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...brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 ©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. NETGEAR does not assume any means without the written permission of this publication may be reproduced, ...countries. All rights reserved No part of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/984 Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are ...
...brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 ©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. NETGEAR does not assume any means without the written permission of this publication may be reproduced, ...countries. All rights reserved No part of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/984 Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are ...
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... connections on both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz wireless links. For help installing your wireless router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 provides high-performance wireless Internet access that came in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com. 7 Its dual band design provides the maximum flexibility for Installation • Hardware Features • Position Your Wireless Router For more information about the topics...
... connections on both 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz wireless links. For help installing your wireless router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 provides high-performance wireless Internet access that came in this manual, visit the Support website at http://support.netgear.com. 7 Its dual band design provides the maximum flexibility for Installation • Hardware Features • Position Your Wireless Router For more information about the topics...
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... to each item stored on page 30. To learn more about ReadySHARE, see www.netgear.com/readyshare. The ClearChannel Selector feature on page 52. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Premium Features Your router includes premium features, which are often congested with interference from neighboring Wi-Fi routers, as well as from other household appliances. ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer lets you...
... to each item stored on page 30. To learn more about ReadySHARE, see www.netgear.com/readyshare. The ClearChannel Selector feature on page 52. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Premium Features Your router includes premium features, which are often congested with interference from neighboring Wi-Fi routers, as well as from other household appliances. ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer lets you...
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... contents Ethernet cable Hardware Setup 10 Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to position your NETGEAR dealer. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Unpack Your New Router Your box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • A slide-on router stand Installation guide (not shown) Power adapter cord Figure 1. N600 Wireless Router Slide-on stand for repair.
... contents Ethernet cable Hardware Setup 10 Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to position your NETGEAR dealer. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Unpack Your New Router Your box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • A slide-on router stand Installation guide (not shown) Power adapter cord Figure 1. N600 Wireless Router Slide-on stand for repair.
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...Hardware button has been clicked and it is off . Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 The front panel has status LEDs that you cannot connect wirelessly to the router. • WPS button. See www.netgear.com/support. USB • Solid. The USB device had been accepted... by the router and is in the following table. The USB device is ready to ...
...Hardware button has been clicked and it is off . Hardware Setup 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 The front panel has status LEDs that you cannot connect wirelessly to the router. • WPS button. See www.netgear.com/support. USB • Solid. The USB device had been accepted... by the router and is in the following table. The USB device is ready to ...
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...information in a letter or some other devices in the network have provided you in to the router interface from NETGEAR Genie. See Basic Wireless Settings on the bottom of logins that have DSL broadband service, you might need to have ...on page 18 for wireless access. This information is preset with a unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for details about the router's preconfigured security settings. Your Internet service provider (ISP) should have the settings described here. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Setup Preparation You ...
...information in a letter or some other devices in the network have provided you in to the router interface from NETGEAR Genie. See Basic Wireless Settings on the bottom of logins that have DSL broadband service, you might need to have ...on page 18 for wireless access. This information is preset with a unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for details about the router's preconfigured security settings. Your Internet service provider (ISP) should have the settings described here. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Setup Preparation You ...
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on . • Close and re-open the browser to make sure the browser does not cache the previous page. • Browse to http://... automates many of the four LAN Ethernet ports, or wirelessly to the router. • Make sure that the router is connected to be sure that you already used the NETGEAR Genie, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field for your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support. Follow the onscreen instructions to the Internet...
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on . • Close and re-open the browser to make sure the browser does not cache the previous page. • Browse to http://... automates many of the four LAN Ethernet ports, or wirelessly to the router. • Make sure that the router is connected to be sure that you already used the NETGEAR Genie, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field for your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support. Follow the onscreen instructions to the Internet...
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...firmware. See Types of the screen. Upgrade Router Firmware When you set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www...for the router password, both in to your Internet connection. Getting Started with the latest firmware. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router and are different from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. ...
...firmware. See Types of the screen. Upgrade Router Firmware When you set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www...for the router password, both in to your Internet connection. Getting Started with the latest firmware. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router and are different from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router. 2. ...
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that is used to access additional menus and screens. Language Menus (Click the Advanced tab to view more detailed information. View or change the wireless settings for unique ... up a guest network to allow visitors to get information, help • Home. See Chapter 8, Advanced Settings. Router Basic Home screen with NETGEAR Genie 19 This dashboard screen displays when you see the status of networking concepts. • Help & Support. View...
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that is used to access additional menus and screens. Language Menus (Click the Advanced tab to view more detailed information. View or change the wireless settings for unique ... up a guest network to allow visitors to get information, help • Home. See Chapter 8, Advanced Settings. Router Basic Home screen with NETGEAR Genie 19 This dashboard screen displays when you see the status of networking concepts. • Help & Support. View...
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...wireless devices. Press the WPS button on your router. 3. Repeat steps 1-2 to your wireless network. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices, and other equipment to add other WPS wireless... to your wireless device or follow these steps: 1. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on the router front panel ... the wireless network: If your wireless device supports WPS (Push 'N' Connect), follow the WPS instructions that all wireless networks ...
...wireless devices. Press the WPS button on your router. 3. Repeat steps 1-2 to your wireless network. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices, and other equipment to add other WPS wireless... to your wireless device or follow these steps: 1. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on the router front panel ... the wireless network: If your wireless device supports WPS (Push 'N' Connect), follow the WPS instructions that all wireless networks ...
