NETGEAR JNR3210, User Manual

Page 1: ...350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA April 2012 202 10986 01 v1 0 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router with USB JNR3210 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...rt information card 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 Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders 2012 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Statem...

Page 3: ...etup 14 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation 15 Upgrade Router Firmware 15 Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen 16 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network 17 Manual Method 17 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method 17 Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings Internet Setup 19 Internet Setup Screen Fields 19 Attached Devices 21 Parental Controls 22 ReadySHARE USB Storage 22 Basic Wireless Settings 23 Wirele...

Page 4: ... 49 Basic Settings 51 Add or Edit a Network Folder 52 USB Storage Advanced Settings 53 Safely Remove a USB Drive 55 Media Server Settings 55 Specify Approved USB Devices 56 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer 57 Access the Router s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 57 Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer 59 USB Control Center Utility 64 Control Center Configuration 65 USB Printer...

Page 5: ...Up a Repeater Unit 89 Port Forwarding and Triggering 90 Remote Computer Access Basics 90 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports 91 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 93 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 94 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 94 Add a Custom Service 95 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry 96 Set Up Port Triggering 97 Dynamic DNS 99 Stat...

Page 6: ...ubleshooting PPPoE 113 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing 113 Changes Not Saved 114 Wireless Connectivity 114 Wireless Signal Strength 114 Restore the Factory Settings and Password 115 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 115 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 115 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 116 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Default Settings 118 Speci...

Page 7: ...soles 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 Genie Basic Settings explains how to set up your Internet connection This chapter contains the following sections Unpack Your Router Position Your Router Hardware Features For information ...

Page 8: ...dealer Keep the carton and original packing materials in case you need to return the product for repair 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 t...

Page 9: ...ks 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 fam...

Page 10: ... Remove Hardware button has been clicked and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device Wireless Solid blue The wireless interface is enabled Blinking blue Data is being communicated over the wireless network Off The wireless interface is turned off WPS Solid green A WPS capable device has been accepted by the router and is ready to be used Blinking green The WPS capable device can associate...

Page 11: ...ernet Power Reset On Off button Figure 3 Router rear view See Factory Default Settings on page 118 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 MAC address Serial number WPS Security PIN Figure 4 The label shows unique information about your router ...

Page 12: ...te cabling as described in the installation guide and 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 ...

Page 13: ...nch the ISP s login program on your computer to access the Internet When you start an Internet application your router automatically logs you in The ISP configuration information for your DSL account ISP login name and password 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 ar...

Page 14: ...ress field for your browser to display the NETGEAR Genie screen See Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation on page 15 4 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 rou...

Page 15: ...ter 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 available If it is a message is displayed on the top of the screen ...

Page 16: ...s connected to your network Parental Controls Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers ReadySHARE If you connected a USB storage device to the router then it is displayed here Guest Network Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router s Internet connection FastLane Specify the bandwidth that you want reserved when you are co...

Page 17: ...tom 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 wir...

Page 18: ...es available from the Genie Basic Home screen shown in the following figure This chapter contains the following sections Internet Setup Attached Devices Parental Controls ReadySHARE USB Storage Basic Wireless Settings Guest Networks FastLane NETGEAR Downloader feature not available in North America ...

Page 19: ...ess 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 4 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 S...

Page 20: ...ame 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...

Page 21: ... cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network number The order in which the device joined the network IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network Note that this number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network MAC Address The unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the...

Page 22: ... automatically directed to the Internet where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application The following screen displays ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router s USB port here From the Basic Home screen select ReadySHARE to display the USB Storage Basic Settings screen ...

Page 23: ...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 Safely Remove 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 St...

Page 24: ...following 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 Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen If it does then it is connected to the network If you are not sure what the network name SSID o...

Page 25: ...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 802 11n and 802 11g wireless devices to join the network g b supports up to 54 Mbps The 450 Mbps setting...

Page 26: ...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 y...

Page 27: ...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 access points It is superseded by WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is stronge...

