NETGEAR WNDR3400v3 manual

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA June 2014 202-11204-04 N600 Wir eless Dual Band R out er Model WNDR3400v3 User Manual[...]

2 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Suppor t Thank you f or selecting NETGEAR pr oduc ts. After inst alling your device, locat e the serial number on the label of your pr oduct and use it to r egist er your product at https ://my .net gear .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduct befor e you can use NET GEAR telephone support . NET GEAR r [...]

3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Y our R out er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 P osition Y our R out er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pr epare the R out er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Chapter 4 genie Advanced Home Setup Wizar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 WPS Wizar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Setup Menu . . . . . [...]

5 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanc ed Wir eless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 P ort Forwar ding and P ort T riggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Remo t e Computer Ac cess Basics . . . . . . .[...]

6 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 T echnical Specific ations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Index[...]

7 1 1. Har dwar e Setup Getting t o know y our r out er The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) or a cable broadband service provider . It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service[...]

Hardw ar e Setup 8 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Unpack Y our Rout er Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. N600 wireless router Router stand (two pieces) Ethernet cable Power adapter (varies by region) Y our box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Router s[...]

Hardw ar e Setup 9 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz cordless phone. • A way from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or alum[...]

Hardw ar e Setup 10 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. Set up your router by inserting the tabs of the stand (supplied with your router) into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. 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).[...]

Hardw ar e Setup 11 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Har dwar e Featur es 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. Fr ont P anel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure. WP[...]

T able 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED Description WPS • Solid green . Wireless security is enabled. • Blinking green . The router is using WPS to add a wireless device to the network. • Off . No WPS connection exists. USB • Solid green . USB drive is properly mounted. • Off . No USB drive is detected. USB drive is missing or not moun[...]

Hardw ar e Setup 13 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Back P anel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure. USB 2.0 port .Restore Factory Settings button. Press and hold this button for about 5 seconds to reset the router to its factory default settings. Four local area networks (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for [...]

Hardw ar e Setup 14 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address, and serial number . Cable Y our Rout er Refer to the installation guide that came in the WNDR3400v3 router box for cabling information. V erif y the Cabling V erify that your router is cabled [...]

Hardw ar e Setup 15 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 The Wireless LEDs are lit. The Internet LED is lit. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the router Internet port and the modem, and that the modem is powered on. T able 2. LED Description[...]

16 2 2. Getting S tar t ed with NE T GE AR genie Connec ting t o the r out er This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book. This chapter contains the following sections: • Router Setup Preparation • T ypes of Logins[...]

Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 17 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Rout er Setup Pr epar ation Y ou 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 m[...]

Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 18 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 NE T GE AR 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. Using [...]

Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 19 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . The login window displays: admin ******** 3. Enter admin for the router user name and password for the route[...]

Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 20 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 view more detailed information. The left column has the menus. At the top is an Advanced tab that is used to access more menus and screens. Language Dashboard (Click to view details) Menus (Click the Advanced tab to view more) Figure 1. Router Basic Home screen with d[...]

Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 21 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Manual Method  T o connect manually: 1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer , gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router. The software scans for all wireless networks in your area. 2. [...]

22 3 3. genie Basic Settings Y our Internet c onnec tion and network This chapter explains the features available from the genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls • ReadySHARE USB Storage • Basic Wireless Settings • Gues[...]

genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Int ernet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1. From the Home screen, select Internet . The following screen displays: Scroll to view more The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requir[...]

genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 These fields display when your ISP requires a login: • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation . ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP , or L2TP . • Login . The login name provided by your ISP . The login name is usually an email address. • Password . The password that you us[...]

genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 A ttached Devices Y ou can view a list of 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: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices[...]

genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o set up Live Parental Controls: 1. Select Parental Controls on the Home (dashboard) screen: Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts. If you do not have one, you can create one now . 2. Log in to manage Parental Controls settings.. 3. Click either the Windows Users o[...]

genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 5. Click Next , read the note, and click Next again to proceed. Y ou are prompted to log in or create a free account.. 6. Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next . • If you already have an OpenDNS [...]

genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 7. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next . 8. Click the T ake me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as enabled. R eadySHARE USB S t or age Y ou can view informatio[...]

genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 browser . If Not Shared is shown, the default share was deleted and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. Read Access and W rite Access . Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: All – no password (the default) al[...]

genie Basic Settings 30 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o view or change basic wireless settings: 1. On the Basic Home screen, select W ireless to display the Wireless Setup screen. Scroll to view more The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2. Make any changes that are needed and clic[...]

genie Basic Settings 31 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Enable SSID Broadcast. This feature 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. T o turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the check box, and click Apply . Name (SSI[...]

genie Basic Settings 32 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless security key . Y ou can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n.  T o set up a guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network [...]

genie Basic Settings 33 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 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 Wireless Isolation . If this check box is selected, wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the netw[...]

genie Basic Settings 34 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 and security . The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WP A client software should have instructions about configuring their WP A settings.[...]

