the router to be a 53 menus described 17 metric value 90 mixed mode security options 29 MTU size 35 multicasting 38 N NAT Network Address Translation 34 35 79 NETGEAR Genie 15 network correct settings checking 97 restarting 97 Network Time Protocol NTP 101 networks guest 67 networks guest 27 O outgoing mail server 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC P packets fragmented 35 Parental Controls 23 passphrases changing 26 product label 10 password recovery admin 70 passwords see passphrases photos sharing 47 poll interval 65 port filtering 58 port forwarding 78 80 81 82 port numbers 58 port status 65 port triggering 78 79 81 85 ports listed back panel 10 positioning the router 12 Power LED described 11 troubleshooting and 98 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 100 Preamble mode 73 preset security about 24 passphrase 26 pre shared key 29 primary DNS addresses 21 printing files and photos 47 prioritizing traffic 40 Push N Connect 18 Q QoS Quality of S
14. 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 4 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 To set up the base station 1 Set up both units with exactly the same wireless settings SSID mode channel and security Note that the wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen ADVANCED Wireless Repeating Function Satu Wizard Gms Gm WPS Wizard fV Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router E0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 O Wireless Repeater gt Setup gt USB Storage Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Security Base Station MAC Address Administration 9 Wireless Base Station C Disable Wireless Client Association Advanced Setup Repeater MAC Addr
15. 35 date and time 101 daylight savings time 101 default DMZ server 35 default factory settings restoring 69 104 default gateway 66 deleting configuration 69 keywords 57 denial of service DoS protection 56 devices attached 22 DHCP server 38 66 DHCP setting 65 DMZ server 35 DNS addresses troubleshooting 100 DNS servers 78 Domain Name Server DNS addresses 21 65 Dynamic DNS 87 DynDNS org 87 E email notices 60 encryption keys 29 erasing configuration 69 Ethernet LAN LED described 11 troubleshooting and 98 99 Ethernet cables checking 97 111 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC F factory default settings restoring 69 104 file sharing 46 firmware version 64 firmware upgrading 16 63 Fragmentation Length 73 fragmented data packets 35 front panel 11 G games online QoS for 41 gateway IP address 21 Genie NETGEAR 15 guest networks 27 67 H host name 20 host trusted 57 inbound traffic allowing or blocking 78 installing NETGEAR Genie 15 Setup Wizard 31 Internet connection setting up 20 troubleshooting 100 Internet LED described 11 troubleshooting and 98 Internet port 31 64 Internet Relay Chat IRC 80 Internet service provider ISP account information 14 Basic Settings screen 20 login 14 Internet services blocking access 58 interval poll 65 IP addresses current 64 DHCP 14 dynamic 87 reserved 39 IP subnet mask 65 K keywords 57 L label
16. 4 ees ACER ER ERU EES S ERG ER 46 Fileohamig OOSNSIOS seses saidi sss Aq ee aeaGeknagewnsadeeds 46 Bae OEUUUS Loss rd ERE EEARRAEIGXACGARAq RE REP ERA Y EOS LOHR ER 48 Add or Edit a Network Folder isses ra RE ERRARE A RR un 50 USB Storage Advanced Settings 0 00 eee eee ee ees 51 Safely Remove a USB DIVE iic uss asma DER DA X GA RA ER X hace 53 Media Server Settings ciisassecas ohh Rh RR RR RR ERR ee 53 Specify Approved USB Devices 00000 cee eee eeeee 54 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer 54 Access the Router s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 55 Chapter 6 Security Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traine s6602 sacceaee hh RR nw ee kad or Delete a Keyword or Domain losses ee e 57 Specify a Trusted Computer 00020 eee eee aes 57 Block Services Port Filtering uoseeke became irr RT XO ER 58 Schedule Blocking xcov ruere AY SXACREP S RR AUR RP ORE ERA RC 59 Security Event Email Notifications llis 60 Chapter 7 Administration Upgrade the Router Firmware llselesseee ne 63 View Router SIAWS Lus daro de cee doe hdd ER TEE RES EEqqUGdoex e b 64 Router MOm O cece dase E TEE RR EE ENS bbe dienes kere HEY YA 64 Internet Provider WAN Setup 2 6 0 0 6c eee eee eee 64 Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and Wireless Settings 5 GHz 67 Guest Network 2 4 GHz and Guest Network 5 GHz 67 View Logs of Web Access or Attemp
17. 5 EG Malti Maltese Hawnhekk NETGEAR Inc jiddikjara li dan Radiolan jikkonforma mal htigijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti ohrajn relevanti li hemm fid Dirrettiva 1999 5 EC Magyar Hungarian Polski Polish Alul rott NETGEAR Inc nyilatkozom hogy a Radiolan megfelel a vonatkoz alapvet k vetelm nyeknek s az 1999 5 EC ir nyelv egy b el r sainak Niniejszym NETGEAR Inc o wiadcza ze Radiolan jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostalymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999 5 EC Portugu s NETGEAR Inc declara que este Radiolan est conforme com os requisitos essenciais e Portuguese outras disposic es da Directiva 1999 5 CE Slovensko NETGEAR Inc izjavlja da je ta Radiolan v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi Slovenian relevantnimi dolo ili direktive 1999 5 ES Slovensky NETGEAR Inc t mto vyhlasuje e Radiolan spliia z kladn po iadavky a v etky Slovak pr slu n ustanovenia Smernice 1999 5 ES Suomi Finnish NETGEAR Inc vakuuttaa t ten ett Radiolan tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sit koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Svenska Swedish H rmed intygar NETGEAR Inc att denna Radiolan st r verensst mmelse med de v sentliga egenskapskrav och vriga relevanta best mmelser som framg r av direktiv 1999 5 EG Notification of Compliance 108 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gi
18. Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured The following settings are displayed for each network Name SSID The wireless network name SSID used by the router The default names for the 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 channel is Auto When Auto is selected the router will find the best operating channel available If you notice interference from nearby devices you can select a different channel Channels 1 6 and 11 will not interfere with each other Mode Indicates the wireless communication mode Up to 54Mbps Up to 130Mbps default and Up to 300Mbps 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 Wi Fi Protected Setup Indicates whether Wi Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network Guest Network 2 4 GHz and Guest Network 5 GHz To need to scroll down in order to view this portion of the Router Status screen USB Storage 9 v Guest Network 2 4GHz v Guest Network 5 0GHz Security Name SSID NETGEAR Guest Name SSID NETGEAR 5G Guest Administration Wirele
19. DHCP server is available on your network you need to set your computers IP addresses manually or they will not be able to 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 To reserve an IP address 1 In the Address Reservation section of the screen click the Add button 2 In the IP Address 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 router s 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 Genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Quality of Service QoS Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types o
20. Description Power Test Solid amber The router is starting up after being powered on 5 Solid green The router startup has completed and the router is ready Off Power is not supplied to the router Blinking green The firmware is corrupted See www netgear com support Blinking amber The firmware is upgrading or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed Wireless Solid blue The wireless radio is operating in either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz mode Qoi Off The wireless radios are off for both 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz USB Solid green The USB device had been accepted by the router and is ready to be used A Blinking green The USB device is in use Off No USB device is connected or the Safely Remove Hardware button has been clicked and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device Internet Solid green An IP address has been received ready to transmit data ce Solid amber The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected Off No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem LAN Solid green A LAN port has detected a 1 Gbps link with an attached device Solid amber One or more LAN ports have detected a 10 100 Mbps link with an attached device Off No link is detected on any of the 4 LAN ports The WLAN and WPS buttons toggle the WLAN and WPS functions on and off e e WLAN On Off button Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds turns the 2 4
21. Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network 13 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually However before you start the setup process you need to have your ISP information on hand and make sure the laptops PCs and other 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 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 s login program on your computer to access the Internet When you start an Internet application your router automatically logs you in e The ISP configuration information for your DSL account e ISP login name and password Fixed or static IP address settings special deployment by ISP this is rare Wireless Devices and Security Settings Make sure that th
22. a QoS policy 1 2 Select Advanced gt QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted 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 to save your changes Genie Advanced Home 44 USB Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router Be aware that the USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives Do not connect computers USB modems printers CD drives or DVD drives to the router USB port This chapter contains the following sections USB Drive Requirements ReadyShare Access File Sharing Scenarios Basic Settings USB Storage Advanced Settings Safely Remove a USB Drive Media Server Settings Specify Approved USB Devices Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer 45 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1 0 and 1 1 USB Full Speed and 2 0 USB High Speed standards The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table Actual bus speeds can vary depending on the CPU speed memory speed of the network and other variables Tab
23. an IPv6 Internet connection type 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 to display the following screen ADVANCED RDUM ECZ Ga WPS Wizard Internet Connection Type Disabled gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic ONS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 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 then select IPv6 auto config 3 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router s Internet port With the Traffic Meter utility you can set limits for traffic volume set a monthly limit and get a live update of traffic usage Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To monitor Internet traffic 1 Click Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter to display the following screen ADVANCED
24. 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 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 Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router e Aspecific device by MAC address To specify prioritization of traffic you have to 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 Genie Advanced Home 40 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC QoS for Applications and Online Gaming To create a QoS policy for applications and online games 1 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On checkbox 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules On this screen 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 of the rules by simply clicking the Delete All button ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Setup Setup Wizard WPS Wizard QoS Policy MSN messenger MSN_messenger Applications Yahoo Messenger Yahoo_messenger Applications IP Phone IP Phone Applica
25. check box in the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen This option supports both downloading and uploading of files Note You can enable the HTTP via Internet option on the Advanced USB Storage screen to share large files This option supports downloading files only Basic Settings You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached to your router You can access this feature through Basic ReadyShare or through Advanced USB Storage gt BasicSettings The USB Storage Basic Settings screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Basic Settings Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Network Device Name Weadyshare Setup v USB Storage Available Network Folders Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space ETT EE WeadyshareiUSB Storage All no password All no password U U Drive 1 96 GB 1 96 GB Basic Settings viec A Edit Media Server gt Security Administration Safely Remove USB Device Advanced Setup Sh Cent HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ EU enter Search item reo By default the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network LAN USB Storage 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To access your USB device 1 Click the network device name or the share name BASIC Home USB Storage Basic Settings Internet Network Device Name Weadyshare Wireless Attached
26. 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 incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the triggering computer While 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 To set up 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 You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups To set up port triggering 1 Select Advanced gt Advancec Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Advanced Settings 8
27. erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings Administration 69 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router see Factory Default Settings on page 104 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 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 Label on page 10 To set the password for the user name admin 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Set Password to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Old Password Set Password gt Setup Repeat New Password USB Storage O Enable Password Recovery gt Security v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings SetPassword Firmware Update Advanced Setup Show Hide Help Cent HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP eo Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen If you want to be able to recover the password sel
28. guest network without wireless security NETGEAR does not recommend this WEP Encryption WEP uses an old encryption method and can be easily decoded with today s powerful computers Use this mode only when you have a very old legacy wireless client that does not support WPA PSK The Wi Fi alliance highly recommends against using WEP and plans to make it obsolete WPA Encryption WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi Fi certified seal This seal means the product is authorized by the Wi Fi Alliance http www wi fi org because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high speed wireless local area networking WPA PSK uses a much stronger encryption algorithm than WEP so it is harder to decode This option uses a passphrase to perform the authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP data encryption implements most of the IEEE 802 11i standard and is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards but not all wireless access points It is superseded by WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is the strongest 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 passphrase to authenti
29. information in the request message The destination address is replaced with 192 168 1 123 Your router then sends this request 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 Network Address Translation 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 You usually can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups and newsgroups How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering 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 81 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Port triggering does require that you need to 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 e Port triggering
30. port forwarding mapping of the router Advertisement Period The advertisement 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 should be 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 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 Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC IPv This screen allows you to set up
31. problem but cause another Leave 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 the MTU setting These web based applications might require an MTU change A secure website that won t open or displays only part of a Web page Yahoo email MSN portal Genie Advanced Home 35 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 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 Note An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites frames within Web sites secure login pages or FTP or POP servers until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 2 Common MTU Sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value This is the typical setting for non PPPoE non VPN connections and is the default value for NETGEAR routers adapters and switches 1492 Used in PPPoE environme
32. registered on the account You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power LED D is on 2 After approximately 2 minutes verify that The Power LED is solid green The Internet LED is on The Ethernet LAN LED is on if any local port is connected to a computer This indicates that a link has been established to the connected device 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 2 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e If the Power LED blinks green every second the router software 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 turn on for about 10 seconds and then turn off If all the LEDs stay on there is a fault within the router If all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power up
33. requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity e Port forwarding is always active 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 you need to determine which type of service application or game you want to provide and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service The server computer has to always have the same IP address To set up port forwarding Tip To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address use the reserved IP address feature of your WNDRMAC router Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 1 Select Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering to display the following screen ADVANCED ort Forwarding Port Trigge Setup Wizard Please select the service type WPS Wizard 9 Port Forwarding O Port Trigger
34. 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 Genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting 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 you should 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 An IP address from the range you have defined e Subnet mask e Gateway IP address the routers LAN IP address Primary DNS server if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen otherwise the router s LAN IP address e Secondary DNS server if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen To use another device on your network as the DHCP server or to manually configure 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
35. router has to modify the source information and create and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your 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 hitp www 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 78 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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
36. 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 one of the following to occur when the limit is attained The Internet LED flashes green or amber The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled Set up Internet Traffic Statistics to monitor the data traffic Click the Traffic Status button to get a live update on Internet traffic status on your router Click Apply to save your settings Advanced Settings 95 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 Troubleshooting with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Router Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Incorrect Date or Time Wireless Connectivity 96 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 m mM Turn on the computers Power LED Check the Power LED to verif
37. 24 hour clock Parental Controls pied Block Sites Start Blocking 0 Minute Block Services End Blocking 24 0 Minute mail Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana gt Administration C Automatically adjust for daylight savings time Current Time Monday Mar 14 2011 14 03 54 Advanced Setup Help Center p Show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ BS FN iei BS zl Enter Search Item co Security 59 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2 Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services a Days to Block Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes or select Every Day and select the check boxes for all days b 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 Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email provide your email information in the Email screen and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Email to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home E mai SR WEN Ge GL XD WPS Wizard C Turn E mail Notification On gt Setu Send alerts and
38. 5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Port Forwarding Port Triggering Please select the service type O Port Forwarding Port Triggering USB Storage C Disable Port Triggering gt Security Port Triggering Time out in minutes Administration Port Triggering Portmap Table Enable Service Name Service Type Add Service Edit Service v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 3 Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box Note If 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 4 In the Port Triggering Timeout field enter a value up to 9999 minutes 5 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 Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 6 Click Add Service to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Service Name Service User Setup
39. 53 00 USB Storage Internet disconnected Monday March 14 2011 13 52 49 Internet connected IP address 192 168 1 40 Monday Security March 14 2011 13 52 44 Internet disconnected Monday March 14 2011 13 52 41 DHCP IP Internal result of status 4608 result of WEXITSTATUS status 18 Monday March 14 2011 13 52 41 DHCP IP External Result of do detection 18 Monday Router Status March 14 2011 13 52 41 DHCP IP External PCMAC 00 1B 63 A2 B7 2D Monday March DHCP IP External DutMAC E0 91 F5 B8 BD A7 Monday Attached Devices March 14 2011 13 52 05 Backup Settings DHCP IPj Internal from ip 10 0 0 2 wan if name ethl dutMac E0 91 F5 B8 BD A7 pc mac 00 1B 63 A2 B7 2D Set Password Monday March 1 Firmware Update admin login from source 10 0 0 2 Monday March 14 2011 a 13 27 44 Advanced Setup C Show Hide Help Center v Administration HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO The log screen shows the following information Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry 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 immediat
40. AC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label Device Name If the device name is known it is shown here You can click Refresh to update this screen Genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen you are automatically directed to the Internet where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application The following screen displays NETGEAR Products Svc Provider Solutions Where to Buy Support Portners Community About Wy Home Live Parental Controts Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls powered by OpenDNS is a router based Web filtering solution available on NETGEAR Wireless N router and gateway products 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 ReadyShare USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the routers USB port here From the Basic Home screen select ReadyShare to display the USB Storage Basic Settings screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Basic Settings Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Network Device Name Weadyshare Setup v USB Storage Available Network Folders Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volu
41. Devices gt Available Network Folders Share Name ReadAccess WriteAccess Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Free ReadySHARE MH WreadysharelUSB Storage All no password All no password UA U Drive 3 73 GB 3 73GB 1 68 Guest Network ae Edt Parental Controls gt Safely Remove USB Device Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ 1 5 edo fo i M ad Enter Search Item GO 2 With Finder active from the Go menu select Connect to Server or with the Finder active press Command k e 00 Connect to Server Server Address ismb Jreadyshard J O Favorite Servers Remove Browse Connect 3 For SMB readyshare click Connect USB Storage 49 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Finder shows the drive USB Storage Lells Y DEVICES Zi Macintosh HD Ei iDisk Y SHARED readyshare Videos Downloads Pictures Y PLACES El Desktop A Tod A Applications Bi Documents Y SEARCH FOR W Today 9 Yesterday Past Week All Images All Movies 4 items 854 5 MB available 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 until you log out and then log back in again Add or Edit a Network Folder 1 You can access this feature by selecting Basic gt ReadyShare gt Edit or Advanced gt USB Storage
42. EYAREEXS TET 104 Technical Specilicationg 2 64 44 RRRPXWECRERRAESSEPTASERRESXE TE 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC provides high performance wireless Internet access Its dual band design provides the maximum flexibility for a home network This is because the router contains two different types of wireless radios to support connections on both 2 4 GHz and 5 0 GHz wireless links For help installing your new router see the installation guide that came in the box This chapter contains the following sections Unpack Your New Router Prepare the Router for Installation Hardware Features Position Your Wireless Router N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Unpack Your New Router Your box should contain the following items e N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC e A slide on stand for your router e AC power adapter plug varies by region A yellow Ethernet cable e NETGEAR Installation Guide with cabling and router setup instructions If any of the parts are incorrect missing or damaged contact your NETGEAR dealer Keep the carton including the original packing materials in case you need to return the product for repair See Position Your Wireless Router on page 12 for information about where to place and how to positi
43. Firmware Update 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 8 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Firmware Update to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home F Check for new version from the Internet Check C l ick C heck WPS Wizard Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk Setup Browse USB Storage gt Security v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Advanced Setup Show Hide Help Center SEARCH HELP EES HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ 9 Click Check The router finds new firmware information if any is available 10 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 or not you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 63 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC View Router Status To view router status and usage information click the Adva
44. GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off If the Wireless LED is lit then the Hardware Setup 11 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC wireless radio is on If the Wireless LED is off then the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router amp WPS button You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network The LED below the WPS button blinks green when the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer The LED stays solid green when wireless security is enabled in the router Position Your Wireless 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 depending 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 Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers 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 Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference
45. ISDN router is on the LAN e Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To set up a static route 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Route Name Sai O Private gt ene I Active USB Storage Destination IP Address Security IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address gt Administration Metric v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 2 In the Route Name field type a name for this static route for identification purposes only 3 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 4 Select the Active check box to make this route effective 5 Type the destination IP address of the final destination 6 Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 7 Type the gateway IP address which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the WNDRMAC router 8 Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value This value represe
46. Internet first determine whether the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider ISP Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address your router must request an IP address from the ISP You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen To check the WAN IP address Start your browser and select an external site such as http www netgear com Access the router s configuration at hito www routerlogin net Select Advanced gt Administration gt Router Status 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 p mM 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 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 they require PPP over Ethernet PPPoE or some other type of login e f 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 Basic Settings screen e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer s MAC addre
47. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 3 Fill in the Repeater IP Address field This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station but different from the LAN IP of the base station 4 Click Apply to save your changes 5 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router should be able to 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 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 their replies are not recognized by your router 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
48. NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC User Manual N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2011 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR Inc Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR To register your product get the latest product updates get support online or for more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the Support website at 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 app answers detail a id 984 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 Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders 2011 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Statement of Conditions To improve internal design operational function and or reliability NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of
49. R Inc declares that this Radiolan is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC 107 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Espa ol Spanish Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999 5 CE EAAnvikh Greek ME THN lIAPOY2A NETGEAR Inc AHAONEI OTI Radiolan 2YMMOP ONETAI lIPOX TI OYZIOAEIZ ANAITHZEIZ KAI TIZ AOITIEZ ZXETIKE2Z AIATAZEIZ TH OAHMAZ 1999 5 EK Fran ais French Par la pr sente NETGEAR Inc d clare que l appareil Radiolan est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 CE Italiano Italian Con la presente NETGEAR Inc dichiara che questo Radiolan conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999 5 CE Latviski Latvian Ar o NETGEAR Inc deklare ka Radiolan atbilst Direktivas 1999 5 EK b tiskajam prasibam un citiem ar to saistitajiem noteikumiem Lietuviu Lithuanian Nederlands Dutch Siuo NETGEAR Inc deklaruoja kad Sis Radiolan atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999 5 EB Direktyvos nuostatas Hierbij verklaart NETGEAR Inc dat het toestel Radiolan in overeenstemming is met de essenti le eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999
50. RCH HELP GO The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not your Internet connection requires a login e Yes Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name If you want to change the login time out enter a new value in minutes No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 2 Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server The default settings usually work fine If you have problems with your connection check the ISP settings 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 Basic Settings screen Note that which fields display in this screen depends on whether or not an ISP login is required Does Your ISP Require a Login Answer either yes or no These fields display when no login is required Account Name If required Enter the account name provided by your ISP This might also be called the host name Domain Name If required Enter the domain name provided by your ISP These fields display when your ISP requires a login Genie Basic Settings 20 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet Service Provider Encapsulation ISP types The choices are PPPoE PPTP or L2TP Login The login name provided by your ISP T
51. Triggering e Dynamic DNS e Static Routes Remote Management e USB Settings Universal Plug and Play e Pv6 Traffic Meter 72 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup gt USB Storage Security Administration setting Advanced Wireless Settings 2 4GHz b g n V Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTS RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Automatic Transmit Power Control 100 E C Turn off wireless signal by schedule The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Period Start Ena v Advanced Setup Recurrence pattern Add a new period Edit Delete Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Fi Advanced Wireless Settings 5GHz a n M Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 rwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes CTSIBTIS Theochold 1 2247 Remote Management USB Settings Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO The following 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 agai
52. ases 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 Internet If compromised the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Instead of discarding this traffic you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network This computer is called the default DMZ server To set up a default DMZ server do the following 1 On the WAN Setup screen select the Default DMZ Server check box 2 Type the IP address 3 Click Apply 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 any device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices the data packets has to be split or fragmented to accommodate the one with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value and changing the value might fix one
53. bers you are not limited to these choices You can often determine port number information by contacting the publisher of the application by asking user groups or newsgroups or by searching 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 are used by the application To block services 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Services to display the following screen ADVANCED WPS Wizard Services Blocking Never gt Setup J Per Schedule J Always USB Storage 3 Service Table Security Service Type Port Parental Controls OCD D Block Sites Administration Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP EnterSearch tem f GO 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 59 3 Click Add to add a service The Block Services Setup screen displays Security 58 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Services Setup Setup Wizard Es GD WPS Wizard Service Type Protocol TCP Setup Starting Port 1765534 USB Storage Ending Port 1765534 S
54. bit Router WNDRMAC 3 Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen ADVANCED ae GE XD WPS Wizard Service Name Protocol TCP UDP i gt Setup External Starting Port 1765534 USB Storage Extemal Ending Port 1 65534 Security V Use the same port range for Internal port Intemal Starting Port Administration Intemai na Part v Advanced Setup intemal IP address 10 0 0 Or select from currently attached devices Wireless Settings IP Address Device Name Wireless Repeating ol 10 0 0 2 Function Port Forwarding Port Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Go 4 In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name 5 In the Protocol field select the protocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP 6 In the Starting Port field enter the beginning port number e If the application uses a single port enter the same port number in the Ending Port field e Ifthe application uses a range of ports enter the ending port number of the range in the Ending Port field 7T n the Server 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 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry To edit or delete a port forwarding
55. c You can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature A typical application of port 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
56. 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 Genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC a If you add a new entry the Priority Rules screen expands as shown ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules tan aes Ga WPS Wizard Priority QoS Policy for v Setup Priority Category Applications E Vis Prory risen E Wireless Setup Guest Network WAN Setup Connection Ty TCP UDP LAN Setup ype Starting Port 1 65535 QoS Setup Ending Port 1 65535 Specified Port Range USB Storage Security gt Administration HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP reo b In the QoS Policy for field enter a descriptive name for the new application or game c In the Connection Type field select either TCP UDP or both TCP UDP and specify the port number or range of port numbers used by the application or game 7 From the Priority list select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest 8 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 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to displa
57. cate 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 The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA client software should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings WPA 802 1x is enterprise level security and requires an authentication server to recognize and authorize client access The authentication server is called Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS Every wireless client has a user login on the RADIUS server and the router has a client login on the RADIUS server Data transmissions are encrypted with an automatically generated key Genie Basic Settings 29 Genie Advanced Home Specifying custom settings This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Advanced Home screen shown in the following figure ADVANCED nh V Router Information V Internet Provider WAN Setup Setup Wizard Hardware Version WNDRMAC MAC Address E0 91 F5 B8 BD A7 WPS Wizard Firmware Version V1 0 0 12 debug01 IP Address 192 168 1 39 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 56 Connection DHCP Setup LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 USB Storage MAC Address E0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 Domain Name Server 192 168 1 1 Security IP Address 1000 1 This screen is also Administ
58. ced Home 43 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 3 From the Priority Category list select MAC Address to display the following screen 6 7 8 ADVANCED Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Priory QoS Policy for v Setup Priority Category MAC Address E Internet Setup MAC Device List Wireless Setup QoS Policy Priority Device Name MAC Address Guest Network Pri_MAC_1A130C 00 14 51 1A 13 0C WAN Setup LAN Setup MAC Address Device Name Priority Normal gt USB Storage gt Security Administration Advanced Setup Show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP eo 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 Name fields If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List click Refresh If it still does not appear you have to complete these fields manually From the Priority list select the priority that this device s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet 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 Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy To edit or delete
