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... 2-5 Changing Wireless Security Settings 2-6 Viewing Basic Wireless Settings 2-6 Configuring WEP Wireless Security 2-9 Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security 2-10 Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings 2-12 Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup 2-14 Push Button Configuration 2-14 Security PIN Entry 2-16 Configuring the WPS Settings 2-17 Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS Setup 2-18 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address 2-19 Changing the Administrator Password 2-22 Backing Up Your Configuration 2-23 Understanding Your Firewall 2-23...
... 2-5 Changing Wireless Security Settings 2-6 Viewing Basic Wireless Settings 2-6 Configuring WEP Wireless Security 2-9 Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security 2-10 Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings 2-12 Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup 2-14 Push Button Configuration 2-14 Security PIN Entry 2-16 Configuring the WPS Settings 2-17 Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS Setup 2-18 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address 2-19 Changing the Administrator Password 2-22 Backing Up Your Configuration 2-23 Understanding Your Firewall 2-23...
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...Alert and Web Access Log Notifications 3-7 Setting the Time ...3-9 Chapter 4 Customizing Your Network Settings Using the LAN IP Setup Options 4-1 Configuring a Device Name 4-2 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters 4-2 Using the Router as a DHCP Server 4-3 Using Address Reservation 4-4 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 4-5 Configuring the WAN Setup Options 4-7 Disabling the SPI Firewall 4-7 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server 4-7 Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port 4-8 Setting the MTU Size 4-8 Configuring NAT Filtering 4-9 Configuring Static Routes 4-9 Wireless Repeating (Also...
...Alert and Web Access Log Notifications 3-7 Setting the Time ...3-9 Chapter 4 Customizing Your Network Settings Using the LAN IP Setup Options 4-1 Configuring a Device Name 4-2 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters 4-2 Using the Router as a DHCP Server 4-3 Using Address Reservation 4-4 Using a Dynamic DNS Service 4-5 Configuring the WAN Setup Options 4-7 Disabling the SPI Firewall 4-7 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server 4-7 Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port 4-8 Setting the MTU Size 4-8 Configuring NAT Filtering 4-9 Configuring Static Routes 4-9 Wireless Repeating (Also...
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... your Internet connection. 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.0, March 2008 Connect to the wireless router by typing either of these URLs do not work, you can connect to the wireless router by typing http://www.routerlogin.net or the router's LAN IP address (the default is connected to your network, you must type the IP address of the router, for the router user name and your password (or the default, password). To access the Web Configuration Manager: 1. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Logging In to Your Wireless Router...
... your Internet connection. 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.0, March 2008 Connect to the wireless router by typing either of these URLs do not work, you can connect to the wireless router by typing http://www.routerlogin.net or the router's LAN IP address (the default is connected to your network, you must type the IP address of the router, for the router user name and your password (or the default, password). To access the Web Configuration Manager: 1. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Logging In to Your Wireless Router...
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... by DHCP), select Get Dynamically From ISP. • If your computer, select Use Static IP Address. Router MAC Address. Determines how your router obtains an IP address for your ISP has assigned you would leave Use Default Address selected. Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7 v1.0, March 2008 To change a DNS address, restart the computers on your router will connect. - The gateway is the ISP's router to the router during login, select Use These DNS Servers, and enter the IP address of the network interface card...
... by DHCP), select Get Dynamically From ISP. • If your computer, select Use Static IP Address. Router MAC Address. Determines how your router obtains an IP address for your ISP has assigned you would leave Use Default Address selected. Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7 v1.0, March 2008 To change a DNS address, restart the computers on your router will connect. - The gateway is the ISP's router to the router during login, select Use These DNS Servers, and enter the IP address of the network interface card...
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... to your needs. Use the security features of your security settings and router placement. This chapter includes the following sections: • "Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security" • "Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information" on page 2-5 • "Changing Wireless Security Settings" on page 2-6 • "Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings" on page 2-12 • "Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)" on page 2-14 • "Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address" on page 2-19 • "Changing the Administrator Password" on page...
