Netgear N 600 Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USAJanuary 2013 202-10828-04 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 User Manual
2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 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. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR. Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice. ©NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prepare the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Verify the Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Router Setup Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Gather ISP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wireless Devices and Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Types of Logins and Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NETGEAR genie Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Upgrade Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Manual Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chapter 3 genie Basic Settings Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Internet Setup Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ReadySHARE USB Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Wireless Setup Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Guest Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Guest Network Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Chapter 4 genie Advanced Home Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 LAN Setup Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Use the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Chapter 5 USB Storage USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 ReadySHARE Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 File-Sharing Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Add or Edit a Network Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 USB Storage Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Specify Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Access the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Chapter 6 Security Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Block Services (Port Filtering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Schedule Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapter 7 Administration Upgrade the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 View Router Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Router Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Internet Provider (WAN) Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Set up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Set up a Repeater Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Port Forwarding and Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Remote Computer Access Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications . . . . . . . . . . 84 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Set up Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Add a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Set up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Quick Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Troubleshooting with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Power/Test LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Power/Test LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Wireless LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 The Push N Connect (WPS) Button Blinks Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Cannot Log in to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Troubleshooting PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Incorrect Date or Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Restore the Factory Settings and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
6 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index
7 1 1. Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 provides you with 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 content and applications, and protects the devices (PCs, gaming consoles, and so on) that you connect to your home network. Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com. If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, this chapter walks you through the hardware setup. Chapter 3, genie Basic Settings, explains how to set up your Internet connection. This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your Router • Position Your Router • Hardware Features • Cable Your Router • Verify the Cabling
Hardware Setup8 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. Ethernet cable Router stand (two pieces) Power adapter N600 wireless router Your box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 • Route r stand (two pieces) • AC power a dapter (plug varies by region) • Categ ory 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable • In stallation guide with cabling and router setup instructions If any parts are incorrect, missing, or dam aged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton and original packing materials, in ca se you need to return the product for repair. Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from vi rtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. For best results, place your router: • Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices. • So it is accessible to a n AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers. • In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices to a minimum. • A way from electrical devices that are potenti al sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, PCs, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4 GHz cordless phone.
Hardware Setup9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 • Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large expanses of other materials such as glass, in sulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete can also affect your wireless signal. To reduce interference when you use multiple access points, ensure that adjacent access p oints use different radio frequency channels. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11). Prepare the Router To ensure proper heat dissipation and for router stability, it is important that you connect the stand and place your router in an upright position. To prepare your router for installation: 1. Care fully peel off the protective film covering the top and sides of your router.
Hardware Setup10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 2. Set up your N600 Wireless Dual Band Router by inserting the tabs of the stand (supplied with your router) into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. 3. Place your router in an area suitable for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).