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  • Netgear WNDR4500 | WNDR4500 User Manual - Page 1
    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
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 ©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc.
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    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
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 WAN Setup 33 Default DMZ Server 34 Change the MTU Size 34 LAN Setup 36 LAN Setup Screen Settings 37 Use the Router as a DHCP Server 37 Address Reservation 38 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup 39 Chapter 5 USB Storage USB Drive Requirements 45
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    Blinks Amber 98 Cannot Log In to the Router 98 Cannot Access the Internet 99 Troubleshooting PPPoE 100 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing 101 Changes Not Saved 101 Wireless Connectivity 102 Wireless Signal Strength 102 Restore the Factory Settings and Password 102 Troubleshoot Your Network
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Factory Settings 105 Technical Specifications 107 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index 6
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    Setup 1 Getting to know your router The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL). It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service
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    the following items: • N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable • Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices to a minimum. • Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power/Test • Solid amber. The unit is starting up after being powered on. • Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready. • Blinking amber. A firmware update is in progress. • Blinking
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure. Reset button Power On/Off button USB ports LAN Ethernet ports 1-4 Internet port Power Figure 3. Router, rear view See Factory Settings on page 105 for information about
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address, and serial number. Default Access Information Preset WiFi Password Preset SSID Figure 4. The label shows unique information about your router Serial
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    as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book. 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
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically, or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. However, before you start the setup process, you need to have your ISP information on
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a web browser. It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed. It takes about 15 minutes to
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. You can use NETGEAR Genie again if you want to view or change
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed
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    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 wireless network. See Guest Networks on page 27 for instructions on how to set up a guest network. Manual
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    Internet connection and network This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls • ReadySHARE USB Storage • Basic Wireless Settings
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1. From the Home screen, select Internet. The following screen displays: Scroll to view more settings The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP. • Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address. • Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. • Idle Timeout (In
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays:
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 This screen displays the following: • Network/Device Name. The default is \\readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Available Network Folders. The folders on the USB device. Share Name. If only one device
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router. 1. On the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network. Enable SSID Broadcast.
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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 wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n.  To set up a guest network: 1.
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.
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    This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter contains the following sections: • Setup Wizard • WPS Wizard • Setup Menu • WAN Setup • LAN Setup • Quality of Service (QoS) Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters: • USB Storage
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router. After setting up the router the first time, if you want to perform this task again, you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie. 1.
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Select Advanced > WPS
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green. When the router establishes a
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN (Internet) port. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup to view the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 - America Online's DSL service • You use VPN and have severe performance problems. • You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems. Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup • IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router's LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you
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    Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 QoS for Applications and Online Gaming  To create a QoS policy for applications and online games: 1. In the QoS Setup screen, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box. 2. Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules. On
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 a. If you add a new entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. In the Connection Type list, select either TCP, UDP, or both (TCP/UDP), and specify the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 4. From the Priority accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 7. Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen. 8. In the QoS Setup screen, click Apply. QoS for a MAC Address
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to display the following screen: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC
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    • ReadySHARE Access • File-Sharing Scenarios • Basic Settings • USB Storage Advanced Settings • Safely Remove a USB Drive • Media Server Settings • Specify Approved USB Devices • Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer For additional about ReadySHARE features, see www.netgear.com/readyshare
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so that you do not have to power up a
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has no password. • On the FTP site, the person receiving the files should use
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Note: If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens until you log out and then log back in again. Add or Edit a Network Folder 1. You can access this feature by selecting
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 The user name (account name) for All - no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password. 4. Click Apply for your changes to take effect. USB Storage Advanced Settings You can
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 FTP (via internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files. Available Network Folders You might need to scroll
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Media Server Settings By default, the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server, which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR's Digital Entertainer Live. To view
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500  To set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. The following screen displays: 2. Click the Approved Devices button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays: This screen shows the approved USB devices
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If you want to work with another USB device, you have to first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and repeat this process. Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To
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    to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic • Block Services (Port Filtering) • Schedule Blocking • Security Event
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network .edu or .gov. • Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access.  To delete a keyword or domain: 1. Select the keyword
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500  To schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the Email screen, and specify
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500  To set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Email to display the following screen: 2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn Email Notification On check box. 3. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field,
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    about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router's Internet port. This chapter includes the following sections: • Upgrade the Router Firmware • View Router Status • View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access • Manage the Configuration File • Set Password 60
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of the Genie screens when new firmware is
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    Identifies whether the router's built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN-attached devices. Internet Provider (WAN) Setup MAC Address. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. IP Address. The IP address being used by
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP. IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
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    default gateway that the router communicates with. DHCP Server. The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router. DNS Server. The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for the 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network. Region. The geographic
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Name (SSID). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest. Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature
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    Send Log button. Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Administration 67
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Back Up Settings  To back up the router's configuration settings: 1. Select Advanced > Administration > Backup Settings to display the following screen: 2. Click Back Up to save a copy of the current settings. 3. Choose a location to
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and enables the router's DHCP. Set Password This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. Click Apply to save your changes. When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can then enter the saved answers to the
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    as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed. This chapter includes the following sections: • Advanced Wireless Settings • Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) • Port Forwarding and Triggering • Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers • Set Up Port Triggering • Dynamic DNS
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio. You can completely turn off
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    Router WNDR4500 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the network
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. The WNDR4500 router is always in dual band
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other access point. Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it.
