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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 User Manual

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1. IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Address Get Automatically from ISP Help Center Show Hide Help Center The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not your Internet connection requires a login e 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 e No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 2 Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server The default settings usually work fine If you have problems with your connection check the ISP settings 3 Click Apply to save your settings Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute see Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Internet Setup Screen Fields The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen Note that which fields display in this screen depends on whether or not an ISP login is required Does Your ISP Require a Login Answer either yes or no These fields display when no login is required e Account Name If required Enter the account name provided by your ISP This might also be called the host name e Domain Name If required Enter the domain name provided by your ISP These fields display when your ISP requires a login Internet Service Provider Encapsulation ISP types The choices are PPPoE PPTP or L
2. _ Advanced Setup Help Center Laan Show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ E V ier ES LR M Enter Search item Go Within 2 minutes go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password The router attempts to add the WPS capable device The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green When the router establishes a WPS connection the LED is solid green and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network Setup Menu Select Advanced gt Setup to display the Setup menu The following selections are available Internet Setup This is a shortcut to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Internet Setup on page 19 Wireless Setup This is a shortcut to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Basic Wireless Settings on page 23 Guest Network This is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Guest Networks on page 26 WAN Setup Internet WAN setup See WAN Setup on page 32 LAN Setup Local area network LAN setup See LAN Setup on page 35 QoS Setup Quality of Service QoS setup See Quality of Service QoS Setup on page 38 NETGEAR genie Ad
3. e Check that the router is not in the temporary AP setup locked state if you are using the wireless repeater function Troubleshooting 113 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Cannot Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network check the following 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 x recent versions of Windows and MacOS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server These auto generated addresses are in the range of 169 254 x x If your IP address is in this range check the connection from the computer to the router and reboot your computer If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address clear the router s configuration to factory defaults This sets the router s IP address to 192 168 1 1 This procedure is explained in Factory Settings on page 120 Make sure that your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loade
4. Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Wireless Connectivity Restore the Factory Settings and Password Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 110 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Turn off the router and computers Plug in the modem and turn it on Wait 2 minutes Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes mo RN Turn on the computers Check Ethernet Cable Connections Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in e The Internet LED on the router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and router are turned on e For each powered on computer connected to the router by an Ethernet cable the corresponding numbered router LAN port LED is on Wireless Settings Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly e Fora wirelessly connected computer the wireless network name SSID and wireless security settings of the router and wireless computer need to match exactly e f you set up an access list in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen you have to add each wireless computer s MAC address to the router s access list Network Settings Make sure that the network settings of the computer
5. If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive you can skip the set up and go directly to the following section Access the Connected USB Hard Drive gt To set up Time Machine 1 Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac 2 On your Mac go to the magnifying glass at the top right of the desktop and search for disk utility 3 Open the Disk Utility and format your drive as shown here E 60 67 GB APPLE SSD TS064C Media Macintosh HO EB 0ALA330 Mec E __ 4 02 GB JetFlash Transcend 4GB Mec L NO NAME VLCStreamer dmg TeamViewer dmg snowleopard 10a432 userdvd iso Mac OS X Install DVD Ea Mount Point Volumes ti Owners Enabled No Number of Folders 16 First Aid Erase RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Forma amp Mac OS Extended journaled E Name a Erase Free Space Security Options Erase Capacity 1 TB 1 000 199 467 008 Bytes Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Available 999 54 GB 999 535 427 584 Bytes Used 664 MB 664 039 424 Bytes Number of Files 62 The r
6. TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP and SMB Power adapter e North America 120V 60 Hz input UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input Europe 230V 50 Hz input All regions output 12V DC 5A output Dimensions 8 8 in x 6 8 in x 1 2 in 223 x 153 x 31 mm Weight 1 2 Ibs 0 5 kg Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 9096 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B C Tick N10947 LAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 WAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802 11 standard See the footnote for the previous table Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding standards IEEE 802 11n version 2 0 IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11b 2 4 GHz IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11a 5 0 GHz Maximum computers per wireless network Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node typically 50 70 nodes Supplemental Information 122 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Table 5 WNDR4500 Router specifications continued Feature Description Operating frequency range 2 4 GHz 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 5 GHz 5 18 5 2
7. Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Add Custom Service Q Help Center Show Hide Help Center cp a E HELP x Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ Port Forwarding is selected as the service type 2 From the Service Name list select the service or game that you will host on your network If the service does not appear in the list see Add a Custom Service on page 97 3 In the corresponding Server IP Address field enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 4 Click Add The service appears in the list in the screen Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that does not appear in the Service Name list you have to first determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups Toadda custom service 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select Port Forwarding as the service type Advanced Settings 97 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3 Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Ports Custom Services WPS Wizard Setup Service Name USB St
8. v Administration Enable Password Recovery Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Router Update gt Advanced Setup Help Center End Show Hide Help Center 2 Type the old password and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen 3 If you want to be able to recover the password select the Enable Password Recovery check box 4 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router s user name of admin Then you will have an easy way to recover the password if it is forgotten This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser gt To set up 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 login window displays If password recovery is enabled when you click Cancel the password recovery process starts You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password Administration 79 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Time Machine Time Machine works only on Mac computers It automatically backs up everything on your computer to a USB hard drive that is connected to the Mac Set Up Time Machine
9. Application Example Making a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server Tomake 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 Advanced Settings 98 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 101 To access your web server from the Internet a remote user has to know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP However if you use a Dynamic DNS service the remote user can reach your server by a user friendly Internet name such as mynetgear dyndns org Set Up Port Triggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases e More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application but not simultaneously e An application needs to open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port When port triggeri
10. If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the browser you will be disconnected You will have to open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt LAN Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home LAN Setup Setup Wizard Device Na WNDR3800 WPS Wizard und L LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address fse v Setup Internet Setup Wireless Setup IP Subnet Mask 255 255 RIP Direction RIP Version Use Router as DHCP Server Starting IP Address I gt USB Storage Ending IP Address i gt Security Address Reservation Administration IP Address Device Name MAC Address gt Advanced Setup Help Center Show Hide Help Center 1 2 Enter the settings that you want to customize These settings are described in the following section LAN Setup Screen Settings 3 Click Apply to save your changes NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 35 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP IP Setup e IP Address The LAN IP address of the router e 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 e RIP Direction Router Information Protocol RIP allows a router to exchange routing information
11. SCUnOS lt 0 cities CE VOD DU a dde Ed ede pq 106 Universal Pl g and Play 2 rre tton ere tote etta 106 IPM iss csdipipa bau Xov Ed Be dp tad ids dat ibo T Re be 108 Trafic Meter 2 ez RR REPRE dint qpePEWHdac e deve ewe e pud 109 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting QUIGK TIDS cask oowhaeeesree eed Goma ORK RARER oe Boke awed 111 Sequence to Restart Your Network a an anaana anana 111 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 00005 111 Wireless Settings s duca dep uod ror Qoo rr BEER Daas Ed 111 Network SCUINGS sina dotado bre igi pecho asim ee od aries 111 Troubleshooting with the LEDS 1042654000064 eb 112 Power Test LED Is Off or Blinking 55h eR ERG 112 Power Test LED Stays Amber 2 oss osa enn bns 112 LEDs Never TUMOR 2 pui map Rote a e n nar hed eancags 113 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off llliiilllllsuuun 113 Wireless LEDS ATS i aea zuo p oed x is dns 113 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 The Push N Connect WPS Button Blinks Amber 113 Cannot Log in to the Roulet 25a sec LR EE Gee RE R ERR 114 Cannot Access the Internet iso ees ke 114 Troubleshooting PPPOE 2242 maie data ea a ede ded te ana 116 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing llle 116 Changes Nob Saved s xeu db RUE d QR o ed dees od 117 Wireless Connectivity 1 2 esee mer weed baked ee baer 117 Wireless Signal Strengthi ias ea sci aere dcs a pd dee dob bred 117 Restore the Factory
12. Then click Edit or Delete NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 37 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Quality of Service QoS Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection To configure QoS use the QoS Setup screen Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Setup Setup Wizard Cancel WPS Wizard F Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings 2 4GHz b g n Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings 5GHz a n C Turn Internet Access QoS On C Turn Bandwidth Control On Uplink bandwidth Maximum 255 Kbps Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth o Kbps NEIN QoS Priority Rule list Setup QoS rule USB Storage gt Security Administration gt Advanced Setup Help Center ed Showtide Holp Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Enter Search tem GO Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router supports Wi Fi Multimedia Quality of Service WMM QoS to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories voice video best
13. 4 Select the Allow only approved devices check box 5 Click Apply so that your change takes effect USB Storage 51 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If you want to work with another USB device you have to first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device Connect the other USB device and repeat this process 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 Access the Router s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP gt 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 The user name account name for All no password is guest 3 The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to are displayed for example share partition1 directory1 You can now read and copy files from the USB directory USB Sto
14. Available you can use the USB printer e When the status is Manually connected by xxx only the xxx computer can use the printer Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection or until the connection times out the default time out value is 30 seconds ReadySHARE Printer 57 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e You can set the value for the default time out time from the Tools gt Configuration screen e The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to the USB printer attached to the router If you exit the utility printing does not work e Some firewall software such as Comodo blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from accessing the USB printer If you do not see the printer in the utility you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work 7 f your printer supports scanning make sure that the printer is in the Available state and click the Network Scanner button This activates the Scanner window so you can use the printer for scanning ReadySHARE Printer 58 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 USB Control Center Utility The USB Control Center Utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router The utility allows you to control a printer a scanner or an audio speaker The utility has to b
15. Method gt 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 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 The default SSID is located on the product label on the bottom of the router 3 Enter the router password and click Connect The default router passphrase is located on the product label on the bottom of the router 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to add other wireless devices Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is a standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network while maintaining security To use WPS make sure that all wireless devices to be connected to the network are Wi Fi certified and support WPS During the connection process the client gets the security settings from the router so that every device in the network has the same security settings Touse WPS to join the wireless network If your wireless device supports WPS Push N Connect follow these steps 1 Press the WPS button on the router front panel 2 Within 2 minutes press the WPS button on your wireless device or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device The device is
16. The photo capable color printer is directly attached to a PC but not shared on the network e The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC 1 On the Mac access the USB drive by typing Weadyshare in the address field of a web browser Then copy the photos to the USB drive 2 On the PC use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive to the PC Then print the files 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 USB Storage 45 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e 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 e 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 e Be sure to select the FTP via Internet check box in the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen This option supports both downloading and uploading of files Note You can e
17. and the default value This is the typical setting for non PPPoE non VPN connections and is the default value for NETGEAR routers adapters and switches 1492 Used in PPPoE environments 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging Larger packets are fragmented 1468 Used in some DHCP environments 1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments for example 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN 1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL 576 Typical value to connect to dial up ISPs gt To change the MTU size 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup 2 Inthe MTU Size field enter a new size between 64 and 1500 3 Click Apply to save the settings NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 34 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 e LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 e Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks and should be suitable for most applications If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme you can make those changes in the LAN Setup screen gt To change the LAN settings Note
18. and wireless computers have to be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points Wireless Repeating Function Select Advanced Advanced Setup Wireless Repeating to view or change wireless repeater settings for the router ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup USB Storage Security Administration vAdvanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings ADVANCED Wireless Repeating Function EZB wireless Repeater Wireless Base Station Help Center Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router E0 91 F5 76 F2 E0 Repeater IP Address 10 fo i p T Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station mac Address p T Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 _ Repeater MAC Address 2 Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 T Enable Wireless Repeating Function 5GHz ain rg T ia Help amp Support Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ zi Show Hide Help Center Scroll to view more settings e Enable Wireless Repeating Function Select the check box for the 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz network to use the wireless repeating function Advanced Settings 89 N900 Wireless Dual Band Giga
