NETGEAR WNDR3700V4 manual

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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2013 202-1 1005-05 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 User Manual[...]

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    2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .netgear .com . Y ou must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends r[...]

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    3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Wireless AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    7 1 1. Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 provides 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). It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service providers, lets you block unsafe Internet con[...]

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    Hardware Setup 8 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Unpack Y our Router Y our box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Router stand • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • Category 5E (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable • Resource CD • Installation guide with cabling and route[...]

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    Hardware Setup 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The following table describes the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from left to right. Icon Description Power • Solid amber . The unit is starting up after being powered on. • Solid green . The router is ready to use • Off . Power is not supplied to the router. • [...]

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    Hardware Setup 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Back Panel The back panel has the On/Off button and port connections as shown in the figure. USB port Four Ethernet W AN port On/Off button Power input LAN ports Figure 2. Back panel Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the Restore Factory Settings button, login inform[...]

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    Hardware Setup 11 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Attach the Stand For optimal wireless network performance, use the stand (included in the package) to position your router upright. 1. Orient your router vertically . 2. Insert the tabs of the stand into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. Place your router in a suitab[...]

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    Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • 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 cordless phone. • A way from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminu[...]

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    Hardware Setup 13 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4. Disconnect the cable from the modem ( 2 ). Y ou will connect it to the router later . 5. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router ( 3 ). 3 6. Locate the cable you re[...]

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    Hardware Setup 14 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V erify that the LAN LEDs (1 through 4) are lit for any computers cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.[...]

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    15 2 2. Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Connecting the router 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 . This chapter contains the following sections: • Router Setup Preparation • T ypes of Logins and Access • Use NETGE[...]

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    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 16 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Router Setup Preparation Y ou can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router, or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually . Before you start the setup process, get your ISP information and make sure the computers and de[...]

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    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 17 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. Y ou can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings [...]

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    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 18 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. Y ou can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The left column has t[...]

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    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 19 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Join Y our Wireless Network Y ou can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. Manual Method With the manual method, you choose the network that you want and enter its password to connect.  T o connect manually: 1. On your computer or wi[...]

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    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 20 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps. Menu Language Support Dashboard (Click to view details) [...]

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    21 3 3. NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Y our Internet connection and network This chapter contains the following sections: • Basic Home Screen • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls • ReadySHARE Storage • Basic Wireless Settings • Guest Networks[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Basic Home Screen The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure: Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information. Y ou can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the rou[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login. • Ye s . Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. • No . Ente[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Use These DNS Servers . If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server . If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. Router MAC Address . The Ethernet MAC address [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website. Y ou can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application.  T o set up Live Parental Controls: 1. Select[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 ha[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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. ReadySHARE Storage Y ou can view inf[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Read Access and Write Access . Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder . The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is t[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 1. Select Basic > Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2. Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings. 3. Set up and test your wireless de[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 30 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting 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 Enable SSID Broadcast c[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 31 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having 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 >[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your netwo[...]

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    33 4 4. NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Specify custom settings This chapter contains the following sections: • NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Setup • LAN Setup • Quality of Service (QoS) Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters: • Storage . S[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 34 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information. The content is the same as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu. The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure: Thi[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 35 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 3. Select Ye s and click Next . The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration. The following screen displays: WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or co[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 front of the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.  T o view or change the W AN settings: Select Advanced > S[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NA T provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function. • Disable SIP ALG . The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Level Gateway (AL[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another , the data packets travel through many devices along the way . If a device in the data p[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 40 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4  T o change the MTU size: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > W AN Setup . 2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Config[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup to display the following screen: 2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings . 3. Click Apply to save your changes. LAN Setup Screen Sett[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Starting IP Address . Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. • Ending IP Address . Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. Address Reservation When you spec[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 43 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4  T o reserve an IP address: 1. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button. 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[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 44 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS, are assigned to the best effort category , which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by default. Y ou can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply . Note: If you clear the Enable WMM [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 45 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Y ou can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button. Y ou can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button. 3. T o add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS for a MAC Address  T o create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule button. The QoS Setup screen displays. 2. Click Add Priority Rule . 3. From the Priority Category list[...]

