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    November 2007 208-10148-01 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Wireless Router Setup Manual[...]

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    ii T rademarks NETGEAR and the NETGEA R logo are registered trademar ks, and RangeM ax and Smart W izard are trademarks of NETGEAR. Inc. Microsoft, W i ndows, and W i ndows NT are re gistered trademarks of Mi crosoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are regist ered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. St atement of Condit[...]

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    Contents iii Content s Getting to Know Y o ur Wireless Router .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .. 1 Unpacking Y our New Wireless Router ................ ... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..... 1 What Y ou N eed Before Y ou Begin ................ ................[...]

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    iv Contents[...]

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    Getting to Know Your Wireless Ro uter 1 v1.0, November 2007 Getting to Know Y our Wireless Router Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® RangeMax™ Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. Before you begin installing your router , check the package contents (see Unpacking Y our New W irele ss Router ). Become familiar with the front and b[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 2. Set up your wireless router by inserting the router into the stand supplied with your router. 3. Place your router in an area suitable for instal lation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers). Figure 1[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3 v1.0, November 2007 Router Front Panel Y ou can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions. Figure 2 T able 1. St atus Light Description s Item Function Activity Des cription 1 Power On green solid Power is supplied to the router. Blinkin[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 4 Internet Amber off No Ethernet cabl e is connected to th e mo dem. Amber on The Ethernet cable connection to the mo dem is good. Amber blinking Packets are being transmitted and re ceived from a modem or o ther network device, but no IP address has been recei[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5 v1.0, November 2007 Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WNDR3300 router contains the items in the list th at follows the figure. The back of the wireless router includes: 1. Four local (LAN) 10 /100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to local computers 2. Internet (W[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 To p P a n e l The top of the wireless router includ es a dome that performs two functions: 1. Antenna display lights . The lights identify the activity of th e eight internal ante nnas, flashing to show which combination of an tennas is receiving the stronges [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 7 v1.0, November 2007 b. Push the wireless router’ s dome for 5 second s, then release. The dome lights should begin to blink. c. While the dome lights are blinking , you have 2 minutes to en able WPS on the device you are trying to connect with the router . The blinking ceases whe[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Bottom Label V iew the label on the bottom of the wireless router to identify the serial number , port connectors, status lights, and defa ult login information. What Y ou Need Before Y ou Begin Prepare the following before y ou set up your router: • Internet[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 9 v1.0, November 2007 Up dating Y our Router Firmware NETGEAR is always improving the operability and features included with your router . T o make it easy for you to receive the best , most up-to-date features of your router , NETGEAR prov ides a variety of methods for upd ating you[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 10 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 2. When the W elcome sc reen displays, click Setup to start the Smart W iza rd. Follow the wizard instructions. 3. When you are asked to log in, re fer to the bottom label for the de fault login information, or see the steps in “Connecting Y our W ireless Ro[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 11 v1.0, November 2007 c. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that conn ects your co mputer to th e modem. d. Disconnect the cable at the modem ( 2 ). Y ou will connect it to the router later . e. Use the label on the bottom of the wireless rout er to locate the Internet port, which is on [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 12 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 g. Locate the cable you re moved from the m odem in step 1c. Securel y insert that cabl e ( 4 ) into a LAN port on the rout er such as LAN port 1. Y our network cables are connected, an d you are ready to start your network. 2. Star t your network in the corre[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 13 v1.0, November 2007 d. Check the wireless router status lights to verify the following: • Power . The Power light ( 1 ) should turn so lid green. If it does not, see “Basic Functions Are Not W orking” on page 22 . • Mode . The Mode light ( 2 ) should be on: the Mode light [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 14 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 A login window like the one in the following figure opens: 4. For security reasons, the router has its own us e r name and password. When prompted, enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters. After logg[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 15 v1.0, November 2007 On the left, click Setup W izard to view the following screen. If you cannot connect to the wireless router, verify your computer networ king setup. It sh ould be set to obtain both IP and DNS server addresses automatically , which is usually the case. For help[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 16 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Documentation link under W eb Support to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. Accessing the Wireless Router af ter Inst allation and Checking for New Firmware The Smart W izard appears only when you first install th e router o[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 17 v1.0, November 2007 A login window like the one in the following figure opens: Enter the user name and password. T o up date your router firmware: 1. If the Router Upgrade screen does not display automatically , select Router Upgrade under Maintenance on the main menu. The Router [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 18 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 If you are unable to successfully upgrade using this method, refer to the online Refer ence Manual available through the Documentation link on the router main menu (or through a l ink on the Resour ce CD ) for other ways to upgrade the r outer . If you selecte[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 19 v1.0, November 2007 T o set up and tes t basic wireless connectivity: 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.1.1 with the default user name of admin and default pass word of password , or using whatever LAN address and password you ha ve se t[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 20 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router v1.0, Novemb er 2007 • Up to 270Mbps at 5GHz & 54Mbps at 2.4GHz (default setting ) • Up to 270Mbps at 2. 4GHz • Up to 130Mbps at 2. 4GHz • Up to 130Mbps at 5GHz & 54Mbps at 2.4GHz 4. T o save your changes, click Apply . Implementing Appropri ate Wireless Security U[...]

