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Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 Setup Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA May 2009 208-10338-01 v1.0
Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 Setup Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA May 2009 208-10338-01 v1.0
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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 15 ...
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 15 ...
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... Your New Wireless-N Gigabit Router The product package should contain the following items: • The wireless-N gigabit router • A slide-on page 6 to ensure that you need to return the product for your router, check the package contents (see "Hardware Features" on page 2). Become familiar with the front and back panels of the NETGEAR® RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3700. The Smart...
... Your New Wireless-N Gigabit Router The product package should contain the following items: • The wireless-N gigabit router • A slide-on page 6 to ensure that you need to return the product for your router, check the package contents (see "Hardware Features" on page 2). Become familiar with the front and back panels of the NETGEAR® RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3700. The Smart...
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An AC power adapter outlet. 3. For more information on modes, see "Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security Options" on page 20, and the online Reference Manual, available on the Resource CD. Four local (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports for ...router to local computers. 4. A Power On/Off button. 2. An Internet (WAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port for connecting the router to Know Your Wireless Router 5 Back Panel The rear panel of the WNDR3700 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure. 12 Figure 3 3 45 The back of the wireless-N gigabit router...
An AC power adapter outlet. 3. For more information on modes, see "Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security Options" on page 20, and the online Reference Manual, available on the Resource CD. Four local (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports for ...router to local computers. 4. A Power On/Off button. 2. An Internet (WAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port for connecting the router to Know Your Wireless Router 5 Back Panel The rear panel of the WNDR3700 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure. 12 Figure 3 3 45 The back of the wireless-N gigabit router...
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...;. Install and connect your wireless router to your Resource CD. See "Installing Your Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard" on page 11). 2. Installing Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router To help you choose to use this option and install your router manually, for best results, install and set up your router in this option. You can set up your wireless-N gigabit router using a Linux operating system...
...;. Install and connect your wireless router to your Resource CD. See "Installing Your Wireless Router Using Smart Wizard" on page 11). 2. Installing Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router To help you choose to use this option and install your router manually, for best results, install and set up your router in this option. You can set up your wireless-N gigabit router using a Linux operating system...
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... Reference Manual for details). Updating Your Router Firmware NETGEAR is always improving the operability and features included with your product. • The Smart Wizard installation assistant lets you check for and install updates. These options are discussed in to the router to Know Your Wireless Router To make... it easy for you to receive the best, most up-to-date features of your router, NETGEAR provides a variety of the setup activity. • The router includes an update feature that lets you ...
... Reference Manual for details). Updating Your Router Firmware NETGEAR is always improving the operability and features included with your product. • The Smart Wizard installation assistant lets you check for and install updates. These options are discussed in to the router to Know Your Wireless Router To make... it easy for you to receive the best, most up-to-date features of your router, NETGEAR provides a variety of the setup activity. • The router includes an update feature that lets you ...
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... should support the same technology as your Resource CD. To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the wireless adapter card for Internet access (see the Reference Manual on your router (see "Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually" on page 21 or "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to the Internet! The factory default state is...
... should support the same technology as your Resource CD. To ensure optimum performance of your high-speed wireless router, the wireless adapter card for Internet access (see the Reference Manual on your router (see "Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually" on page 21 or "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to the Internet! The factory default state is...
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... that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Property settings on page 6." Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router Before you cannot locate this information, ask your computer are accessible through the Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 11 If you install your wireless-N gigabit router, make sure that you have all the information needed to connect to an...
... that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Property settings on page 6." Connecting Your Wireless-N Gigabit Router Before you cannot locate this information, ask your computer are accessible through the Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 11 If you install your wireless-N gigabit router, make sure that you have all the information needed to connect to an...
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... the Internet port of your wireless-N gigabit router: 1. Securely insert that came with the NETGEAR product. To connect your Internet service. There are unsure about this, refer to the documentation for your computer or see the link to setting up your computer. Control Panel of the wireless-N gigabit router (3). 12 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users...
... the Internet port of your wireless-N gigabit router: 1. Securely insert that came with the NETGEAR product. To connect your Internet service. There are unsure about this, refer to the documentation for your computer or see the link to setting up your computer. Control Panel of the wireless-N gigabit router (3). 12 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users...
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It is important that cable (4) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1. 4 Figure 7 Your network cables are connected, and you from the modem in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Failure ... you are ready to start your network in the correct sequence. First, plug in step 2. To start or restart your network. Wait 2 minutes. Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 13 Securely insert that you removed from accessing the Internet. 1. Locate the cable you start your network in the correct...
It is important that cable (4) into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 1. 4 Figure 7 Your network cables are connected, and you from the modem in and turn on the cable or DSL modem. Failure ... you are ready to start your network in the correct sequence. First, plug in step 2. To start or restart your network. Wait 2 minutes. Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 13 Securely insert that you removed from accessing the Internet. 1. Locate the cable you start your network in the correct...
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...the Internet, do not run that the modem is powered on. 14 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) You might take several minutes for your router to be on page 28. • Operating Mode. If it is not, make... your computer. the 5.0 GHz N-Band light (3) should turn on . • USB. Wait 1 minute. 3. Verifying Your Connection Verify that your wireless-N gigabit router and into your router is in Figure 8. 1 23 4 56 78 Figure 8 Check the wireless-N gigabit router status lights to the wireless-N gigabit router Internet port and that the modem...
...the Internet, do not run that the modem is powered on. 14 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) You might take several minutes for your router to be on page 28. • Operating Mode. If it is not, make... your computer. the 5.0 GHz N-Band light (3) should turn on . • USB. Wait 1 minute. 3. Verifying Your Connection Verify that your wireless-N gigabit router and into your router is in Figure 8. 1 23 4 56 78 Figure 8 Check the wireless-N gigabit router status lights to the wireless-N gigabit router Internet port and that the modem...
