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202-10545-01 November 2009 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA RangeMax™ Wi reless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual.
ii v1.0, November 2009 © 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registr ation, Support, an d Document atio n Register your product at http://www .netgear .co m/r egister . Registration is required be f ore you can use our telephone support service.
v1.0, November 2009 iii NOTE: This product's firmware limits operation to only the chan nels allowed in a particular Region or Country . Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be avai lable in your version of the product.
v1.0, November 2009 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United S tates FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serv iceab le components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate al l appl ic able regul at ory certificatio n s and approvals.
v1.0, November 2009 v FCC Declaration Of Confo rmity W e NETGEAR, Inc., 350 E. Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsib ility that the model WNR3500L RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L co mplies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
v1.0, November 2009 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNR3500L Publication Date: November 2009 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax Wireless-N Gig abit Router with US.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Contents vii v1.0, November 2009 Content s NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual About This Manual Chapter 1 Configuring Y our Internet Connection Using the Setup Manual .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Contents viii v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network Protecting Access to Y our W NR3500v2 Router . ............. ................ ................ ............. .. 3-1 Changing the Built-In Password .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Contents ix v1.0, November 2009 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communi cation Process .......... ............ .......... 5-14 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port T ri ggering ...
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Contents x v1.0, November 2009 Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings ................. ............. ...... 7-12 Enabling File and Printer Sh aring ...........
xi v1.0, November 2009 About This Manual This user manual provides information fo r configuring the features of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L beyond initial configuration settings. Initial configuration inst ructions can be found in the NETGEAR W ireless Router Setup Manual .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual xii v1.0, November 2009 • Scope . This manual is written for the WNR3500L ro uter according to these specifications: For more information abou t network, Internet, firewall, and VP N technologies, c lick the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents .
1-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 1 Configuring Y our Internet Connection This chapter describes how to configure your WN R3500L router Internet connection. When you install your wireless router using the Resource CD as described in the NETGEAR Router Setup Manual, these settings are configured automatically for you.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-2 v1.0, November 2009 Logging In to Y our Wireless Router Y ou can log in to the wireless router to view or change its settings. T o log in to the wireless router: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-3 v1.0, November 2009 2. Enter admin for the router user name and your password (or the default, password ). For information about how to change the password, see “Changing the Built-In Password” on page 3-2 .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-4 v1.0, November 2009 If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can select Knowledge Base or Documentation under W eb Support in the main menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-5 v1.0, November 2009 Using the Setup Wizard Y ou can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settin gs screen, or you can allow the Setup W izard to determine your In ternet Service Provider (ISP) configuration.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-6 v1.0, November 2009 When your Internet co nnection is working you do not need to launch th e ISP’ s login program on your computer to access the Internet.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-7 v1.0, November 2009 T able 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields Settings Description Does Y our ISP R equire a Login? • Y es •N o These fields appear only if no login is require d.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-8 v1.0, November 2009 Internet IP Address • Get Dynamically from ISP . Y our ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use S t atic IP Address .
2-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network For a wireless connection, the SSID, also called the wireless ne twork name, and the wireless security setting must be the same for the wireless router and wireless computers or wireless adapters.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-2 v1.0, November 2009 • Push 'N' Connect (WPS) automatically i mplements wireless securit.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-3 v1.0, November 2009 Wireless Security Options Computers can connect over a 8 02.1 1g or 802.1 1n network at a range of up to 30 0 feet. Such distances can allow for others outside y our immediate area to access your network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-4 v1.0, November 2009 Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Settings Y ou can view or manually configure the wireless settings for the wireless router in the W ireless Settings screen.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-5 v1.0, November 2009 6. Configure and test your computers for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your computer s to have the same SSID and wireless security settings as your wireless router.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-6 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring WEP Wireless Security T o configure WEP data encryption: 1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-7 v1.0, November 2009 5. Select the Encryption S trength setting: • WEP (Wi red Equivalent Privacy) 64-bit encryp tion . Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F).
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-8 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring WP A, WP A2, or WP A/WP A2 Wireless Security T o set up wireless se.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-9 v1.0, November 2009 4. The settings displayed on th e screen depend on which security option you select. 5. For WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK, enter the passphrase.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-10 v1.0, November 2009 Using the WPS Button to Conf igure Y our Network and Add a Client Any wireless computer or wireless adapter that wi ll connec t to the wirele ss router wirelessly is a client.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-11 v1.0, November 2009 The wireless router WPS screen displays a message confirming that the client was a dded to the wireless network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-12 v1.0, November 2009 T o use a PIN to add a WPS client: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-13 v1.0, November 2009 T o access the Internet from any computer connected to your wireless router, launch a browser suc h as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-14 v1.0, November 2009 Adding Both WPS-Cap able Client s and Non-WPS-Cap able Client s If you have a wireless networ k with both WPS- capable clients and non-WPS-capabl e clients, you should set up your wireless network manually .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-15 v1.0, November 2009 2. Follow the utility’ s instructions to enter the SSID (name yo u selected for your router). 3. Select the security type you selected for your ro uter , and enter the security pass phrase that you entered for your router .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Safeguarding You r Network 2-16 v1.0, November 2009 • Enable Wir eless Router Radio .