59. configuration 51 basic storage settings 48 drive requirements 46 file sharing 46 ReadyShare access 46 50 remote computer connection 54 specifying approved devices 54 unmounting a USB drive 53 USB devices approved 54 USB LED described 11 user defined services 58 V viewing logs 68 router status 64 W WAN IP address troubleshooting 100 WAN setup 34 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS 18 32 devices adding 18 Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption 29 wireless channel 26 wireless connections 12 wireless connections troubleshooting 101 wireless devices adding to the network 17 Wireless Distribution System WDS 74 75 Wireless LED described 11 troubleshooting and 99 100 wireless mode 26 wireless network name 10 wireless network name SSID broadcast 26 wireless network name SSID described 26 wireless network settings 26 wireless radio 73 wireless repeating 74 75 base station 76 repeater unit 77 wireless security options 28 wireless settings 68 checking for correct 97 SSID broadcast 26 Wireless Settings screen 24 WMM Wi Fi Multimedia 40 WPA encryption 29 WPA2 encryption 29 WPA2 PSK encryption 29 WPA 802 1x encryption 29 RADIUS servers 29 WPA PSK encryption 29 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed mode 29 WPS button 18 WPS PSK encryption 29 WPS PSK WPA2 PSK encryption 29 wrong date or time 101 114
60. d to block all Internet browsing access 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 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 WNDRMAC Block Services Port Filtering Services are functions performed by server computers 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 htto www ietf org and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application Although the router already holds a list of many service port num
61. d 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 automatically 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 Managing your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network See also Remote Management on page 91 for information on upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet and Traffic Meter on page 94 for information on monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router s Internet port This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the Router Firmware e View Router Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File 62 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Upgrade the Router 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
62. dio band However if you enable the wireless base station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base station dual band concurrent mode is not affected For you to set up a wireless network with WDS the following conditions have to be met for both access points e Both access points have to use the same SSID wireless channel and encryption mode 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 All LAN devices wired and wireless computers have to be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points Wireless Repeating Function Select Advanced Advanced Setup Wireless Repeating Function to view or change wireless repeater settings for the router ADVANCED Wireless Repeating Functior Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router 0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 gt Setup Wireless Repeater USB Storage Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Security Base Station MAC Address gt Administration O Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association v Advanced Setup Repeater MAC Address 1 Wireless Settings Repeater MAC Address 2 Wireless Repeating Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management HELP amp SUPPORT Documen
63. ditional static routes You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located 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 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 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 will work since the
64. e 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 transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 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 WNDRMAC 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 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 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 th
65. e r duire les risques de brouillage pr judiciable aux syst mes 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 Notification of Compliance 110 Index A access remote 91 viewing logs 68 access points 74 accessing remote computer 78 adding custom service 83 priority rules 41 address reservation 39 advertisement period 93 alerts emailing 60 applications QoS for online gaming 41 approved USB devices 54 attached devices 22 authentication required by mail server 60 automatic firmware checking 63 automatic Internet connection 31 back panel 10 backing up configuration 69 base station setting up 76 Basic Settings screen 20 blocking inbound traffic 78 keywords 57 sites 57 blocking services 58 blocking keywords examples 57 box contents 8 C cables checking 97 changes not saved router 101 compliance 107 configuration file 69 configuring DMZ server 35 Dynamic DNS 88 NAT 34 port forwarding 82 port triggering 85 QoS 40 repeater unit 77 user defined services 58 connecting wirelessly 12 country setting 31 crossover cable 99 CTS RTS Threshold 73 custom service port forwarding 83 D dashboard 17 data packets fragmented
66. e router myself If you select No you are 3 taken to the Internet Setup screen see nternet Setup on page 20 If you selected Yes click Next The following screen displays ADVANCED Setup Wizard Detecting the Internet Connection WPS Wizard This process can take a minute or two please wait Setup USB Storage gt Security Administration The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration The following screen displays ADVANCED Setup Wizard Congratulations You are successfully connected to the Internet WPS Wizard ica This router is preset with the following unique wireless network name SSID and Setup network key password gt USB Storage 9 2 4GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 Security 5GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G Administration Wireless Network Key Password fuzzyumbrella906 Advanced Setup acm vars HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ T Te ELI Enter Search item 6o Genie Advanced Home 31 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN To use the WPS Wizard 1 Select Advanced gt WPS Wizard 2 Click Next The following screen
67. e 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 Notification of Compliance 109 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 market only channel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Industry Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada 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 und
68. e wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 wireless security which is the wireless security supported by the router See Basic Wireless Settings on page 24for information about the router s preconfigured security settings Types of Logins and Access There are two separate types of logins that 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 16 for details about this login e ISP login logs you in to your Internet service Your service provider has provided you with this login information in a letter or some other way If you cannot find this login information contact your service provider e Wireless network key or passphrase Your router is preset with a unique wireless network name SSID and password for wireless access This information is on the label located on the bottom of your router Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 14 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a Web browser It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed It takes about 15 minutes to complete To use the NETGEAR Genie to set up your router 4 5 6 Turn the router on by p
69. ect 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 you will have an easy way to recover the password if it is forgotten This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser Administration 70 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To enable 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 log in 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 71 Advanced Settings This chapter describes the advanced features of your router The information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set the router up for unique situations 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 Repeating Function WDS Port Forwarding and Triggering e Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers e Set Up Port
70. ecurity restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address that will be allowed access 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 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 management Web interface Choose Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC a number between 1024 and 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port The default is 8080 which is a common alternate for HTTP 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 number 8080 enter http 134 177 0 123 8080 in your browser 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
71. ecurity Service Type User Defined Filter Services For Parental Controls EE ERE Block Sites C Only This IP Address Block Services CEND o2 Schedule E mail 9 All IP Addresses Administration gt Advanced Setup E Help Center p HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportGNETGEAR com Router FAQ EN OTEA Enter Search tem cis 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 already appear select User Defined 5 f 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 Schedule Blocking 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Schedule to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard V Tuesday WPS Wizard V Wednesday gt Setup V Thursday V Friday V Saturday USB Storage v Security Time of day to block use
72. ed gt Setup gt LAN Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED TWEEN Ce GEL ND WPS Wizard LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address 10 jo j ji v Setup se SSS ee IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 1 0 Internet Setup RIP Direction Both Wireless Setup RIP Version Disabled 1 Guest Network WAN Setup F Use Router as DHCP Server QoS Setup Ending IP Address 10 lo Lo 5254 USB Storage Address Reservation Fear gt Security gt Administration gt Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ 3 4 ete ht Bd enter Search Item ee 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 Genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 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 recieves RIP packets Both is the default setting With the Both or Out Only setting the router broadcasts its routing table peri
73. ely click the Send Log button Administration 68 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WNDRMAC 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 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Backup Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard Save a copy of current settings WPS Wizard gt Setup Restore saved settings from a file USB Storage Security Revert to factory default settings v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices Set Password Firmware Update Advanced Setup Show Hide Help Cente SEARCH HELP Ld HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ 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 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 WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Erase Under some circumstances for example if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password you might want to
74. entry 1 In the table select the radio button next to the service name 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 your Web server Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 will always give your Web server an IP address of 192 168 1 33 2 Inthe Port Forwarding 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 87 To access your Web server from the Internet a remote user has to know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP 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
75. ervice 40 R radio wireless 73 RADIUS server 29 range of wireless connections 12 ReadyShare access 46 50 recovering admin password 70 releasing connection status 66 remote management 91 renewing connection status 66 repeater units 77 reserved IP adresses 39 restarting network 97 restoring configuration file 69 default factory settings 69 104 router interface described 17 router status viewing 64 S scheduling keyword and service blocking 60 secondary DNS 21 security 24 firewall settings 56 see also security options security options 28 security PIN 32 sending logs by email 60 serial number product label 10 services blocking 58 services blocking Internet 58 settings factory default 103 Setup Wizard 31 sharing files 46 sites blocking 57 SMTP server 60 specifications technical 103 SSID described 26 product label 10 static routes 89 status lights 11 status router viewing 64 subnet mask 65 System up time 65 T technical specifications 103 technical support 2 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 29 time of day 101 time to live advertisement 93 time out port triggering 86 trademarks 2 traffic metering 94 troubleshooting 96 date or time incorrect 101 log in access 99 router changes not saved 101 trusted host 57 U Universal Plug and Play UPnP 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC up time system 65 upgrading firmware 16 63 USB advanced
76. erwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode 2 4GHz b g n Up to 130 Mbps 5GHz a n Up to 300 Mbps Data rate Best Output power Full Inbound communications coming in from the Internet Disabled bars all unsolicited requests Outbound communications going out to the Internet Enabled all Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Supplemental Information 105 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Technical Specifications Table 5 WNDRMAC Router Specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP and SMB Power adapter North America 120V 60 Hz input UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input Europe 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 1 2 Ibs 0 5 kg Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Meets requirements of FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Cla