19. as a DHCP server allowing it to assign IP DNS server and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router s LAN The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN For most applications the default DHCP and TCP IP settings of the router are satisfactory NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 36 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP e An IP address from the range you have defined e Subnet mask e Gateway IP address the router s LAN IP address e Primary DNS server if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen otherwise the router s LAN IP address e Secondary DNS server if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen To use another device on your network as the DHCP server or to man
20. available If it is a message is displayed on the top of the screen See Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 70 for more information about upgrading firmware Click the message when it shows up and click Yes to upgrade the router with the latest firmware After the upgrade the router restarts AN CAUTION Do not try to go online turn off the router shut down the computer or do anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Power LED has stopped blinking for several seconds Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 15 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 NETGEAR 48 Language C internet gt yf NS gt ES Menus Wireless gt AO Click the Attached Devices gt b e o e amp LITE Internet z met Attached Devices Dashboar e EPUM STATUS GOOD Key Password Eu Numer ot Deae xt Click to tab to view oe view more i TA il M details ITI Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS NOTENABLED STATUS No USB drive d eU ee E Help Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Rout
21. click Set Interval To stop the polling entirely click Stop Administration 72 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane click the Connection Status button to view connection status information Connection Status IP Address 192 168 1 65 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 DHCP Server 192 168 1 254 Lease Obtained 1 days 0 Hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 0 days 22 Hours 52 minutes 255255250 ezsa SSS azes DNS Server 1923681254 lt a EE 0 daye 22 Housses 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 The subnet mask that is assigned to the router Default Gateway The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with DHCP Server The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router DNS Server The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses Lease Obtained The date and time when the lease was obtained Lease Expires The date and time that the lease expires Admi
22. effort and background For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS both it and the client running that application have to have WMM enabled Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category which receives a lower priority than voice and video WMM QoS is enabled by default You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply Set Up QoS for Internet Access You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic e Specific applications e Specific online games e Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router e A specific device by MAC address NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 38 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 gt Tocreate a QoS policy for applications and online games 1 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 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 dele
23. find the file 2 When you have located the cfg file click the Restore button to upload the file to the router Upon completion the router reboots WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Administration 77 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Erase Under some circumstances for example if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router see Factory Settings on page 120 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 Administration 78 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 11 Tosetthe password for the user name admin 1 Select Advanced Administration Set Password to display the following screen ADVANCED Wizar WPS Wizard i Old Password USB Storage SetPassword Security Repeat New Password
24. the router do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browser is interrupted it could corrupt the firmware When the upload is complete your router restarts The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether or not you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 70 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 View Router Status To view router status and usage information select Advanced Home or select Administration gt Router Status to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup gt USB Storage Security ADVANCED v Router Information v Internet Port Hardware Version WNDR3400v2 Firmware Version V1 0 0 8_1 0 22 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 6_2 1 13 1 LAN Port MAC Address E0 91 F5 76 F2 E0 IP Address 10 0 0 1 DHCP MAC Address IP Address Connection IP Subnet Mask E0 91 F5 76 F2 E1 192 168 1 65 DHCP 255 255 255 0 Domain Name Server 192 168 1254 v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices On GE GE v Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEAR Name SSID NETGEAR 5G Set Password Region United States Region United States eee Channel Auto 10 P 8 S Channel 44 P 48 S Mode Up to 300 Mbps Mode Up to 300 Mbps Wireless AP Wireless AP On Broadcast Name Broadcast Name On Wir
25. with other routers This setting controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets Both is the default setting With the Both or Out Only setting the router broadcasts its routing table periodically With the Both or In Only setting the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives e RIP Version This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends It recognizes both formats when receiving By default the RIP function is disabled RIP 1 is universally supported It is adequate for most networks unless you have an unusual network setup RIP 2 carries more information Both RIP 2B and RIP 2M send the routing data in RIP 2 format RIP 2B uses subnet broadcasting RIP 2M uses multicasting Use Router as a DHCP Server This check box is usually selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server e Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router e Ending IP Address Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings Use the Router as a DHCP Server By default the router functions
26. your email program If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent by email 4 Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This Email Address field This email address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent by email 5 f your outgoing email server requires authentication select the My Mail Server requires authentication check box Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email server 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 In this case the router overwrites the log and discards its contents 7 Click Apply to save your settings Security 68 Administration Managing your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network See also Remote Management on page 105 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet and Traffic Meter on page 109 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet t
27. 00 e To edit a folder select its radio button and then click Edit 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 Click Apply for your changes to take effect 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 ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Advanced Settings Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup v USB Storage Administration readyshare Workgroup Basic Settii A fave Access memor im 7 dvanced ttings Media Server Port mm HP nmareaasharuteroannetsares 80 d e TP Security c HTTPS va intemen https 0 0 0 0 443 shares GO Fre mursanshare routeriosinnetshares gt Advanced Setup an FTP via internet ftp i 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Read Write Total Free smenme seose necoos roter namefvonme name spse space All All WeadysharelUSB Storage no password no password UA Help Center Show Hide Help Center You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device Netw
28. 02 11n and 802 11g wireless devices to join the network g amp b supports up to 54 Mbps The 450 Mbps setting allows 802 11n devices to connect at this speed Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security option and passphrase Please note that NETGEAR recommends that you not change the security option or passphrase but if you want to change these settings this section explains how Do not disable security Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase 1 Under Security Options select the WPA option you want Security Options 9 None O WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES 2 In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option enter the network key passphrase that you want to use It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Tosetup a guest network 1 Select Basic gt Guest Network to display the following screen Home Guest Network Settings Internet Wireless a Attached Devices Wireless Network 2 4GHz bigin Profile Parental Controls C Enable Guest Network Ready SHARE C Enable Wire
29. 116 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Changes Not Saved If the router does not save the changes you make in the router interface check the following e When entering configuration settings always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab or your changes are lost e Click the Refresh or Reload button in the web browser The changes might have occurred but the old settings might be in the web browser s cache Wireless Connectivity If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router try to isolate the problem e Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network If not check the Wireless LEDs on the front of the router It should be lit If it is not you can press the WiFi On Off button on the back of the router to turn the router s wireless radio back on If you disabled the router s SSID broadcast then your wireless network is hidden and does not show up in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled e Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 e Ifyou want to view the wireless settings for the router use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router Then log in to the router and select Wireless see Basic Wireless Settings on page 23 Note Be sure to click Apply if you make changes Wireless Signal Strength If your wi
30. 2TP NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 19 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Entering a value of 0 zero means never log out Internet IP Address Get Dynamically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned The gateway is the ISP s router to which your router will connect Domain Name Server DNS Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names Get Automatically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers Your ISP automatically assigns this address Use These DNS Servers If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login select this option and enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it also Router MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address used by the router on the Internet port Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interfa
31. 4 5 745 5 825 GHz US 5 18 5 24 GHz Europe ETSI FCC 5 25 5 35 GHz DFS band 5 47 5 725 GHz DFS band 5600 5650 MHz is disabled and unavailable for use CE Europe ETSI 5 25 5 35 GHz DFS band 5 47 5 725 GHz DFS band 802 11 security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA WPA2 Supplemental Information 123 Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless 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 This product s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country Therefore all options described in this user s guide may not be available in your version of the product Europe EU Declaration of Conformity Products bearing the C marking comply with the following EU directives EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC If this product has telecommunications functionality it also complies with the requirements of the following EU Directive R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Compliance with these directives implies conformity to harmonized European standards that are noted in the EU Declaration of Co
32. 78 to this browser session 2 You type http www example com into the URL field and your computer creates a web page request message with the following address and port information The request message is sent to your router Source address Your computer s IP address Source port number 5678 which is the browser session Destination address The IP address of www example com which your computer finds by asking a DNS server Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the web server at www example com Before sending the web page request message to www example com your router stores the original Advanced Settings 92 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 information and then modifies the source information in the request message performing Network Address Translation NAT e 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 e The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router such as 33333 This is necessary because two computers could independently be using the same session number Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the web server at www exam
33. 8 1 2 DHCP ending IP address DMZ 192 168 1 254 Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR GMT 1 for GR GMT 8 for NA Time zone adjusted for daylight Disabled savings time SNMP Disabled Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled except traffic on port 80 the HTTP port in from the Internet Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Source MAC filtering Disabled Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2 PSK AES Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto Country region United States in the US otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode Up to 217 Mbps Data rate Best Output power Full Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled bars all unsolicited requests in from the Internet Outbound communications going out to the Internet Enabled all Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Supplemental Information 121 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Technical Specifications Table 5 WNDR4500 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols
34. ANCED Home QoS Priority Rules WPS Wizard J v Setup Priority Internet Setup QoS Policy for Wireless Setup Priority Category MAC Address v LAN Setup MAC Device List QoS Poicy Priory Device Name WIC Adress Guest Network Oo Pri MAC 6D8F19 Normal TECHPUBS 00 1A 6B 6D 8F 19 MAC Address gt Administration Device Name Advanced Setup Priority 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 From the Priority list select the priority that this device s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Click Apply Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy gt To edit or delete a QoS policy T 2 Select Advanced QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted and do one of the following e Click Delete to remove the QoS policy e Click Edit to edit th
35. AQ 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 Advertisement Period The advertisement period is how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes The default period is 30 minutes Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic Advertisement Time to Live The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops steps for each UPnP packet sent The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears The number of hops can range from 1 to 255 The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops which should be fine for most home networks If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly then it might be necessary to increase this value UPnP Portmap Table The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports internal and exter
36. Base Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode The units cannot be daisy chained You have to know the wireless settings for both units You have to know the MAC address of the remote unit First set up the base station and then set up the repeater gt To set up the base station 1 Set up both units with exactly the same wireless settings SSID mode channel and security Note that the wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP Advanced Settings 90 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen ADVANCED Home Wireless Repeating Function WPS Wizard Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router 0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base Station Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 Repeater MAC Address 2 Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 a Scroll to view more settings Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportGNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Enter Search tem GO 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 Enter the MAC address for one or more repea
37. ES e 79 Password R6OCOVOly zipp e ep Qa DC dd edd EP ddr 79 Time Machine io cao oe Eure p daw Dados RR APR e be ees 80 Set Up Time Machines 1 ait Ren tista Pd pra e ea de dra 80 Access the Connected USB Hard Drive llslsillss lesus 81 Before You Back up a Large Amount of Data 83 Change the Partition Scheme 2 siese ses ah kn 85 Chapter 9 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings llle 87 Wireless Repeating Function WDS 000 eee eee 88 Wireless Repeating Function w3 2205420002 hr een aa Rx 89 Set Up the Base Station 000000 eee 90 Set Up a Repeater Unit 0 000 000 eee 91 Port Forwarding and Triggering 0 000 000 s case eme 92 Remote Computer Access Basics 0 0 00 cee eee eens 92 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports aaau aaau 000 eee eee 93 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 94 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 95 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 02 22220055 96 Adda Custom SMMCE eges penes greed REA Geass 97 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry l l 98 Set Up Fort TIlggellng i 252 7 he DRE RE dene radia ders 99 Dynami DNS ie aieteeca ania Pxpedodea ac perti den olera aden dn Bens deos 101 Static ROULCS s e dieit d edu Denia adire bene ig T ege d bof oa 103 Remote Management isis sss cease caw ide eee a dE RR Bae eae 105 USB
38. IRC server process Your computer then sends this request message to your router 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server Your router stores the original information performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source address and port and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server 4 Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667 your router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer 5 The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT assigned source port as in the previous example say port 33333 as the destination port The IRC server also sends an identify message to your router with destination port 113 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 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session table and learns that there is an active session for port 113 associated with your computer The router replaces the message s destination IP address with your computer s IP address and f
