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    July 2008 208-10148-02 v1.1 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Wireless Router Setup Manual[...]

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    ii © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 [...]

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    Contents iii Content s Getting to Know Y o ur Wireless Router .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .. 1 Unpacking Y our New Wireless Router ................ ... ... .... ... ... ... ................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ..... 1 Hardware Features ................ ................ ...............[...]

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    iv Contents[...]

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    Getting to Know Your Wireless Ro uter 1 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 rout er , check the package contents (see “Unpacking Y our New W ireless Router” on page 1 ). Become familiar with the front and back [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 2 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 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). Hardware Features Before you install[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3 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 De scription 1. Power Solid Green Power is supplied to the router. Fast Blink Green The unit is startin[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router Back Panel The rear panel of the WNDR3300 router contains the items in the list th at follows the figure. Blinking Amber Initializing conne ctio n and obtaining an IP address. Solid Green An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data. Blinking Green Data is being transmit[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5 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 AN) Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem 3. Restore factory settings button 4. AC power adapter outlet To[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 6 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router T o turn the antenna display light s on or off: 1. Push the dome for less than 2 seconds, then release. If light s are off, they will turn on. 2. Push the dome for less than 2 seconds, then release. If light s are on, they will turn off. Router Label V iew the label on the bottom o[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 7 • A way from electrical devi ces which are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, or the base for a cordless phone. • A way from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Lar ge expanses of other[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 8 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router • Manual Setup : If you cannot or prefer not to use the Smart W izard, see “Installing Y our W irele ss Router Manua lly (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)” on page 11 . For exam ple , if you are connecting to a Mac, are using a Linux operating system, or are technically knowle[...]

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    Installing Your Wireless Ro uter Using Smart Wizard 9 Inst alling Y our Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard Prepare the following before y ou set up your router make sure th at: • Y ou have Internet service through yo ur Internet Service Provider (ISP). • Y ou are using a PC with W indows V ista, Windows 2000, or W indows XP with Service Pack 2.[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 10 Installing Your Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard The Smart W izard guides you throug h installing your router , connecting your router to the Internet, configuring your wireless network settings, and selectin g the optimum security protection for your network. If you choose not to select a security option during in[...]

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    Installing Your Wireless Ro uter Manually (A dvanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 11 Inst alling Y our Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) Before installing and connecting you r router manu ally , review the list below and make sure that you have all of the necessary information. • Internet ADSL or cable mo dem service connection [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 12 Installing Your Wireless Route r Ma nually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) of your computer . If you are unsur e about this, refer to the docume ntation for your computer or see the link to TCP/IP Addressing in “Related Documents” on page 41 . There are two steps to setting up your wireless router: 1. Connect th[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Installing Your Wireless Ro uter Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 13 4. Locate the cable you re moved from the m odem in step 2. Securely insert that cable ( 4 ) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1. Y our network cables are connected, and yo u are read y to start your network. It is important that [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 14 Installing Your Wireless Route r Ma nually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 2. Now , plug the power cord into your wireless router and into a power outlet. W ait 1 minute. 3. Last, turn on your computer . It might take sev eral minutes for your router to establish a connection with your computer and your Internet pro[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Installing Your Wireless Ro uter Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 15 • LAN . A LAN light ( 5 ) should be lit. Green indicates that your computer is communicating at 100 Mbps; amber indicates 10 Mbps. If a LAN light is not lit, check that the Ethernet cable from the computer to the router is securely atta ched[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 16 Installing Your Wireless Route r Ma nually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) A login window such as the one in the following figure opens: 2. 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 lowercas[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Installing Your Wireless Ro uter Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 17 5. From the main menu, select Setup W izard . The Setup W izard screen will display .. 6. Select No to set up the connec tion yourself. Click Next and the Basic Settings screen will display . Enter the required information for yo ur ISP connec[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 18 Installing Your Wireless Route r Ma nually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) If you do not connect succ es sfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly . • Contact your ISP to verify that you ha ve the correct config uration information. •[...]

