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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2013 202-1 1005-05 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 User Manual.
2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 .
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Front Panel .
4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 1 1. Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 provides 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).
Hardware Setup 8 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Unpack Y our Router Y our box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Router st.
Hardware Setup 9 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The following table describes the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from left to right. Icon Description Power • Solid amber . The unit is starting up after being powered on.
Hardware Setup 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Back Panel The back panel has the On/Off button and port connections as shown in the figure.
Hardware Setup 11 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Attach the Stand For optimal wireless network performance, use the stand (included in the package) to position your router upright. 1. Orient your router vertically . 2. Insert the tabs of the stand into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown.
Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4-GHz cordless phone.
Hardware Setup 13 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4. Disconnect the cable from the modem ( 2 ). Y ou will connect it to the router later . 5. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router ( 3 ).
Hardware Setup 14 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V erify that the LAN LEDs (1 through 4) are lit for any computers cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.
15 2 2. Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Connecting 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 in the previous chapter .
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 16 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Router Setup Preparation Y ou can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router, or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually .
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 17 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 18 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. Y ou can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 19 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Join Y our Wireless Network Y ou can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. Manual Method With the manual method, you choose the network that you want and enter its password to connect.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie 20 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps.
21 3 3. NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Y our Internet connection and network This chapter contains the following sections: • Basic Home Screen • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Cont.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Basic Home Screen The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure: Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login. • Ye s . Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Use These DNS Servers . If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server . If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website. Y ou can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 5. Click Next , read the note, and click Next again to proceed. Y ou are prompted to log in or create a free account.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 7. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next . 8. Click the T ake me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Read Access and 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 .
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 1. Select Basic > Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. 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.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 30 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 31 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having your wireless security key . Y ou can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.
NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 32 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network.
33 4 4. NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Specify custom settings This chapter contains the following sections: • NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Setup • LAN Setup • Quality of Service (QoS) Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters: • Storage .
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 34 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information. The content is the same as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 35 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 3. Select Ye s and click Next . The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 36 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 37 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 W AN Setup The W AN 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 W AN (Internet) port.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 38 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NA T provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 39 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 .
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 40 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o change the MTU size: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > W AN Setup . 2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 3. Click Apply to save the settings.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 41 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup to display the following screen: 2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings .
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 42 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • 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 . Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 43 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o 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 .
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 44 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS, are assigned to the best effort category , which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by default. Y ou can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply .
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 45 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Y ou can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button. Y ou can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button.
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 QoS for a MAC Address T o create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule button.
47 5 5. Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer .
Storage 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 ReadySHARE Access ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB port. (If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.) When you connect the USB device, it might take up to 2 minutes before it is ready for sharing.
Storage 49 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o 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.
Storage 50 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Basic Settings Y ou can view or edit basic settings for router a USB storage device attached to your router. T o go to Storage Basic Settings: Select Basic > ReadySHARE . By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
Storage 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. Select Basic > ReadySHARE , and click Edit . 2. Specify the changes that you want to make: • T o add a folder , click Create Network Folder . • T o edit a folder , select its radio button and then click Edit .
Storage 52 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Storage Advanced Settings Y ou can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.
Storage 53 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Available Network Folders Y ou might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: • Share Name . If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. Y ou can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser .
Storage 54 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Specify Approved USB Devices For more security , you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only . Y ou can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.
Storage 55 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer T o connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser , 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.
56 6 6. Security Keep 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 computers and devices on your network.
Security 57 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. 1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites .
Security 58 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions that server computers perform 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.
Security 59 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service T ype 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.
Security 60 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Schedule Blocking Y ou can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access. T o schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: 2.
Security 61 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Security Event Email Notifications T o receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often. T o set up email notifications: 1.
62 7 7. Administration Manage your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 91 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet.
Administration 63 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Upgrade the Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory . Y ou can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. Y ou might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available for your product.
Administration 64 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V iew Router Status T o view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Hardware V ersion.
Administration 65 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet Port MAC Address . The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses. IP Address . The IP address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses.
Administration 66 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o stop the polling entirely , click Stop . Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information.
Administration 67 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID ). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default name for 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.
Administration 68 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 V iew 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.
Administration 69 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. Y ou can back up (save) this file to your computer , restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings.
Administration 70 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
71 8 8. Advanced Settings Customize your network This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge 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.
Advanced Settings 72 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > W ireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio .
Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T ransmit Power Control . Y ou can change the transmit power of each wireless radio. A lower setting for transmit power reduces the power consumption of the router but also reduces the wireless coverage.
Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 3. Scroll down to view the bottom half of the screen to display more instructions. 4. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router .
Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected. For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the following conditions: • Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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.
Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button.
Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 4. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 the web page request message to www .example.com, your router stores the original information and then modifies the source inform.
Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Y our 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 1 13.
Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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 traf fic. Y ou can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature.
Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Port triggering does not require that you know the computer ’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically . • Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer ’s IP address during configuration, and the IP address can never change.
Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Add a Custom Service T o define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses.
Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 2. Click Edit Service or Delete Service . 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 .
Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs, and the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports.
Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 7. 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 .
Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 For example, for DynDNS.org, select www .dyndns.org. 4. T ype the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. 5. T ype the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.
Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T o set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes , and click Add to display the following screen: 2. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only .
Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3700v4 router over the Internet. T o set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management .
Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 USB Settings For added security , the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices.
Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 UPnP Portmap T able . The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened.
Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Auto Detect Fields In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Detect from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The Connection T ype field indicates the connection type detected.
Advanced Settings 95 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 function has two modes. The default is Secured mode, which checks both TCP and UDP packets. For Open mode, the checking is applied only to the UDP connection. Auto Config In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Config from the drop-down list, the following screen displays.
Advanced Settings 96 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 6to4 T unnel In the IPv6 screen, when you select 6to4 T unnel from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Remote 6to4 Relay Router .
Advanced Settings 97 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Fixed In the IPv6 screen, when you select Fixed from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: IPv6 Fixed W AN Setup IPv6 Address/Prefix Length .
Advanced Settings 98 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 DHCP In the IPv6 screen, when you select DHCP from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: User Class . Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here.
Advanced Settings 99 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 PPPoE In the IPv6 screen, when you select PPPoE from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Login . This is usually the name that you use in your email address.
Advanced Settings 100 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T raffic Meter T raffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port, set limits for traf fic volume, and get a live update of traffic usage.
101 9 9. T roubleshooting 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.
T roubleshooting 102 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Quick T ips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Y our Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. T urn off and unplug the modem.
T roubleshooting 103 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • 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 .
T roubleshooting 104 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Internet LED Is Off If the Internet LED does not light, check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer .
T roubleshooting 105 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access WNDR3700v4 router but not the Internet, check to see if 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 .
T roubleshooting 106 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Y ou 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.
T roubleshooting 107 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network (WP A or WP A2)? • If you want to check the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router.
108 A A. Supplemental Information This appendix includes the following sections: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications.
Supplemental Information 109 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 Factory Settings Y ou can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the router for at least 5 seconds.
Supplemental Information 11 0 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 T echnical Specifications Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WP A2-PSK (AES) Br.
Supplemental Information 111 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 WA N 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.1 1 standard.
11 2 B B. 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.
Notification of Compliance 11 3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 FCC Radio Frequency Interference W arnings & 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.
Notification of Compliance 11 4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 The device could automatically discontinue transmission in case of absence of information to transmit, or operational failure.
Notification of Compliance 11 5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 IMPORT ANT 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 & your body .
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