Netgear DGN3500 manual

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2 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the labe l of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .netgear.com . Y ou must register your product befor e you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registerin[...]

T able of Content s | 4 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1 Connecting Your Router to the Internet Using the Setup Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Logging In to Your N300 Wireless Modem Ro uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Scheduling Firewall Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Configuring E-mail Alerts and Web Access Lo g Notifications . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chapter 4 Managing Your Network Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Accessing the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Connecting to the USB Drive with Mi cros oft Network Settings . . . . . . . . . 88 Enabling File and Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Basic Funct[...]

7 1 1. Co nnecting Y our R o ute r to t he Int er ne t This chapter describes how to configure you r N300 Wireless Modem Router Internet connection. When you install your wireless modem router using the Re source CD as described in the Setup Manual, these settings are configured au tomatically for you. This chapter provides instructions on how to l[...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 8 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Logging In to Y our N300 Wireless Modem R outer Y ou ca n log in to the wireless modem router to view or change its settings. L inks to Knowledge Base and document ation are also available on the wireless modem router main menu. Note: Y our computer must be [...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 9 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Checking for Firmware Up dates screen . After initial configuration, this screen displays unless you previously cleared the Chec k for Up dated Firmware Upon Log-in check box. Figure 2. Note: If the wireless modem router is not configu red (is in its fa[...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 10 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 your Internet connection for se rvers and protocols to determine your ISP con figuration. This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard on the Resource CD that is used for installation. T o use the Setup Wiza rd: 1 T o go to the Setup Wizard screen, from[...]

ISP does not require login ISP does require login Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 11 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 5. 3 Select Ye s or No depending on whether your ISP requires a login. This selection changes the fields available on the Basic Settings screen. • Ye s . If your ISP requires a login, select the en[...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 12 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 When your Internet connection is working, you do not need to launch th e ISP’s login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you st art an Internet application, your wireless modem router aut omatically logs you in. T able 1. Settings Descri[...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 13 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring ADSL Settings Note: For information about how to inst all ADSL filters, see the Setup Manual . NETGEAR recommends that you use the Setup Wi zard to automatically detect and configure your ADSL settings. This usually works fine . However , if yo[...]

Connecting Y our Router to the Internet 14 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: NETGEAR recommends using the Setup Wizard to select the correct country to optimize detection of the ADSL settings. If your ISP provided you with a multiplexing method o r VPI/VCI number , then enter the setting: 1 From the ma in menu, select ADSL Set[...]

15 2 2. Co nf i gur ing Y our W ir eless Ne t w or k and Sec ur it y Settings This chapter describes how to configure the wire less features of your N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500. Fo r a wireless co nnection, the SSID, also called the wireless network name, and the wireless security setting mu st be the same for the modem rou te[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 16 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 - The wireless mode (802.1 1n, 802.1 1g, or 802.1 1b) that each wireless ad apter supports. - Wireless security option. T o successfully implement wireless se curity , check each wireless adapter to determine which wireless security option[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 17 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Wireless Security Options Indoors, computers can connect over 802.1 1g wireless networks at a maximum range o f up to 300 feet. Such distance s can allow for others out side yo ur immediate area to access your networ k. Unlike wired networ[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 18 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or wireless security settings, you will be disconn ected when you click Apply . T o avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the mo[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 19 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you specify in the wireless modem rou ter. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection. 3 Select the region in which the wi reless modem router will operat[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 20 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Mode S pecify which 802 .1 1 data communications protocol is used. Y ou can select one of the following mode s: • Up to 270 Mbps . Performance mode, using channel e xpansion to achieve the 270 Mbps data rate. The N300 Wireless Modem Rout[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 21 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Manually Configuring Y our Wireless Security T o set up wireless security , you can either m anually configure it in the Wireless Se ttings screen, or you can use Wi-Fi Protected Set up (WPS) to automatically set the SSID and implement WP [...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 22 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Restrict access base d on the Wireless Card Access L ist. T urning off wireless connectivity completely Y ou can completely turn of f the wireless con nectivity of the wireless modem router by pressing the Wireless On/Of f button on th[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 23 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: If you configure the wireless modem router f rom a wireless computer , add your computer ’s MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose your wi reless connection when you click Apply . Y ou must then access the wireless[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 24 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring Mixed WP A-PSK+WP A2-PSK Security A high-performance client such as the NETG EAR WN51 1B must connect to the wireless modem router using WP A2-PSK to achieve maxi mum performance. Wireless clients that connect to the wireless m[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 25 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is the most basic an d simplest form o f wireless security . It is the most often used, but least secure of the available options. WEP Sha red Key authentication and WEP dat a encrypt[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 26 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Manual. The number of hexadecimal digit s that you must enter depends on the encryption strength setting: - For 64-bit WEP , enter 10 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination of 0–9, a–f, or A–F). - For 128-bit WEP , enter 26 hexadec[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 27 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Y our Wireless Network If your wireless client s support Wi-Fi Protect ed Setup (WPS), you can use this feature to configure the wireless modem router’ s SSID and security settings and,[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 28 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 T o use the wireless modem router WPS button to add a WPS client: 1 Log in to the wireless modem router at it s default LAN address of http://192.168.0. 1 with its de fault user name of admin and default p assword of password , or using wh[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 29 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client Any wireless computer or wireless adapter tha t will connect to the wireless modem router wirelessly is a client. The client must support a W PS PIN, and must have a WPS configuration utility , such as t[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Ne twork and Security Settings 30 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Connecting Additional Wirele ss Devices After WPS Setup Y ou can add more WPS client s to your wireless network, or you can add a combination of WPS-enabled clients and client s without WPS. Adding More WPS Clients Note: Y our wireless set[...]