... to your needs. Use the security features of your security settings and router placement. This chapter includes the following sections: • "Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security" • "Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information" on page 2-5 • "Changing Wireless Security Settings" on page 2-6 • "Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings" on page 2-12 • "Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)" on page 2-14 • "Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address" on page 2-19 • "Changing the Administrator Password" on page...
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... details on page 2-9. WEP. Mixed mode. Safeguarding Your Network 2-3 v1.0, March 2008 WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/ WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see "Configuring WEP Wireless Security" on wireless security methods, click the link to provide free Internet access for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security" on page 2-4. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None. WPA-PSK (TKIP). Wired...
... details on page 2-9. WEP. Mixed mode. Safeguarding Your Network 2-3 v1.0, March 2008 WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WPA/ WPA2 security on both the router and the client device (see "Configuring WEP Wireless Security" on wireless security methods, click the link to provide free Internet access for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security" on page 2-4. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None. WPA-PSK (TKIP). Wired...
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... network can use , record the key values in the spaces provided. • Wireless Network Name (SSID The SSID identifies the wireless network. WEP Encryption Key Size. Choose one : Open System, Shared Key, or Auto. These values are configured with an existing wireless network, the person who set up to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before customizing your wireless network. If you select Shared Key, the other devices in the wireless adapter card...
... network can use , record the key values in the spaces provided. • Wireless Network Name (SSID The SSID identifies the wireless network. WEP Encryption Key Size. Choose one : Open System, Shared Key, or Auto. These values are configured with an existing wireless network, the person who set up to 32 alphanumeric characters. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before customizing your wireless network. If you select Shared Key, the other devices in the wireless adapter card...
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...: The maximum wireless signal rate is the default mode. - Neighbor Friendly mode, for compatibility with different data on a notebook computer, and can significantly affect your settings. 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, March 2008 Up To 54 Mbps. The WNR3500 router will use the channel you can take slightly longer to establish a wireless connection can choose from "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. • Mode. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual • Channel. This...
...: The maximum wireless signal rate is the default mode. - Neighbor Friendly mode, for compatibility with different data on a notebook computer, and can significantly affect your settings. 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, March 2008 Up To 54 Mbps. The WNR3500 router will use the channel you can take slightly longer to establish a wireless connection can choose from "Wireless Networking Basics" in Appendix B. • Mode. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual • Channel. This...
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.... Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu. 2. WPA-Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. The passphrase is the most reliable security, and is easiest to circumvent. Mixed mode allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES). Furthermore, client software is supported by your wireless clients. Select one of 8-63 printable characters. Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, March 2008 2-11 Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.
.... Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu. 2. WPA-Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. The passphrase is the most reliable security, and is easiest to circumvent. Mixed mode allows clients using either WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES). Furthermore, client software is supported by your wireless clients. Select one of 8-63 printable characters. Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, March 2008 2-11 Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.
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... NETGEAR products that supports WPS, described in the Add WPS Client screen. When you can use WPS, the only security methods supported are trying to connect to join a network using a push button on the router: using the physical push button or using the software button in the following sections: • "Push Button Configuration" • "Security PIN Entry" on page 2-16 Push Button Configuration There are two methods to enable a wireless client to the router. 2-14 v1.0, March 2008 Safeguarding Your Network WEP security...
... NETGEAR products that supports WPS, described in the Add WPS Client screen. When you can use WPS, the only security methods supported are trying to connect to join a network using a push button on the router: using the physical push button or using the software button in the following sections: • "Push Button Configuration" • "Security PIN Entry" on page 2-16 Push Button Configuration There are two methods to enable a wireless client to the router. 2-14 v1.0, March 2008 Safeguarding Your Network WEP security...
