N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear, select User Defined. 5. If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. • Days to Block. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes, or select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days. • Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All Day for 24-hour blocking. 3.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Email to display the following screen: 2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn Email Notification On check box. 3. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program.
7. Administration 7 M anaging your net work This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See also Remote Management on page 94 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 97 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of the Genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 View Router Status To view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home, or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Hardware Version. The router model. Firmware Version. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router firmware. GUI Language Version. The localized language of the user interface. LAN Port. • MAC Address. The Media Access Control address.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP. IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 3. View connection status information The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the items. The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen. IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router. Subnet Mask.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for the 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network. Region. The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world. Channel. Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Name (SSID). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest. Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not enabled, the Wireless LEDs on the front panel are off. Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID. Wireless Isolation.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Select Advanced > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays. The log screen shows the following information: • Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded. • Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted. • Action. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Back Up Settings To back up the router’s configuration settings: 1. Select Advanced > Administration > Back Up Settings to display the following screen: 2. Click Back Up to save a copy of the current settings. 3. Choose a location to store the .cfg file that is on a computer on your network. Restore Configuration Settings To restore configuration settings that you backed up: 1.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP. Set Password This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.
8. Advanced Settings 8 Fine tuning your net work This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio. You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router by clearing this check box. Select this check box again to enable the wireless portion of the router.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service. Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Wireless Repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. The WNDR3400v3 router is always in dual band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. Be aware that if you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other access point. Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed. - If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen (depending on the frequency you want to use), select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 4. Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units. 5. Click Apply to save your changes.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP of the base station. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. 5. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server connected to the other access point.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 the web page request message to www.example.com, your router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message, performing Network Address Translation (NAT): • The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP address. This is necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 triggering function of your router, you can tell the router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session. An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 113.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet. However, you might need to allow a client computer on the Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally, your router ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traffic.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering: • Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network, although only one computer can use it at a time. • Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network. • Port triggering requires that you know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering to display the following screen: Port Forwarding is selected as the service type. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in the list, see Add a Custom Service on page 86. 3. In the corresponding Server IP Address field, enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service. 4.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 3. Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen: 4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 6. In the Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number. • If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the Ending Port field.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers. 3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to use the name as described in Dynamic DNS on page 90. To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user has to know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 2. Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information. 3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected. Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure port triggering, port triggering is disabled. However, any port triggering configuration information you added to the router is retained even though it is not used. 4.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 6. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address, and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer. 9. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or both (TCP/UDP). If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP. 10.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org. On the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS to display the following screen: Figure 5.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router. Under usual circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional static routes. You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes, and click Add to display the following screen: 2. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only.) 3. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP. 4. Select the Active check box to make this route effective. 5.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your N600 Wireless Dual Band Router over the Internet. To set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. Note: Be sure to change the router’s default login password to a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP. 5. Click Apply to have your changes take effect. 6.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays. 2. The available settings and information in this screen are: Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the router does not allow any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping) of the router.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR Genie does not detect it automatically. To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: 2. Select the IPv6 connection type from the list. Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. • If your ISP did not provide details, you can select IPv6 Tunnel.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings 2. To enable the Traffic Meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 3. If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, select the Traffic volume control by radio button. You can select one of the following options for controlling the traffic volume: • No Limit.
9. Troubleshooting 9 This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Your Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem. 2. Turn off the router and computers. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. Wait 2 minutes. 4. Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes. 5. Turn on the computers. Check Ethernet Cable Connections Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, verify that the Power/Test LED is on. 2. Verify that the Power/Test LED turns amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test is running. 3. After approximately 30 seconds, verify that: • The Power/Test LED is solid green. • The Internet LED is on.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power-up: • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 109. If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www.netgear.com/support.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section. • Make sure that your computer’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer’s address should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. • If your computer’s IP address is shown as 169.254.x.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one of the following: • Your Internet service provider (ISP) might require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some other type of login. • If your ISP requires a login, the login name and password might be set incorrectly. • Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If any of the steps indicate Failed, you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect. The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely. If you cannot connect after several minutes, you might be using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your ISP. Note: Unless you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • When entering configuration settings, always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab, or your changes are lost. • Click the Refresh or Reload button in the web browser. The changes might have occurred, but the old settings might be in the web browser’s cache. Incorrect Date or Time Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the current date and time.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Is your router too far from your computer, or too close? Place your computer near the router, but at least 6 feet away, and see whether the signal strength improves. • Is your wireless signal blocked by objects between the router and your computer? Restore the Factory Settings and Password This section explains how to restore the factory settings, changing the router’s administration password back to password.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • Wrong physical connections For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is on for the port to which you are connected. Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices. If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are on for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router.
