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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your New Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prepare the Router for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Set Up a Repeater Unit. . . . . . . . . .
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index 6
1. Hardware Setup 1 Get t i ng to know you r router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC provides high-performance wireless Internet access. Its dual band design provides the maximum flexibility for a home network. This is because the router contains two different types of wireless radios to support connections on both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz wireless links. For help installing your new router, see the installation guide that came in the box.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Unpack Your New Router Your box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • A slide-on stand for your router • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • A yellow Ethernet cable • NETGEAR Installation Guide with cabling and router setup instructions If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Prepare the Router for Installation 1. Carefully remove the protective film from the top of your router. 2. Set up your router by aligning the arrow on the base with the arrow on the back of the case, and sliding the router onto the base. Figure 2. Align arrow on base with arrow on case back 3. Place your router in an area suitable for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the router’s Restore Factory Settings button, preset wireless information, MAC address, and serial number. Preset wireless information Restore Factory Settings Serial number MAC address Figure 3. Information on the router label See Basic Wireless Settings on page 24for information about preset security.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Front Panel The router front panel has the LEDs and icons shown in the figure. Note that the Wireless and WPS icons are buttons. Power Wireless USB Internet Ethernet (LAN) Wireless On/Off WPS Figure 5. Front panel LEDs and buttons The front panel has five status LEDs that you can use to monitor and verify various conditions. There are also two buttons on the right (or at the bottom if the router is in its stand).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC wireless radio is on. If the Wireless LED is off, then the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router. • WPS button. You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network. The LED below the WPS button blinks green when the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid green when wireless security is enabled in the router.
2. Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Con n e ct i n g to the router 2 This chapter explains how to use the NETGEAR Genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically, or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. However, before you start the setup process, you need to have your ISP information on hand and make sure the laptops, PCs, and other devices in the network have the settings described here.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. To use the NETGEAR Genie to set up your router: 4. Turn the router on by pressing the On/Off button, if not done yet. 5.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router, the NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. You can use the 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. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router 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 at the top there is an Advanced tab that is used to access additional menus and screens.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manual Method 1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router. This software scans for all wireless networks in your area. 2. Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process, look for the default Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and select it.
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1. From the Home screen, select Internet. The following screen displays: Scroll to view more settings The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP. • Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address. • Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. • Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have joined the wireless network. • # (number). The order in which the device joined the network. • IP Address.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays: ReadyShare USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB port here.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This screen displays the following: • Network/Device Name. The default is \\readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Available Network Folders. The folders on the USB device. 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router. 1. On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. You can scroll down to view more settings. The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box is selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) check box and click Apply. Enable Wireless Isolation.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them 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 2.4 GHz b/g/n guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network to display the following screen: 2. Select any of the following wireless settings: Enable Guest Network.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To set up a 5.0 GHz a/n guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network and scroll down to the Wireless Settings (5 GHz) section to display the following screen: 2. Select any of the following wireless settings: Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. Enable SSID Broadcast.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to use which option. Note that it is also possible to set up a guest network without wireless security. NETGEAR does not recommend this. WEP Encryption WEP uses an old encryption method and can be easily decoded with today’s powerful computers. Use this mode only when you have a very old legacy wireless client that does not support WPA-PSK.
4. Genie Advanced Home 4 Sp ecif yi ng custom set ti ngs This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter contains the following sections: • 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: • USB Storage.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router. After setting up the router the first time, if you want to perform this task again, you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie. 1. Select Setup Wizard to display the following screen: 2. Select either Yes or No, I want to configure the router myself. If you select No, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see Internet Setup on page 20).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Select Advanced > WPS Wizard. 2. Click Next. The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client (a wireless device or computer). You can use either the push button or PIN method. 3.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Within two 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup to view the following screen: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them, but there are other applications that might not function well.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC - America Online’s DSL service • You use VPN and have severe performance problems. • You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems. Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites, frames within Web sites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server. The router’s default LAN IP configuration is: • LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1 • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. Combined with the IP address, the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which have to be reached through a gateway or router. • RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The WNDRMAC router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC QoS for Applications and Online Gaming To create a QoS policy for applications and online games: 1. In the QoS Setup screen, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On checkbox. 2. Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules. On this screen 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 of the rules by simply clicking the Delete All button. 3.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC a. If you add a new entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. In the Connection Type field, select either TCP, UDP, or both (TCP/UDP), and specify the port number or range of port numbers used by the application or game. 7.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 4. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure: 5. From the Ethernet LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy. 6. From the Priority list, select the priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 7.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click Refresh. If it still does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually. 5.
5. USB Storage Accessi ng and config uring a US B storage drive 5 This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. Be aware that the USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables. Table 3. USB Drive Speeds Bus Speed/Sec USB 1.1 12 Mbits USB 2.0 480 Mbits The router should work with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files between Macintosh, Linux, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a go-between across the systems.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations: • There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has no password. • On the FTP site, the person receiving the files should use the guest user account and enter any password (FTP requires that you type something in the password field).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To access your USB device: 1. Click the network device name or the share name. 2. With Finder active, from the Go menu, select Connect to Server (or, with the Finder active, press Command-k). 3. For SMB://readyshare, click Connect.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Finder shows the drive. Note: If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens until you log out and then log back in again. Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadyShare > Edit, or Advanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to view the Available Network Folder section as shown: 2.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • 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, to change the share name, or to change the read Access or write access from All – no password to admin. The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password. 4.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Network Device Name. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Workgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows. • Access Method. The access methods are described here. Network Connection.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Read/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 password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router. • Folder Name. Full path used by the network folder. • Volume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD). • Total/Free Space. Shows the current utilization of the storage device.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Specify Approved USB Devices For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup and click the Approved Devices button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays: 2. Select the USB device from the Available USB Devices list. 3. Click Add. 4. Select the Allow only approved devices check box. 5. Click Apply so that your change takes effect.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Access the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP To connect to the router’s USB drive using a Web browser: 1. Connect to the router by typing ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For example, ftp://10.1.65.4 If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the IP address. 2. Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.