77. esired operation 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 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 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 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 NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement 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 Avertissement Le dispositif fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz est r serv uniquement pour une utili sation l int rieur afin d
78. ess 1 Wireless Settings Repeater MAC Address 2 Wireless Repeating Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP co In the Wireless Repeating Function screen depending on the frequency you want to use select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units 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 WNDRMAC 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 Log in to the router that will be the repeater Select Basic gt Wireless Settings and veripofy that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None Select Advanced gt Wireless Repeating Function and select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and the Wireless Repeater radio button Advanced Settings 77
79. ess 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 Is your router too far from your computer or too close Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet away and see whether the signal strength improves Is your wireless signal blocked by objects between the router and your computer Troubleshooting 102 Supplemental Information This appendix provides factory default settings technical specifications for the N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC and links to related documents e Factory Default Settings e Technical Specifications 103 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Factory Default Settings You can restore the factory default configuration settings to reset the router s user name to admin the password to password and the IP address to www routerlogin net This procedure erases your current configuration including your wireless security settings and restores the factory defaults When you log in after resetting the Smart Wizard configuration assistant prompts you to configure these settings To restore the factory default settings 1 Use a sharp object such as a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button located on the bottom of the router for over 2 seconds until the Power LED turns to blinking amber
80. et and LAN Ethernet ports For each port the screen displays e Status The link status of the port e TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear 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 Tx B s The current transmission outbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports Rx B s The current reception inbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link 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 To stop the polling entirely click Stop Administration 65 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane click the Connection Status button to view connection status information 000 NETGEAR Router WNDRMAC OW http www routerlogin net RST_conn_status htm Conne S P Address 192 168 1 40 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DHCP Server 192 168 1 1 DNS Server 192 168 1 1 Lease Obtained 1 days 0 hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 0 days 23 hours 46 minutes Figure 8 View connection status information The Release butto
81. f traffic ahead of others The WNDRMAC router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection To configure QoS use the QoS Setup screen Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard B WU CND 8 WPS Wizard F Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings 2 4GHz b g n F Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings 5GHz a n v Setup C Turn Internet Access QoS On Internet Setup Wireless Setup Turn Bandwidth Control On Guest Network WAN Setup Uplink bandwidth Maximum 2 S Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth o Kbps SEZI aosseup QoS Priority Rule list Setup QoS rule gt USB Storage Security Administration Advanced Setup K Help Cent show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNDRMAC router supports 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 QoS
82. gabit Router WNDRMAC islenska H r me l sir NETGEAR Inc yfir v a Radiolan er samr mi vi grunnkr fur og a rar Icelandic kr fur sem ger ar eru tilskipun 1999 5 EC Norsk NETGEAR Inc erkl rer herved at utstyret Radiolan er i samsvar med de grunnleggende Norwegian krav og vrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF This device is a 2 4 GHz wideband transmission system transceiver intended for use in all EU member states and EFTA countries except in France and Italy where restrictive use applies In Italy the end user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain authorization to use the device for setting up outdoor radio links and or for supplying public access to telecommunications and or network services 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 spectrum 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 exposur
83. hen it shows up and click Yes to upgrade the router with the latest firmware After the upgrade the router restarts 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 has stopped blinking for several seconds Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 16 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen The router 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 and at the top there is an Advanced tab that is used to access additional menus and screens Language memet 9 os Menus ge Wireless gt Tayi en de Click the e Internet Wireless Attached Devices Dashboard Advanced F SSID NETGEAR35 E ReadyShare STATUS GOOD Password fuzzyumbre ee E C l ick to tab to view Guest Network gt view more K Q ji D wii TT details 1 ii Parental Controls ReadyShare Guest Network l STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED SS MEE d 9A M M NENNEN Help HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP eo Figure 6 Router Basic Home screen with dashboard language and online help Home This dashboard screen di
84. his is often an email address Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP Idle Timeout In minutes If you want to change the login timeout enter a new value in minutes This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN Entering a value of 0 zero means never log out Internet IP Address 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 s 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 Get Automatically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers Your ISP automatically assigns this address Use These DNS Servers If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login select this option and 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 used by the router 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 will then accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer This feature a
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86. ing gt Setup Service Name Server IP Address USB Storage FTP 4 10 lo Lo Add Security Service Name External Start Port External End Port Internal Start Port Internal End Port Internal IP addi Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings li tini Function Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Go The Port Forwarding radio button is selected as the service type 2 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 83 3 In the corresponding Server IP Address field enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 4 Click Add The service appears in the list in the screen Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that does not appear in the Service Name list you have to first determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups To add a custom service 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireless Dual Band Giga
87. kgroups and network folders for your USB device On the Advanced tab select USB Storage Advanced Settings to display the following Screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Advanced Settings Setup Wizard Refresh Apy gt WPS Wizard Network Device Name readyshare gt Setup v USB Storage Workarour Workgroup Basic Settings Media Server Network Connection weadyshare HTTP via internet http 0 0 0 0 shares FTP ci d login FTP via internet ftp 0 0 0 0 shares M M B a Security 0 gt Administration Advanced Setup Available Network Folders a Share Name Read Access WriteAccess FolderName Volume Name Total Spacer HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device USB Storage 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 routerl
88. le 3 USB Drive Speeds Bus Speed Sec USB 1 1 12 Mbits USB 2 0 480 Mbits The router should work with most USB compliant external flash and hard drives For the most up to date list of USB drives supported by the router go to htto kbserver netgear com readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16 FAT32 NTFS and Linux file systems EXT2 and EXT3 Note Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to be loaded in to the PC before the PC can access the USB device Such USB devices will not work with the router ReadyShare Access Once you have set up your router you can connect any USB storage device and share the contents with other users on your network You can access your USB device in any of the following ways e On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems select Start gt Run and enter Weadyshare in the dialog box Click OK On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems open Internet Explorer or Safari and enter readyshare in the address bar e On Mac OS X version 10 2 or later enter smb readyshare in the address bar e n My Network Places enter readyshare in the address bar 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 PC Mac or Linux file type including text files Word PowerPoint Excel MP3 pictures and
89. lets you select the method for adding the WPS client a wireless device or computer ADVANCED Setup Wizard Select a setup method Setup You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen USB Storage Cy gt Security PIN Number Administration Advanced Setup O Help Cent Show Hide Help Cent HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP cle You can use either the push button or PIN method 3 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 located on the side of the router Within two 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 Genie Advanced Home 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC ADVANCED ADVANCED Home adds Select a setup method O Push Button recommended 9 PIN Number Setup This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting WPS enabled adapters provide a randomly generated security PIN USB Storage gt Security Enter Client s PIN a Administration Advanced Setup Show Hide Help Cent HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP
90. llows your router to use your computer s MAC address this is also called cloning Use Default Address Use the default MAC address Use Computer MAC Address The router will capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that is allowed by the ISP Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use Genie Basic Settings 21 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here From the Basic Home screen select Attached Devices to display the following screen BASIC Home Attached Devices Internet Wired Devices Ld IP Address MAC Address Attached Devices gt 1 10 0 0 2 00 1B 63 A2 87 2D Wireless Parental Controls Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here ReadyShare gt Ld IP Address MAC Address Guest Network 2 Show Hide Help Cant HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Enter Searchem 60 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 IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network Note that this number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network e MAC Address The unique M
91. logs through e mail p Your Outgoing Mail Server USB Storage Send to This E mail Address v Security My mail server requires authentication User Name Parental Controls Block Sites Block Services Schedule Send Alert Immediately em When someone attempts to visit a blocked site Send logs according to this schedule Password gt Administration gt Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 2 To receive email logs and alerts from the router select the Turn Email Notification On check box 3 In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field enter the name of your ISP s 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 log and alert messages are not sent by email 4 Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This Email Address field This email address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent by email 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 Security 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 6 You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocke
92. me Name Total Space Fre Basic Settings eadyshare US8B_Storage All no password All no password U U Drive 1 96 GB 1 96 GB 1 Basic Settings Media Server Security Administration Safely Remove USB Device Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP E Genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This screen displays the following Network Device Name The default is readyshare This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router Available Network Folders The folders on the USB device 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 Read 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 used by the network folder Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD Total Free Space Shows the current utilization
93. multimedia USB drive applications include USB Storage 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 might want to 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 PC 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 Sharing Photos You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia This eliminates the need to log in to and pay for an external photo sharing site 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 USB Storage Advanced Settings on page 51 Storing 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 netwo