Page 28: ... can Turn the FastLane feature on and off FastLane is set to off by default Specify the amount of bandwidth reserved for the trusted IP address Set the WPS FastLane button on your router to WPS or FastLane This button is set to WPS by default To use FastLane 1 Select FastLane from the Basic screen menu The first FastLane screen appears 2 To select FastLane features set the screen like this FastLan...

Page 29: ...ane by clicking the FastLane radio button 3 Click Apply to save your changes NETGEAR Downloader Note This feature is not available for North American versions of the JNR3210 router NETGEAR Downloader lets you download files using a USB disk drive plugged into the USB port on your JNR3210 router All files are downloaded to the USB disk drive You can then copy the downloaded files to your computer u...

Page 30: ... the drop down list 4 Specify the BitTorrent File location PC or USB Storage Device 5 Click Add 6 Add a task to the Download Task Information Table and click Start The download will begin During the download you can optionally Click the Refresh button to see how the download is progressing Click the Pause button to pause the download for any reason To resume downloading click Start again 7 When th...

Page 31: ...owing sections Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup Menu WAN Setup LAN Setup Quality of Service QoS Setup NETGEAR Downloader feature not available in North America Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters USB Storage See Chapter 5 USB Storage Security See Chapter 7 Security Administration See Chapter 8 Administration Advanced Setup See Chapter 9 Advanced Settings ...

Page 32: ...n Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie 1 Select Setup Wizard to display the following screen 2 Select either Yes or No I want to configure the router myself If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see Internet Setup on page 19 3 If you selected Yes click Next The following screen displays The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to...

Page 33: ...llowing screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client a wireless device or computer You can use either the push button or PIN method 3 Select either Push Button or PIN Number 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 ...

Page 34: ...nu 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 ...

Page 35: ...nternet 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 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 nee...

Page 36: ...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 de...

Page 37: ... 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 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 pi...

Page 38: ...ated 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 To change the LAN settings Note 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 connect...

Page 39: ... 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 Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router Ending IP Address Speci...

Page 40: ...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 router s DHCP server Reserved IP addresses should be as...

Page 41: ...wireless link WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories voice video best 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 th...

Page 42: ...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 delete all of the rules by simply clicking the Delete All button 3 To add a...

Page 43: ...ection 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 7 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 t...

Page 44: ...his 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 To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 Select Advanced Setup QoS Setup and ...

Page 45: ... should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet The options are Low Normal High and Highest 6 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen 7 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 8 Click Apply Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy To edit or delete a QoS policy 1 Select Advance...

Page 46: ...isk drive to the USB port on your JNR3210 router NETGEAR Downloader will not work if a USB disk drive is not connected To use NETGEAR Downloader from the Advanced tab do the following 1 Double click NETGEAR Downloader on the Advanced screen and three more selections are available Basic Settings Allows you to set the maximum download speed maximum upload speed and maximum number of download tasks D...

Page 47: ...nd the Download Manager screen appears 2 Specify what you would like to store by browsing to the path where that data is stored 3 Select a download type from the drop down list Specify the BitTorrent File location PC or USB Storage Device 4 Click Add 5 Add a task to the Download Task Information Table and click Start The download will begin During the download you can optionally Click the Refresh ...

Page 48: ...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 Rea...

Page 49: ... 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 Run and enter readyshare in the dialog ...

Page 50: ... want to specify read only access or to allow access from the Internet see USB Storage Advanced Settings on page 53 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 One family member has photos on a Macintosh com...

Page 51: ...e You can enable 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 By default t...

Page 52: ...hare 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 ReadySHARE and clicking Edit or selecting Advanced USB Storage Advanced Settings 2 Specify the changes that you want to make ...

Page 53: ...o 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 disp...

Page 54: ... Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can type http public IP address shares 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 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...

Page 55: ...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 takes the drive offline 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 ...

Page 56: ...set up approved USB devices 1 Select Advanced Advanced Setup USB Settings The following screen displays 2 Click the Approved Devices button The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices You can remove or add approved USB devices 3 To add an approved USB device select it from the Available USB Devices list and then click Add ...

Page 57: ...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 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 Dynami...

