NETGEAR RANGEMAX WNDR3300 Bedienungsanleitung

202-10301-02 October 200 8 v1.1 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual[...]

v1.1, Oc tober 2008 ii © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registr ation, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/register . Registration is required befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb su pport are always available by going to: http://www .netgear .com/[...]

v1.1, October 2008 iii NOTE: This product’ s firmware limits operation to only the ch annels allowed in a part icular Reg ion or Country . Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be avai lable in your version of the product. Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with th[...]

v1.1, Oc tober 2008 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceab le components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate all appl icable regul atory certification s and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human [...]

v1.1, October 2008 v FCC Declaration Of Confo rmity W e NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway , Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that the model WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Rout er WNDR3300 complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two con ditions: • This device may not c[...]

v1.1, Oc tober 2008 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNDR3300 Publication Date: October 200 8 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WND R3300 Home or Business Prod uct: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Numb er: 202-10301-02[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Contents vii v1.1, October 2008 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ..................... ............. ................ ............. ............. ........ xi How to Use This Manual ................. ............. ................ ............. ..........[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual viii Contents v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network Protecting Access t o Y our Wireles s Router ........................ ................ ............. ............. .. 3-1 Changing the Built-In Password ................... ...... ............. ............. ...[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Contents ix v1.1, October 2008 How Y our Computer Access es a Remote Computer through Y our Rout er ............ 5-1 1 How Port T riggering Changes the Communication Process ........................ .......... 5-13 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communi cation Process ...........[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual x Contents v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Restoring the Default Configur ation and Password .. ............. ................. ............ .......... 7-12 Appendix A Default Configuration and T echnical Specifications Restoring the Default Factory Configuration S e ttings ........ ........[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual xi v1.1, October 2008 About This Manual The user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 be yond initial configuration settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ir el[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual xii v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Scope . This manual is written for the WNDR3300 router according to these specifications: For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Doc uments .” How [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual xiii v1.1, October 2008 • Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page in the chapter you wa nt to print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewin g opens in a browser window . • Click the pr int icon in the upper left of your browser window . – Print[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual xiv v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 1 Configuring Y our Internet Connection This chapter describes how to configure your W NDR3300 router Internet connection. When you install your wireless router using the Resource CD as described in the NETGEAR Ro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 1-2 Configuring Your Internet Connectio n v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Logging In to Y our Wireless Router You can log in to the wireless router to view or change its settings. T o log in to the wireless router: 1. Ty p e http://www ./routerlogin.net , or http://www .routerlogin.com, or t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-3 v1.1, October 2008 The Checking for Firmware Updates scre en di splays unless you previously cleared the Check for Updated Firmwar e Upon Log-in check box. If the router discovers a newer version o f the software, you are asked if yo u want[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 1-4 Configuring Your Internet Connectio n v1.1, Oct ober 2008 3. The Basic Settings screen displays sh owing the wireless router’ s settings. If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can click the Knowledge Base link or the Docume ntation link under W eb Support[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-5 v1.1, October 2008 2. Select Ye s for the Auto-Detect Connection T ype, and then click Next to proceed. 3. Enter your ISP setting s, as needed. 4. At the end of the Setup W izard, click Te s t to verify your Internet connection. If you have[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 1-6 Configuring Your Internet Connectio n v1.1, Oct ober 2008 The fields that are d isplayed depend on whether or not your Interne t connection requires a login . The following table explains the fiel ds in the Basic Settings screen. Figure 1-5 ISP does not require login ISP does[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-7 v1.1, October 2008 T able 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields Settings Description Does Y our ISP Require a Login? • Y es •N o These fields appear only if no login is require d. Internet Servi ce Provider • PPTP (Point to Point T unneli[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 1-8 Configuring Your Internet Connectio n v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Internet IP Address • Get Dynamically from ISP . Y our ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Y our ISP automatically a ssigns these addresses. • Use S t atic IP Address . Enter the IP address that your ISP assig[...]

