Netgear Wndr3400v3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router User Manual

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ou use VPN and have severe performance problems.
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ou used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you h\
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connectivity or performance problems.
Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems 
such as the inability to access certain websites, frames within 
websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common...

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LAN Setup
The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dyn\
amic Host 
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP)\
.
The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the L\
AN side and to act  as a DHCP server
 . The router’s default LAN IP configuration is:
• LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1
• Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
These addresses are part of the designated private...

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LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
•IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.
•IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the 
IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which 
have to be reached through a gateway or router.
•RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing 
information with other routers. This...

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You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address 
and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as 
the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a 
range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the 
range for devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the following parameters...

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Quality of Service (QoS) Setup
QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of \
traffic ahead of 
others. The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless 
link and on the Internet connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen. 
Select 
Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup to display the following screen: 
Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
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To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the 
policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience,\
 the QoS Policy 
table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit f\
rom QoS handling.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1.  In the QoS Setup screen, select the T
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6. 
To add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen\
 and click  Add 
Priority Rule:
7.  In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
8.  In the Priority Category list, select either  Applications or Online Gaming. A 
 list  of 
applications or games displays.
9.  Y
ou can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and sele\
ct  Add a New 
Application or  Add a New Game, as...

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11. 
Click  Apply  to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup sc\
reen.
QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1. Select  Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup  to display the QoS Setup screen. Select the 
T
 urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
2.  Click the  Setup QoS Rule  button.
3.  Click the  Add Priority Rule button.
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3. 
From the Priority Category list, select  MAC Address to display the following screen:
4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select i\
ts radio button. The 
information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device 
Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click\
  Refresh. If it still 
does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually. 
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5.   USB Storage
Accessing and configuring a USB storage 
drive
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your 
router. Note that the USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices 
like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or 
DVD drives to the router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•USB Drive Requirements 
•ReadySHARE Access 
•File-Sharing Scenarios  
•Basic...