Netgear WNDRMAC manual

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA April 201 1 202-10805-02 v1.0 N600 W ir el es s Dual Ban d Gigab it R outer WN D RM A C User M anua l[...]

2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC ©201 1 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be re produced, transmitted, tran scribed, stored in a retrie val system, or translated into any langu age in any form or by a ny means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t Thank you fo[...]

3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your New Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prepare the Router for Installati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 [...]

4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 WAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index[...]

7 1 1. H a rd w a re S e t up Getting to kno w yo ur r oute r The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC provid es high-performance wireless Internet access. Its d ual band design provides t he maximum flexibility for a home network. This is because the router con tains two dif ferent types of wireless radios to support connections on both [...]

Hardware Setup 8 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Unpack Y our New R outer Y our box should cont ain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • A slid e-on stand for your router • AC power a dapter (plug varies by region) • A yellow Ethernet cable • NETGEAR Inst allation Guide with cabling and ro[...]

Hardware Set up 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC P repare the R outer for Installation 1. Carefully remove the protective film from the top of your router. 2. Set up your router by aligning the arrow on the base with the arrow on the back of the case, and sliding the router onto the base. Figure 2. Align arrow on base wit h arrow on[...]

Hardware Setup 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Label The label on the bottom of the router sh ows th e router’ s Restore Factory Settings button, preset wireless information, MAC address, and serial number . Preset wireless information MAC address Serial number Restore Factory Set tings Figure 3. Information on the rout er label[...]

Hardware Set up 11 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC F ront P ane l The router front p anel has the LEDs and icons shown in the figure. Note that the Wireless and WPS icons are buttons. Power Wireless USB Internet Ethernet (LAN) Wireless On/Off WPS Figure 5. Front p anel LEDs and buttons The front pa nel has five st atus LEDs that you [...]

Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC wireless radio is on. If the Wireless LED is off, then the wireless radios are turne d off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router. • WPS button. Y ou can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network. The LED below the WPS button b[...]

13 2 2. Get t ing S tar ted w i th N ET GEA R G enie Connec ting to t he r oute r This chapter explains how to use the NETGEAR Genie to set up your router aft er you complete cabling as described in the inst allation guid e and in the previous chap ter in this book. This chapter contains the following sections: • Router Setup Preparation • T yp[...]

Getting St arted with NETGEAR Genie 14 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC R outer Setup P reparation Y ou can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically , or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up you r router manually . However , before you sta rt the setup process, you need to have your ISP information o n hand[...]

Getting St arted with N ETGEAR Genie 15 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a W eb browser . It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the step s and verifies tha t those steps have been successfully completed. It t akes about 15 minutes to complete. [...]

Getting St arted with NETGEAR Genie 16 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router, the NETGEAR Genie automatically st arts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer tha t is connected to the router. Y ou can use the NETGEAR Genie again if you want to view or change s[...]

Getting St arted with N ETGEAR Genie 17 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC R outer Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the st atus of your Internet connection and network at a glance. Y ou can clic k any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The l[...]

Getting St arted with NETGEAR Genie 18 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manual Method 1. Open the sof tware that manages your wirele ss connections on the wireless device (laptop computer , gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router. This software scans for all wireless networks in your are a. 2. Loo k for your net[...]

19 3 3. Geni e Ba si c Setting s Y our Int er net connec tio n and netw or k This chapter explains the features availab le from the Genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attache d Devices • Parental Co ntrols • ReadyShare USB S torage • Basic Wir eless Sett[...]

Genie Basic Settings 20 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is wh ere y ou view or change ISP information. 1. From the Home screen, select Internet . The following screen displays: Scroll to view more settings The fields that display in the In ternet Setup screen depend on whether or not yo ur Int[...]

Genie Basic Settings 21 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Internet Service Provider Encap sulation . ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP , or L2TP . • Login . The login name provided by your ISP . This is often a n email address. • Password . The pa ssword that you use to log in to your ISP . • Idle T imeout (In minutes) .[...]

Genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Attached Devices Y ou can view all computers or devices that are cu rrently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Att ached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have[...]

Genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Pa r e n t a l C o n t r o l s The first time you select Parent al Contro ls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parent al Controls or download the application. The following screen displays: R eadyShare[...]

Genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This screen displays the following: • Network/Device Name . The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • A vailable Network Folders . The folders on the USB device. Share Name . If only one device is connecte d, t he [...]

Genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply . T o avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router. 1. On the Basic Home screen, sel ect Wi[...]

Genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the router to broadcast it s SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless n ame (SSID) in their scanned network lis t s. This check box is selected by default. T o turn off th e SSID broadcast, clear the Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID[...]

Genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your wireless security key . Y ou can add a g uest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a /n. T o set up a 2.4 GHz b/g/n guest network: 1. Select Bas[...]

Genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o set up a 5.0 GHz a/n guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network and scroll down to th e Wireless Settings (5 GHz) section to display the following screen: 2. Select any of the following wireless settings: Enable Guest Network. W hen this check box is selected, the gue[...]

Genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This section present s an overview of the secu rity options an d provides guidance on when to use which option. Note that it is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless security . NETGEAR does not recommend this. WEP Encryption WEP uses an old encryption method a[...]

30 4 4. Geni e A dv anced Ho me Spec if y ing c ustom settings This chapter explains the features availab le fr om the Genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter contains the following sections: • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Set up ?[...]

Genie Advanced Home 31 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation pro cess is la unched the first time you set up the router. After setting up t he router the first time, if you want to perf orm this task ag ain, you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie. 1. Select Se tup Wizard to d[...]

Genie Advanced Home 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable cli ent device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device you ne ed to either press its W PS button or locate its WPS PIN. T o use the WPS Wizard: 1. Select Advance d > WPS Wizard . 2. Click Next [...]

Genie Advanced Home 33 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Within two minutes, go to the client device an d use its WPS sof tware to join the network without entering a p assword. The router attempt s to add the WPS-capab le device. The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green. When the rou ter es t ablishes a WPS connection, the [...]

Genie Advanced Home 34 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC W AN Setup The W AN Setup screen lets you configure a DM Z (demilit arized zone) server , change the Maximum T ransmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on th e W AN (Internet) port. Select Advanced > Setup > W AN Setup to view the following screen[...]

Genie Advanced Home 35 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is he lpful when yo u are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are inco mp atible with Network Address T ranslation (NA T). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work co[...]

Genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC - America Online’s DSL service • Y ou use VPN and have severe performa nce problems. • Y ou used a program to optimize MTU fo r performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems. Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication proble[...]

Genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows conf iguration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protoco l (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is shipped preconfigu red to use private IP addresses on the L AN side and to act as a DHCP server . The [...]

Genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup • IP Address . The LAN IP address of the rou ter. • IP Subnet Mask . The LAN subnet mask of the route r. Combined with the IP address, the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which have t[...]

Genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Y ou can specify the pool of IP addre sses to be assigned by setting the st arting IP address and ending IP address. T hese addresses should be p art of the same IP address subnet as the router’ s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing sche me , you should define a range [...]

Genie Advanced Home 40 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature tha t can be used to prioritize some types of traf fic ahead of others. The WNDRMAC router can pro vide QoS prio ritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. T o configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen[...]

Genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC QoS for Applications and Online Gaming T o create a QoS policy for applications and online games: 1. I n the QoS Setup screen, select the T urn Internet Access QoS On checkbox. 2. Click the Set up QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules. On this screen you can edit or [...]

Genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC a. If you add a new entry , the Priority Rules screen exp ands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a d escriptive name for the new application o r game. c. In the Con nection T ype field, select either TCP , UDP , o r b o t h ( TCP/UDP ), and specify the port number o[...]

Genie Advanced Home 43 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 4. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port , as shown in the following figure: 5. From the Ethernet LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy . 6. From the Priority list, select the priority that this port’s traf fic should receive relativ[...]

Genie Advanced Home 44 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to displa y the following screen: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fi[...]

45 5 5. US B Stor ag e Accessing and conf igur ing a USB sto r age dr i v e This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. Be aware that the USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not co nnect computers, USB modems, printers, CD dri[...]

USB Storage 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC USB Drive R equirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full S peed) and 2.0 (USB High S peed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds ar e shown in the following t able. Actual bus speeds can vary , depending on the CPU speed, memory , speed of the network, and other variables.[...]

USB S torage 47 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network. Y ou might want to store files in a centra l location so that you do not have to power up a compute r to perform local sha[...]

