User's Manual

Getting Started with NETGEAR genie
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3
Wireless network key or password. Your router is preset with a unique wireless
network name (SSID) and password for wireless access. This information is on the label
at the bottom of your router.
NETGEAR genie Setup
NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. It is the easiest way to set up the
router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been
successfully completed. It takes about 15 minutes to complete.
Using NETGEAR genie to set up your router:
1. T
urn on the router by pressing the On/Off button.
2. Make sure tha
t your device is connected with an Ethernet cable to your router.
3. Lau
nch your Internet browser.
Th
e first time you set up the Internet connection for your router, the browser
automatically goes to http://www.routerlogin.net, and the NETGEAR genie screen
displays.
If you a
lready used the NETGEAR genie, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the
address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR genie screen. See Use
NETGEAR genie after Installation on p
age 19.
4. Fo
llow the instructions on the screen to complete the NETGEAR genie setup. NETGEAR
genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet.
If the browser cannot display the web page:
Make
sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports, or
wirelessly to the router.
Make
sure that the router is up and running. Its Wireless LEDs should turn on.
Close a
nd reopen the browser to make sure that the browser does not cache the previous
page.
Browse to http:
//www.routerlogin.net.
If
the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this is uncommon), change it to
obtain an IP address automatically from the router.
If the router does not connect to the Internet:
1. Review
your settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed
everything correctly.
2. Cont
act your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.
3. Read Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your
NETGEAR product and
contact NETGEAR technical support.