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

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 N900 WiFi Router
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
5. In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections, select or clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio 
check boxes.
Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router for each band. 
6.  Click the  Apply button.
If you turned off both wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If 
you turned on a wireless radio, the WiFi On/Of
 f LED and the WPS LED...

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The user name is 
admin. The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.  Select the  T
 urn off wireless signal by schedule  check box.
You can select this check box only if the router is connected to the Inte\
rnet so that it can  verify the current time.
6.  Click the  Add a new period...

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 N900 WiFi Router
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
The  Router
 ’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from \
the 
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless 
settings through WPS. 
5.  (Optional) Select or clear the  Enable Router
 ’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the...

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2. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the network.
3.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
4.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
6. Select the  Enable Access Point Mode...

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 N900 WiFi Router
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode 
You can use your N900 WiFi Router in bridge mode to connect multiple devi\
ces wirelessly at 
the faster speed. To do this, you need two routers: one set up as a router and the other se\
t up 
as a bridge. 
WiFi router in bridge mode
Smart WiFi Router
Figure 8. Router in bridge mode
Installing your router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
• T
ake advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
• Use gigabit WiFi for...

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2. 
On the router that will run in bridge mode, launch a web browser from a \
computer or 
wireless device that is connected to the network.
3.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
4.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup >...

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10. Click the Apply button.
Your changes take effect. 

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10.   Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and 
home network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Upgrade the Router Firmware 
•Change the admin Password 
•Recover the admin Password 
•View Router Status 
•View and Manage Logs of Router Activity 
•Monitor Internet Traffic 
•Custom Static Routes 
•View Devices Currently on the Network 
•Manage the Router Configuration File 
•Remote Management  

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119  N900 WiFi Router
Upgrade the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at 
the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. You can respond to that 
message to update the firmware or you can check to see if new firmware is available and 
update your product. 
To check for new firmware and upgrade your router:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network....

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Change the admin Password
You can change the default password that is used to log in to the router \
with the user name 
admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access.
Note: Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure 
password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any 
language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, 
and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
To set the password for the...