94. n 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 assigned 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 WNDRMAC Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and Wireless Settings 5 GHz You need to scroll down to see all the fields for this section of the Router Status screen ADVANCED Home vV Wireless Settings 2 4GHz v I Setup WI i Wirel in 2 4GHz Wirel in 5 0GHz Name SSID NETGEAR35 Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G WPS rd Region North America Region North America gt Setup Channel Auto 4 Channel 44 P 48 S USB Storage Mode Up to 130 Mbps Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On gt Security Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On v Administration Wireless isolation of Wireless Isolation ot Wi Fi Protected Setup
95. n the network 3 Give the guest network a name The guest network name is case sensitive 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 nonguest SSID 4 Select a security option from the list The security options are described in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on page 28 5 Click Apply to save your selections Genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To set up a 5 0 GHz a n guest network 1 Select Basic gt Guest Network and scroll down to the Wireless Settings 5 GHz section to display the following screen BASIC Home Internet Wireless Settings SGHz a n Enable Guest Network Attached Devices Enable SSID Broadcast Enable Video Network C Allow guest to access My Local Network Enable Wireless Isolation Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR 5G Guest Wireless Parental Controls ReadyShare Gusal Network Security Options 9 None O WEP WPA PSK TKIP 2 WPA2 PSK AES 2 WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES J WPA WPA2 Enterprise Help Cent EAA HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP 60 2 Select any of the following wireless settings Enable Guest Network When this check box is selected the guest network is enabled and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this pr
96. n 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 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 Transmit Power Control With the default setting of 100 the router uses the power level that NETGEAR recommends to transmit wireless packets If you change this setting to a lower percentage it saves power but also reduces wireless coverages 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 instance you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town WPS Settings You can add WPS devices to your network Wireless Card Access List Click the Set Up Access List button display the Wireless Card Access List screen On this screen you can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on their MAC address Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Repeating Function WDS You can set the WNDRMAC 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
97. nced Home button or select Administration gt Router Status to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home v Router Information v Internet Provider WAN Setu Setup Wizard Hardware Version WNDRMAC MAC Address E0 91 F5 B8 BD A7 WPS Wizard Firmware Version V1 0 0 12 debug01 IP Address 192 168 1 40 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 56 Connection DHCP gt Setup LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 USB Storage MAC Address E0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 192 168 1 1 Domain Name Server Security IP Address 10 0 0 1 v Administration RHEE Mw SI Logs Attached Devices vV Wireless Settings 2 4GHz vV Wireless Settings 5 0GHz ckup Setting Backu ngs Name SSID NETGEAR35 Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G Set Password Firmware Update Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 4 Channel 44 P 48 S E Advsncer Setup SS HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP 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 GUI LAN Port MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router The default is 192 168 1 1 DHCP Server Identifies whether the
98. nts 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 for example 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN 1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL 576 Typical value to connect to dial up ISPs To change the MTU size 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup 2 Inthe MTU Size field enter a new size between 64 and 1500 3 Click Apply to save the settings Genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 should be suitable for most applications If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme you can make those changes in the LAN Setup screen To change the LAN settings Note If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the browser you will be disconnected You will have to open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again 1 Select Advanc
99. nts 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 9 Click Apply to add the static route Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDRMAC router over the Internet 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management ADVANCED emote Ma agem t Setup Wizard GC ETID WPS Wizard LJ Turn Remote Management On B Setup Remote Management Address http 192 168 1 40 8080 USB Storage Allow Remote Access By O Only This Computer gt Security E I IP Address Range Administration v Advanced Setup Everyone Wireless Settings Port Number Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO Note Be sure to change the router s default login password to a very secure password The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and contain 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 Note For enhanced s
100. odically With the Both or In Only setting the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives RIP Version This 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 routing data in RIP 2 format RIP 2B uses subnet broadcasting RIP 2M uses multicasting Use Router as a DHCP Server This check box is usually selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server 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 Use the Router as a DHCP Server By default the router functions as a DHCP server allowing it to assign IP DNS server and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router s LAN The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the
101. of HTTP Traffic Block Services Port Filtering e Schedule Blocking e Security Event Email Notifications 56 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 display the following screen ADVANCED To learn more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please go to gt Setup Keyword Blocking gt USB Storage e Never O Per Schedule v Security O Always Parental Controls Type keyword or domain name here Block Services Schedule E Block sites containing these keywords or domain names m Administration Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP co 2 Select one of the keyword blocking options 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 as edu or gov Enter a perio
102. of the storage device e Edit Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings e Safely Remove a USB Device Click to safely 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 USB Storage Basic Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup The WNDRMAC 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 To view or change basic wireless settings NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings If you do decide to 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 Genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 1 On the Basic Home screen select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings
103. ofile 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 any user who connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router like users in the primary SSID Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network 3 Enter a name for the guest network 4 Select a security option from the list The security options are described in the following section 5 Click Apply to save your selections 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 and 802 1x encryption for enterprises Genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to use which option Note that it is also possible to set up a
104. ogin net shares to access the USB drive HTTP via internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can type http public IP address shares 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 uploading 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 This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files Available Network Folders You need to scroll down to view this section of the screen BASIC Home Internet http reat hare rou lin net shares HTTP via internet http 0 0 0 0 shares Attached Devices gt LES FTP ftp readyshare routeriogin net shares FTP via internet ftp 0 0 0 0 shares Wireless Parental Controls Available Network Folders Share Name Read Access Write Access Folder Name Volume Name Total Space Guest Network gt eadyshare USB_Storage All no password All no password U U Drive 1 96 GB 1 96 GB Create Network Folder 2 Edit Jx Delte Safely Remove USB Device en Sha HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO Share Name If only 1 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 defa
105. on your router NS D P G A me Pd Z Ethernet cable M AEN Z Power adapter Router stand M Installation Guide Figure 1 Review the box contents Hardware Setup 8 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Prepare the Router for Installation 1 Carefully remove the protective film from the top of your router 2 Set up your router by aligning the arrow on the base with the arrow on the back of the case and sliding the router onto the base 3 se XA Figure 2 Align arrow on base with arrow on case back 3 Place your router in an area suitable for installation near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers See Position Your Wireless Router on page 12 for more information 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 Hardware Setup 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the router s Restore Factory Settings button preset wireless information MAC address and serial number Preset wireless information Power DEFAULT ACCESS Recayshare Acces ou Ma i m 0 60 _On Off Meet NETGEAR gms 7 Wireless Extreme Model WNDRMAC i AMBER m o X M Rene SS Q COn z Settings TT Re
106. puter 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 address is shown as 169 254 x x recent versions of Windows and MacOS will 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 Default Settings on page 104 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 Troubleshooting 99 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but you are unable to access the
107. ration Doorsevr S displayed through the Advanced Setup M Administration menu V Wireless Settings 2 4GHz V Wireless Settings 5 0GHz Name SSID NETGEAR35 Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 4 Channel 44 P 48 S HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP S0 This chapter contains the following sections e Setup Wizard e WPS Wizard e Setup Menu e WAN Setup e LAN Setup e Quality of Service QoS Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters e USB Storage See Chapter 5 USB Storage e Security See Chapter 6 Security Administration See Chapter 7 Administration Advanced Setup See Chapter 8 Advanced Settings 30 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router After setting up the router the first time if you want to perform this task again you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie 1 Select Setup Wizard to display the following screen ADVANCED The Smart Setup Wizard can detect the type of Internet connection that you have WPS Wizard Do you want the Smart Setup Wizard to try and detect the connection type now Q ves Setup O No I want to configure the router myself USB Storage gt Security 2 Select either Yes or No want to configure th
108. ressing the On Off button if not done yet Make sure that your device is connected with an Ethernet cable wired or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the bottom label to your router Launch your Internet browser e If this is the first time you are setting up the Internet connection for your router the browser automatically goes to http www routerlogin net and the NETGEAR Genie screen displays e If you already used the NETGEAR Genie type http www routerlogin net in the address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR Genie screen See Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation on page 16 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete NETGEAR Genie setup NETGEAR Genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet If the browser cannot display the Web page Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router Make sure that the router is fully up and running Its wireless LED should turn on Close and re open the browser to make sure the browser does not cache the previous page Browse to http routerlogin net If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address this is uncommon change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router If the router does not connect to the Internet 1 2 Review your settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly Contact your ISP to
