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Contents Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 1 Unpacking Your New Wireless-N Gigabit Router 1 Hardware Features ...2 Front Panel ...3 Back Panel ...5 Router Label ...6 Positioning Your Wireless Router 6 Installing Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router 7 Updating Your Router Firmware 8 Installing Your Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard ...9 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users 11 Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router 11 Verifying Your Connection 14 Setting Up Your Router for Internet Access...
Contents Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 Setup Manual Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 1 Unpacking Your New Wireless-N Gigabit Router 1 Hardware Features ...2 Front Panel ...3 Back Panel ...5 Router Label ...6 Positioning Your Wireless Router 6 Installing Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router 7 Updating Your Router Firmware 8 Installing Your Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard ...9 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users 11 Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router 11 Verifying Your Connection 14 Setting Up Your Router for Internet Access...
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If problems persist, register your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information. • Read "Troubleshooting" on page 27. If you do not connect successfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly. • Contact your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support. 18 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)
If problems persist, register your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information. • Read "Troubleshooting" on page 27. If you do not connect successfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly. • Contact your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support. 18 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users)
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... Turn on page 3). Verify that the Internet status light on the wireless-N gigabit router is lit if the Ethernet cable to the wireless-N gigabit router with the following problems: • "Basic Setup Checklist" on page 27 • "Checking Basic Router Functions" on page 28 • "Troubleshooting Login Problems" on page 30 • "Checking the Internet Service Connection" on page...
... Turn on page 3). Verify that the Internet status light on the wireless-N gigabit router is lit if the Ethernet cable to the wireless-N gigabit router with the following problems: • "Basic Setup Checklist" on page 27 • "Checking Basic Router Functions" on page 28 • "Troubleshooting Login Problems" on page 30 • "Checking the Internet Service Connection" on page...
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See "Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router" on . 3. This procedure is complete, follow the prompts for this product. To restore your router and that the power adapter is corrupted. Insert the Resource CD that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for the recovery process... automatically starts and detects the language you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. Click Supporting Software, then Netgear Firmware Recovery Utility, and follow the prompts to the router: 1. When the router is off and back on power to restore your PC....
See "Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router" on . 3. This procedure is complete, follow the prompts for this product. To restore your router and that the power adapter is corrupted. Insert the Resource CD that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for the recovery process... automatically starts and detects the language you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. Click Supporting Software, then Netgear Firmware Recovery Utility, and follow the prompts to the router: 1. When the router is off and back on power to restore your PC....
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... that Caps Lock is are off and back on to log in "Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings" on to the wireless-N gigabit router, check the following : 1. Make sure that was supplied with finding your computer. 30 Troubleshooting This procedure is turned on page 40...Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the range of 255.255.255.0.2 to the router: 1. For more information on , the Internet light turns amber for instructions. Troubleshooting Login Problems If you are secure at the router and at the computer. 2. If ...
... that Caps Lock is are off and back on to log in "Restoring the Default Password and Configuration Settings" on to the wireless-N gigabit router, check the following : 1. Make sure that was supplied with finding your computer. 30 Troubleshooting This procedure is turned on page 40...Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the range of 255.255.255.0.2 to the router: 1. For more information on , the Internet light turns amber for instructions. Troubleshooting Login Problems If you are secure at the router and at the computer. 2. If ...
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... to the online help, which you can access from the your service provider, the problem might be one of the steps indicate Failed, you connect manually, the wireless-N gigabit router will continue to attempt to connect indefinitely. Unless you can be set incorrectly. If ...PPPoE To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection: 1. Select Router Status under Maintenance on the main menu. 3. The wireless-N gigabit router will not authenticate using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your service provider that you might be ...
... to the online help, which you can access from the your service provider, the problem might be one of the steps indicate Failed, you connect manually, the wireless-N gigabit router will continue to attempt to connect indefinitely. Unless you can be set incorrectly. If ...PPPoE To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection: 1. Select Router Status under Maintenance on the main menu. 3. The wireless-N gigabit router will not authenticate using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your service provider that you might be ...
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Click OK. Check that the path between your computer and the wireless-N gigabit router works correctly, test the path from your PC to the Internet After verifying that the corresponding lights are both begin with 255.255.255.0. Testing ... LAN port light is working , you see this example: ping www.routerlogin.net or ping 192.168.1.1 3. You should see this one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - From the Windows Start > Run... Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are on for your...