39. Incoming Ports In the preceding example requests are sent to a remote computer by your router from a particular service port number and replies from the remote computer to your router are directed to that port number If the remote server sends a reply back to a different port number your router does not recognize it and discards it However some application servers such as FTP and IRC servers send replies back to multiple port numbers Using the port triggering function of your router you can tell the router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session Advanced Settings 93 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Using steps similar to the preceding example the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined 1 You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer 2 Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667 the standard port number for an
40. NETGEAR N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 User Manual October 2013 202 10875 06 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https my netgear com You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website For product updates and web support visit http support netgear com Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at http support netgear com general contact default aspx Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Information is subject to change without notice NETGEAR All rights reserved Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router sesar E Rer ERE Dates GRUPO ee owes ae 8 Position Your Router issus scs saa her kde RERO capes E Rer Rd 8 Hardware Features so cuente tdobs e damn added a dono aan ged 9 Font PAWS 66 4 o iios 3 cest abf bua ord aca wan eased aaa fec aida 9 Back Panel lt lt ccsndade oacoks genes qu P dee PIS Rao q Tie 11 ESDG ius ata c
41. See Desktop NETGEAR genie on page 62 Note You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work this utility has to be runing in the background ReadySHARE Printer 54 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 4 Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility UG NETGEAR US yy Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NETGEAR USB Control Center The InstallShield R Wizard will install NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties NETGEAR USB Control Center ReadySHARE Printer 55 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 6 If this is the first time you are accessing the utility you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button ReadySHARE Printer 56 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Note that you can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection The status then changes to Available iN NETGEAR USB Control Center system Tools About Once the Connect button has been clicked once on all of the computers in the network the utility on each of them automatically handles the printing queue and handling The status of the printer should appear as Available on all of the computers e When the status is
42. Settings and Password 00000 00 117 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utiliy 118 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 22 2 suos ees n kn 118 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 119 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory SCUINGS s sua a serene Baap nd Yom Geren EA e doped odes 120 Technical Specifications pcs sa aeeiadeusia wabeedeeac deed tease 122 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high speed digital subscriber line DSL It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service providers lets you block unsafe Internet content and applications and protects the devices PCs gaming consoles and so on that you connect to your home network 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 3 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings explains how to set up your Internet connection This chapter contains the following sections e Unpack Your Router e Position Your Router e Hardware Features For information about ReadySHARE features in your product see Chapter 5 USB Storage and www netgear com readyshare For more information about the topics
43. Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings amp Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
44. Y Wireless Settings 2 4GHz V Wireless Settings 5GHz gt Security Name SSID NETGEAR59 Name SSID NETGEAR59 5G gt Administration Region North America Region North America Advanced Setup Channel Auto 11 Channel 153 P 149 5 Mode Up to 217 Mbps Mode Up to 450 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On This chapter contains the following sections e Setup Wizard e WPS Wizard e Setup Menu e WAN Setup e LAN Setup e Quality of Service QoS Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters USB Storage See Chapter 5 USB Storage e Security See Chapter 7 Security e Administration See Chapter 8 Administration e Advanced Setup See Chapter 9 Advanced Settings 28 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 NETGEAR genie 1 Select Setup Wizard to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Setup Wizard WPS Wizard The Smart Setup Wizard can detect the type of Internet connection that you have Do you want the Smart Setup Wizard to try and detect the connection type now Q Yes gt Setup O No I want to configure the router myself USB Storage gt Security 2 S
45. ad Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported USB Serial Number 8DC8805000AA Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record 4 Click Options and the Partition options appear 5 Select GUID Partition Table or Master Boot Record MBR 6 Click OK Administration 85 Advanced Settings 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 This chapter includes the following sections e Advanced Wireless Settings e Wireless Repeating Function WDS e Port Forwarding and Triggering e Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Set Up Port Triggering e Dynamic DNS e Static Routes e Remote Management e USB Settings e Universal Plug and Play e IPv6 e Traffic Meter 86 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Wireless Settings Setup Wizard ay WPS Wizard Setup Wireless Advanced Settings 2 4GHz b g n USB Storage IV Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTS RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Administration Preamble Mode Long Preamble gt v Advanced Setup Tum off wireless signal b
46. address by public Domain Name Servers DNS However if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address you do not know in advance what your IP address will be and the address can change frequently In this case you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service This type of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS org First visit their website at http www dyndns org and obtain an account and Advanced Settings 101 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 gt Dynamic DNS to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard Show satus WPS Wizard gt Setup T Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider www DynDNS org v Host Name Administration User Name vAdvanced Setup Pas
47. 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 Show Statistics System Up Time 05 51 59 ra 3 Status TxPkts I d ELINEE mM E 100M Full 332 D LAN1 Link Down LAN2 Link Down Link Down Link Down E 3 300M 28372 26395 ll 0 Poll interval 5 secs Set interval stop Figure 6 System up time and poll interval statistics System Up Time The time elapsed since the router was last restarted Port The statistics for the WAN Internet and LAN Ethernet ports For each port the screen displays e Status The link status of the port e TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear e RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear e Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear e Tx B s The current transmission outbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Rx B s The current reception inbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link e Poll Interval The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen To change the polling frequency enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and
48. ally your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration reboot your computer and verify the DNS address You can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses as explained in your operating system documentation e Your computer might not have the router configured as its TCP IP gateway If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address e 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 You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshooting 115 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Troubleshooting PPPoE If you are using PPPoE try troubleshooting your Internet connection To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection 1 Log in to the router 2 Select Administration gt Router Status 3 Click Connection Status If all of the steps indicate OK then your PPPoE connection is up and working 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 incorre
49. an select an existing item from the list or you can scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable a If you add a new entry the Priority Rules screen expands as shown ADVANCED QoS Priority Rules x Cancel de QoS Policy for y Setup Priority Category Applications 1 endum Applications punish Priority Highest 1 a Specified Port Range LAN Setup Connection Type rce uoP 1 Starting Port 1 65535 Ending Port 1 65535 USB Storage gt Security gt Administration Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ E12 V Ce EET od Enter Search Item GO b In the QoS Policy for field enter a descriptive name for the new application or game c In the Connection Type list select either TCP UDP or both TCP UDP and specify the port number or range of port numbers used by the application or game 7T From the Priority list select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest 8 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen QoS for a Router LAN Port Tocreate a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router s LAN ports 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button 3 Cl
50. ange of wireless connections 8 ReadySHARE access 44 47 recovering admin password 79 releasing connection status 73 remote management 105 renewing connection status 73 repeater units 91 reserved IP adresses 37 reset button 120 restarting network 111 restoring configuration file 77 default factory settings 78 117 router interface described 16 router status viewing 71 S scheduling keyword and service blocking 67 secondary DNS 20 security 23 firewall settings 63 see also security options security options 27 security PIN 11 30 sending logs by email 68 serial number product label 11 services blocking 65 settings default See default factory settings Setup Wizard 29 sharing files 44 sites blocking 64 SMTP server 68 specifications technical 120 SSID described 25 static routes 103 status router viewing 71 subnet mask 72 System up time 72 T technical specifications 120 technical support 2 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 27 time to live advertisement 107 time out port triggering 100 trademarks 2 traffic metering 109 troubleshooting 110 log in access 114 router changes not saved 117 trusted host 64 U Universal Plug and Play UPnP 106 up time system 72 upgrading firmware 15 70 USB advanced configuration 48 basic storage settings 46 drive requirements 44 file sharing 44 ReadySHARE access 44 47 129 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 remote co
51. are correct e 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 e 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 Troubleshooting 111 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power Test LED ER is on 2 Verify that the Power Test LED turns amber within a few seconds indicating that the self test is running 3 After approximately 30 seconds verify that e The Power Test LED is solid green e The Internet LED is on Anumbered Ethernet port LED is on for any local port that is connected to a computer This indicates that a link has been established to the connected device The LEDs on the front panel of the router can be used for troubleshooting Power Test LED Is Off or Blinking e Make sure that the power cord is securely connected to your router and that the power adapter is securely connected to a functioning power outlet e Check that you are using the 12V DC 2 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e fthe Power Test LED blin
52. at or select All Day for 24 hour blocking 3 Select your time zone from the list If you use daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 4 Click Apply to save your settings Security 67 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email provide your email information in the Email screen and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often gt To set up email notifications 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Email to display the following screen ADVANCED D EZB ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup gt USB Storage v Security Parental Controls Block Sites Block Services Schedule Administration Advanced Setup CI Turn E mail Notification On Send alerts and logs through e mail Your Outgoing Mail Server Send to This E mail Address My mail server requires authentication User Name Password Send Alert Immediately When someone attempts to visit a blocked site Send logs according to this schedule Day Time v Help Center Show Hide Help Center 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 mylSP com You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of
53. bit Router WNDR4500 e Wireless MAC of this router This field displays the MAC address for your router for your reference You will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using Wireless Repeater If your router is the repeater select this check box Repeater IP Address If your router is the repeater enter the IP address of the other access point Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the repeater selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed Ifyou 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 If your router is the base station selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 If your router is the base station it can act as the parent of up to 4 other access points Enter the MAC addresses of the other access points in these fields Set Up the
54. ce card in your computer when your account is first opened They will then accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer This feature allows your router to use your computer s MAC address this is also called cloning Use Default Address Use the default MAC address Use Computer MAC Address The router will capture and use the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that is allowed by the ISP Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 20 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 BASIC Home Attached Devices Internet Wired Devices IP Address MAC Address 1 10 0 0 2 00 18 63 A2 87 2D Parental Controls Wireless ij Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here ReadyShare L IP Address MAC Address Guest Network Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network e number The order in which the device joined the network e IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network N
55. covered in this manual visit the Support website at http support netgear com N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router cables and installation guide Figure 1 Check the package contents Your box should contain the following items e N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e AC power adapter plug varies by region e Category 5 Cat 5 Ethernet cable e Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions 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 For best results place your router e Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices e So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers e In an elevated location such as a high shelf keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices to a minimum Hardware Setup 8 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference such as c
56. ct 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 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet check the following e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration restart your computer Alternatively you can configure your computer manually with a DNS address as explained in the documentation for your computer e Your computer might not have the router configured as its default gateway Reboot the computer and verify that the router address www routerlogin net is listed by your computer as the default gateway address e You might be running log in 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 You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshooting
57. cts to this USB printer automatically then prints After the print job is done the printer status returns to the Paused state Scan with a Multi Function Printer You can use the scan feature of a multi function printer 1 Make sure that the printer s status shows as Available status 2 Click the Network Scanner button This activates the scanner window to perform scans USB Speaker To control a USB speaker 1 Select the USB speaker 2 Click the Connect button to connect this speaker or click Disconnect to disconnect the speaker If you click Connect and someone else is already connected to the speaker a request is sent to that person The person who receives the request can click an Accept or Reject button If someone is connected to the speaker and it is not being used the router does not detect any activity the router holds the connection for the amount of time that is in the timeout value and then makes it available ReadySHARE Printer 61 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Desktop NETGEAR genie Desktop NETGEAR genie is the easy dashboard for managing monitoring and repairing your home network LE gt PE il S ull Internet WiFi Connection Router Settings STATUS GOOD STATUS Connected Click here M Network Map Parental Controls ReadySHARE Number of devices 16 Click here Click here e Automatically repair common wireless network problems Have easy access to ro
58. d 1 Select Advanced gt WPS Wizard 2 Click Next The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client a wireless device or computer ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Add WPS Client Setup Wizard Select a setup method WPS Wizard Push Button recommended Setup You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen USB Storage Security OPIN Number Administration Advanced Setup HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportNETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP GO You can use either the push button or PIN method 3 Select either Push Button or PIN Number e To use the push button method either click the WPS button on this screen or press the WPS button located on the side of the router Within 2 minutes go to the wireless client and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a password e To use the PIN method select the PIN Number radio button enter the client security PIN and click Next NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 30 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Add WPS Client Setup Wizard Select a setup method O Push Button recommended PIN Number gt Setup This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting WPS enabled adapters provide a randomly security PIN gt USB Storage gt Security Enter Client s PIN am gt Administration