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    Configuring Your Wireless Ne twork for Internet Access 19 Configuring Y our Wireless Network for Internet Access After installing your router , you must log into the router to complete your wireless setup. When you log in to the brows er , you will be pro mp ted to check for firmware upda tes from the NETGEAR update server . Accessing Y our Router [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 20 Configuring Your Wir eless Network for Internet Access A login window similar to t he one shown below will disp lay . 2. When prompted, enter the default User Name and Password ( ad min for the router User Name and pa s s w o rd for the router Password), both in lowe rcase letters. If you changed the User Name and Pa[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Configuring Your Wireless Ne twork for Internet Access 21 Configuring Y our W i reless Settings and Security Options 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 wirele ss adapter cards and wireless computers).[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 22 Configuring Your Wir eless Network for Internet Access • The wireless mode (802.1 1g/b, or 802.1 1n ) that each wireles s adapter supports . The default is Up to 270 Mbps at 5 GHz and 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz . • W ireless security option. NETGEAR strongly reco mmends that you use wireless security . T o successfully i[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Configuring Your Wireless Ne twork for Internet Access 23 T o set up you r computers for wireless connectivity: 1. Program the wireless settings of each computer or wireless adapter to have the same SSID (wireless network name) as the router . 2. Check that the wireless adapter on each comput er can support the mode and[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 24 Configuring Your Wir eless Network for Internet Access the WPS-capable client. (For more information on setting up a mixed network, see the online User Manual. A link to the User Manual is on the Resour ce C D .) The following instructions assume that you are co nfiguring WPS on the router for the first time and conn[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Configuring Your Wireless Ne twork for Internet Access 25 T o access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigato r . Y ou should see the wireless router’ s Internet LED blink, indicating communication to the ISP . For more [...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 26 Configuring Your Wir eless Network for Internet Access 5. Check the W ireless mode. The default is Up to 270Mbps at 5GHz & 54Mbps at 2.4 GHz. If you are experiencing interference, try selec ting one of the other available settings (see “Configuring Y our W ireless Settings and Security Options” on page 21 ). [...]

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    Troubleshooting 27 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information ab out troubleshooting your wireless router. Y ou can find help with the following problems: • “Basic Setup Checklist” on page 27 • “Checking Y our Basic Router Functions” on page 28 • “T roubleshooting Login Problems” on page 30 • “Checking The Internet Servic[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 28 Troubleshooting Make sure t hat the network settings of the computer are correct: 1. V erify that your LAN -connected computers a re configured to obtain an IP address automatically through DHCP . For help with this , see the documentatio n for your comp uter or “Related Documents” on page 41 . 2. V erify whether[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Troubleshooting 29 If the correct behavior does not occur , ch eck for a remedy from the following table. T able 2. T roubleshooting the rou ter ’ s LED behavior LED Behavior Recommended Action Power light is off. See “Connecting Y our Wireless Router” on page 1 1 ), check the following: • Make sure that the pow[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 30 Troubleshooting For more information on W PS functionality and advanced features, see the online User Manual. T roubleshooting Login Problems If you are unable to log in to the wireless router, check the following: • If you are using an Ethernet-c onnected computer , check the Et hernet connec tion betwee n the com[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Troubleshooting 31 • Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaS cript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using Internet Explorer , click Refr esh to be sure that the Java ap plet is loaded. T ry closing the browser and starting it again. Checking The Internet Service Connection If your router is unable to access the Int[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 32 Troubleshooting If your router is unable to obtain an IP address from the your servi ce provider , the problem might be one of the following: • Y our service provider mi ght require a login. Ask your service provider whether th ey require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) login. • The service name, user name, and passw o[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Troubleshooting 33 T roubleshooting Internet Browsing If your wireless router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to loa d any W eb pages from the Internet, check the following. • Y our computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Intern[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 34 Troubleshooting 1. From the W indows toolbar , click St a r t and select Run. 2. In the field provided, type Ping followed by the address of th e router , as in this example: ping www.routerlogin.net or ping 192.168.1.1 3. Click OK . Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data I[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Troubleshooting 35 • Check that your PC has the IP address of your router listed as the de fault gateway . If the IP configuration of your PC is assigned by DHCP , this information is not visible in your PC’ s Network Control Panel. V erify that the IP addre ss of the router is listed as the TCP/IP default gateway .[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 36 Troubleshooting[...]

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    Technical Specifications 37 T echnical S pecifications 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 . Wireles s Rout er Default Co nf ig u ra t io n Set ti n gs Feature Default Setting Smart Wizard Enabled Router Login Ro[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 38 Technical Specifications 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 Name (1 1N SSID) NETGEAR-Dual Band-N Name (1 1G SSID) NETGEAR- 2. 4G Security Disabl[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual Technical Specifications 39 Physical Specifica tions Dimensions 28 x 175 x 1 19 mm (1.1 x 6.89 x 4.68 in.) Weig h t 0.5 kg (1.2 lb) Environmental S pecifications Operating temperature 0 ° to 40 ° C (32º to 104º F) Operating humidity 90% maximum re lative hu midity , noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requ[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 40 Technical Specifications 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 se ttings: 1. Use[...]

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    Related Documents 41 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. Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation .netgear .com/r efer ence/en u/tcpip/index.htm Preparing Y our Network http:// documentation[...]

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    Wireless Router Setup Manual 42 Related Documents[...]

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    43 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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