Configuring Y our Wireless Network and Security Settings 31 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: T o make sure that your new wireless settings remain in effect, verify that the Keep Existin g Wireless Sett ings checkbox is selected in the WPS Settings screen. 5 T o view a list of all devices connected to your wireless modem rout[...]

32 3 3. Pr ot ecting Y our Ne t w or k This chapter describes how to use the basic firewa ll feat ures of the wireless modem router to protect your network. This chapter includes: • Protecting Access to Y our N300 Wireless Modem Router • Viewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted Web Access • Blocking Sites • Firewall Rules • Services • S[...]

Protecting Y our Network 33 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 How to Change the Built -In P assword 1 Log in to the wireless modem router at it s default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default u ser name of admin and default p assword of p assword , or using whatever password a nd LAN address you have chosen for the wir[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 34 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Viewing Logs of W eb Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detaile d record of the websites you have accessed or atte mpted to access. Up to 128 entries are stored in t he log. Log entries appear on ly when keyword blocking is enabled and n o log entries are made [...]

Protecting Y our Network 35 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Blocking Sites The wireless modem router provides a variety of options for blocking Internet-based co ntent and communications services. With it s content filtering feat ure, the N300 Wireless Modem Router prevents o bjectionable content from r eachin g your PCs. The wir[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 36 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 . 3 T o enable keyword blocking, select on e of the following: • Per Schedule . T urn on keyword blocking according to the settings in the Sche dule screen. • Always . T urn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen. 4 Enter a keyword or do[...]

Protecting Y our Network 37 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 T o access the rules configuration of the wireless modem router, select F irewall Ru les on the main menu, and then click Add for either an out bound or inbound service. Th e Firewall Rules screen displays. Figure 17. • T o edit an existing rule, select it s button on [...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 38 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Remember that allowing inbound services opens holes in your firewall. Enable only tho se ports that are necessary for your network. Following are two application examples of inbound rules. Inbound Rule Example: A L ocal Public W eb Server If you host a public We b server[...]

Protecting Y our Network 39 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Log . Y ou can select whether the traf fic will be logged. The choices are: - Never . No log entries will be made for this service. - Always . Any traf fic for this service type will be lo gged. - Match . T raffic of this type that matches the se ttings and action wi[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 40 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Outbound Rules (Service Blocking) The wireless modem router allows you to bloc k the use of certain Internet services by computers on your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. Y ou can define an outbound rule to block Internet a ccess from a local [...]

