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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Chapter 4 Genie Advanced Home Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Set Up a Repeater Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Hardware Setup 1 Get t i ng to know your router If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, this chapter walks you through the hardware setup. Chapter 2, Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie, explains how to set up your Internet connection.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. Wireless-N 150 Router Ethernet cable Stand Power adapter Figure 1.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Front Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the figure. Figure 2. Front panel Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power • • • • • Internet • Solid amber. The IP address has not been acquired. • Solid green. An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data. • Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem. Wireless LAN ports 1–4 WPS Solid amber.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure. WiFi On/Off button. Turn the wireless radio in the router on or off. Restore Factory Settings button. Press and hold this button for about 5 seconds to reset the router to its factory default settings. USB port. Four local area network (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to your local computers.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. Set up your N300 Wireless router by inserting the tabs of the stand (supplied with your router) into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. 3. Remove the protective film covering the front panel of the router. 4. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Cable Your Router The installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page. This section walks you through cabling with detailed illustrations. 1. Connect the router, the computer, and the modem. 2. Turn off and unplug the modem. If your modem has a backup battery, remove it as well. 3. Locate the Ethernet cable (1) that connects your computer to the modem. 1 2 4. Disconnect the cable from the modem (2).
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 6. Locate the cable you removed from the modem in step 4. Securely insert that cable into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1. Your network cables are connected, and you are ready to start your network. It is important that you start your network in the correct sequence (first power on the modem, and after it finishes starting up, power on the router). Verify the Cabling Verify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs.
2. Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Con n e ct i n g to the router 2 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 in this book.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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 NETGEAR Genie to set up your router: 1. Turn the router on by pressing the Power On/Off button, if not done yet. 2. Make sure that your device is connected with an Ethernet cable to your router. 3.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. The login window displays: admin ******** 3. Enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters. Note: The router user name and password are different from the user name and password for logging in to your Internet connection.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. See Guest Networks on page 29 for instructions on how to set up a guest network. Manual Method To connect manually: 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.
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N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 • 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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: If you want to use Live Parental Controls, click Download Now. Follow the wizard steps for setup.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this. Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. Note that in the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not interchangeable. Channel.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without seeing your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to your wireless network. To set up a guest network: 1. Select Basic > Guest Network to display the following screen: 2. Select any of the following wireless settings: Enable Guest Network.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. 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.
4. Genie Advanced Home Sp ecif yi ng custom set ti ngs 4 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 screens you access from the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters: • USB Storage.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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 22). 3.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. on the front of The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 - 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 websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The N300 Wireless Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. To configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling. 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 check box. 2.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 5. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming. In either case, a list of applications or games displays in the list. 6. You can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game, as applicable. If you add a new entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: a. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. b.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 4. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure: 5. From the 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. Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 File-Sharing Scenarios You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational purposes. The files can be any PC, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include: • Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Sharing Large Files over the Internet Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The router allows you to share very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router. Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations: • There are two user accounts: admin and guest.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadySHARE > Edit, or Advanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 USB Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On the Advanced tab, select USB Storage > Advanced Settings to display the following screen: 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: • Share Name. If only 1 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/Write Access.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 To set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. Th e following screen displays: 2. Click the Approved Devices button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays: This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices. You can remove or add approved USB devices. 3. To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click Add. 4.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, you have to 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.
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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. • Days to Block. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes, or select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days. • Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All Day for 24-hour blocking. 3. Select your time zone from the list.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn Email Notification On check box. 3. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent by email. 4.
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 88 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 91 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of the Genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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 GUI. LAN Port. • MAC Address. The Media Access Control address.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. Statistics Button On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the Statistics button to display the following screen: Figure 6. System up time and poll interval statistics System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted. Port.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 7. 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and 11 do not interfere with each other. Mode. Indicates the wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 145 Mbps (default), and Up to 300 Mbps. 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. Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Select Advanced > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays. The log screen shows the following information: • Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded. • Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted. • Action. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Back Up Settings To back up the router’s configuration settings: 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 .cfg file that is on a computer on your network. Restore Configuration Settings To restore configuration settings that you backed up: 1.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Set Password This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access (see Label on page 10). To set the password for the user name admin: 1.
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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the N300 Wireless 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).