59. d Try quitting the browser and launching it again Make sure that you are using the correct login information The factory default login name is admin and the password is password Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as an additional router behind an existing router in your network consider replacing the existing router instead NETGEAR does not support such a configuration If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network the router cannot perform many gateway services for example converting ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information NETGEAR does not support such a configuration 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 requests an IP address from the ISP You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen gt To check the WAN IP address 1 Start your browser and select an external site such as www netgear com 2 Access the router interface at www routerlogin net 3 Select Adminstration Router Status Troubleshooting 114 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 4 Check that an IP address is shown for t
60. d to that modem If this is the case configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer Troubleshooting 119 Supplemental Information This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Reset button on the back of the router for at least 7 seconds The router resets and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table Table 4 Factory default settings Feature Default behavior Router login User login URL www routerlogin com or www routerlogin net User name case sensitive admin Login password case sensitive password Internet WAN MAC address Use default hardware address connection WAN MTU size 1500 Port speed Autosensing Local network LAN IP 192 168 1 1 LAN Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP server Enabled router DHCP range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 Time zone Pacific time Time zone daylight savings time Disabled Allow a registrar to configure this Enabled 120 Table 4 Factory default settings continued Feature N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Default behavior Local network LAN continued DHCP starting IP address 192 16
61. d to the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 Ametric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated Advanced Settings 103 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 gt To set up a static route 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes and click Add to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Static Routes Setup Wizard WPS Wizard x Setup Route Name USB Storage T Private Iv Active Destination IP Address Security Administration IP Subnet Mask v Advanced Setup Gateway IP Address Wireless Settings Metric Wireless Repeating L o ar Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Remote Management Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center l SEARCH m Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ mS co 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 Type the destination IP address of the final destination 6 Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 7T Type the gateway IP address wh
62. e To GIS Es E mail Service Table Service Type Administration Advanced Setup 2 Select either Per Schedule or Always to enable service blocking and click Apply If you selected Per Schedule specify a time period in the Schedule screen as described in Schedule Blocking on page 67 Security 65 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3 Click Add to add a service The Block Services Setup screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Services Setup Setup ius _ re Add WPS Wizard Lm Service Type User Defined gt USB Storage Protocol TCP E v Security Starting Port 1 65535 Parental Controls Ending Port 1 65535 Service Type User Defined Filter Services For Only This IP Address 10 JO qo Administration Advanced Setup C IP Address Range 10 o J0 i to jo jo All IP Addresses Help Center lt Show Hide Help Center SEARCH Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ yep co 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 f 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 numbe
63. e QoS policy Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to change the policy settings Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 42 USB Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive 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 or a printer Do not connect computers USB modems CD drives or DVD drives to the router USB port This chapter contains the following sections USB Drive Requirements ReadySHARE Access File Sharing Scenarios Basic Settings USB Storage Advanced Settings Safely Remove a USB Drive Media Server Settings Specify Approved USB Devices For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature see Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer For additional about ReadySHARE features see www netgear com readyshare 43 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 m
64. e displays in the Time Machine list OOO Time Machine ENSE Set Up Time Capsule Cancel OFF OOO A E A OEE e The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full v Show Time Machine status in the menu bar 1 Click the lock to prevent further changes Administration 81 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 You are prompted to log in Enter your name and password for the server WNDR4500 so that Time Machine can access it Connect as Guest Registered User Name admin Password cancel Connect Machine keeps daily backups you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past Time Machine orr B on Vj Show Time Machine status in the menu bar P Click the lock to prevent further changes 5 Enter the password the same one you use to log in to the router as admin and backup begins V DEVICES iDisk Remote Disc NO NAME f Mac OS X Install DVD Y SHARED y Applications m Documents Y SEARCH FOR Q Today Yesterday Q Past Week 5 All Images 21 All Movies S All Documents WNDR4500 Connected as admin 2 wNpR3800 Y PLACES ii admin gt EZ Desktop ifm S_Drive gt A teca i USB Storage gt Administration 82 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Before You Back up a Large Amount of Data Before you back up a large amount of da
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66. e installed on each computer on your network from which you want to control the device You can download this utility for PC and Mac at www netgear com landing en us readyshare aspx When you launch the USB Control Center Utility a screen similar to the following displays i NETGEAR USB Control Center System Tools About Device Status This is the main screen which shows a device icon the description for this USB device and its status Available The device is available from the computer that you are using Waiting to Connect You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are using If this is the first time you are connecting you might be prompted to install the device driver Menu selections e System Exit the utility e Tools Access the Control Center Configuration to set up your shared USB device See the following section Control Center Configuration e About View details about the USB Control Center software ReadySHARE Printer 59 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Control Center Configuration Select Tools gt Configuration to display the following screen 4 Control Center Configuration m Basic v Automatically execute when logging on Windows Timeout 30 minute 1 500 Language Cre Deutsch F Fran ais Italiano Espa ol Danske Note Language setting will take effect on next execution Automatically execute when logging on Wind
67. ect Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt USB Settings The following screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Settings Setup Wizard 1 D Setup Enable any USB Device connected to the USB port Yes C No gt USB Storage Security Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings errr Show Hide Help Center MULT Support Sees eee eee cuo MENENNNNNNICOO 2 Click the Approved Devices button The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Drive Approved Devices Setup Wizard a WPS Wizard Setup T Allow only approved devices USB Storage P Approved USB Devices Security Volume Name Device Name Capacity Administration vAdvanced Setup Vias Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Available USB Devices Port Forwarding Port Volume Name Device Name Triggering Cc U Drive 1 9G SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro Dynamic DNS Static Routes EN Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documenta 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
68. eiling fans home security systems microwaves PCs or the base of a cordless phone or 2 4 GHz cordless phone e Away from any large metal surfaces such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs Large expanses of other materials such as glass insulated walls fish tanks mirrors brick and concrete can also affect your wireless signal When you use multiple access points it is better if adjacent access points use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels for example use Channels 1 and 6 or 6 and 11 Hardware Features Before you cable your router take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel Front Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure WPS button and LED Wireless On Off button Power Internet 2 4 wireless network 5 GHz wireless network Etherent LAN ports 1 4 USB port 1 USB port 2 Router stand attached Figure 2 Router front view Hardware Setup 9 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Table 1 Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power Test e Solid amber The unit is starting up after being powered on 5 Solid green The power is on and the router is ready Blinking amber A firmware update is in progress Blin
69. elect either Yes or No want to configure the router myself If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see nternet Setup on page 19 3 If you selected Yes click Next The following screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Detecting the Internet Connection WPS Wizard This process can take a minute or two please wait Setup USB Storage Ma P lt gt Security Administration The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration The following screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home nal Setup Wizard Congratulations You are successfully connected to the Internet This router is preset with the following unique wireless network name SSID and Setup network key password USB Storage 2 4GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 Security 5GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G Administration Wireless Network Key Password fuzzyumbrella906 Advanced Setup acm eret HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support amp NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP UES G5 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 29 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Wizar
70. eless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Network 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 0 GHz a n The b g n and a n notation references the 802 11 standards of conformance For instance the 2 4 b g n conforms to 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n at 2 4 GHz radio frequency Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network 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 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 Channel This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway Enter a value from 1 through 13 For products in the North America market only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated Do not change the channel unless you experience interference shown by lost connections or slow data transfers If this happens experiment with different channels to see which is the best Mode Up to 217 Mbps is the default and allows 8
71. eless isolation Wireless isolation Off vV Wireless Settings 2 4GHz Advanced Setup Help amp Support Documentation Support amp NETGEAR Router Information Hardware Version The router model Firmware Version The version of the router firmware It changes if you upgrade the router firmware GUI Language Version The localized language of the user interface LAN Port e MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router e IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router The default is 192 168 1 1 e DHCP Server Identifies whether the router s built in DHCP server is active for the LAN attached devices Internet Provider WAN Setup MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet WAN port of the router IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet WAN port of the router If no address is shown or the address is 0 0 0 the router cannot connect to the Internet Administration 71 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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
72. en keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user Administration 75 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Logs The Logs screen displays ADVANCED X Cancel WPS Wizard Setup Current Time Tuesday Jul 26 2011 01 02 55 Admin login from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 26 08 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 25 46 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul USB Storage Security v Administration 26 2011 00 25 32 Router Status Admin login from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 Sa 00 14 53 Misi et eee eee mc eer Attached Devices 26 2011 00 14 49 Backup Settings USB device attached The USB storage device SanDisk U3 Backup Settings Cruzer Micro Set Password is attached to the router Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 00 25 Router Update Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Monday Jul 25 2011 23 57 23 DoS attack Smurf attack packets in last 20 sec from ip Advanced Setup ELI EO aco Include in Log Q Help Center p Show Hide Help Center Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAC ud Help amp Support entation pport NETGEA outer FAQ HELP GO The log screen shows the following information e Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded e Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry e Target addres
73. ental Controls Ready SHARE Wireless Network 2 4GHz b g n Guest Network C Enable Wireless Isolation 7 Enable SSID Broadcast Name SSID RFLab Channel 10 S Mode Up to 450 Mbps Security Options None O WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Wireless Network 5GHz a n Q Help Center Show Hide Help Center You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings The screen sections settings and procedures are explained in the following sections 2 Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly If they do not check the following e Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without wireless security that they discover e Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen If it does then it is connected to the network e Ifyou are not sure what the network name SSID or password is look on the label on the bottom of your router Wireless Settings Screen Fields Region Selection 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 changeable NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N900 Wir
74. enter http 134 177 0 123 8080 in your browser USB Settings For added security the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 50 for the procedure Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers to access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network Note If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections or real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should enable UPnP Advanced Settings 106 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 gt To turn on Universal Plug and Play 1 2 3 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt UPnP The UPnP screen displays ADVANCED Setup wird ELM WPS Wizard Es V Tum UPnP On gt USB Storage Advertisement Period in minutes fo Security Advertisement Time to Live in hops Ei Administration UPnP Portmap Table UENCSRETS Active Protocol intPot ExtPor Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Q9 Help Center gt Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router F
75. ep or screen saver begins For all accounts on this computer Disable automatic login Require a password to unlock each System Preferences pane Log out after 60 minutes of inactivity vi Use secure virtual memory rmi 1 3 __ Disable Location Services Reset Warnings d id Click the lock to prevent further changes Administration 84 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Change the Partition Scheme To run with the router the partition scheme on your Mac has to be set to either GUID or MBR To make sure the partition scheme is set to one of these supported schemes 1 Open the Disk Utility and select your USB drive 2 Select the Partition tab 3 Select Volume Scheme and set the number of partitions you would like to use E GG 3465 8 GB ST9500420A5 Media eretadas AAD eoe a Macintosh Volume Scheme Volume Information 4698 6 GB Generic External eMedia Name JBODIsFAIL 3931 5 GB WDC WD50 00AA Format Mac OS Extended journaled EA disk2s1 MATSHITA DVD R Uj 868 Size 931 52 ca i sabezbd 0 4 11 06x mg To partition the selected disk choose a volume scheme Set a snowleopard 10a380 userd the name format and size for each volume Then click disk Apply E disk3 A new volume will be created Size 931 5 G8 EA Disk Description WDC WD50 OOAACS 00ZUBO Media Total Capacity 931 5 GB 1 000 215 724 032 Bytes Connection Bus USB Write Status Re
76. eps have been successfully completed It takes about 15 minutes to complete gt To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router 1 2 3 4 Turn the router on by pressing the On Off button if not done yet Make sure that your device is connected with an Ethernet cable wired or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the bottom label to your router Launch your Internet browser e If this is the first time you are setting up the Internet connection for your router the browser automatically goes to http www routerlogin net and the NETGEAR genie screen displays e If you already used the NETGEAR genie type http www routerlogin net in the address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR genie screen See Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 15 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete NETGEAR genie setup NETGEAR genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet If the browser cannot display the web page Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router Make sure that the router is fully up and running Its wireless LED should turn on Close and re open the browser to make sure the browser does not cache the previous page Browse to http routerlogin net If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address this is uncommon change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router If the router do