Protecting Y our Network 41 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Service . From this list, select the application or service to be allowed or blocked. The list already displays many common services, but you a re not limited to these choices. Use the Add Custo m Service button in the Services screen to add any additional services o[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 42 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 21. For any traf fic attempting to pass through t he firewall, the p acket information is subjected to the rules in the order shown in the Rules table, beginning at the top and proceeding to the default rules at the bottom. In some cases, the order of precedence o[...]

Protecting Y our Network 43 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Although the wireless modem router already hold s a list o f many service port numbers, you are not limited to these choices. Use the fo llowing procedure to creat e your own service definitions. T o add or change a service: 1 L og in to the wireless modem router at it s[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 44 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Setting Times and Schedu ling Firewall Services The wireless modem router uses the Network T ime Protocol (NTP) to obt ain the current time and date from one of several net work time servers on the Internet. Setting Y our Time Zone T o localize the time for your log entr[...]

Protecting Y our Network 45 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: If your region uses daylight savi ngs time, you must manually select Adjust for Daylight Savings T ime on the first day of daylight savings time, and clear it at the en d. Enabling daylight savings time causes one hour to be added to the standard time. 4 The wirele[...]

Protecting Y o ur Network 46 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 25. 2 Select the T urn E-mail Not ification On check box. 3 Enter your email details: • Enter th e name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com ) in the Y our Outgoing Mail Server field. Y ou might be able to find this information i[...]

Protecting Y our Network 47 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 - Time . S pecifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly . If you select the W eekly , Daily , or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatically e-mailed to th e specified e-mail address.[...]

48 4 4. Man ag in g Y ou r Ne t w or k This chapter describes features to help you manage your N300 Wireless Modem Router. This chapter includes the followin g sections: • Upgrading the Firmware • Viewing N300 W ireless Modem Router St atus Information • Viewin g a List of Attached Devices • Managing the Configuration File • Running Diagn[...]

Managing Y our Network 49 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: T o turn off the automatic firmware check a t log in, clear the Check for Up dated Firmware Upon Log-in check box on the Router Upgrade screen. If the wireless modem router discovers a newer version of f irmware, the message on the lef t displays. If no new firmware [...]

Managing Y our Network 50 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 4 Under Maintenance on the wireless modem router main menu, select Router Upg rade to display the following screen: Figure 28. 5 Click Browse , and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .img or .chk). 6 Click Upload to send the firmware to the wireless modem [...]

Managing Y our Network 51 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 29. Y ou can use the Show S tatics and Connection S tatus buttons to view additional st atus information, as described in Connection S tatus on p age 53 and Sta t i s ti c s on page 54 . The following t able explains Rout er S tatus screen fields. T able 4. Field De[...]

Managing Y our Network 52 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 ADSL Port MAC Address This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the Internet (ADSL) port of the wireless modem router. IP Address This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (ADSL) port of the wireless modem router. If no addr ess is shown[...]

Managing Y our Network 53 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Connection Status T o view the connection status, on the Rou ter S tatus screen, click Connection S tatus . Figure 30. • Click the Connect button, and the wireless modem router attempt s to connect to the Internet. • Click the Dis connect button to disconnect the wirel[...]

Managing Y our Network 54 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Statistics T o view statistics, on the Router S tatus screen, click Show St atistics . Figure 31. The following t able describes the wire less modem router st atistics. Ta b l e 4-2. Item Description System Up T i me The time elapsed since the wireless modem router was last[...]

Managing Y our Network 55 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • T o stop the polling, click St op . Viewing a List of Attached Devices The Attache d Devices table list s all IP dev ices that the wireless modem router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu, und er Maintenance, select Att ached Devices to view the t [...]

Managing Y our Network 56 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Backing Up and R e storing the Configuration The Restore and Backup options in the Backu p Settings screen let you save and retrieve a file containin g your Wireless M odem Router’ s configuration settings. T o save your settings, click Back Up . Y our browser extracts th[...]

Managing Y our Network 57 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 34. Y ou can use the Diagnostics screen to perform the following functions from the wireless modem router: • Ping an IP address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host. • Per form a DNS lookup to test if an Internet n ame resolves to an IP add[...]