2-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless ne twork name, and the wireless security setting must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless adapters. NETGEAR strongly recommen ds that you use wirele ss sec urity . This chapter includes: • ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically i mplements wireless security on the wireless router while, at the same time, allowing you to automatically im plement wireless security on any WPS-enabled devices (such as wirel[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-3 v1.1, October 2008 The time it takes to establish a wireless connec tion can vary depending on both your security settings and placement. WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP encryption can consume mo re battery power on a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings Y ou can view or manually configure the wireless settings for the wireless router in the W ireless Settings screen. If you want to make changes, ma ke sure to note the current settings[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-5 v1.1, October 2008 6. Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your computer s to have the same SSID and wireless security settings as your wireless router. Check that they have a wireless link and[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Configuring WEP Wireless Security T o configure WEP data encryptio n: 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www .routerlogin.net with its default user name of admin , and default password of passwo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-7 v1.1, October 2008 3. In the Security Option s section, select the WEP radio button: 4. Select the Authentication T ype : Automatic , Open System , or Shared Key . The default is Open System. 5. Select the Encryption S trength setting: • WEP 64-bit[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Netwo rk v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Passphrase . T o use a passphrase to gene rate the keys, enter a passphrase , and click Generate . This automatically c reates the keys. W i reless stations must use the passphrase or keys to access the wireless router. • K[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-9 v1.1, October 2008 2. Select Wir eless Setti ng s from the main menu. 3. On the W ireless Setting screen, se lect the radio button for the WP A or WP A2 option of your choice. 4. The settings displayed on th e screen depend on which security option y[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-10 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Y our Wireless Network If your wireless clients support W i-Fi Pro tected Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to config ure the wireless router’ s SSID and security settin[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-11 v1.1, October 2008 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www .routerlogin.net with its default user name of admin and default password of password , or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up. 2. On th[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 6. Note the new SSID and WP A/WP A2 password for the wireless network. Y ou can view these settings in the W ireless Settings screen. See “Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Set tings” on page 2-4 . T o access the Internet[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-13 v1.1, October 2008 3. Select the PIN Number radio button. 4. Go to the client wireless computer . Run a WPS configuration utility . Follow the utility’ s instructions to generate a PIN. T ake note of the client PIN. 5. From the wireless router Add[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Configuring Advanced WPS Settings From the main menu, select Advanced W ireless Settings to display the following screen: The WPS settings show the wireless router PIN, Disable Router’ s PI N , and the Keep Existing Wir eless[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-15 v1.1, October 2008 Adding More WPS Client s T o add a wireless cli ent device th at is WPS-enab led: 1. Follow the procedures in “Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client” on page 2-10 or “Using PIN Entry to Add a WP S Client” on page 2-12 . 2[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 The settings that yo u configured in S tep 2 are broadcast to the WPS devices so that they can connect to the wireless router. 5. T o view a list of all devices connected to yo ur wireless router (i ncluding wireless and Ethern[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-17 v1.1, October 2008 • Enable SSID Broadcast . Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that only devices that know the correct SSID can conn ect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network discovery feature of some pro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 2-18 Safeguard ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