77. er FAQ E12 V leis EIN d Enter Search Item co Figure 5 Router Basic Home screen with dashboard language and online help e Home This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router Internet Set update and check the ISP settings of your router Wireless View or change the wireless settings for your router e Attached Devices View the devices connected to your network e Parental Controls Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers e ReadySHARE If you connected a USB storage device to the router then it is displayed here e Guest Network Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router s Internet connection e Advanced tab Set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access by IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed See Chapter 9 Advanced Settings Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts e Help amp Support Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information help and product documentation These links work once you have an Internet connection Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 16 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 26 for instructions on how to set up a guest network Manual
78. ers numbers and symbols It can be up to 30 characters 2 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 3 Under Allow Remote Access By specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router s remote management Note For enhanced security restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical e To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address that will be allowed access e To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet select IP Address Range Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range e To allow access from any IP address on the Internet select Everyone 4 Specify the port number for accessing the management interface Advanced Settings 105 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80 For greater security enter a custom port number for the remote web management nterface 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 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 0 123 and you use port number 8080
79. es not connect to the Internet T 2 Review your settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information Read Chapter 10 Troubleshooting If problems persist register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 14 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation When you first set up your router NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router You can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router 1 Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router 2 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com The login window displays User name amp admin Password dololololololok Remember my password 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 See Types of Logins and Access on page 13 for more information Upgrade Router Firmware When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet the router automatically checks for you to see if newer firmware is
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81. gabit Router WNDR4500 Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router s Internet port With the Traffic Meter utility you can set limits for traffic volume set a monthly limit and get a live update of traffic usage gt To monitor Internet traffic 1 Click Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter to display the following screen ADVANCED WPS Wizard Setup Internet Traffic Meter gt USB Storage Enable Traffic Meter Traffic volume control by No limit Monthly limit it Mbytes Round up data volume for each connection by H Mbytes vAdvanced Setup Connection time control Wireless Settings MOD M D hours Wireless Repeating Scroll to Traffic Counter Port Forwarding Port Triggerin Restart traffic counter at oo oo am Onthe 1st 7 day of each month v lew m o re Dvnanic pus settings Static Routes Security Administration Remote Management Traffic Control UPnP Pop up a warning message IPv6 0 Mbytes Minutes before the monthly limit is reached When te many nt acad lil orn er Ushers EE be Bacher murs zi Help Center P Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support amp NETGEAR com Router FAQ pcd lH USB Settings 2 To enable the Traffic Meter select the Enable Traffic Meter check box 3 If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic select the Traffic v
82. 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 As an example of when a static route is needed consider the following case e Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP e You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you are employed This router s address on your LAN is 192 168 1 100 e Your company s network address is 134 177 0 0 When you first configured your router two implicit static routes were created A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192 168 1 x addresses With this configuration if you attempt to access a device on the 134 177 0 0 network your router forwards your request to the ISP The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed and the request is likely to be denied by the company s firewall In this case you have to define a static route telling your router that 134 177 0 0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 In this example e The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134 177 x x addresses e The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarde
83. he Internet port If 0 0 0 0 is shown your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network as described in Sequence to Restart Your Network on page 111 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following e 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 e If your ISP requires a login the login name and password might be set incorrectly e Your ISP might check for your computer s host name Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer s MAC address In this case do one of the following Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device and ask them to use the router s MAC address Configure your router to clone your computer s MAC address If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typic
84. ia with friends and family such as MP3 files pictures and other multimedia with local and remote users e 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 e Sharing files such as Word documents PowerPoint presentations and text files with remote users A few common uses are described in the following sections Sharing Photos You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia This eliminates the need to log in to and pay for an external photo sharing site To share files with your friends and family 1 Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable Computers on your local area network LAN can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking 2 If you want to specify read only access or to allow access from the Internet see USB Storage Advanced Settings on page 48 Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to a computer but not shared on the local area network LAN This family does not have a print server e One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print e
85. ic Parental Controls ReadySHARE Printing METUUNT Guest Network Available Network Folders Read Write Total Free All Safely Remove USB Device Help Center Show Hide Help Center NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 This screen displays the following e Network Device Name The default is readyshare This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router e 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 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 Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The user name account name for All no password is guest The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router By default it is password Folder Name Full path 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 Edit Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings e Safely Remo
86. ication your router automatically logs you in e The ISP configuration information for your DSL account e ISP login name and password e Fixed or static IP address settings special deployment by ISP this is rare Wireless Devices and Security Settings Make sure that the wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 wireless security which is the wireless security supported by the router Types of Logins and Access There are separate types of logins that have different purposes It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when e Router login logs you in to the router interface from NETGEAR genie See Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 15 for details about this login e ISP login logs you in to your Internet service Your service provider has provided you with this login information in a letter or some other way If you cannot find this login information contact your service provider e Wireless network key or password Your router is preset with a unique wireless network name SSID and password for wireless access This information is on the label located on the bottom of your router Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 13 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 st
87. ich has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router 8 Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but if this is a direct connection set it to 1 9 Click Apply to add the static route Advanced Settings 104 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router over the Internet gt To set up remote management 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Remote Management Setup Wizard ADO E Setup Tum Remote Management On USB Storage g Remote Management Address Security http 192 168 1 65 8080 Administration Allow Remote Access By v Advanced Setup C Only This Computer 3 E Wireless Settings c E From Wireless Repeating IF dures Range Port Forwarding Port Everyone Port Number 8080 Help Center Show Hide Help Center z cara SEARCH num Help amp Support Documentation SupportGNETGEAR com Router FAQ Hep MENO Co 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 lett
88. ick the Add Priority Rule button N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 40 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 4 From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port as shown in the following figure ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules Setup Wizard EZB WPS Wizard v Setup Priority Internet Setup QoS Policy for LAN Port 1 Wireless Setup Priority Category Ethemet LAN Port v WAN Setup T LAN Port OM Priority Guest Network gt USB Storage gt Security Administration gt Advanced Setup 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 8 In the QoS Setup screen click Apply QoS for a MAC Address Tocreate a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup and click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays 2 Click Add Priority Rule NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 41 8 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 From the Priority Category list select MAC Address to display the following screen ADVANCED ADV
89. in the previous chapter in this book This chapter contains the following sections Router Setup Preparation Types of Logins and Access NETGEAR genie Setup Use NETGEAR genie after Installation Upgrade Router Firmware Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network 12 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR genie automatically or you can use the NETGEAR 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 Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP If you set up your computer to use a static IP address you need to change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Gather ISP Information If you have DSL broadband service you might need the following information to set up your router and to check that your Internet configuration is correct Your Internet service provider ISP should have provided you with all of the information needed to connect to the Internet If you cannot locate this information ask your ISP to provide it When your Internet connection is working you no longer need to launch the ISP s login program on your computer to access the Internet When you start an Internet appl
90. ing traffic to reach servers on your local network For example you might want to make a local web server FTP server or game server visible and available to the Internet Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network In addition to servers for specific applications you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded Before starting you need to determine which type of service application or game you want to provide and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service The server computer has to always have the same IP address Tosetup port forwarding Tip To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address use the reserved IP address feature of your N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Advanced Settings 96 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 1 Select Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Setup USB Storage gt Security Administration ADVANCED Please select the service type Port Forwarding C Port Triggering Service Name FTP z Server IP Address PP Pl E Port Forwarding Port Triggering v Advanced Setup External End Port Internal Start Port End Internal a ema IP address External Service Name Start Port
91. ity option from the list The security options are described in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on page 27 6 Click Apply to save your selections NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your network Wi Fi Protected Access WPA has several options including pre shared key PSK encryption 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 WPA Encryption WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi Fi certified seal This seal means the product is authorized by the Wi Fi Alliance http www wi fi org because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high speed wireless local area networking WPA uses a passphrase to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP data encryption implements most of the IEEE 802 11i standard and is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards but not all wireless acces
92. king green The firmware is corrupt Blinking green and amber The unit is in AP mode Off Power is not supplied to the router Internet Solid amber The IP address has not been acquired re Solid green An IP address has been received ready to transmit data Off No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem 2 4 GHz Solid blue The wireless radio is operating 2 4 cr Off The wireless radio is off 5 GHz Solid blue The wireless radio is operating Son e Off The wireless radio is off LAN ports Solid green The LAN port has detected a 1 000 Mpbs link with an attached device 1 4 Solid amber The LAN port has detected a 10 100 Mbps link with an attached device Off No link is detected on this port USB Solid The USB device had been accepted by the router and is ready to be used 2LEDs Blinking The USB device is in use lt Off No USB device is connected or the Safely Remove Hardware button has been clicked and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device The WLAN and WPS buttons toggle the WLAN and WPS functions on and off e WLAN On Off button Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds turns the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off If the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs are lit then the wireless radio is on If these LEDs are off then the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router e YO WPS button You can use this bu
93. ks slowly and continuously the router firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the router detects a problem with the firmware If the error persists you have a hardware problem For recovery instructions or help with a hardware problem contact technical support at www netgear com support Power Test LED Stays Amber When the router is turned on the Power Test LED turns amber for about 20 seconds and then turns green If the LED does not turn green the router has a problem If the Power Test LED is still amber 1 minute after you turn on power to the router 1 Turn the power off and back on to see if the router recovers 2 Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Restore the Factory Settings and Password on page 117 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www netgear com support Troubleshooting 112 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on the LEDs turn on for about 10 seconds and then turn off If all the LEDs stay on there is a fault within the router If all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power up e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers e Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Restore the Factory Settings and Password on page 117 If the error pe
94. less Isolation Enable SSID Broadcast C Alow guest to access My Local Network Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR Guest None O WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Wireless Network 5GHz a n Profile me Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 For a 5 GHz network scroll down to view that section of the Guest Network screen 3 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 Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network Enable SSID Broadcast If this check box is selected the wireless access point broadcasts its name SSID to all wireless stations Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point Allow guest to access My Local Network If this check box is selected any user who connects to this SSID has access to your local network not just Internet access 4 Give the guest network a name The guest network name is case sensitive and can be up to 32 characters You then manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name in addition to the main nonguest SSID 5 Select a secur
95. less signal by schedule You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection For instance you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town WPS Settings You can add WPS devices to your network AP Mode You can make the WNDR4500 function as an access point Wireless Card Access List Click the Set Up Access List button display the Wireless Card Access List screen On this screen you can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on their MAC address Advanced Settings 87 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Repeating Function WDS You can set the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit 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 A WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario A Repeater access point Base station access point Figure 8 Wireless repeating scenario Note If you use the wireless repeating function you need to select either WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen The WEP
96. mputer connection 52 specifying approved devices 50 unmounting a USB drive 49 USB devices approved 50 user defined services 65 V viewing logs 75 router status 71 W WAN IP address troubleshooting 114 WAN setup 32 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS 17 30 devices adding 17 wireless channel 25 wireless connection troubleshooting 117 wireless connections 8 wireless devices adding to the network 17 Wireless Distribution System WDS 88 89 Wireless LED troubleshooting and 113 114 wireless mode 25 wireless network name SSID broadcast 25 described 25 product label 11 wireless network settings 25 wireless radio 87 wireless repeating 88 89 base station 90 repeater unit 91 wireless security options 27 wireless settings 23 75 checking for correct 111 SSID broadcast 25 WMM Wi Fi Multimedia 38 WPA encryption 27 WPA2 encryption 27 WPA2 PSK encryption 27 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed mode 27 WPS button 17 WPS PSK encryption 27 WPS PSK WPA2 PSK encryption 27 130
