NETGEAR N150 manuale d’uso

September 2010 208-10724-01 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA N150 Wireless Router WNR1000v3 Setup Manual[...]

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iii Contents N150 Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router ................................................................................ 1 Unpacking Your New Router ............................................................................................. 1 Hardware Features ...........................................[...]

iv Obtaining an Internet IP Address .................................................................................... 28 Troubleshooting PPPoE ............................................................................................ 29 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing ..........................................................................[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 1 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR® high-speed wireless router, the N150 Wireless Router Model WNR1000v3. Before you begin installing your router, check the package contents (see “Unpacking Your New Router” on page 1 ). Become familiar with the front and bac[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 2 To prepare your router for installation: 1. Carefully peel off any protective film covering the sides of your router. 2. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers). Hardware Features Before you install and conne[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3 You can use the status lights to verify various conditions. Table 1. Status Light Descriptions Label Activity Description 1. Power Solid Amber Solid Green Blinking Amber Blinking Green Off The router is performing the power-on self-test diagnostic. The power is on and the router is ready. A software update is [...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 4 Back Panel The router back panel, shown in Figure 2 , contains port connections. Viewed from left to right, the rear panel contains the following elements: 1. Restore factory settings button. Press for approximately 5 seconds to reset the router to the factory default settings. 2. Four Local Area Network (LAN)[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5 1. WPS button – Turns Push ‘N’ Connect (WPS) on and off. When Push ‘N’ Connect is active and ready to add a wireless client through WPS, the Push ‘N’ Connect LED on the front of the wireless router is blinking. See “Push 'N' Connect” on page 3 . 2. Wireless On/Off button – Turns t[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 6 • 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 wireless router and your other devices to a minimum. • Away from electrical devices which are potential sources of interfer[...]

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 7 This is the easiest option. The wizard guides you through the setup process. It automates many of the steps and verifies that the steps have been successfully completed. • Manual Setup : If you cannot or prefer not to use the Smart Wizard Installation Assistant, see “Manually Installing Your Router” on p[...]

Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard 8 Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard The Smart Wizard setup procedure should take about 15 minutes to complete. Before using the Smart Wizard, ensure that: • You are using a PC with either a Mac operating system or a Windows operating system (Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, or Windo[...]

Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard 9 2. When the Smart Wizard prompts you about updates, click Yes to check for updates for your router, or No , to update later (for more information, see “Setting Up Your Router for Internet Access” on page 16 , or the online User Manual ). 3. Follow the remaining instructions and prompts. The Smart [...]

Installing Your Router Using the Smart Wizard 10 Accessing Your Router After Installation The Smart Wizard only appears when you first install the router or when the router is in its factory default state (for example, if you have reset the router to its default factory settings). If you want to change the settings after installing and configuring [...]

Manually Installing Your Router 11 Manually Installing Your Router Before installing and connecting your router manually, review the list below and make sure that you have all of the necessary information. • Internet service connection through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). • The configuration information your ISP gave you. Depending on ho[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 12 Connecting Your Wireless Router Before you install your wireless router, make sure that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Property settings on your computer are set to “automatically obtain an IP address” using DHCP and “Obtain DNS server address automatically.” You can check these settings by looking at the [...]

Manually Installing Your Router 13 5. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with your NETGEAR product. Securely insert one end of the Ethernet cable into your modem ( C ) and the other end into the Internet port of the wireless router ( D ). (The cable and the Internet port label are color coded.) 6. Locate the cable ( A ) that is still attached to y[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 14 7. Connect any additional wired PC to your router by inserting an Ethernet cable from one of these computers into one of the three remaining LAN ports. 8. Review that your network is now set up (as shown in Figure 9 ); you are ready to start your network. 9. Start your network in the correct sequence, as described[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 15 3. Turn on your computer. It will take several minutes for your router to establish a connection with your computer and your Internet provider. Verifying Your Connection Verify that your router is connected correctly by checking the wireless router status lights (as illustrated in Figure 11 ). For DSL customers, i[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 16 Setting Up Your Router for Internet Access When configuring your wireless router manually, you must log in to your wireless router to set it up initially and to make any changes to your wireless router’s settings later. To access the router: 1. Type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your browser[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 17 2. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters. (For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password.) The Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen will display. 3. Click Yes to check for new firmware (recommended) . The router will a[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 18 5. From the menu options in the left navigation pane, click Setup Wizard . The Setup Wizard screen will display. 6. Select one of the following options: • Select Yes to allow the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet connection. When prompted, click Next . The wizard will assist you with configuring your wireless[...]