3-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 to protec t your network. Y ou can find these features by selecting the items under Content Filtering in the wireless router main menu. This chapter includes [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-2 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Changing the Built-In Password 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www .routerlogin.net with its default user name of admin , default password of password , or using whatever password and LAN addre[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.1, October 2008 2. From the main menu, select W ireless Settings, and then click Setup Access List to display the W ireless Card Acc ess List screen. 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The W irele ss Card Acces[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-4 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Use the Add button to enter the MAC address of the device to be added. The MAC address can usually be fo un d on the bottom of th e wireless device. 5. Click Add , and then click Apply to save these settings. Now , on ly device[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.1, October 2008 2. Enable keyword block ing by selecting either Per Schedule or Always . T o block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen. For information about scheduling, see “Schedulin g Blo cking” on page 3 - 8 .[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-6 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008 T o block access to Internet services: 1. Select Block Services under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Bloc k Services screen displays. 2. Enable service blocking by sel ecting either Per Schedule or Always , and then click [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.1, October 2008 4. From the Service T ype list, select the application or servi ce to be allowed or blo cked. The list already displays several common s ervices, but y ou are not limited to these choice s. T o add any additional services or ap plicat[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-8 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Scheduling Blocking T o schedule blocking: 1. Select Schedule under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Schedule screen displays. 2. Configure the schedule for blocking keywords and services. a. Days to Block . Select days on w[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.1, October 2008 Select Logs under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Logs screen displays. T o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. T o e-mail the log immediately , click the Se[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-10 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008 1. Select E-mail under Content Filtering in the ma in menu. The E-mail screen displ ays. 2. T o receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router , selec t the T urn E-mail Notification On check box. a. Enter the name of your ISP’ [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Protecting Your Network 3 -11 v1.1, October 2008 • Send Logs According to this Schedule . Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly , Daily , W eekly , or When Full. – Day . Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or daily . –[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 3-12 Protecting Your Networ k v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 4 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describ es features to help you ma nage your RangeMax Du al Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. This chapter includes the following sections: • “Upgrading the Router Fir [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-2 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008 The Checking for Firmware Updates scre e n appears at login unless you clear the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in ch ec k box. A screen is also provided fo r upgrading the router . From the main menu, under Mainten ance[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-3 v1.1, October 2008 Upgrading Automatically to New Router Sof tware If you have selec ted Check for New V ersion Upon Log-in , your router alerts you to the new software when you log in . Ot herwise, you can click the Check button in the Rout er U[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-4 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008 4. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file to your computer . 5. Under Maintenance on the m ain menu, select Router Upgrade . 6. Click Browse , and locate the firmware imag e that you downloade[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-5 v1.1, October 2008 Y ou can use the Show Statics and Connection S tatus buttons to view additional status information, as described in “Connection Status” on page 4-6 and “Statisti cs” on page 4-7 . The following table explains Router Sta[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-6 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Connection St atus T o view the connection status, on the Router S tatus screen, click Connection S tatus . The following table describes th e connection status settings. Wireless Port (continued) 1 1G Channel Identifies the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-7 v1.1, October 2008 • Click the Release button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0). • Click the Renew button to renew to the connection status items (that is, all items are refreshed). • Click the Close W [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-8 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • T o change the polling frequency , enter a time in seconds in the Poll In terval field, and click Set Interval . • T o stop the polling entirely , click St o p . V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-9 v1.1, October 2008 Managing the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WNDR3300 router are stored within the router in a configuration file. Y ou can back up (save) this file to your comp uter , restore it, or reset it to the factor[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-10 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008 T o restore your settings from a saved configuration file, enter the full path to the file on your computer , or click Browse to browse to the file. When you have located it, click Restore to send the file to the router . T[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-1 1 v1.1, October 2008 T o configure your router for remote management: 1. Select the T urn Remote Management On check bo x. 2. Under Allow Remote Access By , sp ecify what external IP addr esses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote man[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 4-12 Using Network Monitor ing Tools v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 5 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes advanced feat ures of the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Route r WNDR3300. This chapter incl udes the following sections: • “Using the LAN Setup Option[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-2 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 T o configure LAN IP settings, log in to the router , and under the Advanced heading, select LAN Setup . The following sc reen displays: If you make cha nges you mus t click Apply in order for the chan ges to take effect.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-3 v1.1, October 2008 LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN I P address of th e wireless router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the wireless router. Combined with the IP address, the IP Su bnet Mask allows a device to know which other addre[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-4 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Using 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 th e router ’ s LAN. The assigned[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-5 v1.1, October 2008 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. T ype the MAC address of the computer or server . 4. Cl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-6 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service prov ider , logs in to your a ccount, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at hostname.dyndns.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-7 v1.1, October 2008 Configuring the W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server , change the Maximum T ransmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond to a p ing on the W AN [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-8 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompat ible with Network Address T ranslation (NA T). The router[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-9 v1.1, October 2008 Configuring S t atic Routes S tatic routes provide additional routing information to your rout er . Under usual circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it ha s been configured for Internet access, a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-10 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Select St a t i c R o u t e s under Advanced in the main menu. The Static Routes screen displays. T o add or edit a static route: 1. Click Add to open the S tatic Routes screen. 2. In the Route Name field, type a name fo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-11 v1.1, October 2008 8. T ype a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value. This represents the number o f routers between your ne twork and the destinatio n. Usually , a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-12 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • The destination address is the IP addres s of www .exa mple.com, which your com puter finds by asking a DNS server . • The destination port number is 80, the st andard port number for a W eb server process. Y our c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-13 v1.1, October 2008 Y our router then sends this reply message to your computer , which displays the W eb page from www .example.com. 6. When you finish your browser session, you r rout er eventually senses a period of inactivity in the commun[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-14 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 6. Upon receiving the inco ming message to destination port 33333, your router checks its se ssion table to determine whether there is an acti ve session for po rt numb er 33333 . Find ing an active session, the router r[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-15 v1.1, October 2008 • The destination address is the IP address of www .example.com, whic h is the address of your router . • The destination port number is 80, the st andard port number for a W eb server process. The remote computer then [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-16 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Using the port forwarding feature, yo u can allow ce rtain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network. For exa mple, you might make a loca l W eb serve [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-17 v1.1, October 2008 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 th e list, see the following section, “Adding a Custom Service .” 