97. n ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Port Triggering Services Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Service Name Service User Setup USB Storage Service Type gt Security Triggering Port Administration Inbound Connection Connection Type TCPjUDP v Advanced Setup Starting Port gt WT Wiroless Settings Ending Port 1765535 Wireless Repeating Dynamic DNS au m Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation SupportGNETGEAR com Router FAQ ej Enter Search item ce 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 In the Triggering Port field enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will cause the inbound ports to be opened 11 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 12 Click Apply The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider ISP gave you a permanently assigned IP address you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP
98. nable the HTTP via Internet option on the Advanced USB Storage screen to share large files This option supports downloading files only Basic Settings You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached to your router You can access this feature by selecting Basic ReadySHARE or Advanced USB Storage ReadySHARE The USB Storage Basic Settings screen displays Home USB Storage Basic Settings Internet Wireless Parental Controls ReadySHARE Printing LJ Attached Devices Basic gt Ready SHARE Network Device Name readyshare Guest Network Available Network Folders Share Name M Write Folder Name volume Name J Free Access Access Space Space Weadyshare USB Storage All UA HP v100w 1 1 no password no password Safely Remove USB Device Help Center Show Hide Help Center By default the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network LAN The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you connect to the USB port on your router To use the ReadySHARE print feature on a Windows PC you need to use the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility For information about this feature see Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer USB Storage 46 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 gt To access your USB device 1 Click the network device name or the share name in your computer s
99. nal that device has opened The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address Click Apply to save your settings Advanced Settings 107 IPv6 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR genie does not detect it automatically gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup gt USB Storage Security Administration vAdvanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP Traffic Meter USB Settings Help amp Support Do ADVANCED Internet Setup Internet Connection Type Help Center Disabled RE Show Hide Help Center 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 If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE DHCP or fixed but is IPv6 then select IPv6 auto config 3 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Advanced Settings 108 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gi
100. nds this reply message to your router 4 Your router performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source IP address and sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer which displays the web page from www example com To configure port forwarding you need to know which inbound ports the application needs You usually can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups and newsgroups How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering e Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network although only one computer can use it at a time e Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network Advanced Settings 95 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e Port triggering does require that you know the computer s IP address in advance The IP address is captured automatically e Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer s IP address during configuration and the IP address can never change e Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity e Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Using the port forwarding feature you can allow certain types of incom
101. network folders list 2 For SMB readyshare click Connect 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 gt ReadySHARE and clicking Edit or selecting Advanced gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup vUSB Storage Basic Settings Advanced Settings Media Server Security Administration Advanced Setup ADVANCED USB Storage Advanced Settings readyshare i Workgroup 1 Workgroup Enable Access Method v Network Connection ica HTTP Link Weadyshare hitp readysharerouteloginnetshares 80 443 fp readysharerouterloginneshares 21 21 Port O HTTP via internet https 0 0 0 0 443 shares o FIP o FTP via internet ftp 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Read Write Access Access GB CIL Lm Share Name Folder Name Volume Name Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Specify the changes that you want to make e To add a folder click Create Network Folder a http www routerlogin net USB_Folder_creat htm Y USB Device U U Drive 1 96 GB iz me WEE Share Name Close Window USB Storage 47 3 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR45
102. nformity If it is a VueZone product intended for outdoor use remove the indoor use only statement Always remove this writer note For indoor use only Valid in all EU member states EFTA states and Switzerland This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 2483 5 MHz For detailed information the end user should contact the national spectrum authority in France FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Declaration of Conformity We NETGEAR Inc 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 declare under our sole responsibility that the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 124 N900
103. ng is enabled the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound trigger port When the router detects outbound traffic on that port it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data The router then temporarily opens the specified incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the triggering computer While port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer port triggering can dynamically open ports to any computer that needs them and can close the ports when they are no longer needed Note If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should also enable Universal Plug and Play UPnP according to the instructions in Universal Plug and Play on page 106 To set up port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Also you need to know the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups Tosetup port triggering 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Advanced Settings 99 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button to display
104. nistration 73 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz vV Wireless Settings 2 4GHz vV Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEAR59 Name SSID NETGEAR59 5G Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 11 Channel 153 P 149 8 Mode Up to 217 Mbps Mode Up to 450 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wireless isolation Off Wireless isolation Off Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured The following settings are displayed Name SSID The wireless network name SSID used by the router The default names for the 5 GHz ends in 5G to distinguish it from the 2 4 GHz network Region The geographic region where the router is being used It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world Channel Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used The default channel is Auto When Auto is selected the router will find the best operating channel available If you notice interference from nearby devices you can select a different channel Channels 1 6 and 11 will not interfere with each other Mode Indicates the wireless communication mode Up to 54 Mbps Up to 217 Mbps default and Up to 450 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 Broadcas
105. nning on a computer in your local network Using port forwarding you can tell the router When you receive incoming traffic on port 80 the standard port number for a web server process forward it to the local computer at 192 168 1 123 The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you have defined 1 The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from www example com which resolves to the public IP address of your router The remote computer composes a web page request message with the following destination information Destination address The IP address of www example com which is the address of your router Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your router 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 Your web server at 192 168 1 123 receives the request and composes a return message with the requested web page data Your web server then se
106. now connected to your router 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to add other WPS wireless devices Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 17 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter explains the features available from the NETGEAR genie Basic Home screen shown in the following figure Internet Z Wireless A D M 3 Attached Devices Parental Controls gt Internet Wireless Attached Devices Ready SHARE Name SSID NETGEAI Number of Devi E KeylPassword preciousc ber of Devices STATUS GOOD Guest Network k Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network Name SSID NETGEAR Gu STATUS NOTENABLED STATUS No USB drive Key Password None This chapter contains the following sections e Internet Setup e Attached Devices e Parental Controls e ReadySHARE USB Storage e Basic Wireless Settings e Guest Networks 18 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Internet Setup Does your internet connection require a login O Yes Parental Controls No Attached Devices ReadySHARE Account Name If Required Domain Name If Required Scroll to WemePAdes 0000000000000 UR view more Get Dynamically from ISP O Use Static IP Address fit AAA Ns setti ngs IP Address Guest Network
107. ny 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 Port Forwarding and Triggering By default the router blocks inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers except replies to your outbound traffic You might need to create exceptions to this rule for these purposes e To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network e To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when their replies are not recognized by your router Your router provides two features for creating these exceptions port forwarding and port triggering The next sections provide background information to help you understand how port forwarding and port triggering work and the differences between the two 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 Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses 1 You open a browser and your operating system assigns port number 56
108. olume 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 Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only Both Directions The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic 4 You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month by specifying how many Mbytes per month are allowed or by specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed 5 Set the Traffic Counter to begin at a specific time and date 6 Set up Traffic Control to issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained e The Internet LED flashes green or amber e The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled 7 Setup Internet Traffic Statistics to monitor the data traffic 8 Click the Traffic Status button to get a live update on Internet traffic status on your router 9 Click Apply to save your settings Advanced Settings 109 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router If you do not find the solution here check the NETGEAR support site at http support netgear com for product and contact information This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Troubleshooting with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Router
109. option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen Wireless Base Station The router acts as the parent access point bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point as well as handling wireless and wired local computers Advanced Settings 88 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 To configure this mode you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point 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 WNDR4500 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 However if you enable the wireless base station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base station dual band concurrent mode is not affected For you to set up a wireless network with WDS the following conditions have to be met for both access points e Both access points have to use the same SSID wireless channel and encryption mode e Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet That is all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network e All LAN devices wired
110. orage Service Type TCP UDP z External Starting Port 1 65535 External Ending Port 1 65535 I Use the same port range for Internal port v Advanced Setup Internal Starting Port 1765535 Internal Ending Port Security Administration Wireless Settings Wireless Repeatin Internal IP address fa 0 o Jo le Port Forwarding Port Or select from currently attached devices Triggering Address Devinn Name Dynamic DNS C 10 0 0 2 User HP Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name In the Protocol list select the protocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP In the Starting Port field enter the beginning port number e Ifthe application uses a single port enter the same port number in the Ending Port field e Ifthe application uses a range of ports enter the ending port number of the range in the Ending Port field In the Server IP Address field enter the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service Click Apply The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry gt To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 In the table select the radio button next to the service name 2 Click Edit Service or Delete Service
111. ork 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 In some cases one local computer can run the application correctly if that computer s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server N WARNING DMZ servers pose a security risk A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Internet If compromised the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Instead of discarding this traffic you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network This computer is called the default DMZ server To set up a default DMZ server 1 On the WAN Setup screen select the Default DMZ Server check box 2 Type the IP address 3 Click Apply Change the MTU Size The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the largest data packet a network device transmits When one network device communicates across the Internet with another the data packets travel through many devices along the way If any device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices the data packets have to be s
112. ork 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 Enabled by default this connection allows all users on the LAN to have access to the USB drive HTTP Enabled by default You can type http readyshare routerlogin net shares to access the USB drive HTTP via internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can type http lt public IP address shares gt for example http 1 1 10 102 shares or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet This setting supports file uploading only USB Storage 48 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 FTP Disabled by default FTP via internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Advanced Settings Setup Wizard C Refresh WPS Wizard m B Stin Network Device Name readyshare Zuan Siorsge Workgroup Workgroup Basic Setting
113. orwards the message to your computer 8 When you finish your chat session your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the communications The router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Also you need to know the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups Note Only one computer at a time can use the triggered application Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications In both of the preceding examples your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet However you might need to allow a client computer on the Advanced Settings 94 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 In this case a remote computer s browser needs to access a web server ru
114. ost USB compliant external flash and hard drives For the most up to date list of USB drives supported by the router go to http kbserver netgear com readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16 FAT32 NTFS and Linux file systems EXT2 and EXT3 Note Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to be loaded in to the PC before the PC can access the USB device Such USB devices do not work with the router ReadySHARE Access Once you have set up your router you can connect any USB storage device and share the contents with other users on your network You can access your USB device in any of the following ways On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems select Start gt Run and enter Weadyshare in the dialog box Click OK e On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems open Internet Explorer or Safari and enter Weadyshare in the address bar On Mac OS X version 10 2 or later enter smb readyshare in the address bar e In My Network Places enter Weadyshare in the address bar 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 USB Storage 44 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e Sharing multimed
115. ote that this number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network e MAC Address The unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label e Device Name If the device name is known it is shown here You can click Refresh to update this screen NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 21 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 NETGEAR Products Svc Provider Solutions Where to Buy Support Partners Community About Home gt Live Parental Controls Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls powered by OpenDNS is a router based Web filtering solution available on NETGEAR Wireless N router and gateway products gt Blocks up to 50 categories of Internet content gt Designed to protect you from identity theft and scams gt And it s FREE for NETGEAR customers ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the routers USB port here From the Basic Home screen select ReadySHARE to display the USB Storage Basic Settings screen Home USB Storage Basic Settings Internet Wireless Attached Devices j Bas
