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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA January 2014 202-11031-06 N750 Wir eless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 User Manual[...]

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    2 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 . N[...]

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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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Rout er Inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Interne t P ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Wir eless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) . . . . . . . [...]

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    6 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wir eless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Network Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 T roubleshoo t with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    7 1 1. Har dwar e Setup Getting t o know y our r outer The N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 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 Internet [...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 8 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Unpack Y our Rout er Y our box should contain the following items: • N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 • Router stand • AC power adapter (plug varies by region) • Category 5E (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable • Resource CD • Installation guide with cabling and rout[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 9 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 inf[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 11 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 su[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 12 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • 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 alumi[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 13 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 3. Locate the Ethernet cable ( 1 ) that connects your computer to the modem. 1 2 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[...]

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    Hardw ar e Setup 14 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 V erif y the C abling V erify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs. T urn on the router by pressing the On/Off button on the back. • The Power LED lights amber when the router is turned on. • The LAN port LEDs light green for each computer cabled t[...]

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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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 an[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 17 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 set[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 18 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 has[...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 19 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 or [...]

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    Getting Started with NET GEAR genie 20 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 detai[...]

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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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 r[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 . Ente[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • 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 address [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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. Se[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 ha[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 view[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 is [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 de[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 30 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 each[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 31 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 >[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 32 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 net[...]

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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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 figur[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 35 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 or [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 36 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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, th[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 37 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 S[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 39 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 data[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 40 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300  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 Conf[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 41 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300  T o change the LAN settings: 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 y[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 42 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • 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 you [...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 43 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300  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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 not support WMM and applications that do not require 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 a[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 45 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 Ad[...]

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    NETGEAR genie Advanc ed Home 46 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 l[...]

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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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 R eadySHARE Ac c ess ReadySHARE lets you access and share 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 device ha[...]

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    St or age 49 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300  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 want [...]

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    St or age 50 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 select[...]

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    St or age 52 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 Storage Advanced settings: On the USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen, click the Edit button. Y ou can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage de[...]

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    St or age 53 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 Sha[...]

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    St or age 54 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 Setting[...]

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    St or age 55 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 In[...]

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    St or age 56 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Time Machine Backup If you are already using T ime Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip this section.  T o set up a USB drive for Time Machine: 1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac. 2. On your Mac, go to the magnifying glass at the top right of the [...]

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    St or age 57 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 4. In the pop-up window , select Registered User , and enter admin as the user name and password as the password. Show Time Machine status in the menu bar Click the lock to prevent further changes. OFF ON Time Machine T ime Machine Show All your music, pictures, and other inportant l[...]

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    St or age 58 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Bef ore Y ou Back Up a Lar ge Amount of Data Before you back up a large amount of data with T ime Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you do the following to ensure a successful operation: 1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac machine. 2. V erify and repair the backup disk and the loc[...]

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    St or age 59 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Change the P artition Scheme T o run with the router, the partition scheme on your Mac has to be set to either GUID or MBR.  T o make sure the partition scheme is set to one of these supported schemes: 1. Open the Disk Utility and select your USB drive. 2. Select the Partition tab. 3[...]

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    60 6 6. R eadySHARE P rint er Shar e a print er connec ted t o the USB por t ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. It lets you connect a USB printer to the router USB port, and access it wirelessly . This chapter contains the following sections: • ReadySHARE Printer • USB Control Center Utility For more information about R[...]

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    Re adySHARE Print er 61 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 R eadySHARE P rinter Y ou can connect a USB printer to the router USB port, and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network.  T o set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable. 2. Install the USB printer d[...]

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    ReadySHARE P rint er 62 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 4. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility . 5. After you have installed the utility , select the language.[...]

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    Re adySHARE Print er 63 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 6. The first time you access the utility , you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx . Y ou can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The s[...]

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    ReadySHARE P rint er 64 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • Y ou can set the value for the default time-out time from T ools > Configuration . • The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to the USB printer attached to the router. If you exit the utility , printing does not work. • S[...]

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    Re adySHARE Print er 65 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 USB Contr ol Cent er Utility The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer and a scanner . Y ou have to install the utility on each comp[...]

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    ReadySHARE P rint er 66 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Contr ol Center C onfigur ation Select T ools > Configuration to display the following screen: Automatically execute when logging on Windows . Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows. Timeout . Specify the time-out value for holding the[...]

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    Re adySHARE Print er 67 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers and Faxes window . This USB printer is ready . The utility does not need to hold the connection of this USB printer . Once there is a print job for this printer , the[...]

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    68 7 7. 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 69 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 70 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 on [...]

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    Security 71 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 ap[...]

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    Security 72 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 da[...]

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    Security 73 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 em[...]

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    74 8 8. Administr ation Managing y our network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 105 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 [...]

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    Administr ation 75 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 ou [...]

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    Administr ation 76 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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. It [...]

  • Page 77

    Administr ation 77 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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, the[...]