Managing Y our Network 58 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 35. Note: Be sure to change the wireless modem router’ s default configuration password to a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictiona ry words from any language, and should be a mixture of letters (both uppercase a nd lowercase), numbers,[...]

Managing Y our Network 59 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • T o allow access from a single IP address on the Inte rnet, select Only This Computer .  Enter the IP address that will be allowed access. 3 S pecify the port number for accessing the management interface. Normal Web b rowser access uses the st andard HTTP service p[...]

60 5 5. Advan c e d Con figu rat ion The wireless modem router provides a variety of advanced features, which are d escribed in the following sections: • WAN Setup • Configuring LAN Setup • Dynamic DNS Service • Setting up S tatic Routes • Configuring Universal Plug and Play • Building Wire less Bridging and Repeating Networks W AN Setu[...]

Advanced Configuration 61 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 36. The W AN Setup fields are described in the following t able: T able 5. Setting Description Connect Automatically , as Required Usually , this ch eck box is selected, so that an Internet connection is made automatically , whe never Inte rnet-bound traffic is dete[...]

Advanced Configuration 62 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Setting Up a Default DMZ Server The default demilitarize d zone (DMZ) server feature is helpfu l when you use some online games and video confrencing applicatio ns that are incomp atible with NA T . The wireless modem router is programmed to reco gnize some of these applica[...]

Advanced Configuration 63 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 T o configure LAN settings, log in to the wireless mode m router, and under the Advanced heading, select LAN Setup. The following screen displays: Figure 37. If you make changes yo u must click Apply in order for t he changes to take ef fect. Note: If you change the LAN IP[...]

Advanced Configuration 64 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 The LAN Setup fields are explained in the following table. T able 6. Settings Description LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of t he wi reless modem router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the wireless modem router. Combined with the IP address, the IP Sub[...]

Advanced Configuration 65 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Using the N300 Wireless Modem R outer as a DHCP Server By default, the wireless modem router functions as a DHCP server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the wireless modem router’s LAN. The assigned def[...]

Advanced Configuration 66 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 3 T ype the MAC address of the computer or server . Tip: If the computer is already present on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Att ached Devices screen and paste it here. 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address int o the table. Note: The reserved add[...]

Advanced Configuration 67 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 38. If you make changes yo u must click Apply in order for t he changes to take ef fect. Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the wireless modem route r while connected through the browser , you will be disconnected. Y ou must then open a new connection to the [...]

Advanced Configuration 68 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 The LAN Setup fields are explained in the following table. T able 7. Settings Description LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of t he wi reless modem router. IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the wireless modem router. Combined with the IP address, the IP Sub[...]

Advanced Configuration 69 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Using the N300 Wireless Modem R outer as a DHCP Server By default, the wireless modem router functions as a DHCP server , allowing it to assign IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the wireless modem router’s LAN. The assigned def[...]

Advanced Configuration 70 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 3 T ype the MAC address of the computer or server . Tip: If the computer is already present on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Att ached Devices screen and paste it here. 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address int o the table. Note: The reserved add[...]

Advanced Configuration 71 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 39. T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1 Reg ister for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service p roviders whose names appear in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.or g, select www .dyndns.org . 2 Select th e Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 3 Sele[...]

Advanced Configuration 72 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Y our company’ s network address is 134.177.0.0. When you first conf igured your router , two implicit static route s were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the wireless modem router, and a second st atic route was created to your local ne twork fo[...]

Advanced Configuration 73 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 41. b. Enter a route name for this st atic route in the Route Name field. This name is for identification purpose only . c. Select Private if you want to limit access to the LAN only . The static route will not be reported in RIP . d. Select Active to make th is rou[...]

Advanced Configuration 74 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) help s devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as n eeded. UPnP devices can automatically discover the se rvices from other registered UPnP devices[...]

Advanced Configuration 75 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Click Refresh to update the portmap t able and to show the active port s that are currently opened by UPnP devices. Building Wireless Bridgi ng and Repeating Networks With the wireless modem router, you can build large b ridged wireless networks that form an IEEE 802.1[...]

Advanced Configuration 76 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring a P oint -to -P oint Bridge Configuration In point-to-point bridge mo de, the wireless modem rou ter communicates as an access point with another bridge-mode wireless st ation. As a bridge, wireless client associations are disabled—only wired clients can be co[...]