Manually Installing Your Router 19 If you do not connect successfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly. • Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information. • Read “Troubleshooting” on page 24 . If problems persist, register your NE[...]

Configuring Your Wireless Network 20 Configuring Your Wireless Network After installing your Router, you must log into the Router to complete your wireless setup. The wireless network settings of the Router must match the wireless network settings of any wireless devices that connect wirelessly to the Router (such as wireless adapter cards and wire[...]

Configuring Your Wireless Network 21 Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security To specify the wireless settings, you must know the following: • SSID. The default SSID for the router is NETGEAR. • The wireless mode (802.11g/b, or 802.11n) that each wireless adapter supports. • Wireless security option. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use wi[...]

Configuring Your Wireless Network 22 2. Check that the wireless adapter on each computer can support the mode and security option that you selected. (If you have a question, see the online User Manual or review the settings you selected in “Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security” on page 21 ). 3. Check that the security settings on each wirele[...]

Configuring Your Wireless Network 23 You can use WPS in one of two ways: • If the router’s SSID and security option have already been set (see “Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security” on page 21 ), a wireless device can be connected to your wireless network quickly and simply by using WPS. In this case, the existing wireless settings are t[...]

Configuring Your Wireless Network 24 For more information on setting up your wireless network and configuring your wireless security settings, see the User Manual . A link to the online User Manual is on your Resource CD.[...]

Troubleshooting 24 Troubleshooting If you have difficulties accessing the Internet, use the Basic Setup Checklist to make sure that you have connected and set up your router correctly. If your basic setup is correct, then look for your problem in one of the subsequent sections. Basic Setup Checklist The following items are the most common errors ma[...]

Troubleshooting 25 – Some cable modem services require you to use the MAC address of the computer registered on the account. If so, in the Router MAC Address section of the Basic Settings menu, select “Use this Computer’s MAC Address.” Click Apply to save your settings. Restart the network in the correct sequence. • Check the router statu[...]

Troubleshooting 26 To restore your firmware: a. Make sure your PC is connected to your router and the router is powered on. b. Insert the Resource CD that came with your router into your PC. – The CD will automatically start and detect the language you are using on your PC. Select a different language option, if you prefer. – If the CD does not[...]

Troubleshooting 27 c. Be sure you are using Ethernet cables like the cable that was supplied with the wireless router. See “Connecting Your Wireless Router” on page 12 for instructions. For more information on WPS functionality and advanced features, see the online User Manual. Troubleshooting Login Problems If you are unable to log in to the w[...]

Troubleshooting 28 • If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network, the router cannot perform many gateway services, for example, converting ADSL or Cable data into Ethernet networking information. NETGEAR does not support such a configuration. Checking the Internet Service Connection If [...]

Troubleshooting 29 • Your service provider might require a login. Ask your service provider whether they require a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) login. • You might have incorrectly set the service name, user name or password. See “Troubleshooting PPPoE” on page 29 . • Your service provider might check for your computer's host name. Assig[...]

Troubleshooting 30 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your wireless router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet, check the following: • 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)[...]

Troubleshooting 31 If the path is not working correctly, you could have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections – Make sure the LAN port light is on. If the light is off, follow the instructions in “Basic Setup Checklist” on page 24 . – Check that the corresponding lights are on for your computer’s network interface [...]

Technical Specifications 32 Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings This section provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N150 Wireless Router Model WNR1000v3. Table 3. Home Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default Setting Router Login Router Login URL http://www. routerlogin.net or http://[...]

Technical Specifications 33 Inbound (communications coming in from the Internet) Disabled (bars all unsolicited requests except for traffic on port 80, the http port) Outbound (communications going out to the Internet) Enabled (all) Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabled Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission Speed[...]

Technical Specifications 34 Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings You can restore the factory default configuration settings that reset the router’s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to 192.168.1.1 . To restore the factory default configuration settings: 1. Use a sharp object such as a pen or a p[...]

Related Documents 35 Related Documents This section provides links to reference documents that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Table 4. Related Documents Document Link Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Preparing[...]

36 Registration and Certifications Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your product at http://www.NETGEAR.com/register . You must register before you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and Web support are always available by going to: http://www.NETGEAR.com/support . Setup documentation is available on the [...]