Page 58: ...dows PCs It lets you connect a USB printer to the router s USB port and access it wirelessly This chapter contains the following sections ReadySHARE Printer USB Control Center Utility Desktop NETGEAR Genie For additional about ReadySHARE features see www netgear com readyshare ...

Page 59: ...ontact 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 From the ReadySHARE tab of the De...

Page 60: ...ReadySHARE Printer 60 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router with USB JNR3210 4 Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility 5 After you have installed the utility select the language ...

Page 61: ...Gigabit Router with USB JNR3210 6 If this is the first time you are accessing the utility you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button Once the connection is established the status changes to Manually connected by xxx ...

Page 62: ...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 When the status is Available you can use the USB printer 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 unt...

Page 63: ...e router If you exit the utility printing does not work Some firewall software such as Comodo blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from accessing the USB printer If you do not see the printer in the utility you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work 7 If your printer supports scanning make sure that the printer is in the Available state and click the Network Scanner butto...

Page 64: ... readyshare aspx When you launch the USB Control Center Utility a screen similar to the following displays 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 ...

Page 65: ...ge 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 i...

Page 66: ...ture 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...

Page 67: ...and repairing your home network Automatically repair common wireless network problems Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls guest access broadband usage meter speed test and more 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 ...

Page 68: ... 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 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Block Services Port Filtering Schedule Blocking Security Event Email Notifications ...

Page 69: ...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 Specify XXX to block http www badstuff com xxx html Specify com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as edu or gov Enter a period to block all Internet browsing access To delete a keyword or domain 1 Select the keyword you want t...

Page 70: ...lished 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 b...

Page 71: ... application uses either TCP or UDP select the appropriate protocol If you are not sure select Both 6 Enter the starting and ending port numbers 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 comp...

Page 72: ...ect Every Day to select the check boxes for all days Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour format or select All Day for 24 hour blocking 3 Select your time zone from the list If you use daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 4 Click Apply to save your settings Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by e...

Page 73: ... address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent by email 5 If 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...

Page 74: ...mation about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet and Traffic Meter on page 106 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic 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 ...

Page 75: ...ew firmware and update your router 1 Select Advanced Administration Router Update to display the following screen Click Check 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 the router do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window clicking a link...

Page 76: ...ress The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router IP Address The IP address being used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router The default is 192 168 1 1 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 addr...

Page 77: ... 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 Status The link status of the port TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear Collisions The number of collisions o...

Page 78: ...reen 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 ...

Page 79: ...t 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 fr...

Page 80: ...es 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...

Page 81: ...ss of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted 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 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the N300 Wireless Gigabit Router with USB are stored within ...

Page 82: ...ton to 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 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 sett...

Page 83: ... 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 n...

Page 84: ...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 Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function WDS Port Forwarding and Triggering Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Set Up Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings Universal Plug and Play Traffic Meter ...

Page 85: ...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 wireless 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...

Page 86: ...less 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 Repeater Base station access point 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 optio...

Page 87: ...al 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 Both access points have to use the same SSID wireless channel and encryption mode Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet That is all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network All LAN devices wired and wireless computer...

Page 88: ...se 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 poi...

Page 89: ... set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station Note If you are using the JNR3210 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 To configure the router as a repeater unit 1 Log in to the router that w...

Page 90: ...orwarding 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 creat...

Page 91: ...here 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 po...

Page 92: ... 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 ...

Page 93: ...r 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 ...

Page 94: ...ctive 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 incoming 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 incomi...

Page 95: ...ss 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 informati...

Page 96: ... enter the ending port number of the range in the Ending Port field 7 In the Server IP Address field enter the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 8 Click Apply The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 In the table select the radio button next to...

Page 97: ...re different from the outgoing port When port triggering is enabled the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound trigger port When the router detects outbound traffic on that port it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data The router then temporarily opens the specified incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to...

Page 98: ...d 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 requ...

Page 99: ... 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 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 c...

Page 100: ...S service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list For example for DynDNS org select www dyndns org 2 Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box 3 Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider 4 Type the host name or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you 5 Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account This is the name that you use to log in to yo...