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    47 5 5. Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer . Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the ro[...]

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    Storage 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 ReadySHARE Access ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB port. (If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.) When you connect the USB device, it might take up to 2 minutes before it is ready for sharing. Note: If your USB device has [...]

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    Storage 49 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4  T o share files with your friends and family: 1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable. Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking. 2. If you want to[...]

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    Storage 50 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Basic Settings Y ou can view or edit basic settings for router a USB storage device attached to your router.  T o go to Storage Basic Settings: Select Basic > ReadySHARE . By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).  [...]

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    Storage 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. Select Basic > ReadySHARE , and click Edit . 2. Specify the changes that you want to make: • T o add a folder , click Create Network Folder . • T o edit a folder , select its radio button and then click Edit . 3. Y ou can use this screen to select a [...]

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    Storage 52 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Advanced Settings Y ou can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.  T o go to USB Storage (Advanced Settings): On the USB Settings screen, click the Edit button to display the following screen: Y ou can use this screen to specify access to t[...]

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    Storage 53 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Available Network Folders Y ou might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: • Share Name . If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. Y ou can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser . If Not Shared [...]

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    Storage 54 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Specify Approved 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. The[...]

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    Storage 55 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer T o connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser , use the router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address. Y ou can view the router’s Internet IP[...]

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    56 6 6. Security Keep unwanted content out of your network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic • Block Services (Port Filtering) • Sc[...]

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    Security 57 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic 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 . 2. Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per S[...]

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    Security 58 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions that server computers perform 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 [...]

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    Security 59 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 additional services or ap[...]

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    Security 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Schedule Blocking Y ou can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.  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 da[...]

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    Security 61 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Security Event Email Notifications T o receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.  T o set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > E-mail . 2. T o receive emai[...]

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    62 7 7. Administration Manage your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 91 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet. For information about monitoring Internet traffic, see T raffic Meter on page [...]

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    Administration 63 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Upgrade the Firmware 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 can [...]

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    Administration 64 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V iew Router Status T o view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Hardware V ersion. The router model. Firmware V ersion . The version of the router firmware. It cha[...]

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    Administration 65 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet Port MAC Address . The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses. IP Address . The IP address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the rou[...]

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    Administration 66 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o stop the polling entirely , click Stop . Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 6. View connection status information The Release button returns the status [...]

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    Administration 67 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID ). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default name for 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4-GHz network. Region . The geographic region where the router is bei[...]

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    Administration 68 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V iew Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted us[...]

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    Administration 69 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. Y ou can back up (save) this file to your computer , restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Back Up Settings  T o back up the router’s[...]

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    Administration 70 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Set Password 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 as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID[...]

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    71 8 8. Advanced Settings Customize your network This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed. This chapter includes the following sections:[...]

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    Advanced Settings 72 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > W ireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio . Y ou can completely turn off the wireless port[...]

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    Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T ransmit Power Control . Y ou can change the transmit power of each wireless radio. A lower setting for transmit power reduces the power consumption of the router but also reduces the wireless coverage. T urn off wireless signal by schedule . Y ou can use this feature to turn o[...]

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    Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses. 3. If the computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Card[...]

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    Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 3. Scroll down to view the bottom half of the screen to display more instructions. 4. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router . 5. Select the check box for the IP addres[...]

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    Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Repeater Base station acces[...]

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    Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected. For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the following conditions: • Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. • Both access points have to be on[...]

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    Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Disable Wireless Client Association . If your router is the repeater , selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed. - If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box. - If you want a[...]

  • Page 79

    Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 4. Enter the MAC [...]

  • Page 80

    Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. 6. V erify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired [...]

  • Page 81

    Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 the web page request message to www .example.com, your router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message, performing Network Address T ranslation (NA T): • The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP addres[...]

  • Page 82

    Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Y our computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 1 13. Using port triggering, you can te[...]

  • Page 83

    Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally , your router 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 app[...]

  • Page 84

    Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • 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 t[...]

  • Page 85

    Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add a Custom Service T o define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses. Usually , you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application [...]

