N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model WNDR4300 User Manual September 2014 202-11031-07 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Internet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . .
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Hardware Setup Gettin g to know your ro ute r 1 The N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 provides an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL). It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service providers, lets you block unsafe Internet content and applications, and protects the devices (computers, gaming consoles, and so on) that you connect to your home network.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Unpack Your Router Your box should contain the following items: • N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Router stand • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • Category 5E (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable • Resource CD • Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions Hardware Features Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 The following table describes the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from left to right. Icon Description Power • • • • • Solid amber. The unit is starting up after being powered on. Solid green. The router is ready to use Off. Power is not supplied to the router. Blinking green. The firmware is corrupted. Visit http://www.netgear.com/support. Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Back Panel The back panel has the On/Off button and port connections as shown in the figure. Power input USB port Four Ethernet WAN port LAN ports On/Off button Figure 2. Back panel Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the Restore Factory Settings button, login information, MAC address, and serial number. Login user name Default password Restore Factory Settings Serial number MAC address Figure 3.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Attach the Stand For optimal wireless network performance, use the stand (included in the package) to position your router upright. 1. Orient your router vertically. 2. Insert the tabs of the stand into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4-GHz cordless phone. • Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 3. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem. 1 2 4. Disconnect the cable from the modem (2). You will connect it to the router later. 5. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router (3). 3 6. Locate the cable you removed from the modem in step 2.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Verify the Cabling Verify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs. Turn on the router by pressing the On/Off button on the back. • The Power LED lights amber when the router is turned on. • The LAN port LEDs light green for each computer cabled to the router. • The 2.4 GHz N/G-Band LED is lit, and the 5.0 GHz N-Band LED is lit. • The Internet LED is lit.
2. Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 2 Co n n ec t ing t he router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Router Setup Preparation You can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router, or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. Before you start the setup process, get your ISP information and make sure the computers and devices in the network have the settings described here.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. You can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router. 1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the web browser address bar. A login window displays.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The left column has the menus, and tabs at the top. You can use the Advanced tab to access more menus and screens. Language Menus (Click the Advanced tab to view more) Dashboard (Click to view details) Help Figure 4.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Join Your Wireless Network You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. Manual Method With the manual method, you choose the network that you want and enter its password to connect. To connect manually: 1. On your computer or wireless device, open the software that manages your wireless connections. The wireless software scans for all wireless networks in your area. 2. Look for your network and select it.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps. Retrieve wireless password About genie Language Menu Dashboard (Click to view details) Support The genie app can help you with the following: • Automatically repair common wireless network problems.
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N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Basic Home Screen The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure: Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information. You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the router. See Setup Wizard on page 34. To view or change the basic Internet setup: 1. From the Home screen, select Internet.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login. • Yes. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. • No. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed. 2. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. To set up Live Parental Controls: 1. Select Parental Controls on the Home (dashboard) screen. Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts. If you do not have one, you can create one now. 2. Log in to manage Parental Control settings.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 5. Click Next, read the note, and click Next again to proceed. You are prompted to log in or create a free account. 6. Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next. • If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected. • If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 7. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next. 8. Click the Take me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as enabled. ReadySHARE Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB port here.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Read Access and Write Access. Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router. By default, it is password. Folder Name. Full path of the network folder. Volume Name. Volume name from the USB storage device.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 1. Select Basic > Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2. Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings. 3. Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box and click Apply. Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, wireless computers or devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network. Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n. To set up a guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network. 2. Select any of the following wireless settings: Enable this wireless network.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has several options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption.
4. NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Spe cif y c ustom s et t in g s 4 This chapter contains the following sections: • NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Setup • LAN Setup • Quality of Service (QoS) Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters: • Storage. See Chapter 5, Storage. • Security. See Chapter 7, Security. • Administration. See Chapter 8, Administration. • Advanced Setup.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information. The content is the same as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu. The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 3. Select Yes and click Next. The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration. The following screen displays: WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device, either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Select Advanced > WPS Wizard. 2. Click Next.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message. 4. Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN (Internet) port. To view or change the WAN settings: Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup The following settings are available: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function. • Disable SIP ALG. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Level Gateway (ALG) is enabled by default to optimize VoIP phone calls that use the SIP.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets are split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Table 1. Common MTU sizes (continued) MTU Application 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. 1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL. 576 Typical value to connect to dial up ISPs. To change the MTU size: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. 2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 3. Click Apply to save the settings.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 To change the LAN settings: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup to display the following screen: 2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup • IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Starting IP Address. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. • Ending IP Address. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 To reserve an IP address: 1. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button. 2. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. (Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.) 3. Type the MAC address of the computer or server. Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here. 4.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply. Note: If you clear the Enable WMM check box, you cannot get 11N throughput.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button. You can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button. 3. To add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule to display the following screen: 4. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game. 5.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 QoS for a MAC Address To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup, and click the Setup QoS Rule button. The QoS Setup screen displays. 2. Click Add Priority Rule. 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to display the following screen: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.