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    Help with Troubleshooting 21 v1.0, November 2007 Help with T roubleshooting This chapter gives information ab out troubleshooting your wireless router. Y ou can find help with the following problems: • “Common Things That Can Go W rong” • “Basic Functions Are Not W orking” on page 22 • “I Am Unable to Log In to the W ireless Router?[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 22 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, Novemb er 2007 2. V erify that for each powered-on computer conn ected to the wireless router with a securely plugged in Ethernet cable, the corresponding wi reless router LAN port status light is lit (see “Router Front Panel” on page 3 ). The label on the bottom of th e wireless[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 23 v1.0, November 2007 If a port’ s light is lit, a link has been establis hed to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’ s light is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the light is amber . If the LAN or Internet port light s are not on when t[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 24 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Check that the Internet connec tion is working: 1. Internet connection . First verify that your cable or ADSL modem has a succ essful connection. The cable or ADSL mode m status lights indicate if the modem connectio n is successful or not. Check your modem documentati[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 25 v1.0, November 2007 • Y our service provider allows only on e Ethernet MAC address to co nnect to Internet, and might check for your computer ’ s MAC address. In this case, do one of the follow ing: – Inform your service provider that yo u have boug ht a new network device, and ask the[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 26 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Restart the computer , and verify that the wireless router address (192.168.1.1 ) is listed by your computer as the default gateway address. T roubleshooting Connectivity Using the Ping Utility Most computers and routers have a diagnostic utility called ping that sends[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Help with Troubleshooting 27 v1.0, November 2007 Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the foll owing problems: • W rong ph ysical connections — Make sure that the LAN port light is on. If the light is of f, follow the instructions in “If the LAN or Internet port light [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 28 Help wit h Troubles hooting v1.0, Novemb er 2007[...]

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    Default Configuration 29 v1.0, November 2007 Default Configuration Default Configuration Settings This section provides factory defa ult settings and technical specific ations for the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. T able 2. Wireless Rout e r Defa ul t Configura t io n Set ti ngs Feature Default Setting Smart Wizard Enabled Router [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 30 Default Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from the Internet) Disabled (bars all unsolicited requests) Outbound (communications going out to the Internet) Enabled (all) Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabled Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransm[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Default Configuration 31 v1.0, November 2007 Physical Specifica tions Dimensions: 28 x 175 x 1 19 mm (1.1 x 6.89 x 4.68 in.) Weight: 0.5 kg (1.2 lb) Environmental S pecifications Operating temperature: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32º to 104º F) Operating humidity: 90% maximum relative humi dity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Em[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 32 Default Configuration v1.0, Novemb er 2007 Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings Y ou can restore the factory default configuration se ttings that reset the router’ s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to 192.168.1.1 . T o restor e the factory def ault configuration[...]

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    Related Documents 33 v1.0, November 2007 Related Document s This table provides link s to reference document s that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technolog ies used in your NETGE AR product. T able 3. Reference Document s Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear .com/ r efer ence/enu/tcpip/index[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 34 Related Documents v1.0, Novemb er 2007[...]

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    35 Registration and Certifications Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/r egister . Y ou must register befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb support are always available by going to http://www .netgear .com/support . Setup documentation is availabl[...]

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