Advanced Configuration 77 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Configuring a R epeater with Wireless Client Association In the repeater mode with wire less client association, the wireless mode m router sends all traf fic to a remote AP . For the repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote “parent” access po int. A[...]

Advanced Configuration 78 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • If you are using DHCP , AP devices should be set to Obt ain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client) in the IP Address Source section of the Basic I P Settings sc reen. • AP devices must use the same SSID, ch annel, auth entication mode, and encryption. 3 V erify con[...]

79 6 6. US B Storage This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attach ed to your wireless modem router. Figure 47. Note: The USB port on the wireless modem router can be used on ly to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or DVD drives to[...]

USB Storage 80 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 USB Drive R equirements The wireless modem router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full S peed) and 2.0 (USB High S peed) standards. The approximate U SB bus speeds are shown below . Ta b l e 6-3. Bus Speed/Second USB 1.1 12 Mb its USB 2.0 480 Mbits Actual bus speeds can vary , depending o[...]

USB S torage 81 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Sharing Photos with Friends and Family Y ou can create your own ce ntral storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates the need to log in to (and p ay for) an external photo sharing site. T o share files with y our friends and family: 1 Insert your USB drive into the U[...]

USB Storage 82 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Note: The password for admin is the same one that yo u use to access the wireless modem router. By default it is p assword . 3 Enable FTP via Internet in the USB S t orage (Advanced Setting s) screen. See Configuring USB S torage Advanced Settings o n page 84 . USB Storage Basic Setti[...]

USB S torage 83 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Y ou can also type readyshare in the ad dress field of your W eb browser . Note: If you logged in to the wireless modem router before you connected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the wireless modem router screens until you lo g out and the n log back in agai[...]

USB Storage 84 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Editing a Network Folder This process is the same from either the U SB S torage (Basic Settings) screen or the USB S torage (Advanced Settings) screen. Click the Edit button to open the Edit Network Fold er screen: Figure 50. Y ou can use this screen to select a folde r , to change th[...]

USB S torage 85 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Figure 51. Y ou can use this screen to specify access to the USB stora ge device. The following table explains the fields and buttons in the USB S torage Advanced Settings screen. Ta b l e 6-5. Fields Description Network Device Name The default is readyshare. This is the name used t[...]

USB Storage 86 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Creating a Network Folder From the USB S torage (Advanced Settings) screen. Click the Crea te a Network Folder button to open the Cre ate a Network Folder scree n: Figure 52. Y ou can use this screen to create a folder and to specify it s Share Name , Read Access , and Write Acc ess f[...]

USB S torage 87 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Unmounting a USB Drive W ARNING: Unmount the USB drive first before physically unplugging it from the wireless modem router. If the USB disk is removed or a cable is pulled while dat a is being written to the disk, it could result in file or disk corruption. T o unmount a USB disk d[...]

USB Storage 88 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 4 Select the Allow only approved devices check box. 5 Click Apply so that your change goes into effect. If you want to approve another USB device, you mu st first use the Safely Remove USB Device button to unmount the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and t[...]

USB S torage 89 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Network Neighborhood or My Network Place Enabling File and P rinter Sharing Each computer ’ s network properties must be set to enable network communication with the USB drive. File and Printer Sharing for Microso ft Networks must be enabled, as described below . Note: In Wind[...]

90 7 7. Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter provides information about troubleshooting your wireless mode m router. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. For the common problems listed, g o to the section indicated. • Is the router on? Go to Basic Functioning .” • Have I co[...]

T roubleshooting 91 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 If the ADSL link LED is lit, a link has bee n est ablished to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbp s device, verify that the port’s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps , the LED is amber . If any of these conditions does not occur , refer to the appro[...]

T roubleshooting 92 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 LAN or ADSL P ort LED Is Not On If either the LAN LEDs or ADSL Link LED does not light whe n the Ethernet connection is made, check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secu re at the router and at the hub or workstation. • Make sure that power i[...]

