Netgear Wndr3400v3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router User Manual

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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. The 
software scans for all wireless networks in your area.
2.  Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of y\
our network during 
the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and s\
elect it. 

The default 
SSID is on the product label on the bottom of the  router.
3.  Enter the router password and click  Connect. 
 The default router password is on the product 
label on the bottom of the  router.
4.  Repeat 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 certified and support WPS. Duri\
ng the connection 
process, the client gets the security settings from the router so that e\
very 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. Press the WPS button on the router 
 until the LED status changes.
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.  Repeat steps 1–2 to add other WPS wireless devices. 
						

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3.   genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter explains the features available from the genie Basic Home s\
creen, 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  
						

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Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 
1.  From the Home screen, select Internet. The 
 following screen displays:
Scroll to 
view 
more 
The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether y\
our 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. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.
2.  Enter 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  Apply to save your settings.
4.  Click  T
est to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not displ\
ay within 
1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting.
Internet Setup Screen Fields
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Int\
ernet Setup screen. The 
fields which display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is re\
quired.
Does Your ISP Require a Login? 
 Answer either yes or no.
These fields display when no login is required: • Account Name (If required) . Enter the account name provided by your ISP
 . This might 
also be called the host name.
• Domain Name (If required) . Enter the domain name provided by your ISP
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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. The login name is usually an email address.
•Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.
•Service Name (If Required). If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. 
Otherwise, you can leave this field blank.
•Connection Mode. This specifies when the router should establish the PPPoE 
connection. Currently the connection mode is always on to provide a steady IPv6 
connection. The router never disconnects the connection, and in case the connection is 
broken (such as if the modem is turned off), the router establishes the connection right 
after the PPPoE connection is available.
•Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in 
minutes. This value 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 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 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 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 allowed by the ISP.
•Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use. 
						

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Attached Devices
You can view a list of all computers or devices that are currently connec\
ted to your network 
here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen:
Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless\
 devices have 
joined the wireless network. 
• # (number). 
 The order in which the device joined the network.
• IP Address. 
 The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined th\
e 
network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the netwo\
rk.
• Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here. 
• MAC Address. 
 The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC 
address is typically shown on the product label.
You can click Refresh to update this screen.
Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, \
your browser goes  to the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or 
download the application.  
						

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To set up Live Parental Controls:
1. 
Select  Parental Controls  on the Home (dashboard) screen:
Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts. If you do not have on\
e, you can 
create one now. 
2.  Log in to manage Parental Controls settings..
3. Click either the  Windows Users  or Mac Users button.
4.  Follow the on screen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Li\
ve Parental 
Controls Management utility

. 
						

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
5. 
Click  Next, read the note, and click Next  again to proceed.
You are prompted to log in or create a free account..
6.  Select the radio button that applies to you and click  Next.
• If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the  Ye
 s radio button selected. 
• If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No  radio button. 
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
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7. 
Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click \
 Next.
8. Click the  Take me to the status screen button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as 
enabled.
ReadySHARE USB Storage
You can view information about a USB storage device 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:
This screen displays the following:
• Network/Device Name. 
 The name used to access the USB device connected to the 
router. The default is \
eadyshare. 
• A
vailable Network Folders. The folders on the USB device.
Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage\
. 
Y
 ou can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of \
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browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share was deleted and no other share for the 
root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
Read Access and 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 Space and 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 bottom of the unit. 
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. 
						

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To view or change basic wireless settings:
1. 
On the Basic Home screen, select  W
 ireless to display the Wireless Setup screen.
Scroll 
to view 
more 
 
The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the follo\
wing sections.
2.   Make any changes that are needed and click  Apply to save your settings.
3.  Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that th\
ey can connect 
wirelessly

. If they do not, check the following:
• Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another\
 wireless 
network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the\
 first open 
network (without wireless security) that they discover

.
• Does your wireless device or computer show up on the 
 Attached Devices screen? If it 
does, it is connected to the network.
• If you are not sure what the SSID or password is, look on the label on t\
he 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 changeabl\
e.
Wireless Network
Note: These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n 
bands.
Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, wireless clients (computers or 
wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but canno\
t access each other or 
access Ethernet devices on the network.