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... a List of the WNR3500 router (shown in "Push Button Configuration" on page 2-14 or "Security PIN Entry" on page 2-16. 5. After you restore factory settings, all devices connected to enter security settings. 4. See "Viewing Basic Wireless Settings" on their MAC addresses. To connect non-WPS-enabled and WPS-enabled clients to the router based on page 2-6. 3. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Adding Additional Non-WPS-Enabled Clients If you are connecting a combination of the wireless card or network interface device. The MAC address is a network...
... a List of the WNR3500 router (shown in "Push Button Configuration" on page 2-14 or "Security PIN Entry" on page 2-16. 5. After you restore factory settings, all devices connected to enter security settings. 4. See "Viewing Basic Wireless Settings" on their MAC addresses. To connect non-WPS-enabled and WPS-enabled clients to the router based on page 2-6. 3. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Adding Additional Non-WPS-Enabled Clients If you are connecting a combination of the wireless card or network interface device. The MAC address is a network...
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... Network Settings v1.0, March 2008 Type the MAC address of the computer or server. These addresses should be able to access the router. Click Add. 2. Tip: If the computer is available on the LAN, that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the range you have defined • Subnet mask • Gateway IP address (the router's LAN IP address) • Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Basic Settings screen) To use another device...
... Network Settings v1.0, March 2008 Type the MAC address of the computer or server. These addresses should be able to access the router. Click Add. 2. Tip: If the computer is available on the LAN, that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the range you have defined • Subnet mask • Gateway IP address (the router's LAN IP address) • Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Basic Settings screen) To use another device...
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... last digit of your network. The WAN Setup screen lets you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet is usually discarded by Internet scanners. Select the Default DMZ Server check box, and click Apply. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual them, but this is rarely required and should be used to attack other applications that computer's IP address is entered as when troubleshooting your connection.
... last digit of your network. The WAN Setup screen lets you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet is usually discarded by Internet scanners. Select the Default DMZ Server check box, and click Apply. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual them, but this is rarely required and should be used to attack other applications that computer's IP address is entered as when troubleshooting your connection.
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Your router can download and install the new software, or you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password) you can download upgrade files from the NETGEAR website and manually send the upgrade file to the router using the latest router firmware, enable the Firmware Upgrade Assistant feature so that...
Your router can download and install the new software, or you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password) you can download upgrade files from the NETGEAR website and manually send the upgrade file to the router using the latest router firmware, enable the Firmware Upgrade Assistant feature so that...
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..., type ping followed by using the ping utility in "The Internet or Ethernet port lights are both installed and configured on for the port to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration - on ." If your router and computer are on your computer. The device then responds with 32 bytes of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - Check that the corresponding Link lights are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the numbered LAN port light is...
..., type ping followed by using the ping utility in "The Internet or Ethernet port lights are both installed and configured on for the port to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration - on ." If your router and computer are on your computer. The device then responds with 32 bytes of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - Check that the corresponding Link lights are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the numbered LAN port light is...
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... configuration and restore factory defaults in the router, and disable encryption. Troubleshooting v1.0, March 2008 7-13 Click Setup Access List. 11. Use this method for wireless connectivity. Press and hold the restore settings button for the router to reboot. If the wireless router fails to restart, or the Power light continues to have a hardware problem and should contact Technical Support at http://www.netgear.com/support. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio and Enable SSID Broadcast check boxes are selected. 10. Program the wireless adapter...
... configuration and restore factory defaults in the router, and disable encryption. Troubleshooting v1.0, March 2008 7-13 Click Setup Access List. 11. Use this method for wireless connectivity. Press and hold the restore settings button for the router to reboot. If the wireless router fails to restart, or the Power light continues to have a hardware problem and should contact Technical Support at http://www.netgear.com/support. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio and Enable SSID Broadcast check boxes are selected. 10. Program the wireless adapter...
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... Router WNR3500 User Manual Table A-1. otherwise varies by country and region) RF Channel Operating Mode 6 until region selected 145 Mbps Data Rate Best Output Power Full Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. WNR3500 Router Default Configuration Settings (continued) Wireless Wireless Communication SSID Name Security Enabled NETGEAR Disabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) Broadcast SSID All wireless stations allowed Enabled Transmission Speed Auto* Country/Region United States (North America only; Maximum Wireless...
