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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA September 2011 202-10875-01 v1.0
N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA September 2011 202-10875-01 v1.0
WNDR4500 User Manual
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...IP Properties for DHCP 14 Gather ISP Information 14 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 14 Types of Logins and Access 14 NETGEAR Genie Setup 15 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation 16 Upgrade Router Firmware 16 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen 17 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to ...Your Network 18 Manual Method 18 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method 18 Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings Internet Setup 20 Internet Setup Screen...
...IP Properties for DHCP 14 Gather ISP Information 14 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 14 Types of Logins and Access 14 NETGEAR Genie Setup 15 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation 16 Upgrade Router Firmware 16 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen 17 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to ...Your Network 18 Manual Method 18 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method 18 Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings Internet Setup 20 Internet Setup Screen...
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..., lets you through the hardware setup. Chapter 3, Genie Basic Settings, explains how to your product, see Chapter 5, USB Storage, and www.netgear.com/readyshare. It is compatible with fast access to set up your Internet connection. 1. This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your...and so on) that comes in your home network. Hardware Setup 1 Getting to know your router The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 provides you with an easy and secure way to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL). For more information about ...
..., lets you through the hardware setup. Chapter 3, Genie Basic Settings, explains how to your product, see Chapter 5, USB Storage, and www.netgear.com/readyshare. It is compatible with fast access to set up your Internet connection. 1. This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your...and so on) that comes in your home network. Hardware Setup 1 Getting to know your router The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 provides you with an easy and secure way to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL). For more information about ...
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...8226; Router login logs you understand the difference so that it . This information is important that you in to the router interface from NETGEAR Genie. However, before you start an Internet application, your router automatically logs you cannot locate this login information in a letter or some... service provider. • Wireless network key or password. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Router Setup Preparation You can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. When your Internet connection is correct. If you cannot find this login. • ISP...
...8226; Router login logs you understand the difference so that it . This information is important that you in to the router interface from NETGEAR Genie. However, before you start an Internet application, your router automatically logs you cannot locate this login information in a letter or some... service provider. • Wireless network key or password. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Router Setup Preparation You can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. When your Internet connection is correct. If you cannot find this login. • ISP...
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...router. 3. The default SSID is now connected to your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that came with NETGEAR Genie 18 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is located on the product label on the bottom of the ...: If your network and select it . Getting Started with the device. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your router. See Guest Networks on your...
...router. 3. The default SSID is now connected to your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that came with NETGEAR Genie 18 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is located on the product label on the bottom of the ...: If your network and select it . Getting Started with the device. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your router. See Guest Networks on your...
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your local network, not just Internet access. 4. For a 5 ... network name is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that section of the following screen: 2. Select a security option from the list. You then manually configure the wireless devices in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on the network. Allow guest to all wireless stations. The security options are described in...
N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your local network, not just Internet access. 4. For a 5 ... network name is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that section of the following screen: 2. Select a security option from the list. You then manually configure the wireless devices in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on the network. Allow guest to all wireless stations. The security options are described in...
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... in the Internet Setup screen) To use another device on your network, you need to set your computers' IP addresses manually or they will not be assigned to manually configure the network settings of all of the range for a computer on your computers, clear the Use Router as the...to access the router. In the Address Reservation section of the computer or server. Genie Advanced Home 38 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 You can copy its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew. The router delivers the following parameters to be part of IP ...
... in the Internet Setup screen) To use another device on your network, you need to set your computers' IP addresses manually or they will not be assigned to manually configure the network settings of all of the range for a computer on your computers, clear the Use Router as the...to access the router. In the Address Reservation section of the computer or server. Genie Advanced Home 38 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 You can copy its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew. The router delivers the following parameters to be part of IP ...
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...check box. 8. Click Apply. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be prioritized appears in the preceding sections to complete these fields manually. 5. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to edit the QoS policy. If it still does not appear, you have to change the... that this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. If the device does not appear ...
...check box. 8. Click Apply. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be prioritized appears in the preceding sections to complete these fields manually. 5. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to edit the QoS policy. If it still does not appear, you have to change the... that this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. If the device does not appear ...