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...enter the login name. If you have problems with your settings. 4. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. These fields display when no . Enter the domain name provided by your ...Basic Settings screen. Note that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not an ISP login is required. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. •...
...enter the login name. If you have problems with your settings. 4. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. These fields display when no . Enter the domain name provided by your ...Basic Settings screen. Note that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not an ISP login is required. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. •...
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...the list. If it does, then it . Some wireless devices automatically connect to access the router. 1. Wireless Settings Screen Fields Region Selection The location where the router is fixed to display the Wireless Settings screen. Genie Basic Settings 27 If you use...the Attached Devices screen? To avoid this problem, use a wireless computer to make a note of your preset security settings. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 To view or change basic wireless settings: NETGEAR recommends that you click Apply. Set up on the bottom of...
...the list. If it does, then it . Some wireless devices automatically connect to access the router. 1. Wireless Settings Screen Fields Region Selection The location where the router is fixed to display the Wireless Settings screen. Genie Basic Settings 27 If you use...the Attached Devices screen? To avoid this problem, use a wireless computer to make a note of your preset security settings. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 To view or change basic wireless settings: NETGEAR recommends that you click Apply. Set up on the bottom of...
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...the WPA option you change this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can see which is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you not change the security option or passphrase,... (SSID) in this speed. Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you want to 130 Mbps is also known as the wireless network name. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Wireless Network 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n The b/g/n and a/n notation references the...
...the WPA option you change this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can see which is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you not change the security option or passphrase,... (SSID) in this speed. Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you want to 130 Mbps is also known as the wireless network name. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Wireless Network 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n The b/g/n and a/n notation references the...
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... network on when to use to stream video, to this . Set Up a Video Network To prevent packet drops or jitter when streaming high-quality video, NETGEAR recommends that you could call it dynamically varies the encryption key. Select the Enable Video Mode radio button. 3. This section presents an overview of the... by the Wi-Fi Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org/) because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 5. Click Apply to your new Wi-Fi network.
... network on when to use to stream video, to this . Set Up a Video Network To prevent packet drops or jitter when streaming high-quality video, NETGEAR recommends that you could call it dynamically varies the encryption key. Select the Enable Video Mode radio button. 3. This section presents an overview of the... by the Wi-Fi Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org/) because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 5. Click Apply to your new Wi-Fi network.
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... the Genie. 1. The following screen displays: The Setup Wizard searches your ISP configuration. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you selected Yes, click Next. The following screen: 2. After setting up the router. If you select No, you are taken to perform this task again, you want...
... the Genie. 1. The following screen displays: The Setup Wizard searches your ISP configuration. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you selected Yes, click Next. The following screen: 2. After setting up the router. If you select No, you are taken to perform this task again, you want...
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...This computer is the largest data packet a network device transmits. Click Apply. The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value, and changing the value might fix one with them, but cause ...NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. If any device in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Change the MTU Size The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is called the default DMZ server. To set up a default DMZ server, do the following: 1. Incoming traffic from the Internet. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800...
...This computer is the largest data packet a network device transmits. Click Apply. The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value, and changing the value might fix one with them, but cause ...NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. If any device in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Change the MTU Size The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is called the default DMZ server. To set up a default DMZ server, do the following: 1. Incoming traffic from the Internet. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800...
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... The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You use VPN and have severe performance problems. • You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments...
... The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You use VPN and have severe performance problems. • You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments...
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 USB Drive Requirements The router works with other users on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables. USB Drive Speeds Bus USB 1.1 USB 2.0 Speed/Sec 12 Mbits 480 Mbits The router should work with most up your router, you have set up... To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can connect any of USB drives supported by the router, go to: http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems (EXT2 and EXT3). Click OK...
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 USB Drive Requirements The router works with other users on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables. USB Drive Speeds Bus USB 1.1 USB 2.0 Speed/Sec 12 Mbits 480 Mbits The router should work with most up your router, you have set up... To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can connect any of USB drives supported by the router, go to: http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems (EXT2 and EXT3). Click OK...
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... to admin. You can : • Control friends' and family's access to set up a ReadySHARE Cloud account, and register the router with that is used to log in to access the shared contents. To set up ReadySHARE Cloud 1. By default, it ... for your changes to make your router, you have a ReadySHARE Cloud account, they will be invited to create one that account. USB Storage 52 The user name (account name) for All - Visit http://readyshare.netgear.com and create an account to take effect. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 3.
... to admin. You can : • Control friends' and family's access to set up a ReadySHARE Cloud account, and register the router with that is used to log in to access the shared contents. To set up ReadySHARE Cloud 1. By default, it ... for your changes to make your router, you have a ReadySHARE Cloud account, they will be invited to create one that account. USB Storage 52 The user name (account name) for All - Visit http://readyshare.netgear.com and create an account to take effect. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 3.
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... the ReadySHARE Cloud PC agent. 3. After you register, the following displays: Registered router Shared USB device plugged into the router USB Storage 54 Click Yes to http://readyshare.netgear.com. 2. Enter your ReadySHARE Cloud user name and password, and then click the... Log in button. From a device with a web browser, browse to download and install it. The first time you log in, you are available to download. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 After...
... the ReadySHARE Cloud PC agent. 3. After you register, the following displays: Registered router Shared USB device plugged into the router USB Storage 54 Click Yes to http://readyshare.netgear.com. 2. Enter your ReadySHARE Cloud user name and password, and then click the... Log in button. From a device with a web browser, browse to download and install it. The first time you log in, you are available to download. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 After...