Netgear Wndr3700v5 N600 Wifi Router User Manual

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USASeptember 2015
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N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router
Model WNDR3700v5
User Manual 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Front Panel LEDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Attach the Stand  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Add QoS Rules by Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Add a QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Edit a QoS Rule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
Delete a QoS Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Chapter 8 Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Print Using...

 
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Change the WiFi Mbps Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Set Up a Guest WiFi Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . ....

 
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Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cannot Access the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshoot PPPoE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Changes Not...

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1.   Hardware Setup
The N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router is compatible with the latest WiFi devices and is 
backward compatible with 802.11 a/b/g and n devices. With simultaneous dual-band WiFi 
technology, the router offers speeds up to 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 300 Mbps at 5 GHz and 
avoids interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. You can also use the 
Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB port to connect local devices.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your...

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 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router
Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
N600 WiFi Router
Ethernet cable Power adapter
(varies by region)
Stand
Figure 1. Package contents
Front Panel LEDs
The status LEDs are located on the front of the router.
Table 1.  LED descriptions 
 
LEDDescription
Power
•  Solid green . The router is ready.
•  Blinking green . 
 The firmware is upgrading or someone pressed the  Reset button. 
•  Off. Power is not supplied to the router....

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N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 
Rear Panel
The rear panel connections and buttons are shown in the following figure\
.
Ethernet WAN
Power
Power
(Internet)
LAN ports 1–4On/Off connector
WPS
button WiFi On/Off
button
USBport Reset
button
port button
Figure 2. Router rear panel
The WPS  button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiF\
i password. 
See WiFi Connection on page  15.
Pressing the W
 iFi On/Off button for two seconds turns the WiFi radios on and...