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...current reception (inbound) bandwidth used by the router. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. • Collisions. Administration 63 This shows if the router is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP...on the WAN and LAN ports. • Rx B/s. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses. Domain Name Server. Statistics Button On the Router Status screen, in the Poll Interval field, ... display the following screen: Figure 6. Port. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Connection.
...current reception (inbound) bandwidth used by the router. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. • Collisions. Administration 63 This shows if the router is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP...on the WAN and LAN ports. • Rx B/s. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses. Domain Name Server. Statistics Button On the Router Status screen, in the Poll Interval field, ... display the following screen: Figure 6. Port. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Connection.
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... If your ISP provided a program to log you are using PPPoE, try troubleshooting your computer's host name. If your router can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses, as the account name in your operating system documentation. • Your computer might not have bought a new network device, and ...ask them to use . Click Connection Status. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one or two DNS servers for your...
... If your ISP provided a program to log you are using PPPoE, try troubleshooting your computer's host name. If your router can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses, as the account name in your operating system documentation. • Your computer might not have bought a new network device, and ...ask them to use . Click Connection Status. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one or two DNS servers for your...
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... address during the router's configuration, restart your ISP. Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can configure your computer manually with your computer. If you make in the web browser. A DNS server is unable to Internet Explorer and... to log you no longer needed. Reboot the computer and verify that software after several minutes, you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. If you cannot connect... to the network. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If any DNS server addresses.
... address during the router's configuration, restart your ISP. Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can configure your computer manually with your computer. If you make in the web browser. A DNS server is unable to Internet Explorer and... to log you no longer needed. Reboot the computer and verify that software after several minutes, you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. If you cannot connect... to the network. N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If any DNS server addresses.
User Guide
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Step 7: Click the Disconnect button at any time to Available. The status then changes to release the connection. The status of the printer should appear as Available on all computers in the network, the utility on all of them automatically handles the printing queue and handling. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx.. Once the Connect button has been clicked once on each of the computers. 7
Step 7: Click the Disconnect button at any time to Available. The status then changes to release the connection. The status of the printer should appear as Available on all computers in the network, the utility on all of them automatically handles the printing queue and handling. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx.. Once the Connect button has been clicked once on each of the computers. 7
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NOTE: • When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer. • When the status is 30 seconds). • You can use the printer. Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Configuration screen. 8
NOTE: • When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer. • When the status is 30 seconds). • You can use the printer. Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Configuration screen. 8
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... to the router. If you can use the printer for the computer to be running for scanning. If you do not see the User Manual by clicking the Documentation link in the Available state, and click the Network Scanner button. Step 8: If your printer supports scanning, make sure... that the printer is in the router management interface or on the WNDR4500 product page on the Support website (http://support.netgear.com). • The USB Control Center utility must be able to print to the USB printer attached to work . •...
... to the router. If you can use the printer for the computer to be running for scanning. If you do not see the User Manual by clicking the Documentation link in the Available state, and click the Network Scanner button. Step 8: If your printer supports scanning, make sure... that the printer is in the router management interface or on the WNDR4500 product page on the Support website (http://support.netgear.com). • The USB Control Center utility must be able to print to the USB printer attached to work . •...
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... storage device or printer to protect devices in to your router. • Router Settings. For more about the Genie by reading the online Desktop NETGEAR Genie User Manual. Log in your network. • Parental Controls. The Support FAQs are available to view or change the wireless settings for both wired and wireless... well as well. Monitor and repair Internet connectivity issues, for your router to help you debug the network as learn more information, visit http://www.netgear.com/genie. 13 From the NETGEAR Genie web page, you launch the...
... storage device or printer to protect devices in to your router. • Router Settings. For more about the Genie by reading the online Desktop NETGEAR Genie User Manual. Log in your network. • Parental Controls. The Support FAQs are available to view or change the wireless settings for both wired and wireless... well as well. Monitor and repair Internet connectivity issues, for your router to help you debug the network as learn more information, visit http://www.netgear.com/genie. 13 From the NETGEAR Genie web page, you launch the...