Netgear N 900 Manual

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View Router Status
To view router status and usage information, select 
Advanced Home or select 
Administration > Router Status  to display the following screen:
 
Router Information
Hardware Version. The router model.
Firmware  Ve r s i o n. The version 
 of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router 
firmware.
GUI Language Version . The localized langua
 ge of the user interface.
LAN Port .
• MAC Address
. The
  Media...

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Connection. This shows if the router is using a fix
ed IP address on t he WAN. If the value is 
DHCP Client, the router obtains an  IP address dynamically from the ISP.
IP Subnet Mask.  The IP subnet

 mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. 
Domain Name Server . The Domain Name
  Server addresses being used by the router. A 
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as  www.netgear.com into IP 
addresses....

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Connection Status Button
On the Router Status screen in t
he Internet Connection pane, click the  Connection Status 
button to view connection status information. 
Figure 7. View connection status information
The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the 
items. The Close Window button cl oses the Connection Status screen.
IP Address . The IP address t

hat is assigned to the router.
Subnet Mask ....

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Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
The following settings are displayed:
Name (SSID
). The wirele
 ss network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for 
the 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network.
Region. T he geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the 
wireless feature
 s of the router in some parts of the world.
Channel.  Identifies the operating channel of the...

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Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Name (SSID). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names 
are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest.
Wireless AP
. Indicates whe
 ther the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not 
enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.
Broadcast Name. Indicates whethe r the 
 router is broadcasting its SSID.
Wireless Isolation . Select this che
 ck box only...

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Select Advanced > Administration > Logs
. The Logs screen displays.
The log screen shows the following information:
•Date and time . The date
  and time the log entry was recorded.
• Source IP . The IP 
 address of the initiating device for this log entry.
• Target address . Th
 e name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which 
access was attempted.
• Action. Wh ether t
 he access was blocked or allowed.
To refresh the...

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Manage the Configuration File
The configuration settings of the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router are stored within 
the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, 
or reset it to the factory default settings.
Back Up Settings
To back up the router’s configuration settings:
1.
Select  Advanced
  > Administration > Backup Settings  to display the following screen:
2.Click  Back Up...

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Erase
Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if 
you have forgotten the password), you might w
ant to erase the configuration and restore the 
factory default settings. 
You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see  Factory 
Settings  o
n page  120), or you can click the  Erase button in this screen.
Erase sets the user name to admin, the passw ord...

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Set Password
This feature allows you to change the default passwo
rd 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 
o f you

r router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless 
access (see Label  on page 11 ).
To set the password for the user name admin:
1. Select  Advanced > Admin
 istration > Set...

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Time Machine
Time Machine works only on Mac computers. 
It automatically backs up everything on your 
computer to a USB hard drive that is connected to the Mac.
Set Up Time Machine
If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip the 
set up and go directly to the following section, Access the Connected USB Hard Drive.
To set up Time Machine:
1. Physically con nect
  the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2....