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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones NETGEAR WNDR3700. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica NETGEAR WNDR3700 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual NETGEAR WNDR3700 se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales NETGEAR WNDR3700, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones NETGEAR WNDR3700 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo NETGEAR WNDR3700
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo NETGEAR WNDR3700
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo NETGEAR WNDR3700
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de NETGEAR WNDR3700 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de NETGEAR WNDR3700 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico NETGEAR en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de NETGEAR WNDR3700, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo NETGEAR WNDR3700, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual NETGEAR WNDR3700. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA January 2014 202-11005-06 N600 Wir eless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 User Manual[...]

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    2 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Suppor t Thank you f or selecting NET GEAR products. After inst alling your device, loc ate the serial number on the label of your pr oduc t and use it to r egist er your pr oduct at https ://my .net gear .com . Y ou mus t r egist er your pr oduct befor e you can use NET GEAR telephone support .[...]

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    3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Y our R out er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Har dwar e Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fr ont Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NET GE AR genie Advanc ed Home Scr een . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setup Wizar d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 WPS Wizar d . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanc ed Wir eless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Res trict Wireless Ac c ess by MA C Addr ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Wir eless AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Wir eless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Wir eless Signal S tr ength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . [...]

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    7 1 1. Har dwar e Setup Getting t o know y our r outer The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 provides 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 providers, lets you block unsafe Interne[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 8 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Unpack Y our Rout er Y our box should contain the following items: • N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 • Router stand • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • Category 5E (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable • Resource CD • Installation guide with cabling and [...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 9 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 The following table describes the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from left to right. Icon Description Power • Solid amber . The unit is starting up after being powered on. • Solid green . The router is ready to use • Off . Power is not supplied to the router. [...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 10 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Back P anel The back panel has the On/Off button and port connections as shown in the figure. USB port Four Ethernet W AN port On/Off button Power input LAN ports Figure 2. Back panel Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the Restore Factory Settings button, login i[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 11 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 A ttach the St and For optimal wireless network performance, use the stand (included in the package) to position your router upright. 1. Orient your router vertically . 2. Insert the tabs of the stand into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. Place your router in a [...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 12 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4-GHz cordless phone. • A way from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or alu[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 13 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 4. Disconnect the cable from the modem ( 2 ). Y ou will connect it to the router later . 5. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert that Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router ( 3 ). 3 6. Locate the cable yo[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 14 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 V erify that the LAN LEDs (1 through 4) are lit for any computers cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.[...]

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    15 2 2. Getting S tar t ed with NE T GE AR genie Connec ting the r out er This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter . This chapter contains the following sections: • Router Setup Preparation • T ypes of Logins and Access • [...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 16 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Rout er Setup Pr epar ation Y ou can allow NETGEAR genie to automatically set up your router, or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually . Before you start the setup process, get your ISP information and make sure the computers [...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 17 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Use NE T GE AR genie af ter Inst allation 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. Y ou can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change s[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 18 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Dashboar d (Basic Home Screen) The Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. Y ou can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The left column h[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 19 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Join Y our Wir eless Network Y ou can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. Manual Method With the manual method, you choose the network that you want and enter its password to connect.  T o connect manually: 1. On your computer o[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 20 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 NE T GE AR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps. Menu Language Support Dashboard (Click to view det[...]

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    21 3 3. NE T GE AR genie Basic Settings Y our Internet c onnec tion and network This chapter contains the following sections: • Basic Home Screen • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls • ReadySHARE Storage • Basic Wireless Settings • Guest Networks[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Basic Home Scr een The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure: Int ernet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information. Y ou can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and automatically set up the[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login. • Ye s . Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. • No . En[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Use These DNS Servers . If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server . If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. Router MAC Address . The Ethernet MAC addres[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 P ar ental C ontr ols The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website. Y ou can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application.  T o set up Live Parental Controls: 1. [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 5. Click Next , read the note, and click Next again to proceed. Y ou are prompted to log in or create a free account. 6. Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next . • If you already [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 7. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next . 8. Click the T ake me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as enabled. R eadySHARE S t or age Y ou can vi[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Read Access and W rite Access . Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder . The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin i[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 1. Select Basic > Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections. 2. Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings. 3. Set up and test your wireless [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 30 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 selected by default. T o turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box and click Apply . Enable Wireless Isolation . If this check box is selected, wireless computers or devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access ea[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 31 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having your wireless security key . Y ou can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n  T o set up a guest network: 1. Select Basic &g[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 32 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Guest Network Wir eless Securit y Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your n[...]