3-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 3 Protecting Y our Network This chapter includes the following sections: • “Protecting Access to Y our WNR3500L Router” • “Restricting Access by MAC Address.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-2 v1.0, November 2009 Changing the Built-In Password 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-3 v1.0, November 2009 Restricting Access by MAC Address For increased security , you can restrict ac ces s to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs based on their MAC addresses.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-4 v1.0, November 2009 4. Adjust the list as needed for yo ur network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-5 v1.0, November 2009 • If the keyword .com is specified, only websites with othe r domain suffixes (such as .edu, .or g, or .gov) can be viewed . T o block access to Internet sites: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-6 v1.0, November 2009 5. Click Apply to save all your settings in the Block Sites screen. Blocking Access to Internet Services The WNR3500L router allows you to block the use of certain In ternet services by computers on your network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-7 v1.0, November 2009 3. Specify a service for b locking by cl icking Add . The Block Services Setup screen displays. 4. From the Service T ype lis t, select the application or servi ce to be allowed or blocked.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-8 v1.0, November 2009 Scheduling Blocking The WNR3500L router allows you to specify when bl ocking is enforced. T o schedule blocking: 1. Select Schedule under Content Filtering in the main menu.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-9 v1.0, November 2009 V iewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-10 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring E-mail Alert and W eb Access Log Notifications T o receive logs and alerts by e-mail, you mu st provide your e-mail accou nt information.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Protecting Your Network 3-11 v1.0, November 2009 a. Enter your user name fo r the e-mail server in the Us er Name field. b. Enter your password for the e-mail server in the Password field.
4-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 4 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to u se the maintenance features of your RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L. Y ou can access th ese features by selecting the items under Maintenance in the main menu of the browser interface.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-2 v1.0, November 2009 The Checking for Firmware Updates scre e n appears at login unless you clear the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in ch ec k box.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-3 v1.0, November 2009 Upgrading Automatically to New Router Sof tware If you have selec te d Check for New V ers ion Upon Log-in , your router alerts you to the new software when you log in .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-4 v1.0, November 2009 3. Check the most recent firmware version of fere d against the firmware version shown on your Router Status screen. 4. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file to your computer .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-5 v1.0, November 2009 Ta b l e 4 - 1 describe s the ro uter status fields. Figure 4-4 T able 4-1. Wireless Router S t atus Fields Field Description Hardware V ersi on The router model.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-6 v1.0, November 2009 DHCP If set to None, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the W AN. If set to DHCP Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address dynamically from the ISP .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-7 v1.0, November 2009 2. Click Connection S tatus to display th e connection status. Ta b l e 4 - 2 describes the connection status settings. Click the Close Window button to close the Co nnection S tatus screen.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-8 v1.0, November 2009 3. Click Show S tatistics to display router usa ge statistics. Ta b l e 4 - 3 describes the router statistics. T o change the polling frequency , enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-9 v1.0, November 2009 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devic es that the router has discovered on the local network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-10 v1.0, November 2009 From the main menu of the bro wser interface, under Maintenance, select Backup Settings . The following sections describ e the three available options.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-11 v1.0, November 2009 Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you mo.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 4-12 v1.0, November 2009 T o configure your router for remote management : 1.
5-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 5 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes advanced feat ures of th e RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Route r with USB WNR3500L.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-2 v1.0, November 2009 T o configure LAN IP settings, log in to the router , and under the Advanced heading, select LAN Setup . The following sc reen displays: .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-3 v1.0, November 2009 LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN I P address of the wirele ss router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the wireless router.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-4 v1.0, November 2009 Using the Router as a DHCP Server By default, the router functions as a DHCP server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to th e router ’ s LAN.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-5 v1.0, November 2009 3. T ype the MAC address of the computer or server . 4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-6 v1.0, November 2009 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the Dynam ic DN S sc re en . T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-7 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring the W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup screen lets you confi.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-8 v1.0, November 2009 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incomp at ible with Network Address T ranslation (NA T).