A. Supplemental Information A This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3. Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or some other similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router for at least 5 seconds. The router resets and returns to the factory settings.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Table 4. Factory default settings (continued) Feature Default behavior Local network DHCP starting IP address (LAN) continued DHCP ending IP address 192.168.1.2 Firewall Wireless Firewall 192.168.1.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Technical Specifications Table 5. WNDR3400v3 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • • • • Dimensions 8.8 in. x 6.8 in. x 1.2 in. (223 x 153 x 31 mm) Weight 1.2 lbs. (0.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Table 5. WNDR3400v3 Router specifications (continued) Feature Description Operating frequency range 2.4 GHz 2.412–2.462 GHz (US) 2.412–2.472 GHz (Japan) 2.412–2.472 GHz (Europe ETSI) 5 GHz 5.18–5.24 + 5.745–5.825 GHz (US) 5.18–5.24 GHz (Europe ETSI) FCC: 5.25–5.35 GHz (DFS band) 5.47–5.725 GHz (DFS band) 5600–5650 MHz is disabled and unavailable for use CE (Europe ETSI): 5.25–5.35 GHz (DFS band) 5.47–5.725 GHz (DFS band) 802.
B. Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Dual Band - Wireless B Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ NETGEAR Inc. ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ Radiolan ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ. Français [French] Par la présente NETGEAR Inc.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Íslenska [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir NETGEAR Inc. yfir því að Radiolan er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999/5/EC. Norsk [Norwegian] NETGEAR Inc. erklærer herved at utstyret Radiolan er i samsvar med de grunnleggende krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. This device is a 2.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 • For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. • This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This device is going to be operated in 5150~5250 MHz frequency range, it is restricted in indoor environment only.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters).
Index NAT 38 port forwarding 85 port triggering 88 QoS 44 repeater unit 80 user-defined services 60 connecting wirelessly 8 country setting 35 crossover cable 102 CTS/RTS Threshold 76 custom service (port forwarding) 86 A access remote 94 viewing logs 70 access points 77 accessing remote computer 81 adding custom services 86 guest network 31 priority rules 45 QoS policy 44 wireless devices 21 address reservation 43 advertisement period 96 alerts, emailing 62 applications, QoS for online gaming 45 approved
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Ethernet cables, checking 100 Ethernet LED, troubleshooting 101, 102 K keywords 59 F L factory default settings list of 109 restoring 72 file sharing 50 firmware version 66 firmware, upgrading 19, 65 fragmentation length 76 fragmented data packets 39 front panel 11 label, product 14 LAN port QoS for 46 settings 66 LAN setup 41 language setting 35 large files, sharing 51 lease, DHCP 68 LEDs troubleshooting 101 verifying cabling 15 local servers, port forwarding
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 outgoing mail server 63 router status, viewing 66 P S packets, fragmented 39 Parental Controls 26 passphrases changing 30 product label 14 password recovery, admin 73 password, restoring 107 photos, sharing 51 poll interval 67 port filtering 60 port forwarding 81, 84, 85 port numbers 60 port status 67 port triggering 81, 82, 85, 88 ports, listed, back panel 13 positioning the router 8 Power LED, troubleshooting 101 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) 104 Preamble mode 76
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 basic storage settings 52 drive requirements 50 file sharing 50 ReadyShare access 50, 53 remote computer connection 57 specifying approved devices 56 unmounting a USB drive 55 USB devices, approved 56 user-defined services 60 V viewing logs 70 router status 66 W WAN IP address, troubleshooting 103 WAN setup 38 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) 21, 36 wireless channel 29 wireless connections range 8 troubleshooting 106 wireless devices, adding to the network 21 Wireless