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    33 4 4. NE T GE AR genie Advanc ed Home Specif y cust om settings This chapter contains the following sections: • NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen • 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: • Stora[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 34 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 NE T GE AR genie Advanc ed Home Scr een The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information. The content is the same as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu. The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following fig[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 35 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 3. Select Ye s and click Next . The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration. The following screen displays: WPS Wizar d The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device o[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 36 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 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 WPS connection, [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 37 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 W AN Setup The W AN 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 W AN (Internet) port.  T o view or change the W AN settings: Select Advanced >[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 38 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NA T provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function. • Disable[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 39 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Change the MTU Siz e The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another , the data packets travel through many devices along the way . If a device in the da[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 40 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4  T o change the MTU size: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > W AN Setup . 2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. L AN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Co[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 41 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup to display the following screen: 2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings . 3. Click Apply to save your changes. L AN Setup Screen [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 42 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Starting IP Address . Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. • Ending IP Address . Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. Addr ess R eser vation When yo[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 43 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4  T o reserve an IP address: 1. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button. 2. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server . (Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 44 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 QoS, are assigned to the best effort category , which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by default. Y ou can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking Apply . Note: If you clear the Enable W[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 45 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Y ou can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button. Y ou can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button. 3. T o add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 46 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 QoS f or a MAC Addr ess  T o create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule button. The QoS Setup screen displays. 2. Click Add Priority Rule . 3. From the Priority Category[...]

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    47 5 5. S t or age Acc essing and c onfiguring a USB st or age drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer . Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to[...]

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    St or age 48 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 R eadySHARE Ac c ess ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB port. (If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.) When you connect the USB device, it might take up to 2 minutes before it is ready for sharing. Note: If your USB devi[...]

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    St or age 49 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4  T o share files with your friends and family: 1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable. Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking. 2. If you wan[...]

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    St or age 50 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 St or age Basic Settings Y ou can view or edit basic settings for router a USB storage device attached to your router.  T o go to Storage Basic Settings: Select Basic > ReadySHARE . By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN)[...]

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    St or age 51 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Add or Edit a Network F older 1. Select Basic > ReadySHARE , and click Edit . 2. Specify the changes that you want to make: • T o add a folder , click Create Network Folder . • T o edit a folder , select its radio button and then click Edit . 3. Y ou can use this screen to sele[...]

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    St or age 52 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 St or age Advanc ed Settings Y ou can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.  T o go to USB Storage (Advanced Settings): On the USB Settings screen, click the Edit button to display the following screen: Y ou can use this screen to specify acce[...]

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    St or age 53 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 A vailable Network Folder s Y ou might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: • Share Name . If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. Y ou can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser . If Not S[...]

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    St or age 54 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Specif y Appr ov ed USB Devic es For more security , you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only . Y ou can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.  T o set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Setti[...]

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    St or age 55 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Connec t t o the USB Driv e fr om a R emote C omput er T o connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser , use the router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address. Y ou can view the router’s [...]

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    56 6 6. Securit y K eep unwant ed c ont ent out of y our network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Keyword Blocking of HTTP T raffic • Block Services (Port Filtering) [...]

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    Security 57 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 K ey wor d Blocking of HT TP T r affic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. 1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites . 2. Select one of the keyword blocking options: ?[...]

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    Security 58 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Block Ser vices (P or t Filt ering) Services are functions that server computers perform 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 players’ moves. When a computer o[...]

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    Security 59 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service T ype 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. T o add any additional services or [...]

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    Security 60 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Schedule Blocking Y ou can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.  T o schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: 2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services. • Days to Block . Select [...]

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    Security 61 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Securit y Ev ent Email Notifications T o receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.  T o set up email notifications: 1. Select Advanced > Security > E-mail . 2. T o receive [...]

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    62 7 7. Administr ation Manage y our network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 91 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet. For information about monitoring Internet traffic, see T raffic Meter on pag[...]

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    Administr ation 63 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Upgr ade the Firmw ar e The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory . Y ou can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. Y ou might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. Y o[...]

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    Administr ation 64 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 View Rout er Status T o view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Rout er Inf ormation Hardware V ersion. The router model. Firmware V ersion . The version of the router firmware. I[...]

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    Administr ation 65 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Int ernet P or t MAC Address . The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses. IP Address . The IP address that the Internet (W AN) port of the router uses. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, t[...]

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    Administr ation 66 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Connection Status Butt on On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 6. View connection status information The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refre[...]

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    Administr ation 67 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Name (SSID ). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default name for 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4-GHz network. Region . The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router i[...]

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    Administr ation 68 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 View Logs of W eb Acces s or A ttempt ed W eb Acces s The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trus[...]

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    Administr ation 69 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Manage the Configur ation File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. Y ou can back up (save) this file to your computer , restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Back Up Settings  T o back up the router[...]

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    Administr ation 70 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Set P asswor d This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name [...]

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    71 8 8. Adv anc ed Settings Cust omize y our network This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed. This chapter includes the following secti[...]

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    Advanced Settings 72 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Advanc ed Wireles s 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 . Y ou can completely turn off the wireless p[...]

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    Advanced Settings 73 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 T ransmit Power Control . Y ou can change the transmit power of each wireless radio. A lower setting for transmit power reduces the power consumption of the router but also reduces the wireless coverage. T urn off wireless signal by schedule . Y ou can use this feature to turn[...]

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    Advanced Settings 74 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4  T o restrict access based on MAC addresses: 1. On the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, click the Setup Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List. 2. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card Access Setup screen o[...]

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    Advanced Settings 75 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 3. Scroll down to view the bottom half of the screen to display more instructions. 4. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router . 5. Select the check box for the IP addr[...]