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 5-9 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring S t atic Routes S tatic routes provide additional routing information to your rout er .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-10 v1.0, November 2009 Select St a t i c R o u t e s under Advanced in the main menu. The Static Routes screen displays. T o add or edit a static route: 1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-11 v1.0, November 2009 7. T ype the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as the WNR3500L router. 8. T ype a number between 1 and 1 5 as the metric value.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-12 v1.0, November 2009 • The source address is your computer ’ s IP address. • The source port number is 5678, the browser session. • The destination address is the IP addres s of www .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-13 v1.0, November 2009 • The destination address is your computer ’ s IP address. • The destination port number is 5678, the browser session that made the initial request.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-14 v1.0, November 2009 5. The IRC serve r sends a return message to your router using the NA T -assigned source port (as in the previous example, let’ s say port 33333) as the d estin ation port.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-15 v1.0, November 2009 1. The user of a remote computer opens Inte rnet Explorer and requests a W e b page from www .example.com, which resolves to the public IP address of your router .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-16 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring Port Forward ing to Local Servers Using the port forwarding feature, yo u can allow ce rtain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-17 v1.0, November 2009 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will ho st on your network. If the service does not appear in th e list, see the following section, “Adding a Custom Service .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-18 v1.0, November 2009 Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry T o edit or delete a port forwarding entry: 1. In the table, select the butto n next to the service name.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-19 v1.0, November 2009 While port forwarding cr eates a static mapping of a port number or ran.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-20 v1.0, November 2009 3. Clear the Disable Port T riggering check box. 4. In the Port T riggering T imeout field, enter a value up to 99 99 minut es.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-21 v1.0, November 2009 Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS) The WNR3500L router can be used w ith a wire les s access point (AP) to build larg e bridged wireless networks.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-22 v1.0, November 2009 Wireless Repeating Function Y ou can view or change wireless repeater settings for the wireless router.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-23 v1.0, November 2009 Setting Up the Base S t ation The wireless repeating function w orks only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy chained.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 5-24 v1.0, November 2009 Setting Up a Repeater Unit Use a wi red Ethernet connectio n to set up the repe ater unit t o avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station.
6-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 6 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the config uration of the RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L to allow specific applications to access th e Internet or to be accessed from the Internet, and how to make adjust me nts to enhance your network’ s performance.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-2 v1.0, November 2009 T o get the best performance, use RangeMax NE XT adapters such as the WN51 1B for your computers. Although the RangeMax NEXT rout er is compatible w ith older 802.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-3 v1.0, November 2009 • Backing up computers over t he network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-4 v1.0, November 2009 Next, consider the th roughput of you r network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traf fic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower - speed bottlenecks in the path.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-5 v1.0, November 2009 Optimizing Wireless Performance The speed and operating distance or range of your wireless connec tion can vary signi ficantly based on the physical placement of the wireless router .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-6 v1.0, November 2009 • Microwav e ovens (no clo ser than 10 feet) • Choose your settings. – Use a scanning utility to determine what othe r wireless networks are operating nearby , and choose an unused channel.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-7 v1.0, November 2009 If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU size to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU size from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-8 v1.0, November 2009 From the main m enu of the brows er interface, under Advance d, select QoS Setup .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-9 v1.0, November 2009 T o specify prioritization of traffic, you must cr eate a policy for the type of traf fic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Set up scr een.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-10 v1.0, November 2009 a. If you chose to add a new entr y , the screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-11 v1.0, November 2009 3. On the QoS - Priority Rules screen, go to the Priority Category field, and select Ethernet LAN Port from the drop-down list: 4. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-12 v1.0, November 2009 3. On the QoS - Priority Rules screen, go to the Priority Category field, and select MAC Address from the drop-down list: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select it.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-13 v1.0, November 2009 4. Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-14 v1.0, November 2009 • Advertisement Time T o Live .
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 7 USB S torage This chapter describes how to acce ss and configure a USB storage drive attache d to your router .
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-2 v1.0, November 2009 Actual bus speeds can vary , depending on the CP U speed, memory , s peed of the network, and other variables. The router should work with most USB-compliant external flash and hard driv es.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-3 v1.0, November 2009 2. If you want to specify read only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see “Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings” on page 7-7 .
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-4 v1.0, November 2009 • Be sure to enable either FTP (via Inter ne t) in the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen. This option supports b o th downloading and uploa ding of files.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-5 v1.0, November 2009 Alternately, you can also type re ad y sh a re in the address field of yo ur W eb brows er . The following table explains the fi elds and buttons in this screen:.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-6 v1.0, November 2009 Editing a Network Folder On the USB S torage (Advanced Settings) screen, click the Edit button to open the Edit Network Folder screen.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-7 v1.0, November 2009 Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings T o configure advanced USB settings, under the USB heading on the router main menu, select Advanced Settings .