USB Storage 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the followin g considerations: • The re are two user account s: admin and guest. The password f or admin is the same one that you use to access the router. By default, it is p assword . The guest user account has no password. • On the FT[...]

USB S torage 49 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o access your USB device: 1. Click the ne twork device name or the share name. 2. With Finder active, from the Go menu , select Connect to Server (or , with the Finder active, press Command-k ). 3. For SMB://readyshare, click Connect .[...]

USB Storage 50 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Finder shows the drive. Note: If you logged in to the router before you con nected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens until you log out and then log back in a gain. Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. Y ou can access this feature by selecting Basic > [...]

USB S torage 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • T o add a folder , click Create Network Folder . • T o edit a folder , select it s radio button and then click Edit . 3. Y ou can use this screen to select a folder , to change the share name, or to change the read Access or write access from All – no p asswo rd to admin . The u[...]

USB Storage 52 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Network Device Name . The defau lt is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • W orkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating syste m that[...]

USB S torage 53 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Read/W rite Access . Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: All - no passwo rd (the default) allows al l users to access the network fold er . The password for admin is th e same one that you use t o log in to the router. • Folder Nam e . Full path used b[...]

USB Storage 54 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Specify Approved USB Devices For more security , you can set up the router to share approved USB d evices only . 1. Select Advance d > Advanced Setup and click the Approved Devices but ton. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays: 2. Select the USB device from the Available USB[...]

USB S torage 55 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Access the R outer’s USB Drive R emotely Using FTP T o connect to the router’ s USB drive using a W eb browser: 1. Connect to the router by typing ftp : // and the Internet port IP address in the address field of Internet Explorer or Net scape Navigator . For example, f tp://10.1.65[...]

56 6 6. Sec ur it y K eep ing un wa nted co nt ent o ut o f y our ne t w ork This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of th e router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices conne cted to your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic • Block Se[...]

Security 57 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC K eyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic fro m accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. 1. Select Adv anced > Security > Block Sites to display the following screen: 2. Select one of the keyw[...]

Security 58 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Block Services (P ort Filtering) Services are functions performed by serve r computers at the request of client computers. For example, We b servers serve Web p ages, time servers serve time and d ate information, and game hosts serve dat a about other players’ moves. When a computer on t[...]

Security 59 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 4. From the Service T ype list, select t he application or service to allow or block. The list already displays several common services, but you are not limited to thes e choices. T o add any additional services or applications that do not already appear , select Us er Defined. 5. If you kn[...]

Security 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. a. Days to Block . Sele ct days on which you want to apply blocking by sele cting the appropriate check boxes, or select Every Day and select the check boxes fo r all days. b. Tim e of Day to Block . Select a st art and end time in [...]

Security 61 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 6. Y ou can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site and you can specify that logs are sent automatically . If you select the W eekly , Daily , or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatically emailed to the [...]

62 7 7. Ad mi ni st r at ion Managi ng y our net w ork This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintainin g your router and home network. See also Remote Management on p age 91 for information on upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and T raffic Meter on page 94 for information on monitoring th[...]

Administration 63 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Upgrade the R outer Firmware The router firmware (routing sof tware) is stored in flash memory . Y ou can update the firmware from the Administration menu on t he Advanced t ab. Y ou might see a message a t the top of the Genie screen s when new firmware is available for your product.[...]

Administration 64 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC View R outer Status T o view router status and usage information, click the Advanced Hom e button or select Administration > Router St atus to display the following screen: Rou t er In f or ma t io n Hardware V ersion. The router model. Firmware Ve r s i o n . T he version of the r[...]

Administration 65 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Connection . This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the W AN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP . IP Subnet Mask . Th e IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (W AN) port of the router. Domain Name Server . The D[...]

Administration 66 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Connection Status Button On the Router S tatus screen in th e Internet Connection p ane, click the Connection St atus button to view connection st atus information. Figure 8. V iew connection st atus information The Release button returns the st atus of all items to 0. The Renew butto[...]

Administration 67 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz) and Wireless Settings (5 GHz) Y ou need to scroll down to see all t he fields for this section of the Router S tatus screen: The following settings are disp layed for each network: Name (SSID ). The wireless ne twork name (SSID) used by the router. The de f[...]