T roubleshooting 93 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • Make sure you are using the correct login informa tion. The factory default login name is admin , and the password is p assword . Make sure that Caps Lock is of f when you enter this information. If the router does not save change s you have made, chec k the following: • W[...]

T roubleshooting 94 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 If disconnecting telephones does not r esult in a green ADSL link LED, check for the follo wing: • Check that the telephone comp any has made the connection to your line and tested it. • V erify that you are connected to the correct telephone line . If you have more than one [...]

T roubleshooting 95 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 - Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router ’s MAC address. - Configure your router to spoof your computer ’s MAC address. This can be done in the Basic Settings screen. See the N300 W ireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN350[...]

T roubleshooting 96 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 R esolving a ‘R eload Firmware’ Message When you attempt to connect to the Internet, Windows may display a messa ge that you must reload the router’s firmware. If this situation occurs, a problem has been detected with the router ’s firmware. T o recover the firmware: 1 I[...]

T roubleshooting 97 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL 2+ Modem Router DGN3500 If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning corre ctly , you could have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections - Make sure that the LAN port LED is on. If t he LED is of f, follow the instructions in L[...]

T roubleshooting 98 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 R estoring the Default Co nfiguration and P assword This section explains how to restore the factor y default co nfiguration settings, changing the router ’s administration p assword to pass word and the IP address to 192.1 68.0.1 . Y ou can erase the current configuration and [...]

99 A A. T echni cal S pec if ica ti ons This appendix provides technical specific ations for the wire less modem router. • General Specifications • Factory Default Configuration[...]

T echnical Specifications 100 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 General Specifications Ta b l e 0-1. Specification Description Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and routing protoc ols TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, D HCP , PPPoE or PPPoA, RFC 1483 Bridged or Routed Ethernet, and RFC 1577 Classical IP over A TM Power Adapter [...]

T echnical Specifications 101 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 router to return its co nfiguration to the factory settings. This is called a hard reset. T o perform a hard reset, press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button until the LEDs flash. Y our wireless modem router restart s and returns to the factory configuration se[...]

T echnical Specifications 102 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 DHCP ending IP address 192.168.0.254 DMZ Disabled T ime zone GMT T ime zone ad justed for daylight savings time Disabled SNMP Disabled Firewall Inbound (communications coming in from the Internet) Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the http port) Outbound (communicati[...]

103 B B. R elated Doc uments This appendix provides links to reference document s that you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR pro duct. Ta b l e 0-2. Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear.com /reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Wireless Networking Basics http://documentati[...]

104 C C. Notif ica tion o f Com pli ance NET GEAR Wir eless R oute rs Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requ irements for operating this product in ac cordance with National laws for usage of radi o spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with th e applicabl e requiremen ts may result in[...]

Notification of Compliance 105 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 FCC Caution • Any changes or modifications not expressly app roved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate this equipment. • T his device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operat ion is su bject to the following [...]

Notification of Compliance 106 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 • This device may not be used for setti ng up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum au[...]

Notification of Compliance 107 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 Magyar [Hungarian] Alulírott, NETGEAR Inc. nyilatkozom, hogy a Radiol an megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/E C iránye lv egyéb elõírásainak. Polski [Polish] Niniejszym NETGEAR Inc. o ś wiadcza, ż e Radiolan jest zgodny z zasadnicz[...]

108 Inde x Numerics 128-bit WEP 25 64-bit WEP 25 A access remote 57 viewing logs 34 access li sts 22 account name 51 address reservation 65 , 69 ADSL settings 13 attached devices 55 authentication, required by mail server 46 B backing up configuratio n file 56 basic wireless connectivity 17 C compliance, wireless 104 configuration file 55 backing u[...]

109 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 logging in 8 logging out 8 logs sending 45 viewing 34 M MAC address configuring the MAC address 13 MAC address being rejected 97 MAC address filter 23 MAC address spoofing 95 restricting wireless access by MAC address 25 MAC addresses attached devices 55 mail server , outgo ing 46 managing route[...]

11 0 N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 W WEP authentication 25 wireless card access list 22 wireless encryption WEP encryption 25 WP A encryption 26 wireless mode g & b 20 g only 20 wireless security 17 , 29[...]