116. ousehold Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance in feet and meters Microwave ovens 30 feet 9 meters Baby Monitor Analog 20 feet 6 meters Baby Monitor Digital 40 feet 12 meters Cordless phone Analog 20 feet 6 meters Cordless phone Digital 30 feet 9 meters Bluetooth devices 20 feet 6 meters ZigBee 20 feet 6 meters Notification of Compliance 126 Index A access remote 105 viewing logs 75 access points 88 accessing remote computer 92 adding custom service 97 priority rules 39 address reservation 37 advertisement period 107 alerts emailing 68 applications QoS for online gaming 39 approved USB devices 50 attached devices 21 authentication required by mail server 68 automatic firmware checking 70 automatic Internet connection 29 B back panel 11 backing up configuration 77 base station setting up 90 blocking inbound traffic 92 keywords 64 services 65 sites 64 box contents 8 C cables checking 111 changes not saved router 117 compliance 124 configuration file 77 configuring DMZ server 33 Dynamic DNS 102 NAT 32 port forwarding 96 port triggering 99 QoS 38 repeater unit 91 user defined services 65 connecting wirelessly 8 country setting 29 crossover cable 113 CTS RTS Threshold 87 custom service port forwarding 97 D dashboard 16 data packets fragmented 33 default DMZ server 33 default factory settings list of 120 default factory settings re
117. outer supports GUID and MBR partitions only To see how to change the partition scheme see Change the Partition Scheme on page 85 You can now use Time Machine wirelessly by connecting the USB hard drive to your C router Administration 80 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Access the Connected USB Hard Drive After the initial set up explained in the previous section you can access the connected USB hard drive from Your Mac or PC gt To access the drive 1 Start ReadySHARE e Ona Mac Select Go gt Connect to Server and then type smb readyshare e Ona PC Select Start gt Run and then type Weadyshare 2 From your MAC desktop open Macintosh HD 3 Click the Connect As button In the pop up window select Registered User and enter admin as the user name and password as the password Click Connect e After connecting successfully you can list your connected devices Note that you see one extra device called admin whenever you log in as admin e Ifyou are backing up a large amount of data befor eyou contineu see Before You Back up a Large Amount of Data on page 83 4 From the Apple menu select System Preferences Open Time Machine Click Select Disk and choose the backup disk Click the Use for Backup button to complete your selection If you do not see the USB partition that you want to use for backup in the Time Machine disk list go to MAC finder and click that USB partition Then that devic
118. ows Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows Timeout Specify the timeout value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use Language Select the display language for this utility USB Printer The first time you use a printer you need to click Connect You might be asked to install the driver for this printer After the driver is installed the printer status changes to Available Note Some USB printers for example HP and Lexmark printer request that Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted by the installation software in their installation If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically you need to disconnect the printer and then wait for the prompt asking you to click Connect ReadySHARE Printer 60 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Once the printer shows Available status it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers window amp Printers and Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt d e Search 7 Folders Ez Address Printers and Faxes i HP Photosmart C5200 series Printer Tasks Lm 0 Paused E Add a printer QS Setup faxing See Also Ir Troubleshoot printing 9 Get help with printing Other Places This USB printer is ready The utility does not need to always hold the connection of this USB printer Once there is any print job for this printer the USB utility conne
119. ple com The web server at www example com composes a return message with the requested web page data The return message contains the following address and port information The web server then sends this reply message to your router 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 The public IP address of your router Destination port number 33333 Upon receiving the incoming message your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the 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 Destination port number 5678 which is the browser session that made the initial request When you finish your browser session your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the communications Your router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port number 33333 Port Triggering to Open
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121. plit or fragmented to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value and changing the value might fix one problem but cause another Leave MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs e You have problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service and the technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting These web based applications might require an MTU change A secure website that will not open or displays only part of a web page Yahoo email MSN portal America Online s DSL service NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 33 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 e You use VPN and have severe performance problems e 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 If you suspect an MTU problem a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400 If you are willing to experiment you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 2 Common MTU Sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size
122. product 11 LAN port QoS for 40 settings 71 LAN setup 35 language setting 29 large files sharing 45 lease DHCP 73 LEDs described 10 troubleshooting and 112 local servers port forwarding to 96 logging in 13 15 logs emailing 68 viewing 75 MAC addresses current 71 product label 11 QoS for 41 mail server outgoing 68 maintenance settings 69 managing router remotely 105 media server setting the router to be a 50 menus described 16 metric value 104 mixed mode security options 27 MTU size 33 multicasting 36 N NAT Network Address Translation 32 33 93 NETGEAR genie 14 network how to restart 111 networks guest 75 networks guest 26 networks troubleshooting 111 O outgoing mail server 68 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 P packets fragmented 33 Parental Controls 22 passphrases changing 25 product label 11 password recovery admin 79 password restoring 117 photos sharing 45 poll interval 72 port filtering 65 port forwarding 92 94 95 96 port numbers 65 port status 72 port triggering 92 93 95 99 ports listed back panel 11 positioning the router 8 Power LED troubleshooting and 112 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 115 Preamble mode 87 preset security about 23 passphrase 25 pre shared key 27 primary DNS addresses 20 printing files and photos 45 prioritizing traffic 38 Push N Connect 17 Q QoS Quality of Service 38 R radio wireless 87 r
123. raffic passing through your router s Internet port This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the Router Firmware View Router Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File Set Password Time Machine 69 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 NETGEAR 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 gt To check for new firmware and update your router 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Router Update to display the following screen ADVANCED Setup Wizard Check for new version from the Internet C li ck m E EOORREAEPREREEEZL Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk Check Setup USB Storage Secu ea v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Advanced Setup Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Click Check The router finds new firmware information if any is available 3 Click Yes to update and locate the firmware you downloaded the file ends in img WARNING When uploading firmware to
124. rage 52 ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs It lets you connect a USB printer to the router s USB port and access it wirelessly This chapter contains the following sections e ReadySHARE Printer USB Control Center Utility Desktop NETGEAR genie For additional about ReadySHARE features see www netgear com readyshare 53 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 ReadySHARE Printer You can connect a USB printer to the router s USB port and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network gt To set up ReadySHARE Printer 1 Connect the USB printer to the router s USB port with a USB printer cable 2 Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that will share the printer If you do not have the printer driver contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most recent printer driver software 3 On each computer that will share the printer download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version which you can access in two different ways From the ReadySHARE Printer area of this URL www netgear com readyshare Ready SHARE Printer Wirelessly print from your home network to a connected USB printer Easy to Set up Instructions PC Utility MAC Utility VS Supported Routers WNDR4500 WNDR3800 WNDRMAC e From the ReadySHARE tab of the Desktop NETGEAR genie
125. re Block sites containing these keywords or domain names Q Help Center v Show Hide Help Center 2 Select one of the keyword blocking options e Per Schedule Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings e Always Turn on keyword blocking all the time independent of the Schedule screen 3 In the Keyword field enter a keyword or domain click Add Keyword and click Apply The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries Here are some sample entries e Specify XXX to block http www badstuff com xxx html e Specify com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as edu or gov e Enter a period to block all Internet browsing access gt To delete a keyword or domain 1 Select the keyword you want to delete from the list 2 Click Delete Keyword and then Apply to save your changes Tospecify a trusted computer You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking and logging The computer you exempt has to have a fixed IP address 1 In the Trusted IP Address field enter the IP address 2 Click Apply to save your changes Security 64 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 compu
126. reless device finds your network but the signal strength is weak check these conditions e Is your router too far from your computer or too close Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet away and see whether the signal strength improves e Is your wireless signal blocked by objects between the router and your computer Restore the Factory Settings and Password This section explains how to restore the factory settings changing the router s administration password back to password You can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways e Use the Erase function of the router see Erase on page 78 Troubleshooting 117 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Use the Reset button on the back of the router See Factory Settings on page 120 If you restore the factory settings and the router fails to restart or the green Power Test LED continues to blink the unit might be defective If the error persists you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at http www netgear com support Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device The device then responds with an echo reply Troubleshooting a network is made very easy by using the ping utility in your computer or workstation Test the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router f
127. rom your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly gt To ping the router from a running Windows PC 1 2 From the Windows toolbar click Start and then select Run In the field provided type ping followed by the IP address of the router as in this example ping www routerlogin net Click OK You should see a message like this one Pinging IP address with 32 bytes of data If the path is working you see this message Reply from lt IP address gt bytes 32 time NN ms TTL xxx If the path is not working you see this message Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly you could have one of the following problems Wrong physical connections For a wired connection make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is on for the port to which you are connected Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch make sure that the link LEDs are on for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP IP software are both installed and configured on your computer Troubleshooting 118 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet Test the Path from Yo
128. router to respond to a ping from the Internet select this check box Use this only as a diagnostic tool because it allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason e Disable IGMP Proxying IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network LAN to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet You can select this check box to disable the feature if you do not need it MTU Size in bytes The normal MTU Maximum Transmit Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections For some ISPs you might need to reduce the MTU This is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection See Change the MTU Size on page 33 NAT Filtering Network Address Translation NAT determines how the router processes inbound traffic Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet but might prevent some Internet games point to point applications or multimedia applications from functioning Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall but allows almost all Internet applications to function NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 32 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Netw
129. rs If the application uses a single port number enter that number in both fields 7 Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block and enter the IP addresses You can block the specified service for a single computer a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses or all computers on your network 8 Click Add to enable your Block Services Setup selections Security 66 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access gt To schedule blocking 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Schedule to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Schedule Setup Wizard CED WPS Wizard nito Days to Block USB Storage Every Day Sunday Monday Tuesday a v Security Parental Controls Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Administration Time of day to block use 24 hour clock Advanced Setup 7 All Day Start Blocking Hour Minute End Blocking Hour Minute Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tiiuana v hd Help Center p Show Hide Help Center 2 Setup the schedule for blocking keywords and services e 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 e Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour form
130. rsists you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www netgear com support 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 e Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer e Be sure that you are using the correct cable When connecting the router s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem This cable could be a standard straight through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable Wireless LEDs Are Off If the Wireless LEDs stay off check to see if the Wireless On Off button on the router has been pressed This button turns the wireless radios in the router on and off The Wireless LEDs are lit when the wireless radio is turned on The Push N Connect WPS Button Blinks Amber If after using the WPS function the button blinks amber check the following e Make sure that you are using the button and not the router s built in registrar e Check that PIN verification has succeeded for the wireless device you are adding to the wireless network e Make sure you have not pressed the WPS button on the side of the router after disabling the WPS feature you logged in to the router and disabled this previously
131. s The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted e Action Whether the access was blocked or allowed To refresh the log screen click the Refresh button To clear the log entries click the Clear Log button To email the log immediately click the Send Log button Administration 76 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit 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 Settings gt To back up the router s configuration settings 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Backup Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Backup Settings Setup Wizard a a a aa a O a a a a Save a copy of current settings WPS Wizard Setup P USB Storage sinne AeRa gt Security l v Administration Router Status m Attached Devices Set Password Router Update gt Advanced Setup 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 Torestore configuration settings that you backed up 1 Enter the full path to the file on your network or click the Browse button to
132. s ee Enable Access Method Link Advanced Settings Iv Network Connection Media Server 2 HTTP Security HTTP via intemet Administration Advanced Setup FTP via internet Available Network Folders Read Total TERR pem WeadyshareUSB Storage Lu a eu nee UA U Drive 1 9G 1 9G 922 7M Help Center ay Show Hide Help Center Ee Sere Recon Rous Bee lt p UL Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ HELD GO 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 e 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 e Folder Name Full path used by the network folder e Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD e Total Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device Safely Remove a USB Drive To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it select USB Storage Basic Settings and click the Safely Remove USB Device button This
133. s points It is superseded by WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is stronger than WPA PSK It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates WPA2 PSK gets higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware while WPA PSK is usually implemented through software WPA2 PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPS PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients WPA2 PSK clients get higher speed and security and WPA PSK clients get decent speed and security The product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA client software should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Specifying custom settings This chapter explains the features available from the NETGEAR genie Advanced Home screen shown in the following figure Hardware Version WNDR4500 MAC Address E0 46 94 86 A0 28 Firmware Version V1 0 0 40 1 0 10 IP Address 10 1 1058 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 40 2 1 15 6 v Setup Connection DHCP LAN Port Internet Setup a MAC Address 0 46 9A 86 A0 27 DET 250 2502050 Wireless Setup Wireless Se IP Address 192 168 1 1 1041 7 DR o Domain Name Server 40416 This screen is also displayed through the Reboot d Administration menu USB Storage V