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-8 v1.0, November 2009 Workgroup If you are using a Windows Workgroup rather than a domain, the Workgroup name is displayed here. The name only works in an operating system that supports NETBIOS like Microsoft Windows.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-9 v1.0, November 2009 Creating a Network Folder From the USB S torage (Advanced Settings) screen, click the Cr eate a.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-10 v1.0, November 2009 ReadyShare Access Once you have set up you r router , you can connect any USB storage device and share the contents with other users on yo ur network.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-11 v1.0, November 2009 S pecifying Approved USB Devices For more security , you can set up the rout er to share approved USB devices only . 1. Select USB Settings from the A dvanced menu, and then clic k Approved Devices.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-12 v1.0, November 2009 Connecting to the USB Dri ve from a Remote Computer T o connect to the USB drive from remote computers using a W eb browser , you must use the router ’ s Internet port IP address.
RangeMax™ Wireless- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual USB Storage 7-13 v1.0, November 2009 • Microsoft W indows Start Menu, Run option • W indows Explorer • Network Neighborhood or My Network Place.
8-1 v1.0, November 2009 Chapter 8 T roubleshooting This chapter provides informa tion about troubleshooting your RangeMax W ireles s-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L. After each pr oblem de scription, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the pr oblem.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 2 v1.0, November 2009 Make sure that the Ether net cables are se curely plugged in.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 3 v1.0, November 2009 T roubleshooting Basic Functions After you turn on po wer to the router , the following sequ ence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, veri fy that the Power light is on.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 4 v1.0, November 2009 Power light blinks green slowly and continuously . The wirel ess router firmware is corrupted. Restore the wireless router firmware: 1. Make sure that your PC is connected to your wireless router and the wireless router is powered on.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 5 v1.0, November 2009 Cannot Access the Router Main Menu If you are unable to access the router ’ s main menu.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 6 v1.0, November 2009 • Make sure that your computer ’ s IP address is on the same subne t as the route r . For instructions, click the lin k to the online document “Preparing Y our Network” in Appendix B to configure your computer .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 7 v1.0, November 2009 4. Check that an IP address is shown for the In ternet port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown, yo ur router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 8 v1.0, November 2009 If your ISP prov ided a program to log y ou in to the Internet (such as W in PoET), you no lo nger need to run that software after installing your ro uter .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8- 9 v1.0, November 2009 – Check that the corresponding Link lights are on for your network interface card.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8-10 v1.0, November 2009 Problems with Date and T i me Under Content Filtering in the main menu, select E-mail to display a screen that shows the current date and time of day .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8-11 v1.0, November 2009 Use the setup program to scan for available wireless networks. Look for a network name (SSID) of NETGEAR or your custom SSID if you have chang ed it.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8-12 v1.0, November 2009 1. Select Wir eless Setting s under Setup in the main menu of the WNR3500L ro uter . 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8-13 v1.0, November 2009 This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfe re nce problems with another nearby wireless router or access point.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Troubleshooting 8-14 v1.0, November 2009 9. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio and Enable SSID Br oadcast check boxes are selected. 10. Click Setup Access List . 11 . Make sure that the T urn Access Control On check box is not selecte d.
Default Configuration and Te chnical Specifications A-1 v1.0, November 2009 Appendix A Default Configuration and T echnical S pecifications This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the RangeMax W ireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Default Configuration and Te chnical Specifications A-2 v1.0, November 2009 Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID Name NETG.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Default Configuration and Te chnical Specifications A-3 v1.0, November 2009 T echnical S p ecifications T able A-2.
Related Documents B-1 v1.0, November 2009 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents yo u can use to gain a more com plete understanding of the techno logies used in your NETGEAR product.
Index-1 v1.0, November 2009 Index A access blocking 3-4 remote 4-1 1 restricting by MAC address 3-3 viewing logs 3-9 access control turning of f 8-14 access points 5-21 accessing r emote comput er 5-1.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Index-2 v1.0, November 2009 D data packets, fragmented 6-6 date and time, troubleshooting 8-10 daylight savings time 8-10 default .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Index-3 v1.0, November 2009 registering domain name and 5-5 reserved 5-4 IP subnet mask 4-6 italic text xi J Java and JavaScript 8.
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Index-4 v1.0, November 2009 portmap table 6-14 power adapter specific at i ons A-3 Power light, troubleshooting and 8-3 Powerline .
RangeMax™ Wirele ss- N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual Index-5 v1.0, November 2009 trusted user 3-5 typographical conventions xi U Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) 6-13 up time, syst em 4.
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