6. Security Ke epi ng u nwante d c onte nt out of you r n et work 6 This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 to display the following screen: 2. Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. • Always.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions performed by server computers 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. If you are not sure, select Both. 6. Enter the starting and ending port numbers.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. a. Days to Block. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes, or select Every Day and select the check boxes for all days. b. Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All Day for 24-hour blocking. 3. Select your time zone from the list.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 6. You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site and you can specify that logs are sent automatically. If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatically emailed to the specified email address. After the log is sent, the log is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot email the log file, the log buffer might fill up.
7. Administration 7 M a nagi ng your net work This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See also Remote Management on page 91 for information on upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 94 for information on monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Firmware Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC View Router Status To view router status and usage information, click the Advanced Home button 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 GUI. LAN Port. • MAC Address. The Media Access Control address.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 8. 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz) and Wireless Settings (5 GHz) You need to scroll down to see all the fields for this section of the Router Status screen: The following settings are displayed for each network: 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 LED on the front panel is off. Wireless Isolation. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to the router. Allow guest to access My Local Network.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WNDRMAC 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. Back Up 1. Select Advanced > Administration > Backup 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 .
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Default Settings on page 104), or you can click the Erase button in this screen. 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To enable password recovery: 1. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. 2. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the router, the log in 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 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings to display the following screen: 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • 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. 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. You can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature. A typical application of port forwarding can be shown by reversing the client-server relationship from the previous Web server example.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Port triggering does require that you need to know the computer’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically. • Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer’s IP address during configuration, and the IP address can never change. • Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering to display the following screen: The Port Forwarding radio button 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 83. 3.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 field, 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To make a local Web server public: 1. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation. In this example, your router will always give your Web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information. 3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box. 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. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. 5.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 field, 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).
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 10.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDRMAC router over the Internet. 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. It can be up to 30 characters. 2.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. When accessing your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address into your browser’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC IPv6 This screen allows you 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. • If you are not sure, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter to display the following screen: 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • Wired and wirelessly connected computers need to have network (IP) addresses on the same network as the router. The simplest way to do this is to configure each computer to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. • 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs or the Internet LED does not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following: • 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but you are unable to access the Internet, first determine whether the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router must request 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • If your wireless device finds the network but you cannot join the network, check to make sure that your wireless device is compatible with the network that you selected (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz). • Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network (WPA or WPA2)? • To check the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router.
A. Supplemental Information A This appendix provides factory default settings, technical specifications for the N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC, and links to related documents.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Factory Default Settings You can restore the factory default configuration settings to reset the router’s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to www.routerlogin.net. This procedure erases your current configuration, including your wireless security settings, and restores the factory defaults. When you log in after resetting, the Smart Wizard configuration assistant prompts you to configure these settings.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Table 4. WNDRMAC Router Default Configuration Settings (Continued) Feature Default setting Security The unique default password is printed on product label. 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.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC Technical Specifications Table 5. WNDRMAC Router Specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • • • • Dimensions 1.1 in. x 6.89 in. x 4.68 in. (28 x 175 x 119 mm) Weight 1.2 lbs. (0.
B. Notification of Compliance N ETGE A R D ua l B a nd - Wi reles s 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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. ∆ΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ Radiolan ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩ∆ΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ∆ΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ Ο∆ΗΓΙΑΣ 1999/5/ΕΚ. Français [French] Par la présente NETGEAR Inc.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 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 Gigabit Router WNDRMAC • This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.
Index A port forwarding 82 port triggering 85 QoS 40 repeater unit 77 user-defined services 58 connecting wirelessly 12 country setting 31 crossover cable 99 CTS/RTS Threshold 73 custom service (port forwarding) 83 access remote 91 viewing logs 68 access points 74 accessing remote computer 78 adding custom service 83 priority rules 41 address reservation 39 advertisement period 93 alerts, emailing 60 applications, QoS for online gaming 41 approved USB devices 54 attached devices 22 authentication, require
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC F L factory default settings, restoring 69, 104 file sharing 46 firmware version 64 firmware, upgrading 16, 63 Fragmentation Length 73 fragmented data packets 35 front panel 11 label, product 10 LAN LED described 11 LAN port QoS for 42 settings 64 LAN setup 37 language setting 31 large files, sharing 47 lease, DHCP 66 LEDs 11 local servers, port forwarding to 82 logging in 14, 16 logs emailing 60 viewing 68 G games, online, QoS for 41 gateway IP address 21
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC default factory settings 69, 104 router interface, described 17 router status, viewing 64 P packets, fragmented 35 Parental Controls 23 passphrases changing 26 product label 10 password recovery, admin 70 passwords, see passphrases photos, sharing 47 poll interval 65 port filtering 58 port forwarding 78, 80, 81, 82 port numbers 58 port status 65 port triggering 78, 79, 81, 85 ports, listed, back panel 10 positioning the router 12 Power LED described 11 troubl
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC up time, system 65 upgrading firmware 16, 63 USB advanced configuration 51 basic storage settings 48 drive requirements 46 file sharing 46 ReadyShare access 46, 50 remote computer connection 54 specifying approved devices 54 unmounting a USB drive 53 USB devices, approved 54 USB LED described 11 user-defined services 58 WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) 40 WPA encryption 29 WPA2 encryption 29 WPA2-PSK encryption 29 WPA-802.
