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Contents

Chapter 1

 

Hardware Setup

Unpack Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Attach the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Position Your Access Point  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cable Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Verify the Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 2

 

NETGEAR genie Basic Settings

BASIC Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Join Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Manual Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BASIC Wireless Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security Options Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 3

 

NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home

NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setup Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LAN Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 4

 

Security

Daylight Savings Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 5

 

Administration

Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
View Access Point Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Access Point Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

LAN Port

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Wireless Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Summary of Contents for WNDR4300-TN

Page 1: ...350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA September 2013 202 11267 01 N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Access Point WNDR4300 TN User Manual...

Page 2: ...ration of Conformity visit http support netgear com app answers detail a_id 11621 Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR...

Page 3: ...Network 12 Manual Method 12 Wi Fi Protected Setup Method 13 BASIC Wireless Settings 13 Wireless Network 14 Security Options Settings 15 Attached Devices 16 Chapter 3 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home NETGE...

Page 4: ...t Wireless Access by MAC Address 36 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Quick Tips 38 Power LED 38 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 38 Wireless Settings 38 Network Settings 38 Troubleshoot with the LEDs 39 Powe...

Page 5: ...to the Internet through a gateway If you have not already set up your new access point using the installation guide that comes in the box this chapter walks you through the hardware setup This chapte...

Page 6: ...and access point setup instructions If any parts are incorrect missing or damaged contact your Internet service provider Hardware Features Before you cable your access point take a moment to become fa...

Page 7: ...f The 5 GHz wireless radio is off LAN 1 4 Solid green The LAN port detected a 1 Gbps link with an attached device Solid amber The LAN port detected a 10 100 Mbps link with an attached device Off The g...

Page 8: ...mber MAC address Serial number Restore Factory Settings Default password WiFi network name Figure 3 Label on access point For information about restoring factory settings see Factory Settings on page...

Page 9: ...n that follows these guidelines Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices Accessible to an AC power outlet...

Page 10: ...Verify that your access point is cabled correctly by checking the access point LEDs Turn on the access point by pressing the On Off button on the back The Power LED lights amber when the access point...

Page 11: ...11 2 2 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings This chapter contains the following sections BASIC Home Screen Join Your Wireless Network BASIC Wireless Settings Attached Devices...

Page 12: ...nd online help The following selections are available on this screen Home This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the access point Wireless View or change the wireless settings for your acce...

Page 13: ...ss the WPS button on your wireless device or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password and connects y...

Page 14: ...our wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly If they do not check the following Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless ne...

Page 15: ...WiFi Standard Select N 5 G to A N or 2 4 G to B G N If the WiFi standard is set to A in 5 GHz or B G in 2 4 GHz the access point works at 20 MHz WiFi Standard The WiFi standard determines the link rat...

Page 16: ...rity For help with WPA settings on your wireless computer or device see the instructions that came with your product You can change the security option and password Best practice is not change the sec...

Page 17: ...fields provide information about connected devices number The order in which the device joined the network IP Address The IP address that the access point assigned to this device when it joined the n...

Page 18: ...tions NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home Screen WPS Wizard Setup Menu LAN Setup Some selections on the ADVANCED Home screen are described in separate chapters Security See Chapter 4 Security Administration S...

Page 19: ...nistration menu 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 either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN...

Page 20: ...ee LAN Setup on page 20 Jumbo frames Setup Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames with more than 1500 bytes of data The Jumbo frames feature is disabled by default LAN Setup The access point is shipped prec...

Page 21: ...2 Enter the settings that you want to customize IP Address The LAN IP address of the access point IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the access point Combined with the IP address the IP subnet mask...

Page 22: ...urity This chapter explains how to use daylight saving time settings and security event email notifications This chapter includes the following sections Daylight Savings Time Security Event Email Noti...

Page 23: ...dule The following screen displays 2 Check the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 3 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Security Event Email Notifications To receive l...

Page 24: ...dress is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent 5 If your outgoing email server requires authentication select the My mail server requires aut...

Page 25: ...ngs for administering and maintaining your access point and home network This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the Firmware View Access Point Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted...

Page 26: ...se button Locate and select the firmware file you downloaded the file ends in img 3 Click the Upload button The access point begins the update WARNING To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware do n...

Page 27: ...Mode The operation mode of this device The device is an access point AP LAN Port The following information displays MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address th...

Page 28: ...smitted on this port since reset or manual clear RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual c...

Page 29: ...fault channel is Auto When Auto displays the access point finds the best operating channel available WiFi Standard For 2 4 GHz either B G 54 Mpbs or B G N 130 300 Mbps For 5 0 GHz either A 54 Mpbs or...

Page 30: ...shows the following information Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry Action Whether the access was blocked or...

Page 31: ...ettings 1 Select ADVANCED Administration Backup Settings The following screen displays 2 Click the Back Up Settings button 3 Specify a location to store the cfg file that is on a computer on your netw...

Page 32: ...NCED Administration Backup Settings 2 Click the Erase button The factory default settings are restored The user name is admin the password to password and the LAN IP address is 192 168 0 51 DHCP is en...

Page 33: ...ide answers to them 4 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved To recover your password 1 In the address field of your browser type www routerlogin net A login window displays 2 Click Cancel If p...

Page 34: ...eatures of your access point The information is for users with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the access point up for unique situations This chapter includes the following sections Adva...

Page 35: ...tion of the access point When the wireless radio is disabled other members of your household can use the access point by connecting their computers to the access point with an Ethernet cable Enable Wi...

Page 36: ...MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer You might also find the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen To restrict access based on MAC addresses 1 Select ADVANCED A...

Page 37: ...iagnose and solve problems you might have with your access point This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Troubleshoot with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Access Point Changes Not Saved...

Page 38: ...et cable the corresponding numbered access point LAN port LED is lit Wireless Settings Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and access point match exactly For a wirelessly connected co...

Page 39: ...sly the access point firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the access point detects a problem with the firmware If the error persists you have a hardware pro...

Page 40: ...as Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click the Refresh button to be sure that the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser and launching it again Make sure th...

Page 41: ...wireless device finds the network but you cannot join the network check to make sure that your wireless device is compatible with the network that you selected 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz Does your wireless dev...

Page 42: ...n This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Access Point WNDR4300 TN The appendix includes the following sections Factory Set...

Page 43: ...ess 192 168 0 51 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Time zone GMT 01 00 Time zone adjusted for daylight saving time Disabled Allow a registrar to configure this router Enabled Wireless Wireless communication E...

Page 44: ...47 LAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802 11 standard See the footnote for the previous table Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensin...

Page 45: ...io links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 2483 5 MHz For detailed information the end user should contact the national spectr...

Page 46: ...dance with FCC multi transmitter product procedures Cet appareil et son antenne s ne doit pas tre co localis s ou fonctionnement en association avec une autre antenne ou transmetteur For operation wit...

Page 47: ...cesser d mettre en cas d absence d informations transmettre ou une d faillance op rationnelle Notez que ce n est pas l intention d interdire la transmission des informations de contr le ou de signalis...

Page 48: ...equipment and household appliances to reduce interference in feet and meters Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance in feet and meters Microwave ovens 30 feet 9 meters Baby monitor analog 20...

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