109. rk This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Basic Home screen shown in the following figure BASIC Internet gt Wireless a da amp Attached Devices Internet Wireless Attached Devices Parental Controls SSID NETGEAR35 ReadyShare gt STATUS GOOD Password fuzzyumbre Number of devices 1 Guest Network eo 1 Parental Controls ReadyShare Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO This chapter contains the following sections Internet Setup Attached Devices e Parental Controls e HeadyShare USB Storage e Basic Wireless Settings e Guest Networks 19 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information 1 From the Home screen select Internet The following screen displays gt Fr Ca Does your Internet connection require a login Wireless gt Yes Attached Devices gt mdi Parental Controls gt Account Name if Required WNDRMAC ReadyShare Domain Name if Required Guest Network gt Internet IP Address Scroll to view Get Dynamically from ISP tti C Use Static IP Address more settings IP Address 68 IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address m 2 Help Cent Show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Suppott NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEA
110. rk LAN This family does not have a print server 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 readyshare 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 Sharing 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 very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or zip files over the Internet FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router USB Storage 47 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations There are two user accounts admin and guest The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the router By default it is password The guest user account has no password e Onthe FTP site the person receiving the files should use the guest user account and enter any password FTP requires that you type something in the password field Besureto select the FTP via Internet
111. rnet Setup Screen Fields 2 2 5 005 40080540 nima ERR 20 Attached DEVICES 24254444 coroar ratara khada CAUTE ACH RESCUE E UA a 22 Paremal Cono iz raie kens de dep ie E p A e A n EA nace 23 ReadyShare USB Storage seseris ra ied qx Rn ERE ERU RO a dr aee 23 Basic Wireless SOHIDES s sa diu duos a Aka E cR dE PEN ED ead 24 Wireless Settings Screen Fields 0 002 e eee eens 25 Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase 26 tes NOWO assets esa du EC RPG Aa PE EPA GE PEE Pe qs 27 Guest Network Wireless Security Options 00005 28 Chapter 4 Genie Advanced Home SHINE VEA ooa dud HERRIEZWRNQeRSTC REPAS d RERGENIR TAT 31 VEO QUEE dn ee kde A MANORS EATEN EOS REN Kd 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Sel MO a 5 0 oahu ed hey ENS PERS RIS RRESTGNd GER X REGN ER 33 WAN SUB cea ie eeu ERR AGREES Ad ab ERE RRISE Ru Ed 34 Defaut DMZ SEVE iussu spe Ce IRR ym e ER PORE UR tbati 35 Change Uo MIU SIZO n2ee eck desert ee ad ESA EORR RR d E RE RR 35 LAN SENM rereset ranki krbe QE REX Y ipere E erep ea 37 LAN Setup Screen Settings ooussoscaupiauseFr sek EE R4RERRA iboak 38 Use the Router as a DHCP Server 02000 0c ee eeee 38 Address Reservaloli par kes oe nadie d e Ede DAUR UR Ce E hence 39 Quality of Service QoS Setup iius usano ek eR RAE RR E ERR en 40 Chapter 5 USB Storage USB Drive Requirements rasa caprk saper RU E RGR qaEREG OE Eq eS 46 ReadyShare ACCESS osae heh 55 eu
112. router s built in DHCP server is active for the LAN attached devices Internet Provider WAN Setup MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet WAN port of the router IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet WAN port of the router If no address is shown or the address is 0 0 0 the router cannot connect to the Internet Administration 64 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 being used by the Internet WAN port of the router Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router A Domain Name Server translates human language URLs such as www netgear com into IP addresses Statistics Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Provider WAN Setup pane click the Statistics button to display the following screen ADVANCED ane NETGEAR Router WNDRMAC C http www routerlogin net RST_statistic htm System Up Time 00 43 19 Status 100M Full 1000M Full Link Down Link Down Link Down Poll Interval 5 Figure 7 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 Intern
113. rs If this happens experiment with different channels to see which is the best Mode Up to 130 Mbps is the default and allows 802 11n and 802 11g wireless devices to join the network g amp b supports up to 54 Mbps The 300 Mbps setting allows 802 11n devices to connect at this speed Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security option and passphrase Please note that NETGEAR recommends that you 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 Passphrase 1 Under Security Options select the WPA option you want Security Options None 9 WPA2 PSK AES D WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA WPA2 Enterprise Security Options WPA2 PSK Passphrase fuzzyumbrella906 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits 2 Inthe Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option enter the network key passphrase that you want to use It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters Genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them 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 To set up a 2 4 GHz b g n guest network 1 Select Basic
114. s Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a Web browser you have to 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 USB Storage 54 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Access the Router s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 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 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 are displayed for example share partition1 directory1 You can now read and copy files from the USB directory USB Storage 55 Security Keeping unwanted content out of your network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network This chapter includes the following sections e Keyword Blocking
115. screen BASIC Home Internet gt CONNNND S Region Attached Devices Wireless Network 2 4GHz b g n Parental Controls MEnable SSID Broadcast O Enable Wireless Isolation Name SSID NETGEAR3S ReadyShare Guest Network Channel Auto 1 Mode Up to 130 Mbps i Security Options D None 9 WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES J WPA WPA2 Enterprise E Help Cent how Hide Help Cente HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO You can scroll down to view more settings 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 then it is connected to the network f you 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
116. specific reason Disable IGMP Proxying IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network LAN to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet You can select this check box to disable the feature if you do not need it 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 and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection See Change the MTU Size on page 35 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 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 Genie Advanced Home 34 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation NAT The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them but there are other applications that might not function well In some c
117. splays when you log in to the router Internet Set update and check the ISP settings of your router e Wireless View or change the wireless settings for your router 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 If you connected a USB storage device to the router then it is displayed here e Guest Network Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router s Internet connection 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 Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts Help amp Support Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information help and product documentation These links work once you have an Internet connection Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network See Guest Networks on page 27 for instructions on how to set up a guest network Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 17 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manual Method 1 Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device laptop computer gaming device iPhone that you want to connect to yo
118. ss In this case do 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 Troubleshooting 100 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address 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
119. ss AP Off Wireless AP Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name Wireless isolation Off Wireless isolation Logs Allow guest to access My oyp Allow guest to access My oyy Attached Devices Local Network Local Network Backup Settings Set Password Firmware Update Advanced Setup Administration 67 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Name SSID The 11N wireless network name SSID used by the router The default names are NETGEAR Guest and NETGEAR 5G Guest 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 Wireless Isolation Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to the router Allow guest to access My Local Network If selected any user who connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router 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 ADVANCED Logs ee Gs n Setup WPS Wizard Ne O OS TTS Im Time synchronized with NTP server Monday March 14 2011 13 53 07 gt Setup Internet connected IP address 192 168 1 40 Monday March 14 2011 13
120. ss B C Tick N10947 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 tthe previous table Radio data rates Auto rate sensing Data encoding standards IEEE 802 11n draft version 2 0 IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 119 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 ranges 2 4 Ghz 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI Operating frequency ranges 5 Ghz 5 18 5 24 5 745 5 825 GHz US 5 18 5 24 GHz Europe ETSI 802 11 security 40 bit also called 64 bit and 128 bit WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA WPA2 Enterprise Supplemental Information 106 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 Note Note This product s firmware limits operation
121. store Factory Settings Serial number MAC address Figure 3 Information on the router label See Basic Wireless Settings on page 24for information about preset security See Factory Default Settings on page 104 for information about the Restore Factory Settings button and the factory setting values Back Panel The back panel has the On Off button and the port connections shown in the following figure Power AC power LAN Internet USB On Off adapter outlet Ethernet WAN port ports port Figure 4 Back panel features e The four local LAN 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet ports are for cabling the router to local computers The Internet WAN 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet port is for cabling the router to a cable or DSL modem e The USB 2 0 port backward compatible to USB 1 0 1 1 can be used to attach a USB storage device Hardware Setup 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Front Panel The router front panel has the LEDs and icons shown in the figure Note that the Wireless and WPS icons are buttons Power Wireless USB Internet Ethernet LAN Wireless On Off WPS NETGEAR o o Figure 5 Front panel LEDs and buttons The front panel has five status LEDs that you can use to monitor and verify various conditions There are also two buttons on the right or at the bottom if the router is in its stand The LEDs are described in the following table Table 1 LED Descriptions LED
122. such as ceiling fans home security systems microwaves PCs 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 antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side to side coverage or with the antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up and down coverage as applicable Also be aware that when you use multiple access points it is better if adjacent access points use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels for example use Channels 1 and 6 or 6 and 11 Note Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or the inability to wirelessly connect to the router Hardware Setup 12 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Connecting to the router This chapter explains how to use the NETGEAR Genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book This chapter contains the following sections Router Setup Preparation Types of Logins and Access NETGEAR Genie Setup Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation Upgrade Router Firmware Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen Add
123. t a Show Hide Help Cente HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 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 USB Storage 53 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Specify Approved USB Devices For more security you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup and click the Approved Devices button The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Drive Approved Devices Setup Wizard GED GLAND WPS Wizard C Allow only approved devices Setup Approved USB Devices gt USB Storage c n gt Security Administration Available USB Devices NENNT NNI Advanced Setup NENNEN Volumename ee T NEC INI O U Drive 1 96 GB Generic Flash Disk 1 96 GB Wireless Settings Add Static Routes Remote Management 2 Select the USB device from the Available USB Devices list 3 Click Add 4 Select the Allow only approved devices check box 5 Click Apply so that your change takes effect If you want to approve another USB device you have to first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device Connect the other USB device and repeat this proces
124. tation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP 60 The set of fields is the same for the 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless network e Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4 GHz 5 GHz 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 will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Repeater If your router is the repeater select this check box Repeater IP Address If your router is the repeater enter the IP address of the other access point 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 check box Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the base station
