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... 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 UpgradeRouterFirmware ...16 Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) ...17 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network ...18 Manual Method...
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WAN Setup...33 Default DMZ Server ...34... ...36 LANSetup Screen Settings ...37 Use the Router as a DHCP Server...37 Address Reservation... Security Event Email Notifications ...58
Chapter 7 Administration
Upgrade the RouterFirmware ...61 View Router Status...62 Router Information ...62 Internet Provider (WAN) Setup...62 WirelessSettings (2.4...
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Table 1. Front panel LED .... Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready. Blinking amber. A firmwareupdate is in progress. Blinking green... No Ethernetcable is connected between the router and the modem. • Solid blue. The wireless ... device or computer to your wirelessnetwork. The LED below the WPS button blinks green when the router is...
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...chapter in this book. This chapter contains the following sections RouterSetup Preparation Types of Logins and Access NETGEAR Genie Setup Use NETGEAR Genie after InstallationUpgradeRouterFirmwareRouter Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network
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Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation
When you first set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet ... in to your Internet connection. See Types of Logins and Access on page 14 for more information.
UpgradeRouterFirmware
When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet, the router ...
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...and online help
Home. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router. Internet. Set, update, and check the ISP settings of your router. Wireless. View or change the wirelesssettings for your router. Attached Devices. View the devices connected to your network. Parental Controls. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from...
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit RouterWNDR4500USB Drive Requirements
The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (... (EXT2 and EXT3).
Note: Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to be loaded in to the PC before the PC can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not... router.
ReadySHARE Access
Once you have set up your router, you can connect any USBstorage device and share the ...
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... maintaining your router and home network. See also Remote Management on page 90 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on ... of Internet traffic passing through your router's Internet port. This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the RouterFirmware View Router Status View Logs of Web Access ...
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit RouterWNDR4500Upgrade the RouterFirmware
The routerfirmware (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 available for your product. You can use the Check button on the RouterUpdate ...
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View Router Status
To view router status and ... of the routerfirmware. It changes if you upgrade the routerfirmware. GUI Language Version. The localized language of the user interface. LAN Port MACAddress. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. IP Address. The IP ...
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To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic ... Limit. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached. Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only. Both ... a live update on Internet traffic status on your router. 9. Click Apply to save your settings.
Advanced ...
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Troubleshooting with the LEDs
After you turn on power to the router, the following ... and continuously, the routerfirmware is corrupted. This can happen if a firmwareupgrade is interrupted, or if the router detects a problem with the firmware. If the error persists, you have a hardware problem. For recovery instructions, or help with a ...
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...name in the Internet Setup screen. Your ISP allows only one EthernetMACaddress... a new network device, and ask them to use the router's MACaddress. Configure... your router can obtain an IP address, but your computer is unable to load... the computer, and verify the gateway address. • You might be running login software... longer need to run that software after installing your router. You might need...
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...Troubleshooting Internet Browsing
If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the ....net) is listed by your computer as the default gateway address. • You might be running log in software that is no ...in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no longer need to run that software after installing your router. You might need to go to...
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... make sure that the link LEDs are on for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernetcarddriversoftware and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer. Verify that the IP address for your router and your ...
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factory default settings, restoring 68, 102 factory settings...resetting 12 file sharing 45 firmware version 62 firmware, upgrading 16, 61 fragmentation length ...for 40 gateway IP address 21 Genie, NETGEAR 15 guest networks 27, 66
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...blocking 77 installingNETGEAR Genie 15 installing with the Setup Wizard 30 Internet connection setting up ...
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...96 restoring configuration file 68 default factory settings 68, 102 router interface, described 17
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Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) 91 up time, system 63 upgradingfirmware 16, 61 USB advanced configuration 49 basic storagesettings 47 drive requirements 45 file sharing 45 ReadySHARE access 45, 48
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...up ReadySHARE Printer:
Step 1: Connect the USB printer to the router's USB port with a USB printer cable. Step 2: Install the USB printer driversoftware on each computer
that will share the printer. If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most recent printer driversoftware.
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Step 3: On each computer that will share the printer, download the
NETGEARUSB Control Center utility. The NETGEARUSB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which you can access in two different ways:
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From the ReadySHARE Printer area of this URL: www.netgear.com/readyshare
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From the ReadySHARE tab of the Desktop NETGEAR Genie.
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.... Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from accessing the USB printer. If...the Available state, and click the Network Scanner button. This activates the Scanner window so you can use the printer for scanning.
For more detailed information ... link in the router management interface or on the WNDR4500 product page on the Support website (http://support.netgear.com...