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Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual
Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USAJanuary 2015 202-11400-01 N900 WiFi Router Model WNDR4500v3 User Manual
2 N900 WiFi Router Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my.netgear.com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR. Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Use a Web Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Specify IPv6 Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4 N900 WiFi Router 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 QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Allow or Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Manage Network Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Delete Keywords from the Blocked List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chapter 6 Share a USB Storage Device Attached to the Router USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Connect a USB Device to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Control Access to a Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Play Media from a USB Drive on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 View or Change Network Folders on a Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Edit a Network Folder on a Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Use the Router as a ReadyDLNA Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chapter 7 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Download Files onto a USB Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Download Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Change the Download Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5 N900 WiFi Router 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 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Change the NETGEAR USB Control Center Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Specify the Time-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Chapter 9 Network Settings View or Change WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Reserve an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Edit a Reserved IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Set Up a Guest WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter 10 Manage Your Network Upgrade the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Check the Internet Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6 N900 WiFi Router 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Chapter 11 Specify Internet Port Settings Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Cannot Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
7 N900 WiFi Router Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
8 1 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 •Rear Panel •Position Your Router •Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
Hardware Setup 9 N900 WiFi Router 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
Hardware Setup 10 N900 WiFi Router 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 supplied to the router. Internet • Solid green . The Internet connection is ready. • Amber: The Internet port is connected, to the modem, but not yet connect to the\ Internet. • Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem. 2.4 GHz • Solid green . The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating. • Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off. 5 GHz • Solid blue . The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating. • Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off. Ethernet port s• Solid green . 1G link rate on the Ethernet port. • Solid amber . 10/100 Mbps link rate on the Ethernet port. • Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port. USB port s• Solid green . A USB device is connected and is ready. • Blinking . A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect. • Off. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.