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... Setup Premium Features 8 ReadySHARE 8 Video Mode 8 ClearChannel Selector 8 TiVo Support 9 Unpack Your New Router 10 Prepare the Router for Installation 11 Hardware Features 11 Front Panel 11 Back Panel 13 Label 13 Position Your Wireless Router 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Router Setup ... 16 Gather ISP Information 16 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 16 Types of Logins and Access 16 NETGEAR Genie Setup 17 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation 18 Upgrade Router Firmware 18 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen 19 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your ...
... Setup Premium Features 8 ReadySHARE 8 Video Mode 8 ClearChannel Selector 8 TiVo Support 9 Unpack Your New Router 10 Prepare the Router for Installation 11 Hardware Features 11 Front Panel 11 Back Panel 13 Label 13 Position Your Wireless Router 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Router Setup ... 16 Gather ISP Information 16 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 16 Types of Logins and Access 16 NETGEAR Genie Setup 17 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation 18 Upgrade Router Firmware 18 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen 19 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your ...
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.../100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port is for information about preset security. Information on the router label See Basic Wireless Settings on the bottom of the router shows the router's Restore Factory Settings button, preset login information, MAC address, and serial number. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Back Panel The back panel has the On/Off button and the port connections...
.../100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port is for information about preset security. Information on the router label See Basic Wireless Settings on the bottom of the router shows the router's Restore Factory Settings button, preset login information, MAC address, and serial number. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Back Panel The back panel has the On/Off button and the port connections...
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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 2 Connecting to the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR Genie to Your Network 15 2. 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 set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book.
Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 2 Connecting to the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR Genie to Your Network 15 2. 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 set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book.
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... your computer to access the Internet. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Setup Preparation You can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 16 When your Internet connection is working, you are separate types of your router. this login information, contact your Internet configuration is the wireless security supported by ISP;
... your computer to access the Internet. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Router Setup Preparation You can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 16 When your Internet connection is working, you are separate types of your router. this login information, contact your Internet configuration is the wireless security supported by ISP;
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... is connected to the router. 2. 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. Note: The router user name and password are... message when it is, a message is available. Launch your Internet connection. The login window displays: admin ******** 3. CAUTION: Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shut down the computer, or do anything else to see if a newer firmware...
... is connected to the router. 2. 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. Note: The router user name and password are... message when it is, a message is available. Launch your Internet connection. The login window displays: admin ******** 3. CAUTION: Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shut down the computer, or do anything else to see if a newer firmware...
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... method and enter the login name. Click Apply to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. Enter the account name provided by your Internet connection requires a login. • Yes. ...with your ISP. Does Your ISP Require a Login? Enter the domain name provided by your connection, check the ISP settings. 3. Click Test to save your ISP requires a login: Genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is required...
... method and enter the login name. Click Apply to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. Enter the account name provided by your Internet connection requires a login. • Yes. ...with your ISP. Does Your ISP Require a Login? Enter the domain name provided by your connection, check the ISP settings. 3. Click Test to save your ISP requires a login: Genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is required...
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...their names. • Get Automatically from the LAN. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in order to connect to the Router Status screen and click the Connect button in minutes. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign ... With the default setting, Dial on the Router Status screen to disconnect it is disconnected for some reason.If you select Manually Connect, you use . Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. This ...
...their names. • Get Automatically from the LAN. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in order to connect to the Router Status screen and click the Connect button in minutes. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign ... With the default setting, Dial on the Router Status screen to disconnect it is disconnected for some reason.If you select Manually Connect, you use . Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. This ...
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... software should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 implemented through software. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise is called Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS). WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase to recognize and authorize client access. Every wireless client has a user login on the RADIUS server, and the router has a client login on the RADIUS server.
... software should have instructions about configuring their WPA settings. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 implemented through software. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise is called Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS). WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase to recognize and authorize client access. Every wireless client has a user login on the RADIUS server, and the router has a client login on the RADIUS server.
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.... Genie Advanced Home 38 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 VPN and have severe performance problems. •... problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites, frames within Web sites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. 2. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You use for pinging. (Larger packets are willing to experiment, you do not...
