Netgear N 300 Manual

September 2009
208-10416-01
v1.0
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 E. Plumeria Drive 
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Wireless-N 300 Router 
Setup Manual 

ii ©2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Wireless-N 300 Router Setup Manual
 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router................................................................................ 1
Unpacking Your New Router  ............................................................................................. 1
Hardware Features  ............................................................................................................ 3
Front Panel...

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Obtaining an Internet IP Address  .................................................................................... 32
Troubleshooting PPPoE  ............................................................................................ 33
Troubleshooting Internet Browsing  ........................................................................... 34
Using the Ping Utility to Troubleshoot  ............................................................................. 34
Testing the Path from Your...

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 1
Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
Congratulations on your purchase of a NETGEAR® high-speed wireless router, the Wireless-N 
300 Router Model WNR2000v2.
Before you begin installing your router, check the package contents (see “Unpacking Your New 
Router” on page 1). Become familiar with the front and back panels of your router—especially the 
status lights—and the important information on the router label (see “Hardware Features” on 
page 3). Then, read the...

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 2
To prepare your router for installation:
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Carefully peel off the protective film covering both sides of your router (see Figure 1). 
2.Set up your wireless router by inserting the tabs of the stand (supplied with your router) into 
the slots on the bottom of your router as shown in Figure 2. Then, remove the protective film 
covering the status light panel of the router. 
3.Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and...

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3
Hardware Features
Before you install and connect your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and 
back panels of the router—especially the status lights on the front panel.
Front Panel
The router front panel, shown in Figure 3, contains status lights. (For more information on 
interpreting the status lights, see “Verifying Your Connection” on page 16 and “Checking Basic 
Router Functions” on page 29.)
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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 4
You can use the status lights to verify various conditions.
Table 1. Status Light Descriptions  
LabelActivityDescription
1. PowerSolid Amber
Solid Green
Fast blink–Green
Slow blink–Green
OffThe router is performing the power-on self-test diagnostic.
The power is on and the router is ready.
A software update is in progress.
Firmware is corrupted. See “Checking Basic Router Functions” on 
page 29 for instructions on restoring your router firmware.
Power is not being...

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 5
Back Panel
The router back panel, shown in Figure 4, contains port connections.
Viewed from top to bottom, the rear panel contains the following elements:
1. Wireless On/Off button.
2. Restore factory settings button. Press for approximately 5 seconds to reset the router to the 
factory default settings.
3. Four Local Area Network (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to 
your local computers.
4. Internet/Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet port...

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 6
Router Label
The label on the back of the wireless router shows the router’s MAC address, serial number, 
security PIN, and factory default login information. 
1.The ports on the router are color-coded to distinguish your Internet port from the other four 
ports that connect to the wired computer(s) on your Local Area Network (LAN). 
Positioning Your Wireless Router
The wireless router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating 
range...