134. storing 78 117 default gateway 73 deleting configuration 78 keywords 64 denial of service DoS protection 63 devices attached 21 DHCP server 36 73 DHCP setting 72 DMZ server 33 DNS addresses troubleshooting 115 DNS servers 92 Domain Name Server DNS addresses 20 72 Dynamic DNS 101 DynDNS org 101 E electromagnetic emissions 122 email notices 68 encryption keys 27 erasing configuration 78 Ethernet cables checking 111 Ethernet LED troubleshooting and 112 113 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 F factory default settings restoring 78 117 factory settings list of 120 resetting 11 file sharing 44 firmware version 71 firmware upgrading 15 70 fragmentation length 87 fragmented data packets 33 front panel 9 G games online QoS for 39 gateway IP address 20 genie NETGEAR 14 guest networks 26 75 H host name 19 host trusted 64 inbound traffic allowing or blocking 92 installing NETGEAR genie 14 installing with the Setup Wizard 29 Internet connection setting up 19 troubleshooting 114 Internet LED troubleshooting and 112 Internet port 29 71 Internet Relay Chat IRC 94 Internet service provider ISP account information 13 Internet Setup screen 19 login 13 Internet services blocking access 65 Internet Setup screen 19 interval poll 72 IP addresses current 71 DHCP 13 dynamic 101 reserved 37 IP subnet mask 72 K keywords 64 L label
135. sword Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering USB Storage Security Static Routes Remote Management Traffic Meter USB Settings Q Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documenta Figure 9 Forward traffic to a changing IP address To set up Dynamic DNS 1 Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list For example for DynDNS org select www dyndns org Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider Type the host name or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you oo NM Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account This is the name that you use to log in to your account not your host name e Type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account 7 If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL you can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature For example the wildcard feature causes yourhost dyndns org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost dyndns org 8 Click Apply to save your configuration Advanced Settings 102 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router Under usual circumstances the router has adequate routing information after it
136. t Name Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID Wireless Isolation Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to the router Wi Fi Protected Setup Indicates whether Wi Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network Administration 74 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Network 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz amp Guest Network 2 4 GHz Guest Network 5 GHz Name SSID Name SSID Wireless AP Wireless AP Broadcast Name Broadcast Name Wireless isolation Wireless isolation Allow guest to access Allow guest to access My Local Network My Local Network 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 Broadcast Name Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID Wireless Isolation Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to the router Allow guest to access My Local Network If selected any user who connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access Up to 256 entries are stored in the log Log entries appear only wh
137. ta with Time Machine NETGEAR recommends that you do the following to ensure a successful operation 1 2 Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk 3 4 Upgrade the operating system of the Mac machine Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk Set Energy Saver a From the Apple menu select System Preferences b From the View menu select Energy Saver c On the Energy Saver screen select Wake for Ethernet network access Computer sleep Ieee lmin 15 min lhr 3hrs Never Display sleep mne M 1 min 15 min lhr 3hrs Never Check the box to enable Wake On LAN WOL V Put the hard disk s to sleep when possible t Wake for Ethernet network access M Allow power button to put the computer to sleep V Automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep Start up automatically after a power failure Restore Defaults Schedule il Click the lock to prevent further changes d Click the Back arrow to exit this screen Your changes will be saved 5 Modify your Security settings a From the Apple menu select System Preferences b From the View menu select Security Administration 83 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 On the Security screen leave the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box cleared not selected Security General FileVault Firewall _ Require password 15 minutes after sle
138. takes the drive offline USB Storage 49 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Media Server Settings By default the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA UPnP AV compliant media players such as Xbox360 Playstation and NETGEAR s Digital Entertainer Live To view these settings select Advanced USB Storage Media Server to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Media Server Settings Setup Wizard Apply gt WPS Wizard Setup I Enable Media Server v USB Storage Media Server Name ReadyDLNA WNDR3400v2 Basic Settings Content Scan Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Automatic when new files added Security Administration Advanced Setup Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support amp NETGEAR com Router FAQ By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic when new files are added radio button are selected When these options are selected the router scans for media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive Specify Approved USB Devices For more security you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab USB Storage 50 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 gt To set up approved USB devices 1 Sel
139. te all of the rules by simply clicking the Delete All button ADVANCED QoS Setup ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard v Setup Internet Setup Wireless Setup WAN Setup LAN Setup Guest Network USB Storage Security Administration Advanced Setup 7 Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings C Tum Internet Access QoS On C Turn Bandwidth Control On Uplink bandwidth Maximum 256 Kbps v Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth Setup QoS rule QoS Priority Rule list Show Hide Help Center Help Center a 3 To add a priority rule scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard v Setup Internet Setup Wireless Setup WAN Setup LAN Setup QoS Setup Guest Network USB Storage Security Administration Advanced Setup ADVANCED QoS Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for A B Priority Category Applications Priory Normat v Applications Add a new application Specified Port Range Connection Type TCPIUDP v 1 65535 1 565535 Starting Port Ending Port In the QoS Policy for field type the name of the application or game NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 39 5 Inthe Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming In either case a list of applications or games displays in the list 6 You c
140. ter on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer the requested service is identified by a service or port number This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets For example a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP web server request The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF at http www ietf org and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application Although the router already holds a list of many service port numbers you are not limited to these choices You can often determine port number information by contacting the publisher of the application by asking user groups or newsgroups or by searching The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet services by computers on your network This is called service blocking or port filtering To add a service for blocking first determine which port number or range of numbers are used by the application gt To block services 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Services to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Services Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup Services Blocking USB Storage Never O Per Schedule v Security O Always Parental Controls Block Sites Schedul
141. ter units ADVANCED Setup Wireless Repeater USB Storage gt Security gt Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function Port Forwarding Port Triggering E Remote Management USB UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter Station radio button 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 WNDR4500 base station with a non NETGEAR router as the repeater you might need to change additional configuration settings In particular you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless repeater AP gt To configure the router as a repeater unit 1 Log in to the router that will be the repeater Select Basic gt Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None Select Advanced gt Wireless Repeating Function and select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and the Wireless Repeater radio button 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 address of the base station Advanced Settings 91 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 4 Click Apply to save your changes 5 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on a
142. the port triggering information ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Port Forwarding Port Triggering bii WPS Wizard Setup Please select the service type USB Storage C Port Forwarding gt Securit Port Triggering Administration T Disable Port Triggerin v Advanced Setup sable Port Triggering Port Triggering Time out in minutes Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Triggering Portmap Table Port Forwarding Port Enable Service Name Service Type Inbound Connection Triggering Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6G Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center E ee Help amp Support Docume n SupportgNETGEAR com Router FAQ EE GO 3 Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected Note f 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 This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports The inbound ports close when the inactivity time expires This is required because the router cannot be sure when the application has terminated Advanced Settings 100 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 6 Click Add Service to display the following scree
143. tton 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 Hardware Setup 10 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure USB ports LAN Ethernet ports 1 4 Internet port Reset button Power Power On Off button Figure 3 Router rear view See Factory Settings on page 120 for information about restoring factory settings Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN login information MAC address and serial number Default Access Information NETGEAR Q WPS N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model WiFi On Off 1 DEFAULT ACCESS 0 Power NN EE LLLIL DL L I Serial number NETGEARXX 2PU1157WFFFFF Wifi Network Name SSID SERIAL NN 0 UUN VOID MUA EIL ELLO VUA OU MAC address asdfgjkllopqwerti345fsdk 123456789ABC Network Key Password MAC Preset WiFi Password Preset SSID Figure 4 The label shows unique information about your router Hardware Setup 11 Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Connecting to the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and
144. ually configure the network settings of all of your computers clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box and click Apply Otherwise leave this check box selected If this service is not enabled and no other DHCP server is available on your network you need to set your computers IP addresses manually or they will not be able to access the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the routers DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings To reserve an IP address 1 In the Address Reservation section of the screen click the Add button 2 In the IP Address field type the IP address to assign to the computer or server Choose an IP address from the router s LAN subnet such as 192 168 1 x 3 Type the MAC address of the computer or server Tip If the computer is already on your network you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router s DHCP server Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew To edit or delete a reserved address entry select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete
145. ur Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly test the path from your computer to a remote device 1 From the Windows toolbar click the Start button and then select Run 2 In the Windows Run window type ping n 10 lt P address gt where IP address gt is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP s DNS server If the path is functioning correctly replies like those shown in the previous section are displayed If you do not receive replies e Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway If the IP configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP this information is not be visible in your computer s Network Control Panel Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the default gateway e 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 e Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning f your ISP assigned a host name to your computer enter that host name as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers Many broadband ISPs restrict access by allowing traffic only from the MAC address of your broadband modem but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single computer connecte
146. 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 For product available in the USA and Canada market only channel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible Pour les produits disponibles aux tats Unis Canada du march seul le canal 1 11 peuvent tre exploit s S lection d autres canaux n est pas possible This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Cet appareil et son antenne s ne doit pas tre co localis s ou fonctionnement en association avec une autre antenne ou transmetteur Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Industry Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada Rules Operation is subject to the follo
147. uter features like Live Parental Controls guest access broadband usage meter speed test and more e Use the Network map to see all devices on your home network To download the free NETGEAR genie go to this page at the NETGEAR website www NETGEAR com genie ReadySHARE Printer 62 Security Keeping unwanted content out of your network 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 This chapter includes the following sections e Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic e Block Services Port Filtering e Schedule Blocking e Security Event Email Notifications 63 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 gt Security gt Block Sites to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage v Security Parental Controls Block Sites Block Services Schedule E mail Administration Advanced Setup ADVANCED Block Sites www netgear com lpc Keyword Never OPer Schedule O Always To learn more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please goto Type keyword or domain name he
148. vanced Home 31 WAN Setup N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 gt Setup gt WAN Setup to view the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard v Setup Internet Setup Wireless Setup WAN Setup LAN Setup QoS Setup Guest Network USB Storage Security Administration Advanced Setup ADVANCED WAN Setup O Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection Default DMZ Server 192 168 i Respond to Ping on Internet Port 7 Disable IGMP Proxying MTU Size in bytes 1500 NAT Filtering Secured O Open O Disable SIP ALG Help Center Show Hide Help Center Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood Smurf Attack Ping of Death Teardrop Attack UDP Flood ARP Attack Spoofing ICMP Null Scan and many others This should be disabled only in special circumstances e Default DMZ Server This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online games or videoconferencing Be careful when using this feature because it makes the firewall security less effective See the following section Default DMZ Server for more details e Respond to Ping on Internet Port If you want the
149. ve a USB Device Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your router You can click Refresh to update this screen For more information about USB storage see Chapter 5 USB Storage Basic Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router comes with preset security This means that the Wi Fi network name SSID network key password and security option encryption protocol are preset in the factory You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom of the unit Note The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security gt To view or change basic wireless settings NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings If you do decide to change your preset security settings make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 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 Home Wireless Setup Attached Devices Region Selection Region Par
150. wing 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 Caution Ce dispositif est conforme la norme CNR 210 d Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes 1 le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage pr judiciable et 2 ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage recu y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Notification of Compliance 125 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contr l Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the recommended minimum distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference in feet and meters H
151. y schedule The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Wireless Settings Period Start End Recurrence Pattern Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Scroll to view Triggering J Dynamic DNS Wireless Advanced Settings 5GHz a n more setti ngs Static Routes IV Enable Wireless Router Radio Remote Management Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTS RTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Long Preamble v T Turn off wireless signal by schedule xl Help Center Show Hide Help Center Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ esi I Help amp Support Documenta upport NETGEAR AQ HELP c0 Security Traffic Meter USB Settings The following settings are available in this screen Enable Wireless Router Radio You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router by clearing this check box Select this check box again to enable the wireless portion of the router When the wireless radio is disabled other members of your household can use the router by connecting their computers to the router with an Ethernet cable Note The Fragmentation Length CTS RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only Do not change these settings Turn off wire

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