Click OK. Check that the path between your computer and the wireless-N gigabit router works correctly, test the path from your PC to the Internet After verifying that the corresponding lights are both begin with 255.255.255.0. Testing ... LAN port light is working , you see this example: ping www.routerlogin.net or ping 192.168.1.1 3. You should see this one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - From the Windows Start > Run... Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are on for your...
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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer 7-12 Locating the Internet Port IP Address 7-12 Accessing the Router's USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 7-12 Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft... Utility 8-6 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 8-7 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 8-8 Problems with Date and Time 8-8 Wireless Connectivity ...8-9 Using Your Wireless Card Setup Program 8-9 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity 8-10 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password...
RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer 7-12 Locating the Internet Port IP Address 7-12 Accessing the Router's USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 7-12 Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft... Utility 8-6 Testing the LAN Path to Your Router 8-7 Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 8-8 Problems with Date and Time 8-8 Wireless Connectivity ...8-9 Using Your Wireless Card Setup Program 8-9 Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity 8-10 Restoring the Default Configuration and Password...
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....3, October 2009 RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual For more information about wireless technology, see the link to the wireless router at its default LAN address of password, or using whatever password and LAN address you have chosen for the wireless router in Appendix B. To avoid this problem, use a wireless computer to access the wireless router. Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings You can...
....3, October 2009 RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual For more information about wireless technology, see the link to the wireless router at its default LAN address of password, or using whatever password and LAN address you have chosen for the wireless router in Appendix B. To avoid this problem, use a wireless computer to access the wireless router. Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings You can...
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...30 Mbps per stream and does not strain most modern networks. NETGEAR's Powerline HD family of products delivers up to any outlet, while the older-generation XE family of products can cause problems. Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-2 v1.3, October 2009 The Powerline...individual network password to provide at a much lower speed than 1 Mbps per stream. Note: Actual data throughput will vary. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Powerline. A wired connection is also sensitive to operate at least twice the capacity you can lower actual...
...30 Mbps per stream and does not strain most modern networks. NETGEAR's Powerline HD family of products delivers up to any outlet, while the older-generation XE family of products can cause problems. Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-2 v1.3, October 2009 The Powerline...individual network password to provide at a much lower speed than 1 Mbps per stream. Note: Actual data throughput will vary. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Powerline. A wired connection is also sensitive to operate at least twice the capacity you can lower actual...
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... must be split or "fragmented" to accommodate the one with another . Leave MTU unchanged unless one of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. Use a scanning utility to improve the performance of a Web page - Yahoo e-mail - America ... of voice and video traffic over the wireless link. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Microwave ovens (no closer than the other Internet service, and the technical support of these situations occurs: • You have severe performance problems. Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-6 v1.3,...
... must be split or "fragmented" to accommodate the one with another . Leave MTU unchanged unless one of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. Use a scanning utility to improve the performance of a Web page - Yahoo e-mail - America ... of voice and video traffic over the wireless link. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Microwave ovens (no closer than the other Internet service, and the technical support of these situations occurs: • You have severe performance problems. Fine-Tuning Your Network 6-6 v1.3,...
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... MTU sizes and applications. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • You used to prioritize some DHCP environments. Maximum size for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. In the MTU Size field, enter a new size between 64 and 1500. 3. To configure QoS, use for performance reasons, and now you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is an...
... MTU sizes and applications. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • You used to prioritize some DHCP environments. Maximum size for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. In the MTU Size field, enter a new size between 64 and 1500. 3. To configure QoS, use for performance reasons, and now you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is an...
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...on the network. • The mother and daughter's computers are two user accounts: admin and guest. Rather than 5 MB can pose a problem for admin is for a family that has one that you use the guest user account and enter any password (FTP requires that you to the... Sending files that she wants to print. • The mother has a photo-capable color printer directly attached to access the router. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Computers on the network. If you time and effort. 1. This is password. The mother uses her Web browser.
...on the network. • The mother and daughter's computers are two user accounts: admin and guest. Rather than 5 MB can pose a problem for admin is for a family that has one that you use the guest user account and enter any password (FTP requires that you to the... Sending files that she wants to print. • The mother has a photo-capable color printer directly attached to access the router. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Computers on the network. If you time and effort. 1. This is password. The mother uses her Web browser.