... Router WNR3500 User Manual Table A-1. otherwise varies by country and region) RF Channel Operating Mode 6 until region selected 145 Mbps Data Rate Best Output Power Full Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. WNR3500 Router Default Configuration Settings (continued) Wireless Wireless Communication SSID Name Security Enabled NETGEAR Disabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) Broadcast SSID All wireless stations allowed Enabled Transmission Speed Auto* Country/Region United States (North America only; Maximum Wireless...
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... Router WNR3500 User Manual repeater unit 4-15 user-defined services 3-4 WPA security 2-10 WPS 2-17 See also adding connection mode 1-10 connection status settings 6-4 connection types 5-23 content filtering 3-1 crossover cable 7-4 CTS/RTS Threshold 2-13 custom service (port forwarding) 5-7 customer support ii D data packets, fragmented 5-20 date and time, troubleshooting 7-9 daylight savings time 3-9, 7-9 default DMZ server 4-7 default factory settings listed A-1 restoring 7-13, A-4 default gateway 6-4 default LAN IP configuration 4-2 deleting configuration 6-8 device name 4-2 DHCP server...
... Router WNR3500 User Manual repeater unit 4-15 user-defined services 3-4 WPA security 2-10 WPS 2-17 See also adding connection mode 1-10 connection status settings 6-4 connection types 5-23 content filtering 3-1 crossover cable 7-4 CTS/RTS Threshold 2-13 custom service (port forwarding) 5-7 customer support ii D data packets, fragmented 5-20 date and time, troubleshooting 7-9 daylight savings time 3-9, 7-9 default DMZ server 4-7 default factory settings listed A-1 restoring 7-13, A-4 default gateway 6-4 default LAN IP configuration 4-2 deleting configuration 6-8 device name 4-2 DHCP server...
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NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual networks, optimizing bandwidth 5-21 O obstructions, connecting through 5-23 online games, QoS for 5-16 Open System authentication 2-9 optimizing performance 5-13 outgoing mail server 3-8 P passphrases 2-9, 2-10, 2-11 password changing 2-22 restoring 7-13 path, testing 7-8 PDF, printing xiii Performance mode 2-8 performance, optimizing 5-13 physical push button (WPS) 2-14 physical specifications A-3 PIN 2-16, 2-18 ping 4-8, 7-7 placement, router 5-14 poll interval 6-5 port filtering 3-3 port forwarding configuring 5-6 ...
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...Manager 1-2 usage statistics 6-5 user-defined services 3-4 V version, RIP (Router Information Protocol) 4-3 viewing advanced wireless settings 2-12 attached devices 6-6 basic security settings 2-6 logs 3-6 status 6-1 v1.0, March 2008 Index-5 See default factory settings setup information, gathering 2-5 Setup Manual 1-1 Shared Key authentication 2-5, 2-9 Smart Setup Wizard 1-5 SMTP server 3-8 software push button configuration (WPS) 2-15 software, upgrading 6-8 specifications general A-3 technical A-1 speed requirements 5-24 SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall 4-7 spoofing MAC addresses...
...Manager 1-2 usage statistics 6-5 user-defined services 3-4 V version, RIP (Router Information Protocol) 4-3 viewing advanced wireless settings 2-12 attached devices 6-6 basic security settings 2-6 logs 3-6 status 6-1 v1.0, March 2008 Index-5 See default factory settings setup information, gathering 2-5 Setup Manual 1-1 Shared Key authentication 2-5, 2-9 Smart Setup Wizard 1-5 SMTP server 3-8 software push button configuration (WPS) 2-15 software, upgrading 6-8 specifications general A-3 technical A-1 speed requirements 5-24 SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall 4-7 spoofing MAC addresses...