Administration 68 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Name (SSID ). The 1 1N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The defa ult names are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest. Wireless AP . Ind icates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this featu re is not enabled, the Wireless LED on the front p anel is off.[...]

Administration 69 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manage the Configuration File The configuration set tings of the WNDRMAC router are stored with in the router in a configuration file. Y ou can back up (s ave) this file to your computer , restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Back Up 1. Select Advanced > Adminis[...]

Administration 70 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Y ou can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Default Settings o n page 104 ), or you can click th e Erase button in this screen. Erase sets t he user name to admin, the passw ord to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and [...]

Administration 71 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o enable password recovery: 1. Select the Enable Pas sword Recovery check box. 2. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the rout er , the log in window displays. If p assword recovery is en[...]

72 8 8. Advanc e d S et t i ngs This chapter describes the advanced features of your rou ter. The information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set the router u p for unique situations such as when remo te access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed. This chapter includes the following sections: [...]

Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > W ireless Settings to display the following screen: The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio . Y ou can completely turn of f the wireless portion of the wireless router by c[...]

Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless R epeating F unction (WDS) Y ou can set the WNDRMAC router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless rep eater . A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the networ k to which it conne[...]

Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Re peater . The router sends all traffic from its local wirele ss or wired computers to a remote access point. T o configure this mode, you ha ve to know the MAC address of the remote p arent access point. The WNDRMAC router is always in dual band concurrent mode, unless y[...]

Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Wireless Repeater . If your router is the repeater , select this check box. Repeater IP Address . If your router is the repeater , enter the IP address of the other access point. Disable Wireless Client Association . If your rou ter is the repeater , selecting this check box me[...]

Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Functi on to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. 3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen (depending on the frequency you want to use), select the Enab le Wireless Repeating Function check box and select[...]

Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 3. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but dif ferent from the LAN IP of the base station. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. 5. V erify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segm[...]

Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC the Web p age request message to www .example.com, your ro u te r stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message, perfo rming Network Address T r anslation (NA T): • The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP add[...]

Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Y o ur computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC serve r not only responds to yo ur originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to yo ur computer on port 1 13. Using port triggering, you can t[...]

Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally , your router ignores any inbound traf fic 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 appli[...]

Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Port triggering do es require that you need to know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically . • Port forwarding requires t hat you specify the computer ’ s IP address during configuration, and the IP address can never change. • Por[...]

Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 1. Select Adv anced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port T riggering to display the following screen: The Port Forwarding radio button is selected as the service type. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will hos t on your network. If the service does not [...]

Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 3. Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen: 4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Protoco l field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 6. In the S tarting Port f ield, enter the beginning port number . •[...]

Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o make a local Web server public: 1. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP addre ss using DHCP address reservation. In this example, your rout er will always give your W eb server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configur[...]

Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Select the Port T r iggering radio button to display the port triggering information. 3. Clear the Disable Port T riggering check box. Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selecte d after you configure port triggering, port triggering is di sable d. However, any por[...]

Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 6. Click Add S ervice to display the following screen: 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User field, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Intern et. Otherwise, select Single address , and ent[...]

Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP addre ss changes, your router automatically cont acts t he Dynamic DNS service provider , logs in to your account, and registers your new IP addr ess. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can[...]

Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Static R outes S tatic routes provide addition al routing information to your router. Under usua l circumstances, the router h as adequate routing information af ter it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional st atic routes. Y ou have to[...]

Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o set up a static route: 1. Select Advance d > Advanced Setup > S t atic Routes 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 Priva te check box if you want to limit access t[...]

Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC R emote Management The remote management feature let s you u pgrade or check the status of your WNDRMAC router over the Internet. 1. Select Adv anced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management . Note: Be sure to change the router’s default login password to a very secure password[...]

Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP . 5. Click Apply to have your changes take effect. 6. When accessing your router from the Internet, ty pe your router’ s W AN IP addres[...]

Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Adv anced > Advanced Setup > UPnP . The UPnP screen displays. 2. The available settings and information in this screen are: Tu r n U P n P O n . UPn P can be enabled or disabled for a utomatic device configuration. The default se[...]

Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC IPv6 This screen allows you to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type. 1. Select Advance d > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: 2. Select the IPv6 connection type from the list. Y our Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. • If yo[...]

Advanced Settings 95 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T o monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advance d > Advanced Setup > T raffic Meter to display the following screen: 2. T o enable the T raffic Meter , select the Enable T raffic Meter check box. 3. If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, selec[...]