5. Storage A ccessing and configu ri ng a U S B sto ra g e drive 5 This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 ReadySHARE Access ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected the router USB port. (If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.) When you connect the USB device, it might take up to 2 minutes before it is ready for sharing. Note: If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router. To access the USB device from Windows: The readyshareconnect.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 To share files with your friends and family: 1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable. Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking. 2. If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see Storage Advanced Settings on page 52.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Storage Basic Settings You can view or edit basic settings for router a USB storage device attached to your router. To go to Storage Basic Settings: Select Basic > ReadySHARE. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you connect to the USB port on your router.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. Select Basic > ReadySHARE, and click Edit. 2. Specify the changes that you want to make: • To add a folder, click Create Network Folder. • To edit a folder, select its radio button and then click Edit. 3. You can use this screen to select a folder, change the share name, or change the read access or write access from All – no password to admin. The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. To go to Storage Advanced settings: On the USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen, click the Edit button. You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device. • Network Device Name. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Workgroup.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: • Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. • Read Access and Write Access.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Specify Approved USB Devices For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab. To set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. The following screen displays. 2. Click the Approved Devices button.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, use the router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Time Machine Backup If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip this section. To set up a USB drive for Time Machine: 1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac. 2. On your Mac, go to the magnifying glass at the top right of the desktop, and search for disk utility. 3. Open the Disk Utility and format your drive, as shown here. The router supports GUID and MBR partitions only.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 4. In the pop-up window, select Registered User, and enter admin as the user name and password as the password. Time Machine Show All Enter your name and password for the server “WNDR4300” so that Time Machine can access it. Connect as: Guest Registered User Name: admin Password: Time Machine OFF ON N Cancel Connect yyour our music, music, pictures, pictures, and and other other inportant inpor tant fi fil files. les.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Before You Back Up a Large Amount of Data Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you do the following to ensure a successful operation: 1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac machine. 2. Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk. 3. Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk. 4. Set Energy Saver. a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. b. From the View menu, select Energy Saver.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Change the Partition Scheme To run with the router, the partition scheme on your Mac has to be set to either GUID or MBR. To make sure the partition scheme is set to one of these supported schemes: 1. Open the Disk Utility and select your USB drive. 2. Select the Partition tab. 3. Select Volume Scheme and set the number of partitions you would like to use. 4. Click Options, and the Partition options appear. 5.
6. ReadySHARE Printer Sh are a printer connec te d to the U S B p o r t 6 ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. It lets you connect a USB printer to the router USB port, and access it wirelessly. This chapter contains the following sections: • ReadySHARE Printer • USB Control Center Utility For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 ReadySHARE Printer You can connect a USB printer to the router USB port, and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network. To set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable. 2. Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that will share the printer.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 4. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. 5. After you have installed the utility, select the language.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 6. The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx. You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available. After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network, the utility on each of them handles the printing queue and handling.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • You can set the value for the default time-out time from Tools > Configuration. • The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to the USB printer attached to the router. If you exit the utility, printing does not work. • Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from accessing the USB printer.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 USB Control Center Utility The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer and a scanner. You have to install the utility on each computer on the network from which you want to control the device. You can download this utility for PC and Mac at www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Control Center Configuration Select Tools > Configuration to display the following screen: Automatically execute when logging on Windows. Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows. Timeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use. Language. Select the display language for this utility. USB Printer The first time you use a printer, click Connect.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers and Faxes window. This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to hold the connection of this USB printer. Once there is a print job for this printer, the USB utility connects to this USB printer and prints. After the print job is done, the printer status returns to the Paused state.
7. Security Ke e p unwanted conte nt o ut o f yo ur n e two rk 7 This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. 1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites. 2. Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. • Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen. 3.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer, the requested service is identified by a service or port number.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often. To set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > E-mail. 2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn E-mail Notification On check box. 3.
8. 8 Administration Man aging your net work This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 105 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet. For information about monitoring Internet traffic, see Traffic Meter on page 114.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Upgrade the 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 Upgrade screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Internet Port MAC Address. The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. IP Address. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet. Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 6. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default name for 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WNDR4300 router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Note: For information about backing up your computer onto a USB device attached to the router USB port, see Time Machine Backup on page 56. Back Up Settings To back up the router’s configuration settings: 1.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Erase Under some circumstances, you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. Some examples are if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password. You can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Settings on page 123), or you can click the Erase button in this screen.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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.