125. ted Web Access 68 Manage the Configuration File 0 0000 ee eee nee 69 BAK UD Satan ae meen ear cdr ao ac rere are re ere er et ore ab D dob 69 acc Cr eee ene ee ee eee eee eee ee eT ee 69 oc PP HS deOMED ERD DRE aS DAE BER EOSEA ADS ORS 69 cdaccc o mE 70 Password ReCOVEIY cocus ie io t SR IER RR RA eR RN ERRPRERRR RC SAGT 70 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings 0 0 llle 73 Wireless Repeating Function WDS lesser mnn 74 Wireless Repeating Function 0002 eee ee ees 75 bet Up the Base SIQHON isis enced go eRe or OR RXGROR nT RR 76 Set Upa Repeater Unit oiu ode hk REUS eeetdbueeaed aun 77 Port Forwarding and Triggering suiiauua sse Rake ERR RERO R4 ne Rea 78 Remote Computer Access Basics n a anaana cece eee eee 78 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Poms 02 2s aceeee onsen an 79 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 80 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 81 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 222200005 82 Add a Customi Service s o5554 045 44 EXT PYARR EFAR ERARK TIENES 83 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry 0005 84 oet Up Port Tigga sacrsebrits3ce 9 P IEREG STOP THERE RE E 03S 85 Bic cm ancy TTE 87 Suc PONOS 45 5 68 5 4 3989 0 Py TRO RUPES SENGG PEN NERQE EEG 89 Remote Management s
126. the product s or circuit layout s described herein Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your New ROUET 5 6455246454 eh sso RD RICE TOTRERXESG pP ee 8 Prepare the Router for Installation 0 0 0 0 0 ccc ce eee 9 Hardware Features 425 444 25559 644 5240440 e84 d4 009 OS 454 0 OR RD xS 9 Se ost ith dc Se cee A aad ae OEIS diac Rca Ee oe ss 10 Back Panel scene ieee e d dad Gon d dodatd Ada qb d y qi bad 10 DESDE PSP co trades eee Eb dedo qu qu Roe d ada ed D dod 11 Position Your Wireless Router iisssiassecs ee RR RE 12 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Router Setup Preparation isses se kr RR RR ERE 14 Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP 14 Gather ISP Information ssa canis Rr RR ORE RR Ree da 14 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 000005 14 Types of Logins and Access se eto RR RR RARE ORA EE RET SA 14 NETGEAR Geile SSlUD icecs kr uhr X EIeSRRCOOEAR d Y R3 e eR ORES 15 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation n annaa aaaea 16 Upgrade Router Firmware iusso iR REREATORER ee ian ERI ES 16 Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen 00 eee eee eee 17 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network 17 Manual Me REESE EIL T ET c i I T UD 18 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method 0 00 00 cee sess 18 Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings lateret Setup ce xe dk RE RR HERR EE EA ES EEE TRE REDS RE VR ea CI 20 Inte
127. the router They should be lit If they aren t you can press the Wireless button on the front of the router to turn the router s 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 Troubleshooting 101 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC e 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 e Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 e 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 look on the dashboard on the Basic Home screen Internet Wireless Attached Devices Internet Wireless Attached Devices Parental Controls SSID NETGEAR35 ReadyShare gt STATUS GOOD Password fuzzyumbre Number of devices 1 Guest Network cf TT Parental Controls ReadyShare Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO You can click the Wireless pane to view more details Be sure to configure both sections for 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 GHz a n on the Wirel
128. tial request When you finish your browser session your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the communications 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 and replies from the remote computer to your router are directed to that port number If the remote server sends a reply back 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 back 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 79 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 follo
129. tions Vonage IP Phone Vonage IP Phone Applications NetMeeting Netmeeting Applications AIM AIM Applications Google Talk Google Talk Applications Netgear EVA Netgear EVA Applications Counter Strike Online Gaming Counter Strike Age of Empires Online Gaming Age of Empires Everquest Online Gaming Everquest Quake 2 Online Gaming Quake 2 Quake 3 Online Gaming Quake 3 Unreal Tourment Online Gaming Unreal Tourment Online Gaming Warcraft v Setup Internet Setup Wireless Setup Guest Network WAN Setup LAN Setup USB Storage oooooOt onanan Security gt Administration bo oooooo Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP 60 3 To add a priority rule click Add Priority Rule to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules Setup Wizard s WPS Wizard Eom QoS Policy for MSN messenger v Setup Priority Category Applications eJ COUR Applications LMSN Messenger 1 Wireless Setup aid IE Pd Guest Network WAN Setup LAN Setup gt USB Storage gt Security Administration Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 4 In the QoS Policy for field type the name of the application or game 5 In the Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming In either case a list of applications or games displays in the list 6 You
130. 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 CEO Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R amp TTE Directive of the European Union 1999 5 EC This equipment meets the following conformance standards EN300 328 2 4Ghz EN301 489 17 EN301 893 5Ghz EN60950 1 For complete DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website at http support netgear com app answers detail a_id 11621 EDOC in Languages of the European Community Language Statement Cesky Czech NETGEAR Inc t mto prohla uje Ze tento Radiolan je ve shode se z kladn mi po adavky a dal mi pr slu n mi ustanoven mi smernice 1999 5 ES Dansk Danish Undertegnede NETGEAR Inc erkl rer herved at f lgende udstyr Radiolan overholder de v sentlige krav og vrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF Deutsch Hiermit erkl rt NETGEAR Inc dass sich das Ger t Radiolan in bereinstimmung mit den German grundlegenden Anforderungen und den brigen einschl gigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999 5 EG befindet Eesti Estonian K esolevaga kinnitab NETGEAR Inc seadme Radiolan vastavust direktiivi 1999 5 EU p hin uetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele s tetele English Hereby NETGEA
131. u 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 will 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 Avww dyndns org and obtain an account and Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC host name that you configure in the router Then whenever your ISP assigned IP address changes your router automatically 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 reach your router at htto hostname dyndns org On the Advanced tab select Advanced Setup Dynamic DNS to display the following screen ADVANCED NED Setup Wizard i i WPS Wizard C Use a Dynamic DNS Service Setup Service Provider www DynDNS org ES USB Storage Host Name User Name gt Security Password Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port
132. ult share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists Click the link to change this setting USB Storage 52 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Read 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 Folder Name Full path used by the network folder Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD Total Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device Safely Remove a USB Drive To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it select USB Storage gt Basic Settings and click the Safely Remove USB Device button This takes the drive offline Media Server Settings By default the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA mMedia server which 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 Media Server to display the following screen ADVANCED Enable Media Server WPS Wizard Media Server Name ReadyDLNA WNDRMAC Lise GL ED v USB Storage Content Scan Basic Settings 9 Automatic when new files added Advanced Settings Security gt Administration Advanced Setup
133. ur computer 7 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session table and learns that there is 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 You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups 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 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 traffi
134. ur router This software scans for all wireless networks in your area 2 Look for your network and select it If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process look for the default Wi Fi network name SSID and select it The default SSID is located on the product label on the bottom of the router 3 Enter the router password and click Connect The default router passphrase is located on the product label on the bottom of the router 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to add other wireless devices Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is a standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network while maintaining security To use WPS make sure that all wireless devices to be connected to the network are Wi Fi certified and support WPS During the connection process the client gets the security settings from the router so that every device in the network has the same security settings To use WPS to join the wireless network If your wireless device supports WPS Push N Connect follow these steps 1 Press the WPS button on the router front panel a 2 Within 2 minutes press the WPS button on your wireless device or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device The device is now connected to your router 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to add other WPS wireless devices Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 18 Genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and netwo
135. used on the Internet e The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router such as 33333 This is necessary 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 ini
136. verify that you have the correct configuration information Read Chapter 9 Troubleshooting If problems persist register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 15 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router the NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router You can use the 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 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com The login window displays User name admin Password xokoekolekolek 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 14 for more information Upgrade Router Firmware When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet the router automatically checks for you to see if a newer firmware is available If it is a message is displayed on the top of the screen See Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 63 for more information about upgrading firmware Click the message w
137. which it connects becomes the ISP service 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 M Repeater Base station access point access point i Figure 9 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 54Mbps 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 as well as handling wireless and wired local computers To configure this mode you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 WNDRMAC router is always in dual band concurrent mode unless you turn off one radio Be aware that if you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band the wireless base station or wireless repeater cannot be enabled in the other ra
138. wing sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined 1 You open an IRC client program to start a chat session 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 let s 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 yo
139. y correct router operation If the Power LED does not turn solid green within 2 minutes after you turn the router on reset the router according to the instructions in Factory Default Settings on page 104 Check Ethernet Cable Connections Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in The Internet LED on the router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and router are turned on f a powered on computer is connected to the router by an Ethernet cable the LAN LED is on 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 If you 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 97 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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
140. y the QoS Setup screen Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button 3 Click the Add Priority Rule button Genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 4 From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port as shown in the following figure ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules Setup Wizard Ee Gm WPS Wizard Priory QoS Policy for v Setup LAN Port 1 Priority Category Ethernet LAN Port 1 Ethemet LAN Port aia Internet Setup Gan RAEE Priority hion Guest Network WAN Setup LAN Setup USB Storage Security gt Administration Advanced Setup 7 Show Hide Help Cento HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO 5 From the Ethernet LAN port list select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy 6 From the Priority list select the priority that this port s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest 7 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen 8 In the QoS Setup screen click Apply QoS for a MAC Address To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup and click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays 2 Click Add Priority Rule Genie Advan

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