Netgear N 600 Manual
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Getting Started with NETGEAR genie21 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Add Wireless Devices or Co mputers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. See Guest Networks on page 31 for instructions on how to set up a guest network. Manual Method To connect manually: 1. Open the software that manages your wireless 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 area. 2. Look for your net work and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default SSID is on the product label on the bottom of the router. 3. Ente r the router password and click Connect. The default router passphrase is on the product label on the bottom of the router. 4. Repe at steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network while maintaining security. To use WPS, make sure that all wireless devices to be connected to the network are Wi-Fi cert ified and support WPS. During the connection process, the client gets the security settings fr om the router so that every device in the network has the same security settings. To use WPS to join the wireless network: If your wireless device supports WPS (Push N Connect), follow these steps: 1. Pre ss the WPS button on the router top panel. 2. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device. The device is now connected to your router. 3. Repe at steps 1–2 to add other WPS wireless devices.
22 3 3. genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter explains the features available from the genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls • ReadySHARE USB Storage • Basic Wireless Settings • Guest Networks
genie Basic Settings23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1. F rom the Home screen, select Internet. The following screen displays: Scroll to view more settings 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 r the account and domain names, only if needed. 2. Ente r the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings. 3. Click App ly to save your settings. 4. Click T est to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting . Internet Setup Screen Fields The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. Note that which fields display in this screen depends on whether an ISP login is required. Does Your ISP Require a Login? Answer either yes or no. These fields display when no login is required: • Account Nam e (If required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the host name. • Domain Nam e (If required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 These fields display when your ISP requires a login: • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP. • Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address. • Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. • Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log out. Internet IP Address. • Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router connects. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select this option, and 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 used by the router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (this is also called cloning). • Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address. • Use Computer MAC Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that allowed by the ISP. • Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
genie Basic Settings25 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router wi th Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have joined the wireless network. • # (nu mber). The order in which the device joined the network. • IP Address. T he IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network. • MAC Address . The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC address is typically shown on the product label. • Device Na me. If the device name is known, it is shown here. You can click Re fresh to update this screen.
genie Basic Settings26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays: ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage de vice that is connected to the router’s USB port here. From the Basic Home screen, select ReadySHARE to display the USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen:
genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 This screen displays the following: • Network/Device Name. The default is \ eadyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Available Network Folders. The folders on the USB device. Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. Read/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 the same one that you use to log in to the router. By default, it is password. Folder Name. Full path used by the network folder. Volume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD). Total/Free Space. Shows the current utilization of the storage device. • Edit. Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings. • Safely Remove a USB Device. Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your router. You can click Refresh to update this screen. For more information about USB storage, see Chapter 5, USB Storage. Basic Wireless Settings The Wireless Setup screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup. The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the product label. Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security. NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you do decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it. 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. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.
genie Basic Settings28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 To view or change basic wireless settings: 1. On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Setup screen. Scroll to view more settings Scroll to view more settings The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2. Make any changes tha t are needed, and click Apply to save your settings. 3. Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly. If they do not, check the following: • Is you r wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area? Some wireless devic es automatically connect to the first open network (without wireless security) that they discover.
genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 • Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen? If it does, then it is connected to the network. • If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on the bottom of your router. Wireless Setup Screen Fields Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. In the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable. Wireless Network Note: These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n bands. 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. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) check box, and click Apply. Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network. Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this. Channel. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1 through 13. For products in the North America market, only channels 1 through 11 can be operated. Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the best. Mode. Up to 130 Mbps is the default and allows 802.11n and 802.11g wireless devices to join the network. g & b supports up to 54 Mbps. The 300 Mbps setting allows 802.11n devices to connect at this speed. Security Options Settings Note: These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n bands.
genie Basic Settings30 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2 The Security Options section of the Wireless Setup screen lets you change the security option and passphrase. Note that NETGEAR recommends that you not change the security option or passphrase , but if you want to change these settings, this section explains how. Do not disable security . Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase Note: These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n bands. 1. Under Security Options, sele ct the WPA option you want. 2. In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option, enter the network key (passphrase) that you want to use. It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.