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9. 9 Advanced Settings Cu sto mize your net wo rk This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Advanced Wireless Settings To go to the Advanced Wireless Settings screen: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Note: The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings. Transmit Power Control. You can change the transmit power of each wireless radio. Lower transmit power reduces the power consumption of the router, but also reduces the wireless coverage. Turn off wireless signal by schedule.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device. Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address, containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01).
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Wireless AP You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router. To set up the router as an AP: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP. 2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 3. Scroll down to view the bottom half of the screen to display more instructions. 4. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router. 5.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the WNDR4300 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).
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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 router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your router for your reference. You need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using. • Wireless Repeater. If your router is the repeater, select this check box. Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other access point. Disable Wireless Client Association.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 4. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. 6. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server connected to the other access point.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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. Using port triggering, you can tell the router, “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you have to also allow incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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 does not require that you know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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 99. 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 6. Specify the port settings: • External Starting Port and External Ending Port. These are the starting number and ending number for the public ports at the Internet interface. For single port forwarding, number in the External Starting Port and External Ending Port fields can be the same. The range is from 1 to 65534. • Use the same port range for Internal port.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not simultaneously). • An application needs to open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port. When port triggering is enabled, the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound “trigger” port. When the router detects outbound traffic on that port, it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 4. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports. The inbound ports close when the inactivity time expires. This is required because the router cannot be sure when the application has terminated. 5. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 6. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 7.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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: To set up Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list. 2. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 3.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the request is likely to be denied by the company’s firewall. In this case you have to define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR4300 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 secure password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 USB Settings For added security, the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices. See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 54 for the procedure. Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 To turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays. 2. Select the setting that you want to use. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Auto Detect Fields In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Detect from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The Connection Type field indicates the connection type detected. The following fields are also included in this screen: IPv6 LAN Setup Router's IPv6 Address on WAN. The IPv6 address acquired for the router's WAN (or Internet) interface.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 router blocks this packet. This function has two modes. The default is Secured mode, which checks both TCP and UDP packets. For Open mode, the checking is applied only to the UDP connection. Auto Config In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Config from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: DHCP User Class.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 6to4 Tunnel In the IPv6 screen, when you select 6to4 Tunnel from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Remote 6to4 Relay Router. The remote relay router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel. If your ISP provides the address of its own relay router, you can put it here. You can also leave it as Auto and the router uses any remote relay router that is available.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Fixed In the IPv6 screen, when you select Fixed from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: IPv6 Fixed WAN Setup IPv6 Address/Prefix Length. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router's WAN interface. Default IPv6 Gateway. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway, which is supposed to be on the router's WAN interface. Primary/Secondary DNS Server.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 DHCP In the IPv6 screen, when you select DHCP from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: User Class. Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here. Domain Name. This is not needed for Internet connections. You can type the domain name of your ISP. For example, if your ISP's mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, you would type xxx.yyy.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 PPPoE In the IPv6 screen, when you select PPPoE from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Login. This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, then you would put JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you log in.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Traffic Meter Traffic metering lets you monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and view traffic usage. To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. Scroll to view more settings 2. To enable the traffic meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 3.
10. 10 Troubleshooting 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.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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. Power LED Check the Power LED to verify correct router operation.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of the computer initially registered on the account. You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen. Troubleshoot 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 LED lights. 2. After 2 minutes, verify the following: • The Power LED lights solid green.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer. • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer. • Be sure that you are using the correct cable. When connecting the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem, use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem. This cable could be a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable. 2.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access WNDR4300 router but not the Internet, check to see if the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP. You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen. To check the WAN IP address: 1. Start your browser, and select an external site such as www.netgear.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP, reboot the computer, and verify the gateway address. • You might be running login software that is no longer needed. If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no longer need to run that software after installing your router.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Wireless Connectivity If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router, try to isolate the problem. • Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network? If not, check the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs on the front of the router. They should be lit. If they are not, you can press the Wireless button on the front of the router to turn the routers wireless radios back on.
A. Supplemental Information A This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a 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 configuration settings shown in the following table. Table 2.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Table 2. Factory default settings (continued) Feature Wireless Firewall Default behavior Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto* Country/region United States in the US, otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode 2.
N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 Table 3. WNDR4300 Router specifications (continued) Feature Description LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45 WAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard. See the footnote for the previous table. Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding standards IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a 5.