.... Genie Advanced Home 38 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 VPN and have severe performance problems. •... problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites, frames within Web sites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. 2. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You use for pinging. (Larger packets are willing to experiment, you do not...
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.... Advanced Settings 108 Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to a very secure password. Note: Be sure to change the router's default login password to as few external IP addresses as practical. • To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet,...from any IP address on the Internet, select IP Address Range. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of IP addresses on the Internet, select Everyone. 4.
.... Advanced Settings 108 Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to a very secure password. Note: Be sure to change the router's default login password to as few external IP addresses as practical. • To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet,...from any IP address on the Internet, select IP Address Range. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of IP addresses on the Internet, select Everyone. 4.
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... the browser and launching it again. • Make sure that you are using the correct login information. This button turns the wireless radios in the router on the router has been pressed. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer's address should be...has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. Troubleshooting 116 Cannot Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router from the computer to factory defaults. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs or...
... the browser and launching it again. • Make sure that you are using the correct login information. This button turns the wireless radios in the router on the router has been pressed. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer's address should be...has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. Troubleshooting 116 Cannot Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router from the computer to factory defaults. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs or...
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from the Internet: • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. Access the router's configuration at http://www.routerlogin.net. 3. If 0.0.0.0 is shown for your router... might check for your computer manually with DNS addresses, as http://www.netgear.com. 2. Check that you entered a DNS address during the router's configuration, reboot your computer, and verify the DNS address.You can ...
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but your computer is unable to load any Web pages from the Internet: • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. Access the router's configuration at http://www.routerlogin.net. 3. If 0.0.0.0 is shown for your router... might check for your computer manually with DNS addresses, as http://www.netgear.com. 2. Check that you entered a DNS address during the router's configuration, reboot your computer, and verify the DNS address.You can ...
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... occurred, but the old settings might need to obtain the current time from one hour. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You might be running login software that you are using find your wireless network? Each entry in the Web browser's cache. Wireless Connectivity If you are lost. • Click the Refresh or Reload button in to turn...
... occurred, but the old settings might need to obtain the current time from one hour. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 • You might be running login software that you are using find your wireless network? Each entry in the Web browser's cache. Wireless Connectivity If you are lost. • Click the Refresh or Reload button in to turn...
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...LED turns to blinking amber. 2. WNDR3800 Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default setting Router login URL www.routerlogin.net or www....router Wireless communication Enabled Wireless network names (SSIDs) • The unique default network name is printed on product label • 2.4 GHz b/g/n guest network: NETGEAR-Guest • 5 GHz a/n guest network: NETGEAR...you to reboot. Table 4. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Factory Default Settings You can access the router from your wireless security settings, and restores the ...
...LED turns to blinking amber. 2. WNDR3800 Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default setting Router login URL www.routerlogin.net or www....router Wireless communication Enabled Wireless network names (SSIDs) • The unique default network name is printed on product label • 2.4 GHz b/g/n guest network: NETGEAR-Guest • 5 GHz a/n guest network: NETGEAR...you to reboot. Table 4. N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Factory Default Settings You can access the router from your wireless security settings, and restores the ...
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Ethernet (LAN) LED described 12 troubleshooting and 115, 116 Ethernet cables, checking 114 F factory default settings, restoring 81, 121 factory settings resetting 13 file sharing ... traffic, allowing or blocking 95 installing NETGEAR Genie 17 Setup Wizard 33 Internet connection setting up 22 troubleshooting 117 Internet LED described 12 troubleshooting and 115 Internet port 33, 75 Internet Relay Chat (IRC) 97 Internet service provider (ISP) account information 16 Basic Settings screen 22 login 16 Internet services, blocking access...
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 Ethernet (LAN) LED described 12 troubleshooting and 115, 116 Ethernet cables, checking 114 F factory default settings, restoring 81, 121 factory settings resetting 13 file sharing ... traffic, allowing or blocking 95 installing NETGEAR Genie 17 Setup Wizard 33 Internet connection setting up 22 troubleshooting 117 Internet LED described 12 troubleshooting and 115 Internet port 33, 75 Internet Relay Chat (IRC) 97 Internet service provider (ISP) account information 16 Basic Settings screen 22 login 16 Internet services, blocking access...