  • Page 86

    Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Click Edit Service or Delete Service . Application Example: Making a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server .  T o make a local web serve[...]

  • Page 87

    Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs, and the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports. Usually , you can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the r[...]

  • Page 88

    Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer . 8. Select the service type, eith[...]

  • Page 89

    Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 For example, for DynDNS.org, select www .dyndns.org. 4. T ype the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. 5. T ype the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. This is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name. 6. T yp[...]

  • Page 90

    Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4  T o set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes , and click Add to display the following screen: 2. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only .) 3. Select the Private check box if you wan[...]

  • Page 91

    Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3700v4 router over the Internet.  T o set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management . Note: Be sure to change the router’s default logi[...]

  • Page 92

    Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 USB Settings For added security , the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices. See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 54 for the procedure. Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access t[...]

  • Page 93

    Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 UPnP Portmap T able . The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap T able also displays what type of port is open and whether that port [...]

  • Page 94

    Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Auto Detect Fields In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Detect from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The Connection T ype field indicates the connection type detected. The following fields are also included in this screen: IPv6 LAN Setup Router ’ s IPv6 A[...]

  • Page 95

    Advanced Settings 95 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 function has two modes. The default is Secured mode, which checks both TCP and UDP packets. For Open mode, the checking is applied only to the UDP connection. Auto Config In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Config from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The [...]

  • Page 96

    Advanced Settings 96 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 6to4 T unnel In the IPv6 screen, when you select 6to4 T unnel from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Remote 6to4 Relay Router . The remote relay router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel. If your ISP pr[...]

  • Page 97

    Advanced Settings 97 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Fixed In the IPv6 screen, when you select Fixed from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: IPv6 Fixed W AN Setup IPv6 Address/Prefix Length . The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router’s W AN interface. Defau[...]

  • Page 98

    Advanced Settings 98 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 DHCP In the IPv6 screen, when you select DHCP from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: User Class . Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here. [...]

  • Page 99

    Advanced Settings 99 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 PPPoE In the IPv6 screen, when you select PPPoE from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Login . This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP .com[...]

  • Page 100

    Advanced Settings 100 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T raffic Meter T raffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port, set limits for traf fic volume, and get a live update of traffic usage.  T o monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup &[...]

  • Page 101

    101 9 9. T roubleshooting 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, check 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[...]

  • Page 102

    T roubleshooting 102 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Quick T ips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart 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 [...]

  • Page 103

    T roubleshooting 103 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Wired and wirelessly connected computers need to have network (IP) addresses on the same network as the router. The simplest way to do this is to configure each computer to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP . • Some cable modem service providers require you to [...]

  • Page 104

    T roubleshooting 104 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet LED Is Off If the Internet LED does not light, check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer . • Be sure that you [...]

  • Page 105

    T roubleshooting 105 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access WNDR3700v4 router but not the Internet, check to see if the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP . Y ou[...]

  • Page 106

    T roubleshooting 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Y ou might be running login software that is no longer needed. If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no longer need to run that software after installing your router. Y ou might need to go to Internet Explorer and select T ools &[...]

  • Page 107

    T roubleshooting 107 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network (WP A or WP A2)? • If you want to check the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router. Then log in to the router and [...]

  • Page 108

    108 A A. Supplemental Information This appendix includes the following sections: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

  • Page 109

    Supplemental Information 109 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Factory 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 router for at least 5 seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory configuration se[...]

  • Page 110

    Supplemental Information 11 0 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T echnical Specifications Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WP A2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission speed Auto * Country/region United States in the US, otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected [...]

  • Page 111

    Supplemental Information 111 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 WA N 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.1 1 standard. See the footnote for the previous table. Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding sta[...]

  • Page 112

    11 2 B B. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Dual Band - Wireless Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful [...]

  • Page 113

    Notification of Compliance 11 3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 FCC Radio Frequency Interference W arnings & Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm[...]

  • Page 114

    Notification of Compliance 11 4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The device could automatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of information to transmit, or operational failure. Note that this is not intended to prohibit transmission of control or signaling information or the use of repetitive codes where required by [...]

  • Page 115

    Notification of Compliance 11 5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 IMPORT ANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body . NOTE I[...]