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen (depending on the frequency you want to use), select the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 4. Click Apply to save your changes. 5. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 the web page request message to www.example.com, your router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message, performing Network Address Translation (NAT): • The source address is replaced with your
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 triggering function of your router, you can tell the router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session. An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet. However, you might need to allow a client computer on the Internet to
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    address of the computer that will provide the service. The server computer has to always have the same IP address.  To set up port forwarding: Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP address feature of your N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering to display the following screen: Port Forwarding is selected as the service type. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 3. Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen: 4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 6. In the Starting Port field, enter
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers. 3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 2. Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information. 3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected. Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure port triggering,
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 6. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise,
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router. Under usual circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional
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    same LAN segment as the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router. 8. Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value. This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1. 9. Click
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router over the Internet.  To set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. Note: Be sure
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management nterface. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500  To turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays. 2. The available settings and information in this screen are: Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR Genie does not detect it automatically.  To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: 2.
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500  To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings 2. To enable the Traffic Meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 3. If
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    ://support.netgear.com for product and contact information. This chapter contains the following sections: • Quick Tips • Troubleshooting with the LEDs • Cannot Log In to the Router • Cannot Access the Internet • Changes Not Saved • Wireless Connectivity • Restore the Factory Settings and Password
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems Sequence to Restart Your Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem. 2. Turn off the router and computers. 3. Plug in the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur: 1. When power is first applied, verify that the Power/Test LED is on. 2. Verify that the Power/Test LED turns amber within a few
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 If all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power-up: • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Restore the Factory Settings and Password on page 102. If
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 • If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section. • Make sure that your computer's IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using
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    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 of the following: • Your Internet service provider (ISP) might require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some
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    service name, user name, or password. There also might be a provisioning problem with your ISP. Note: Unless you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network. Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Wireless Connectivity If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router, try to isolate the problem. • Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network? If not, check the Wireless LEDs on the front of the
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. Troubleshooting a network is made very
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your computer to a remote device. 1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button, and then select Run. 2. In the Windows Run
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    This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500. Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or some other similar object to press and hold the Reset button on
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Table 4. Factory default settings (Continued) Feature Default behavior Local network DHCP starting IP address (LAN) continued DHCP ending IP address 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.254 DMZ Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR, GMT+1 for GR,
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Technical Specifications Table 5. WNDR4500 Router specifications Feature Data and routing protocols Power adapter Dimensions Weight Operating temperature Operating humidity Electromagnetic Emissions LAN WAN Wireless Radio data rates Data encoding
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Table 5. WNDR4500 Router specifications (Continued) Feature Operating frequency range 802.11 security Description 2.4 GHz 2.412-2.462 GHz (US) 2.412-2.472 GHz (Japan) 2.412-2.472 GHz (Europe ETSI) 5 GHz 5.
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    NETGEAR Dual Band - Wireless firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country. Therefore, all options described in this user's guide DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website at: http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Español [Spanish] Greek] Français [French] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. NETGEAR Inc
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    up outdoor radio links and/or for supplying public access to telecommunications and/or network services. This device may not be used for setting NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500
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    Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500) does not exceed the Class B limits to ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/GPLnotice.pdf. For GNU General Public License (GPL) related information, please visit http://support.netgear.com/app/
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters). Household Appliance Microwave ovens Baby Monitor - Analog Baby Monitor
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    8 C cables, checking 96 changes not saved, router 101 compliance 109 configuration file 67, 68 configuring DMZ server 34 Dynamic DNS 87 NAT 33 port forwarding 81 port triggering 84 QoS 39 repeater unit 76 user-defined services 56 connecting wirelessly 8 country setting 30 crossover cable 98 CTS/RTS
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 F factory default settings, restoring 68, 102 factory settings list of 105 resetting 12 file sharing 45 firmware version 62 firmware, upgrading 16, 61 fragmentation length 72 fragmented data packets 34 front panel 9 G games, online, QoS for 40 gateway
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 P packets, fragmented 34 Parental Controls 23 passphrases changing 26 product label 12 password recovery, admin 69 password, restoring 102 photos, sharing 46 poll interval 63 port filtering 56 port forwarding 77, 80, 81 port numbers 56 port status 63
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    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500 remote computer connection 53 specifying approved devices 51 unmounting a USB drive 50 USB devices, approved 51 user-defined services 56 V viewing logs 66 router status 62 W WAN IP address, troubleshooting 99 WAN setup 33 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 18
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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