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, the following conditions have to be met for both access points: • Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. • Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 - If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box. - If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point (repeater with wireless client association), leave this check box cleared. Base Station MAC Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the MAC address for the access point that is the base station. • Wireless Base Station. If your router is the base station, select this check box. Disable Wireless Client Association.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 4. Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Set Up a Repeater Unit Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. Note: If you are using the WNR3500Lv2 base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the repeater, you might need to change additional configuration settings.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Remote Computer Access Basics When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing the source and destination address and process information. Before forwarding your message to the remote computer, your router has to modify the source information and create and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your computer.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 router then modifies the message to restore the original address information replaced by NAT. Your router sends this reply message to your computer, which displays the web page from www.example.com. The message now contains the following address and port information. Source address. The IP address of www.example.com. Source port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process. Destination address. Your computer’s IP address.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 6. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333, your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer. 7.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic. Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192.168.1.123. Therefore, your router modifies the destination information in the request message: The destination address is replaced with 192.168.1.123. Your router then sends this request message to your local network. 3.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 To set up port forwarding: Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP address feature of your N300 Wireless Router. 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 3. Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen: 4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 6. In the Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number. • If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the Ending Port field.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers. 3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to use the name as described in Dynamic DNS on page 84. To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user has to know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 2. Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information. 3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected. Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure port triggering, port triggering is disabled. However, any port triggering configuration information you added to the router is retained even though it is not used. 4.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 6. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address, and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer. 9. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or both (TCP/UDP). If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP. 10.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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 9.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 To set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes, and click Add to display the following screen: 2. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only.) 3. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP. 4. Select the Active check box to make this route effective. 5.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your N300 Wireless Router over the Internet. To set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. Note: Be sure to change the router’s default login password to a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP. 5. Click Apply to have your changes take effect. 6.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR Genie does not detect it automatically. To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: 2. Select the IPv6 connection type from the list. Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. • If your ISP did not provide details, you can select IPv6 Tunnel.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached.
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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Your Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem. 2. Turn off the router and computers. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. Wait 2 minutes. 4. Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes. 5. Turn on the computers. Check Ethernet Cable Connections Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, verify that the Power LED is on. 2. Verify that the Power LED turns amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test is running. 3. After approximately 30 seconds, verify that: • The Power LED is solid green. • The Internet LED is on.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 100. If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www.netgear.com/support.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 • If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section. • Make sure that your computer’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer’s address should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. • If your computer’s IP address is shown as 169.254.x.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one of the following: • Your Internet service provider (ISP) might require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some other type of login. • If your ISP requires a login, the login name and password might be set incorrectly. • Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 If any of the steps indicate Failed, you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect. The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely. If you cannot connect after several minutes, you might be using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your ISP. Note: Unless you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 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 Wireless LED on the front of the router. It should be lit. If it is not, you can press the Wireless button on the side of the router to turn the router’s wireless radio back on.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 ping www.routerlogin.net 3. Click OK.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 • Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask) is different from the network address of the remote device. • Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. • If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer, enter that host name as the account name in the Internet Settings screen. • Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers.
A. Supplemental Information A This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2. Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or some other similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the bottom of the router for at least 7 seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory settings.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Table 4. Factory default settings (Continued) Feature Wireless Default behavior Wireless communication Enabled SSID name Preset. See router label. Security Preset. See router label. Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto* Country/region United States in the US; otherwise varies by region RF channel Auto Operating mode Up to 145 Mbps Data rate Best Output power Full *. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Technical Specifications Table 5. WNR3500Lv2 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • • • • Dimensions 175 x 130 x 35 mm (6.89 x 5.12 x 1.38 in.) Weight 0.33 kg (0.
B. Notification of Compliance NETGE A R wi reless routers, gateways, APs B Regulatory Compliance Information Note: 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 English Hereby, NETGEAR Inc., declares that this Radiolan is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Svenska [Swedish] Härmed intygar NETGEAR Inc. att denna Radiolan står I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 FCC Caution • Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. • 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.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters).
Index A QoS 41 repeater unit 75 user-defined services 57 connecting wirelessly 11 country setting 32 crossover cable 96 CTS/RTS Threshold 71 custom service (port forwarding) 80 access remote 88 viewing logs 66 access points 72 accessing remote computer 76 adding custom service 80 priority rules 42 address reservation 40 advertisement period 90 alerts, emailing 59 applications, QoS for online gaming 42 approved USB devices 52 attached devices 24 authentication, required by mail server 60 automatic firmware
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 F K factory default settings, restoring 68 factory settings list of 103 restoring 10 file sharing 48 firmware version 63 firmware, upgrading 18, 62 fragmentation length 71 fragmented data packets 36 front panel 9 keywords 56 L label, product 10 LAN port QoS for 43 settings 63 LAN setup 38 language setting 32 large files, sharing 49 lease, DHCP 65 LEDs verifying cabling 14 local servers, port forwarding to 79 logging in 16, 17 logs emailing 59 viewing 66 G games,
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 P S packets, fragmented 36 Parental Controls 25 passphrases changing 28 product label 10 password recovery, admin 69 photos, sharing 48 poll interval 64 port filtering 57 port forwarding 75, 78, 79 port numbers 57 port status 64 port triggering 75, 77, 79, 82 ports listed, back panel 10 positioning the router 11 Power light, troubleshooting and 95 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) 98 Preamble mode 71 preset security about 26 passphrase 28 primary DNS addresses 23 printing
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 remote computer connection 54 specifying approved devices 52 unmounting a USB drive 52 USB devices, approved 52 user-defined services 57 V viewing logs 66 router status 63 W WAN IP address, troubleshooting 97 WAN setup 35 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 20, 33 wireless channel 28 wireless connection, troubleshooting 100 wireless connections 11 wireless devices, adding to the network 20 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 72, 73 Wireless light, troubleshooting and 96, 97