3. In the corresponding S[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-18 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 7. Click Apply . The service appears in the list in the Po rt Forwarding/Port T riggering scree n. Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a port forwarding entry: 1. In the table, select the butto[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-19 v1.1, October 2008 While port forwarding cr eates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer , port triggering can dynamically open po rts to any computer that needs them and can close the ports when they are no lon[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-20 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 3. Clear the Disable Port T riggering check box. 4. In the Port T riggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 99 99 minutes. This valu e controls the inactivity timer for the d esignated inbou nd ports. The inbound port[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-21 v1.1, October 2008 11 . Click Apply . The service appears in the Port T riggering Portma p table. Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS) The WNDR3300 router can be used with a wireless access point (AP) to build large bridged wireless networks.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-22 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the APs. • When the wireless router is in dual band mode (the Mode field on the W ireless Settin[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-23 v1.1, October 2008 • Disable Wir eless Client Association . Usually this check box is cleared so that the router is an access point for wireless computers. If this check box is selected, th e router communicates wireless ly only with other [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 5-24 Customizing Your Netw ork Settings v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Setting Up a Repeater Unit Use a wi red Ethernet connection t o set up th e repe ater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. T o configure a WNDR3300 router as a repeater unit: 1. If yo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 6 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describ es features to help you ma nage your RangeMax Du al Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. This chapter includes the following sections: • “Assessing Y o ur Spe ed Requirements[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-2 F ine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Powerline . For connecting rooms or floors that are blocked by obstructions or are distant vertically , consider networking over your building’ s AC wiring. NETGEAR’ s Powerline HD family of produc ts delivers up to 200 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-3 v1.1, October 2008 • Backing up computers over t he network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage. Ta b l e 6 - 1 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (GB) of data using various netw orking tech nologies. Optimizing [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-4 F ine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Next, consider the th roughput of your network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traffic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower -sp eed bottlenecks in the path. Figure 6-1 shows a sample network usi[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-5 v1.1, October 2008 Optimizing Wireless Performance The speed and operating distance or range of your wireless connec tion can vary signi ficantly based on the physical placement of the wireless router . Y o u should choose a loc ation for your router t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-6 F ine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Microwav e ovens (no clo ser than 10 feet) • Choose your settings. – Use a scanning utility to determine what othe r wireless networks are operating nearby , and choose an unused channel. – T urn off SSID b roadcast, a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-7 v1.1, October 2008 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 maxi mum value of 1500 until the problem goes away . Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-8 F ine-Tuni ng Your Netw ork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 From the main menu, under Ad vanced, sele ct QoS Setup . The QoS Setup screen displays: Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNDR3300 router supports W i-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-9 v1.1, October 2008 Configuring QoS fo r Internet Access Y ou can give prioritized Internet acce ss to the following types of traffic: • For specific applications • For specific online games • On individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router • Fro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 a. If you select to add a new entr y , the screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. Select the packet type, either TCP , UDP , or both ( TCP/UDP ), and[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-11 v1.1, October 2008 3. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port . The QoS - Priority Rules screen changes: 4. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy . 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the pri[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Addr ess . The QoS - Priority Rules screen changes: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select it. The information from the MAC Device List will be us[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-13 v1.1, October 2008 3. Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes. Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as nee[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 6-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Ne twork v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Advertisement Time T o Live . The time to live for the adver tisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop count is the number of st eps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for e[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 1 v1.1, October 2008 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. After each p roblem descripti on, instructions are provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem.[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Make sure that the Ether net cables are se curely plugged in. • The Inte rnet st atus light on the wirel ess router is on if the Ethernet cable con necting the wireless route r and the modem is plugged in secure ly and the modem and wirel[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 3 v1.1, October 2008 T roubleshooting Basic Functions After you turn on po wer to the router , the following sequ ence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, veri fy that the Power light is on. 2. After approximately 10 seconds, verify that: •[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Cannot Access the Router Main Menu If you are unable to access the router ’ s main menu from a computer on your local network, check the following: • If you are co nnecting from a wirele s s comp uter , try connecting from a wired compu[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 5 v1.1, October 2008 • Make sure that you are using th e correct login information. The factory default login name is admin , and the password is password . Make sure that Caps Lock is off when entering this information. If the router does not save configurati[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 • Y our ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer ’ s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following: – Inform your ISP th at you have bough t a new network device, and ask t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 7 v1.1, October 2008 T o ping the router from a running W indows PC: 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the Start button, and then select Run . 2. In the field provided, type ping followed by the IP address of the router , as in this example: ping www.routerlo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 If the path is functioning correctly , replies like th ose shown in the previous section are displayed. If you do not receive replies: • Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway . If the IP [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7- 9 v1.1, October 2008 Wireless Connectivity The first steps in solving wireless connection problems are these: 1. Using your wireless card’ s setup utility program, make sure that your wireless card can find your wireless router. 2. Configure and test with the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Setting Up and T esting Basic Wireless Connectivity Follow these instructions to set up and test ba sic wireless connectivity . Once you have established basic wireless connectivity , you can enable secur ity settings appropriate to your n[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11 v1.1, October 2008 This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfe re nce problems with another nearby wireless router or access point. Select a channel that is not[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-12 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Program the wireless adapter of yo ur co mputer to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router , and disable encryption. Check tha t your comp uter has a wireless link and can obtain an IP address by DHCP from the rout[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-13 v1.1, October 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual 7-14 Troubleshooting v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Default Configuration and Te chnical Specifications A-1 v1.1, October 2008 Appendix A Default Configuration and T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Route r WNDR3300. Restorin[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual A-2 Default Configuration an d Technical Specifications v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Internet connection MAC Address Use default hardwa re address MTU Size 1500 Local netw ork Router LAN IP address printed on product label (gateway IP address) 192.168.1.1 Router subnet 255.255.255.0 DHCP [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Default Configuration and Te chnical Specifications A-3 v1.1, October 2008 T echnical Specifications T able A-1. WNR3500 Router Specifications Feature General Network Protocol and St andar ds Compatibility Data and routing proto cols TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE, PPTP , Big[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual A-4 Default Configuration an d Technical Specifications v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Interface Specifications LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 W AN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal ra te complies with the IEEE 802.1 1 standard. See the footnote for this tabl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Related Documents B-1 v1.1, October 2008 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NET GEAR product. In addition, you can find initial setup instructions f[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]

