Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USAJanuary 2015
202-11400-01
N900 WiFi Router
Model WNDR4500v3
User Manual 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Add QoS Rules by Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Add a QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
Edit a QoS Rule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
Delete a QoS Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Delete All...

 
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Manage Downloader Tasks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Chapter 8 Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87...

 
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View and Manage Logs of Router Activity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Custom Static Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Set Up a Static Route  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Edit a Static Route. . . . ....

 
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Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

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1.   Hardware Setup
The N900 WiFi 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 450 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 450 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 Router 
•Front Panel...

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Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
Router 
Ethernet cable Power adapter
(varies by region)
Figure 1. Package contents
Front Panel
The status LEDs, WPS button and WiFi On/Off
 button are located on the front panel. 
USB port LEDs Ethernet LAN port LEDs 5 GHz LED 2.4 GHz LED Internet LED Power LED
WPS button and LED
WiFi On/Off button
Figure 2. Router front panel 

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Pressing the WPS
 button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the 
WiFi password. See WiFi Connection on page  15.
Pressing the W
 iFi On/Off button  for two seconds turns the WiFi radios on and off.
The status LEDs are located on the front of the router.
Table 1.  LED descriptions   
LEDsDescription
Power
•  Solid green . The router is ready.
•  Blinking green . 
 The firmware is upgrading or someone pressed the  Reset button. 
•  Off. Power is not...