96 9 9. Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter provides info rmation to help you diagnose and solve prob lems 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 T ips • T[...]

T roubleshooting 97 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Quick Tips This section describes tip s for troubleshooting some common prob lems. Sequence to Restart Y our Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. Tu r n o ff and unplug the modem. 2. T urn of f the r ou te r and computers. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on.[...]

T roubleshooting 98 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • 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 ad dress automatically using DHCP . • Some ca ble modem service providers require you to us[...]

T roubleshooting 99 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet or Ethernet P ort LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs o r the Internet LED does not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are se cure at the router and at the modem or computer . • Make[...]

T roubleshooting 100 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but you are unab le to access the Internet, first determin e whether the router can ob tain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your ro uter must request an IP[...]

T roubleshooting 101 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC If your computer obt ains its informatio n from the router by DHCP , reboot the computer , and verify the gateway address. • Y ou might be running login sof tware that is no longer needed. If your ISP provided a progra m to log you in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no lon[...]

T roubleshooting 102 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • If your wireless device finds the ne twork but you cannot join the network, check to make sure that your wireless device is comp atible with the network that you selected (2. 4 GHz or 5 GHz). • Does yo ur wireless device support the securi ty that you a re using for your wire[...]

103 A A. Supplemental Inf or mat i on This appendix provides facto ry default settings , technical specifications for the N60 0 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC, and lin ks to related documents. • Factory Default Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

Supplement al Information 104 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Factory Default Settings Y ou can restore the factory default con figuration settings to reset the router’ s user name to admin, the password t o p assword, and the IP address to www .routerlogin.net . This procedure erases your current configuration, in cluding your wir[...]

Supplement al Information 105 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Secur ity The unique default password is printed on product label. Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission speed Auto * Country/region United S tates in th e US; otherwise va ries by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode • 2.4GHz b/g/n: Up to 1 30 Mbps ?[...]

Supplement al Information 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC T echnical Specifications T able 5. WNDR MAC Router Specification s Feature Specification Data and routing protocols TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPP o E, PPTP , Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP , and SMB Power adapter • North America: 120V , 60 Hz, input • UK, Australia: 2[...]

107 B B. No tif i cati on of C om plian ce NET GEAR Dual Band - W ir ele ss Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requ irements for operating this product in accordan ce with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to com ply with the appl icable require ments may resu[...]

Notification of Compliance 108 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Es paño l [Spani sh] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple co n los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones apli cables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟ ΥΣΑ NETGEAR Inc[...]

Notification of Compliance 109 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This device is a 2.4 GHz wideband transmission system (tra nsceiver), intende d for use in all EU member states and EFT A countries, except in France and Italy where restrictive use applies. In Italy the end-user should apply for a license at the nati onal spectrum author[...]

Notification of Compliance 11 0 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condition s: (1) This device may not cause harmful interferenc e, and (2) this device must accept any interfer ence received, including interference that may cause undesired[...]

111 Inde x A access remote 91 viewing logs 68 access points 74 accessing remote computer 78 adding custom service 83 priority rules 41 address reservation 39 advertisement period 93 alerts, emailing 60 applications, QoS for o nline gaming 41 approved USB devi ces 54 attached devices 22 authentication, required by mail server 60 automatic firmware c[...]

11 2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC F factory default settings, restoring 69 , 104 file sharing 46 firmware version 64 firmware, upgrading 16 , 63 Fragmentation Length 73 fragmented data packets 35 front panel 11 G games, online, Qo S for 41 gateway IP address 21 Genie, NETGEAR 15 guest networks 27 , 67 H host name 20 host, trusted [...]

11 3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC P packets, fragmented 35 Parental Controls 23 passp hrases changing 26 product label 10 password recovery , admin 70 passwords, see passphrases photos, sharing 47 poll interval 65 port filtering 58 port forwarding 78 , 80 , 81 , 82 port numbers 58 port status 65 port triggering 78 , 79 , 81 , 85 p[...]

11 4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC up time, system 65 upgrading fi rmware 16 , 63 USB advanced co nfigurat ion 51 basic storage settings 48 drive requirements 46 file sharing 46 ReadyShare access 46 , 50 remote compute r connection 54 specifying approved devices 54 unmounting a USB drive 53 USB devices, approved 54 USB LED describe[...]