Index-1 v1.1, October 2008 Index A access blocking 3-4 remote 4-10 restricting by MAC address 3-2 viewing logs 3-8 access control turning of f 7-1 1 access points 5-21 accessing r emote comput er 5-1 1 account name 4-5 adding custom service 5-17 priority rules 6-9 address reservation 5-4 advertisement period 6- 13 applications QoS for 6-9 attached [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual Index-2 v1.1, Oct ober 2008 default DMZ server 5-8 default factory setting s listed A-1 restoring 4-10 , 7-12 , A-1 default gateway 4-6 deleting configuration 4-10 device name 4-8 DHCP server 4- 7 , 5-4 DHCP setting 4-5 disabling firewall 5-7 wireless client associ ation 5-23 DMZ[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Index-3 v1.1, October 2008 L LAN path, troubleshooting 7-6 LAN port QoS for 6-10 settings 4-5 LAN setup 5-1 , 5-2 default LAN IP configuration 5-1 LAN IP 5-2 lease, DHCP 4- 7 LEDs. See lights, troubleshooting and local network, default settings A-2 local servers, port forwarding t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual Index-4 v1.1, Oct ober 2008 Preamble mode 2-17 primary DNS server 1-8 printing manual xii prioritizing traffic 6-7 product and publication details vi protocols, compat ibi lity A-3 Q QoS (Quality of Servic e) 6- 7 R radio, wireless 2-16 range, router 6-5 reducing interference 6- [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 User Manual Index-5 v1.1, October 2008 V viewing attached devices 4-8 logs 3-8 router status 4-4 W W AN IP address, troubleshooting 7-5 W AN setup 5-7 WDS 5-21 , 5-22 W eb Configuration Inte rface, troubleshooting 7-4 WEP , configuring 2-6 wireless manually configuring settings 2-4 range and [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 User Manual Index-6 v1.1, Oct ober 2008[...]