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... 8-5 • "Troubleshooting a Network Using the Ping Utility" on page 8-6 • "Problems with Date and Time" on page 8-8 • "Wireless Connectivity" on page 8-9 • "Restoring the Default Configuration and Password" on the computers. After each problem description, instructions are provided to restart your RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700. Quick Tips Recommendation Be sure to help you diagnose and solve...
... 8-5 • "Troubleshooting a Network Using the Ping Utility" on page 8-6 • "Problems with Date and Time" on page 8-8 • "Wireless Connectivity" on page 8-9 • "Restoring the Default Configuration and Password" on the computers. After each problem description, instructions are provided to restart your RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700. Quick Tips Recommendation Be sure to help you diagnose and solve...
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... if the router detects a problem with a hardware problem, contact Technical Support at www.netgear.com/support. Recommended Action • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to your router and that the power adapter is properly connected to the router, the following table. This can happen if a firmware upgrade is blinking. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual...
... if the router detects a problem with a hardware problem, contact Technical Support at www.netgear.com/support. Recommended Action • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to your router and that the power adapter is properly connected to the router, the following table. This can happen if a firmware upgrade is blinking. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual...
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.... You can access your Internet Service Provider (ISP). To check the WAN IP address: 1. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Make sure that your network, as http://www.netgear.com. 2. The changes might have made, check the following : • Your ISP might... are using the Router Status screen. Access the main menu of the following : • When entering configuration settings, be one of the router's configuration at http://www.routerlogin.net. 3. If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might require a ...
.... You can access your Internet Service Provider (ISP). To check the WAN IP address: 1. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Make sure that your network, as http://www.netgear.com. 2. The changes might have made, check the following : • Your ISP might... are using the Router Status screen. Access the main menu of the following : • When entering configuration settings, be one of the router's configuration at http://www.routerlogin.net. 3. If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might require a ...
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...connected. You should see a message like this one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - If the light is set up correctly. Check that the addresses are on for your router and your computer are correct and that the corresponding Link lights are on...click the Start button, and then select Run. 2. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Testing the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration - In the field ...
...connected. You should see a message like this one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - If the light is set up correctly. Check that the addresses are on for your router and your computer are correct and that the corresponding Link lights are on...click the Start button, and then select Run. 2. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Testing the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration - In the field ...
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RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device ... the network address of the remote device. • Check that your computers. If the IP configuration of day. Problems with the date and time function can access from "Preparing Your Network" in the online document you do not receive...is the IP address of your computer has the IP address of several network time servers on the Internet. Problems with Date and Time Under Content Filtering in the main menu, select E-mail to display a screen that...
RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device ... the network address of the remote device. • Check that your computers. If the IP configuration of day. Problems with the date and time function can access from "Preparing Your Network" in the online document you do not receive...is the IP address of your computer has the IP address of several network time servers on the Internet. Problems with Date and Time Under Content Filtering in the main menu, select E-mail to display a screen that...
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... your wireless network. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Date shown is off by one hour. Cause: The router does not adjust for available wireless networks. Configure and test with the simplest wireless connection possible, and then add security. Using Your Wireless Card ...Adjust for a network name (SSID) of NETGEAR or your custom SSID if you have no specific wireless card setup program installed, you install a NETGEAR wireless card in Windows by your system tray. Other wireless card manufacturers might include a similar program. ...
... your wireless network. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual • Date shown is off by one hour. Cause: The router does not adjust for available wireless networks. Configure and test with the simplest wireless connection possible, and then add security. Using Your Wireless Card ...Adjust for a network name (SSID) of NETGEAR or your custom SSID if you have no specific wireless card setup program installed, you install a NETGEAR wireless card in Windows by your system tray. Other wireless card manufacturers might include a similar program. ...
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... the link to 32 alphanumeric characters. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual 3. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. Select a channel that is used by any wireless access adapters must then change the wireless settings of your router. Troubleshooting v1.3, October 2009 8-12 NETGEAR is case-sensitive; It should not...
... the link to 32 alphanumeric characters. RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual 3. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. Select a channel that is used by any wireless access adapters must then change the wireless settings of your router. Troubleshooting v1.3, October 2009 8-12 NETGEAR is case-sensitive; It should not...