35 4 4. genie Adv anc ed Home Specif ying cust om settings This chapter explains the features available from the genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter contains the following sections: • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Setup • LAN [...]

genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Setup Wizar d 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 NETGEAR genie. 1. Select Setup W izard to displ[...]

genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 WPS Wizar d 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.  T o use the WPS Wizard: 1. Select Advanced > WPS W izard . 2. Click Next .[...]

genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid green, and the[...]

genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 W AN Setup The W AN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server , change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the W AN (Internet) port. Select Advanced > Setup > W AN Setup to view the following screen: • Di[...]

genie Advanced Home 40 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Def ault DMZ Ser ver eTThe default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address T ranslation (NA T). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correc[...]

genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 - America Online’s DSL service • Y ou use VPN and have severe performance problems. • Y ou used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems. Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems suc[...]

genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 L AN 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?[...]

genie Advanced Home 43 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 L AN Setup Screen Settings L AN T CP / 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[...]

genie Advanced Home 44 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Y ou 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[...]

genie Advanced Home 45 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Qualit y of Ser vice (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. T o configure QoS, use the QoS Se[...]

genie Advanced Home 46 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 T o specify prioritization of traffic, you have to create a policy for the type of traf fic 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. Qo[...]

genie Advanced Home 47 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 6. T o add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule : 7. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game. 8. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming . A list of applications[...]

genie Advanced Home 48 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 1 1. Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen. QoS f or a Router L AN Port  T o create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup scree[...]

genie Advanced Home 49 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to display the following screen: 4. 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.[...]

50 5 5. USB S t or age Acc essing and c onfiguring a USB st or age drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. Note that the USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or [...]

USB St or age 51 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 USB Driv e R equir ements 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. T a[...]

USB St or age 52 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 File-Sharing Sc enarios Y ou can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational purposes. The files can be any Windows, Mac, or Linux file type including text, W ord, PowerPoint, Excel, and MP3 files, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include: ?[...]

USB St or age 53 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Shar e Large F iles over the Int ernet Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the ro[...]

USB St or age 54 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o access your USB device: 1. Click the network device name or the share name in your computer ’s network folders list. 2. For SMB://readyshare, click Connect . Note: If you log in to the router before you connected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the router sc[...]

USB St or age 55 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • T o edit a folder , select its radio button and click Edit . 3. Y ou 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 pa[...]

USB St or age 56 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 FTP . Disabled by default. FTP (via internet) . Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files. A vailable Netw ork Folders Y ou might need to scroll down [...]

USB St or age 57 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Specif y Appr ov ed USB Devices For more security , you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only . Y ou can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.  T o set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. T[...]

USB St or age 58 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 5. Click Apply so that your change takes effect. If you want to work with another USB device, click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device and repeat this process. Connec t t o the USB Drive fr om a R emot e Comput er T o co[...]

59 6 6. Securit y K eeping unwant ed c ont ent out of y our network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and other devices connected to your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic • Block Service[...]

Security 60 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 K ey wor d Blocking of HT TP T r affic 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 > Security > Block Sites to display the following screen: 2. Select one of the keywor[...]

Security 61 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Block Ser vices (P or t Filt ering) 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 Int[...]

Security 62 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service T ype 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. T o add any services or applications that do[...]

Security 63 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. • Days to Block . Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes, or select Every Day[...]

Security 64 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > E-mail to display the following screen: 2. T o receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the T urn E-mail Notification On check box. 3. In the Y our Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’s o[...]

65 7 7. Administr ation Managing y our network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. For information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, see also Remote Management on page 89. For information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic pass[...]

Administr ation 66 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Upgr ade the Rout er Firmwar e The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory . Y ou can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. Y ou might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. Y ou [...]

Administr ation 67 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 View Rout er Status T o view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home , or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Rout er Inf ormation Hardware V ersion. The router model. Firmware V ersion . The version of the router firmware. It chang[...]

Administr ation 68 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 IP Address . The IP address used by the Internet (W AN) port of the router. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet. Connection . This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the W AN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router ob[...]

Administr ation 69 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Connection Status Butt on On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 3. View connection status information The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshe[...]

Administr ation 70 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Wir eless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID ). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for the 5 GHz network ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network. Region . The geographic region where the router [...]

Administr ation 71 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Name (SSID ). The 1 1N 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[...]

Administr ation 72 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Select Advanced > Administration > Logs . The Logs screen displays. The log screen shows the following information: • Date and time . The date and time the log entry was recorded. • Source IP address . The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry . • T arget add[...]

Administr ation 73 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Back Up Settings  T o back up the router’s configuration settings: 1. Select Advanced > Administration > Back Up Settings to display the following screen: 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[...]

Administr ation 74 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP . Set P asswor d 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 [...]

Administr ation 75 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the router , the login window displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. Y ou can then enter[...]

76 8 8. Adv anc ed Settings Fine-tuning y our network This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. This information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set up the router for unique situations such as remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name. This chapter includes the following secti[...]

Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Advanc ed Wireles s Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands: Enable Wireless Router Radio . Y ou can completely [...]

Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 AP Mode . Y ou can make the WNDR3400v3 function as an access point. Wireless Card Access List. Click the Set Up Access List button to 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. P [...]

Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP address. This is necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet. • The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router, such as 3[...]

Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 1 13. 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 1 13 to reach the originating computer .” Using steps similar[...]

Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traf fic. Y ou 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[...]

Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Port triggering does not require that you know the computer ’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically . • Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer ’s IP address during configuration, and the IP address can never change. • Port triggeri[...]

Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Port Forwarding is selected as the service type. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you 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 di[...]

Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port . These are the starting number and ending number for the ports of a computer on the router ’s local area network (LAN). These are private ports. The router calculates the internal ending port. 7. In the Internal IP Address field, e[...]

Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer . Port triggering dynamically opens 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[...]

Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 5. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 6. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 7. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address , and enter the [...]

Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 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 http://hostname.dyndns.org . On the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup &g[...]

Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Y ou 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 1 92.168.1.100. • Y our company’s network address is 134.177.0.0. When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were c[...]

Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 6. T ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.255 . 7. T ype the gateway IP address, which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router. 8. T ype a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value.[...]

Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • T o allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only This Computer . Enter the IP address that allows access. • T o 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[...]

Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP . The UPnP screen displays. 2. The available settings and information in this screen are: T urn UPnP On . UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. The default setting fo[...]

Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 IPv6 Y ou can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR genie does not detect it automatically .  T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: 2. Select the IPv6 connection[...]

Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  T o monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > T raffic Meter to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings 2. T o enable the traffic meter , select the Enable T raffic Meter check box. 3. If you would like to record and restrict the volume[...]

94 9 9. T r oubleshooting 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, visit the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear .com for product and contact information. This chapter contains the following sections: • Quick Tips • T roubleshoot w[...]

T r oubleshooting 95 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence t o Rest ar t Y our Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. T urn off and unplug the modem. 2. T urn off the router and computers. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. W ait 2[...]

T r oubleshooting 96 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 T r oubleshoot 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/T est LED is lit. 2. V erify that the Power/T est LED turns amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test[...]

T r oubleshooting 97 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If all LEDs are still lit 1 minute after power-up: • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 106. If the error persists, you might have a hardware [...]

T r oubleshooting 98 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer , check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section. • Make sure that your computer ’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using the recommended addressin[...]

T r oubleshooting 99 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP , you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network, as described in Sequence to Restart Y our Network on page 95. If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from t[...]

T r oubleshooting 100 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. Select Administration > Router Status . 3. Click Connection Status . If all of the steps indicate OK, your PPPoE connection is up and working. If any of the steps indicate Failed, you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect . The router continues to attempt to connect indef[...]

T r oubleshooting 101 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Changes Not Saved 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 bu[...]

T r oubleshooting 102 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Wir eless Signal S tr ength If your wireless device finds your network, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions: • 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 str[...]

T r oubleshooting 103 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is on for the port to which you [...]

T r oubleshooting 104 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 single computer connected to that modem. If so, configure your router to “clone” or “spoof” the MAC address from the authorized computer .[...]

105 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3. • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 106 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 F ac tory Settings Y ou can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router for at least 5 seconds. The router resets and returns to the factory settings.[...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 107 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 T echnical Specifications Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from the Internet) Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the HTTP port) Outbound (communications going out to the Internet) Enabled (all) Source MAC filtering Disabled Wireless Wireless communication Enabled S[...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 108 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Electromagnetic emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class B LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 WA N 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.1 1 standard. See the footnote for the previous table.[...]

109 Inde x A acc ess r emot e 89 viewing logs 71 acc essing r emot e c omputer 78 adding custom services 83 guest network 32 priority rules 46 QoS policy 45 wir eless devices 21 addr ess r eser vation 44 advertisement period 91 alerts, emailing 63 applications, QoS f or online gaming 46 appr oved USB devices 57 attached devic es 25 authentication, [...]

110 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 F f ac tory def ault settings list of 106 r estoring 73 file sharing 52 firmwar e version 67 firmwar e, upgrading 19 , 66 fragment ation length 77 fragment ed data packets 40 fr ont panel 11 G games, online, QoS f or 46 gatew ay IP addr ess 24 Genie, NET GE AR settings, advanc ed 35 settings, basic 22 [...]

111 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 O outgoing mail server 64 P packe ts, fragment ed 40 P ar ental Contr ols 25 passphr ases changing 31 pr oduct label 14 passwor d rec overy, admin 74 passwor d, rest oring 102 phot os, sharing 52 ping utility 102 poll interval 68 port filtering 61 port forwar ding 78 , 80 , 81 , 82 port numbers 61 port[...]

112 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 up time, system 68 upgrading firmw ar e 19 , 66 USB advanced c onfiguration 55 basic stor age settings 53 drive r equir ements 51 file sharing 52 ReadyShar e acc ess 51 , 54 r emot e comput er connection 58 specif ying appr oved devices 57 unmounting a USB drive 56 USB devices, appr oved 57 user-define[...]