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    Administr ation 78 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 refresh[...]

  • Page 79

    Administr ation 79 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wir eless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: 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 b[...]

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    Administr ation 80 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 truste[...]

  • Page 81

    Administr ation 81 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Manage the Configur ation File The configuration settings of the WNDR4300 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. Note: For information about backing [...]

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    Administr ation 82 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Er ase Under some circumstances, you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. Some examples are if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password. Y ou can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back [...]

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    Administr ation 83 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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. Y ou can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover [...]

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    Administr ation 84 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300[...]

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    85 9 9. 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[...]

  • Page 86

    Advanced Settings 86 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Advanc ed Wireles s Settings  T o go to the Advanced W ireless Settings screen: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings . Scroll to view more settings The following settings are available in this screen: Enable Wireless Router Radio . Y ou can completely[...]

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    Advanced Settings 87 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Note: The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only . Do not change these settings. T ransmit Power Control . Y ou can change the transmit power of each wireless radio. Lower transmit powe[...]

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    Advanced Settings 88 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 R estric t Wir eless Acc ess by MAC Addr ess Y ou can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device. Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique[...]

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    Advanced Settings 89 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wir eless AP Y ou can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router .  T o set up the router as an AP: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP . 2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 3. Scroll down to [...]

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    Advanced Settings 90 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wir eless Repe ating Func tion ( WDS) Y ou can set the WNDR4300 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 to which it c[...]

  • Page 91

    Advanced Settings 91 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wireless repeater . The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. T o configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn o[...]

  • Page 92

    Advanced Settings 92 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • Wireless MAC of this router . This field displays the MAC address for your router for your reference. Y ou need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using. • Wireless Repeater . If your router i[...]

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    Advanced Settings 93 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 MAC [...]

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    Advanced Settings 94 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 wired [...]

  • Page 95

    Advanced Settings 95 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 addre[...]

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    Advanced Settings 96 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 te[...]

  • Page 97

    Advanced Settings 97 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 P or t For war ding to P ermit Ex ternal Host C ommunications 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 initiate a connection to[...]

  • Page 98

    Advanced Settings 98 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 How P or t For war ding Diff ers fr om P or t T riggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering: • Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network, although only one computer can use it at a time. • Port forwar[...]

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    Advanced Settings 99 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port T riggering 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 does not appear in the li[...]

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    Advanced Settings 100 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 6. Specify the port settings: • External Starting Port and External Ending Port . These are the starting number and ending number for the public ports at the Internet interface. For single port [...]

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    Advanced Settings 101 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not simultaneously). • An application needs to open incoming ports that are dif ferent from the outgoing port. When port triggering is enabled, the router monitors outbound traffic looking fo[...]

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    Advanced Settings 102 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 4. In the Port T riggering T imeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports. The inbound ports close when the inactivity time expires. This is required because the router cannot be sure when the applicat[...]

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    Advanced Settings 103 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org . On the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS to display the following screen:  T o set up Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an a[...]

  • Page 104

    Advanced Settings 104 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP . The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the request is likely to b[...]

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    Advanced Settings 105 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 R emot e Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your WNDR4300 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 log[...]

  • Page 106

    Advanced Settings 106 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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, access[...]

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    Advanced Settings 107 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300  T o turn on Universal Plug and Play: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP . The UPnP screen displays. 2. Select the setting that you want to use. 3. Click Apply to save your settings. IPv6 Y ou can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if g[...]

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    Advanced Settings 108 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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[...]

  • Page 109

    Advanced Settings 109 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 router blocks this packet. This 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, t[...]

  • Page 110

    Advanced Settings 110 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 [...]

  • Page 111

    Advanced Settings 111 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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. [...]

  • Page 112

    Advanced Settings 112 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 113 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 .c[...]

  • Page 114

    Advanced Settings 114 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 T r affic Met er T raf fic metering lets you monitor the volume of Internet traf fic passing through your router’s Internet port. Y ou can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and view traf fic usage.  T o monitor Internet traffic: 1. Click Advanced > Adv[...]

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    115 10 10. 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 roubleshoo[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 116 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 on.[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 117 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • 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 sequence[...]

  • Page 118

    T r oubleshooting 118 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer . • 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[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 119 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Cannot Acces s the Int ernet If you can access WNDR4300 router but not the Internet, check to see if the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP . Y o[...]

  • Page 120

    T r oubleshooting 120 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP , reboot the computer , and verify the gateway address. • Y ou might be running login software that is no longer needed. If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no lon[...]

  • Page 121

    T r oubleshooting 121 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 Wir eless Connec tivit y 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 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs on the front of the router. They [...]

  • Page 122

    122 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300. This appendix includes the following sections: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

  • Page 123

    Supplemental Inf ormation 123 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 back of the router for at least 5 seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory [...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 124 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 selected [...]

  • Page 125

    Supplemental Inf ormation 125 N750 Wireles s Dual Band Gigabit Rout er WNDR4300 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 st[...]