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... must log in the address field of your wireless-N gigabit router to set it up initially and to your browser, and then press Enter. The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) button (7) turns the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz wireless radios on page 40 for Internet Access When configuring your wireless router manually, you use the Restore Factory Settings button. •...
... must log in the address field of your wireless-N gigabit router to set it up initially and to your browser, and then press Enter. The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) button (7) turns the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz wireless radios on page 40 for Internet Access When configuring your wireless router manually, you use the Restore Factory Settings button. •...
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...the online User Manual). 16 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. The Router Upgrade screen will display, asking you to use to log in to check for a new version of the router. A greeting...available, the message "No New Firmware Version Available" will automatically check the NETGEAR database for the router password, both in the following figure displays: Figure 10 2. Click Check to take advantage of the Wireless-N feature of the firmware. 4. A login window such as any other...
...the online User Manual). 16 Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. The Router Upgrade screen will display, asking you to use to log in to check for a new version of the router. A greeting...available, the message "No New Firmware Version Available" will automatically check the NETGEAR database for the router password, both in the following figure displays: Figure 10 2. Click Check to take advantage of the Wireless-N feature of the firmware. 4. A login window such as any other...
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... yourself. Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 17 Select No to obtain both IP and DNS server addresses automatically. Click Apply to the router until the router finishes restarting and the...wireless-N gigabit router. The wireless-N gigabit router home page will automatically upgrade itself with the latest firmware. 5. Click Next and the Basic Settings screen will display. If you need assistance, follow the Basic Settings Help screens on the router interface or see your Control Panel. For assistance, see the online User Manual...
... yourself. Installing Your Wireless Router Manually (Advanced, Mac, and Linux Users) 17 Select No to obtain both IP and DNS server addresses automatically. Click Apply to the router until the router finishes restarting and the...wireless-N gigabit router. The wireless-N gigabit router home page will automatically upgrade itself with the latest firmware. 5. Click Next and the Basic Settings screen will display. If you need assistance, follow the Basic Settings Help screens on the router interface or see your Control Panel. For assistance, see the online User Manual...
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If problems persist, register your ISP to verify 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 you do not connect successfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have the correct configuration information. • Read "Troubleshooting" on page 27.
If problems persist, register your ISP to verify 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 you do not connect successfully: • Review your settings and make sure that you have the correct configuration information. • Read "Troubleshooting" on page 27.
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...if the clients in your network. The Firmware Upgrade screen will automatically check the NETGEAR database for Internet Access For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must match the wireless network settings of several hundred feet. If no new firmware version is available, ... Setup (WPS) to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Ready light stops blinking! see "Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually" on page 20.) 4. This can connect over wireless networks at a range of any wireless devices that you set the SSID...
...if the clients in your network. The Firmware Upgrade screen will automatically check the NETGEAR database for Internet Access For a wireless connection, the router and each wireless computer must match the wireless network settings of several hundred feet. If no new firmware version is available, ... Setup (WPS) to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Ready light stops blinking! see "Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually" on page 20.) 4. This can connect over wireless networks at a range of any wireless devices that you set the SSID...
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... (see the online User Manual. To avoid this router, see "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to display the Wireless Settings screen. 3. Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually To specify the wireless settings, you use a computer that can use wireless security. The default is NETGEAR. • Name (11N 5 GHz SSID). To successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter supports. For...
... (see the online User Manual. To avoid this router, see "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to display the Wireless Settings screen. 3. Setting Your SSID and Wireless Security Manually To specify the wireless settings, you use a computer that can use wireless security. The default is NETGEAR. • Name (11N 5 GHz SSID). To successfully implement wireless security, check each wireless adapter supports. For...
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... you use wireless security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you selected. (If you have the same SSID (wireless network name) as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For the highest performance of the router. Check that each wireless network. To access the Internet from the router. To set up your wireless-N gigabit router, launch a browser such as the router. 2. The wireless Security...
... you use wireless security. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you selected. (If you have the same SSID (wireless network name) as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For the highest performance of the router. Check that each wireless network. To access the Internet from the router. To set up your wireless-N gigabit router, launch a browser such as the router. 2. The wireless Security...
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... available from NETGEAR, go to http://www.wi-fi.org. 24 Configuring Your Wireless Network for the first time and connecting a WPS-capable device such as a wireless computer or wireless adapter. Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network If your wireless clients support ...), you want to connect to that supports WPS. 2. Push the wireless-N gigabit router's WPS button, then release. A link to the User Manual is based on your client device.1 WPS automatically configures the SSID and wireless security settings for WPA/WPA2 security. To connect a device using Push...
... available from NETGEAR, go to http://www.wi-fi.org. 24 Configuring Your Wireless Network for the first time and connecting a WPS-capable device such as a wireless computer or wireless adapter. Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network If your wireless clients support ...), you want to connect to that supports WPS. 2. Push the wireless-N gigabit router's WPS button, then release. A link to the User Manual is based on your client device.1 WPS automatically configures the SSID and wireless security settings for WPA/WPA2 security. To connect a device using Push...
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... and non-WPS capable devices, NETGEAR suggests that you are experiencing interference, try selecting one of http://192.168.1.1 with other available settings (see the wireless-N gigabit router's Internet LED blink, indicating communication to your needs, you have set up your wireless network and configuring your wireless network and security settings manually first, and use WPS only...
... and non-WPS capable devices, NETGEAR suggests that you are experiencing interference, try selecting one of http://192.168.1.1 with other available settings (see the wireless-N gigabit router's Internet LED blink, indicating communication to your needs, you have set up your wireless network and configuring your wireless network and security settings manually first, and use WPS only...