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    Advanced Settings 76 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Repeater Base station acc[...]

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    Advanced Settings 77 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected. For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the following conditions: • Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. • Both access points have to be [...]

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    Advanced Settings 78 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Disable Wireless Client Association . If your router is the repeater , selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed. - If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box. - If you want[...]

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    Advanced Settings 79 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. Scroll to view more settings 3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 4. Enter the MA[...]

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    Advanced Settings 80 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 4. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. 6. V erify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wire[...]

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    Advanced Settings 81 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 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 T ranslation (NA T): • The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP addr[...]

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    Advanced Settings 82 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Y our computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 1 13. Using port triggering, you can [...]

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    Advanced Settings 83 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally , your router ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traf fic. Y ou can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature. A typical a[...]

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    Advanced Settings 84 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Port triggering does not require that you know the computer ’s IP address in advance. The IP address is captured automatically . • Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer ’s IP address during configuration, and the IP address can never change. • Port[...]

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    Advanced Settings 85 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 4. Click Add . The service appears in the list in the screen. Add a Cust om Ser vice T o define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses. Usually , you can determin[...]

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    Advanced Settings 86 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Edit or Delet e a P or t For war ding Entry  T o edit or delete a port forwarding entry: 1. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name. 2. Click Edit Service or Delete Service . Application Example: Making a Local W eb Ser ver Public If you host a web se[...]

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    Advanced Settings 87 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Note: If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you should also enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) according to the instructions in Univer[...]

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    Advanced Settings 88 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 5. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 6. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 7. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address , and e[...]

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    Advanced Settings 89 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 On the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS to display the following screen:  T o set up Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers in the Service Provider list. 2. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 3.[...]

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    Advanced Settings 90 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses. • The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. • A metric v[...]

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    Advanced Settings 91 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 R emot e Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR3700v4 router over the Internet.  T o set up remote management: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management . Note: Be sure to change the router’s default [...]

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    Advanced Settings 92 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 USB Settings For added security , the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices. See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 54 for the procedure. Univ ersal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, acces[...]

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    Advanced Settings 93 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 UPnP Portmap T able . The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap T able also displays what type of port is open and whether that por[...]

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    Advanced Settings 94 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Aut o Detec t Fields In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Detect from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The Connection T ype field indicates the connection type detected. The following fields are also included in this screen: IPv6 L AN Setup Router ’ s I[...]

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    Advanced Settings 95 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 function has two modes. The default is Secured mode, which checks both TCP and UDP packets. For Open mode, the checking is applied only to the UDP connection. Aut o Config In the IPv6 screen, when you select Auto Config from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. T[...]

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    Advanced Settings 96 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 6t o4 T unnel In the IPv6 screen, when you select 6to4 T unnel from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Remote 6to4 Relay Router . The remote relay router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel. If your ISP[...]

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    Advanced Settings 97 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Fixed In the IPv6 screen, when you select Fixed from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: IPv6 Fix ed W AN Setup IPv6 Address/Prefix Length . The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router ’s W AN interface. D[...]

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    Advanced Settings 98 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 DHCP In the IPv6 screen, when you select DHCP from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: User Class . Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here[...]

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    Advanced Settings 99 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 PPP oE In the IPv6 screen, when you select PPPoE from the drop-down list, the following screen displays. The following fields are included in this screen: Login . This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP .[...]

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    Advanced Settings 100 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 T r affic Met er T raf fic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traf fic passing through your router’s Internet port, set limits for traf fic volume, and get a live update of traf fic usage.  T o monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Advanced [...]

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    101 9 9. T r oubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear .com for product and contact information. This chapter contains the following sections: • Quick Tips • T roubleshoot [...]

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    T r oubleshooting 102 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence t o Rest ar t Y our Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1. T urn off and unplug the modem. 2. T urn off the router and computers. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it o[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 103 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of the computer initially registered on the account. Y ou can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen. T roubleshoot with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router, the following sequen[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 104 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer . • Be sure that you are using the correct cable. When connecting the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem, use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem. This cable could be [...]

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    T r oubleshooting 105 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 fixed IP address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP . Y ou can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen.  T o check the W AN IP address: 1. Start your browser , and select an external site such as www .netgear .com . 2. Acce[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 106 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 Internet Explorer and select T ools > Internet Options , click the Connections tab, and select Never dial a connection . Changes Not Sav ed If the router does not save the changes you make in the router interface, check the following: • When entering configuration settin[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 107 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 • If you want to check the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router. Then log in to the router and select Setup > Wireless Settings (see Wireless Settings Screen Fields on page 29). Note: Note: Be sure to c[...]

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    108 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix includes the following sections: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 109 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 F ac t ory Settings Y ou can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the router for at least 5 seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory configurat[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 110 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 T echnical Specifications Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WP A2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission speed Auto * Country/region United States in the US, otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selecte[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 111 N600 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR3700v4 LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 WA N 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx or 1000BASE-T , RJ-45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.1 1 standard. See the footnote for the previous table. Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding [...]