Page 101: ...r 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 th...

Page 102: ... 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 7 Type the gateway IP address which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the N300 Wireless Gigabit Router with USB 8 Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric...

Page 103: ...ymbols 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 To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address th...

Page 104: ...stom port number For example if your external address is 134 177 0 123 and you use port number 8080 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 56 for the procedure Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and c...

Page 105: ...affic 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...

Page 106: ...ic 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 ...

Page 107: ...e 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 Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Wireless Connectivity Restore the Factory Settings and Password Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility ...

Page 108: ...the corresponding numbered router LAN port LED is on Wireless Settings Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly For a wirelessly connected computer the wireless network name SSID and wireless security settings of the router and wireless computer need to match exactly If you set up an access list in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen you have to add each wire...

Page 109: ...wer outlet Check that you are using the 12V DC 1 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product If the Power Test LED blinks 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 pro...

Page 110: ...m or computer Be sure that you are using the correct cable When connecting the router s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem This cable could be a standard straight through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable Wireless LEDs Are Off If the Wireless LEDs stay off check to see if the Wireless On Off button on the router has been pr...

Page 111: ... ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded 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 ...

Page 112: ...m 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 Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such a...

Page 113: ...ble to load any web pages from the Internet check the following 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 comp...

Page 114: ...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 Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 If you want to view the wireless settings for the ...

Page 115: ...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 from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly To ping the router from a running Windows PC 1 From the Windo...

Page 116: ...rrectly replies like those shown in the previous section are displayed If you do not receive replies 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...

Page 117: ...Appendix A Supplemental Information 117 A A Supplemental Information This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the router Factory Default Settings Specifications ...

Page 118: ... a registrar to configure this router Enabled Wireless communication Enabled Preset SSID NETGEAR Security option passphrase Disabled Wireless access list MAC Filtering All wireless stations allowed Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors incl...

Page 119: ...dapter North America 120V 60Hz input UK Australia 240V 50Hz input Europe 230V 50Hz input China 220V 60Hz input All regions output 12V DC 1 5A output Dimensions 6 8 x 4 6 x 1 4 172 7 x 115 7 x 32 6 mm Weight 0 48 lbs 0 216 kg Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32º to 104º F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Designed to conform to the following standards CCC SRRC FCC CE LAN ...

Page 120: ...answers detail a_id 2649 Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference in feet and meters Household 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...

Page 121: ... 120 configuration file 81 82 configuring DMZ server 36 Dynamic DNS 100 NAT 35 port forwarding 94 port triggering 97 QoS 41 repeater unit 89 user defined services 70 connecting wirelessly 8 country setting 32 crossover cable 110 CTS RTS Threshold 85 custom service port forwarding 95 D dashboard 16 data packets fragmented 36 default DMZ server 36 default factory settings restoring 82 115 default ga...

Page 122: ...et Setup screen 19 login 13 Internet services blocking access 70 Internet Setup screen 19 interval poll 77 IP addresses current 76 DHCP 13 dynamic 99 reserved 40 IP subnet mask 77 K keywords 69 L label product 11 LAN port QoS for 43 settings 76 LAN setup 38 language setting 32 large files sharing 50 lease DHCP 78 LEDs described 10 troubleshooting and 109 local servers port forwarding to 94 logging...

Page 123: ...n status 78 remote management 103 renewing connection status 78 repeater units 89 reserved IP adresses 40 restarting network 108 restoring configuration file 82 default factory settings 82 115 router interface described 16 router status viewing 76 S scheduling keyword and service blocking 72 secondary DNS 20 security 23 firewall settings 68 see also security options security options 27 security PI...

Page 124: ...s adding 17 wireless channel 25 wireless connection troubleshooting 114 wireless connections 8 wireless devices adding to the network 17 Wireless Distribution System WDS 86 87 Wireless LED troubleshooting and 110 111 wireless mode 25 wireless network name SSID broadcast 24 described 25 product label 11 wireless network settings 25 wireless radio 85 wireless repeating 86 87 base station 88 repeater...