NETGEAR WNDR3300 manual

202-10301-01 February 2008 v1.0 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual[...]

v1.0, Februar y 2008 ii © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Product Registrat ion, Support, and Documen t ation Register your product at http://www .NETGEAR.com/register . Registration is required befo re you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and W eb su pport are always available by going to: http://www .netgear .com[...]

v1.0, February 2008 iii NOTE: This product’ s firmware limits operation to only the ch annels allowed in a part icular Reg ion or Country . Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be avai lable in your version of the product. Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with t[...]

v1.0, Februar y 2008 iv FCC Requirement s for Operation in the United St ates FCC Information to User This product does not contain an y user serviceable components and is to be us ed with approved antennas only . Any product changes or modifications wi ll invalidate all appl icable regul atory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human [...]

v1.0, February 2008 v FCC Declaration Of Confo rmity W e NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway , Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsibility that the model WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Rout er WNDR3300 complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to th e following two con ditions: • This device may not [...]

v1.0, Februar y 2008 vi Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: WNDR3300 Publication Date: February 2008 Product Family: Wireless Router Product Name: RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WND R3300 Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish Publication Part Number: 202-10301-01[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Contents vii v1.0, February 2008 Content s About This Manual Conventions, Formats, and Scope ..... ................... ................ ................. ................ ........... xi How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................... ...........[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual viii Contents v1.0, Februar y 2008 Changing the Administrator Pa ssword ..... ................ ................. ................ ............. ...... 2-19 Backing Up Y our Configuration ..................... ............ ................. ................ ................ [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Contents ix v1.0, February 2008 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port T ri ggering . ................ ................ ................ .. 5-6 Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ....... ................ ................. ................ ........ 5-6 Adding a Custo[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual x Contents v1.0, Februar y 2008 Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly . 7-2 Make sure that the netw ork settings of th e computer are correct. ........ ............ 7-2 Check the T est light to verify correct rout er operation. ......[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xi v1.0, February 2008 About This Manual The user manual provides information for con figuring the features of the NETGEAR ® RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 be yond initial configuration settings. Initial configuration instructions can be found in the NETGEAR[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual xii v1.0, Februar y 2008 • Scope . This manual is written for the WNDR3300 router according to these specifications: For more information about networ k, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies, see the links to the NETGEAR website in Appendix B, “Related Documents .?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xiii v1.0, February 2008 – Printing from PDF . Y our computer must have the fr ee Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for you to view and print PDF files. The Acro bat Reader is available on the Adobe website at http://www .adobe.com . – Printing a PDF chapter . Use the PDF o[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual xiv v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireles[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Co nnectivity v1.0, Februar y 2008 Logging In to Y o ur Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you can access and configure the router using your browser . T o access the W eb Configuration Manager: 1. Connect to the wir[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-3 v1.0, February 2008 The Checking for Firmware Updates screen di splays unless you previously cleared the Check for Updated Firmwar e Upon Log-in check box. If the router discovers a newer version of the so ftware, you are asked if you want[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Co nnectivity v1.0, Februar y 2008 If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can click the Knowledge Base link or the Docume ntation link un der W eb Support to view supp ort information or the documentation for the wireless router. If y[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-5 v1.0, February 2008 Configuring Y our Internet C onnection Using the Smart Setup Wiza rd Y ou can manually configure your Internet connect ion using the Basic Settin gs screen, or you can allow the Smart Setup W izard to determine your Int[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Co nnectivity v1.0, Februar y 2008 – Account Name (might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the ISP during a DHCP request from your router . In most cases, this setting is not required, but some ISPs require it for access to I[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-7 v1.0, February 2008 • If your ISP has assig ned you a permanent, fixed (st atic) IP address for your comp uter , select Use S tatic IP Address . Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also, enter the subnet mask and the gateway IP [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Co nnectivity v1.0, Februar y 2008 If a login is required by your ISP , the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen: – Internet Servic e P r ovider . This drop-down list contains a few ISPs that need special protocols for connection. T[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Co nnectivity 1-9 v1.0, February 2008 • Other , which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Pro tocol over Ethernet), the p rotocol used by most DSL services worldwide – Login and Password . This is the user name and passw ord provided by your ISP . This name a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 1-10 Configuring Ba sic Connectivity v1.0, Februar y 2008 – Connection Mode . This drop-down list (shown in Figure 1-6 on page 1-8 ) specifies when the router wi ll connect to and disconne ct from the Interne t. The list includes: • Always On . The router logs in to the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 2 Safeguarding Y our Network The RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR33 00 provides high ly effective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter . This chapter includes the following sections[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 NETGEAR recommends using WEP with Shared Key authenticatio n. Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your intention to provide free Internet access for the public. WEP connections can take slightly longer to [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3 v1.0, February 2008 T able 2-1 . Wireless Security Op tio n s Security T ype Description None . No wireless security . Recommen ded only for troubleshooting wirel ess connectivity . Do not run an unsecured wireless network unless it is your inte[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before customizing your wireless settings, print this section, and re cord the following information. If you are working with an existing wireless network, the person who [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5 v1.0, February 2008 •I f WEP Authentication is used, circle one: Open System , Shar ed Key , or Auto . – WEP Encryption Key Size . Choose one: 64-bit or 128-bit . Again, the encryption key size must be the same for the wireless adapters and [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 V iewing Basic Wireless Settings T o configure the wireless security settings of your router: 1. Log in to the router as described in “Logging In to Y our W ireless Router” on page 1-2. 2. Select Wir e l ess Settings un[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7 v1.0, February 2008 • Region . This field identifies the region where the WNDR3300 router can be used. It might not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in this field. [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 • 1 1N Channel or 1 1G Channel . These fields determine which operating frequency is used for the 1 1N or 1 1 G wireless networks. It shou ld not be necessary to change the wirele ss channel unless you notice inte rferenc[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9 v1.0, February 2008 T o configure WEP data encryption: 1. Select Wir e l ess Settings under Setup in th e main menu. 2. In the Security Options area, select WEP . The WEP options display . 3. Select the authentication ty pe and encryption streng[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-10 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 4. Y ou can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These value s must be identical on all computers an d access points in your network. • Automatic . In the Passphrase field, enter a word or g[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11 v1.0, February 2008 2. Select one of the WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK options for the secur ity type. The third option (WP A-PSK [TKIP] + WP2-PSK [AES]) is the mo st flexible, since it allows clients using either WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK. 3. In the Passp[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-12 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 2. Select Wir e l ess Settings under Advanced in the main menu. The available settings in this screen are: • Enable Wir eless Router Radio . If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless de vices cannot connect to[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13 v1.0, February 2008 encryption. The WNDR3300 rout er and any conn ected clients share the same network names (SSIDs), for both 1 1 N and 1 1G . Note that WPS is not a new security feature—it makes existing security features easier to configur[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-14 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 The WNDR3300 router’ s dome li ghts cease blinking when on e of these conditions occurs: • The router and the client est ablish a wirele ss connection. • The 2-minute wind ow period expires for establishing a WPS c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15 v1.0, February 2008 2. Select Wir e l ess Settings under Advanced in the main menu. These options are availa ble under WPS Settings: • Router’s PIN . The PIN is displayed so that you can use it to c onfigure the router through WPS (W i-Fi P[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-16 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 Adding Additional WPS-Enabled Client s T o add an additional wireless clie nt device that is WPS enabled: 1. Follow the procedures in “Push Button Configura tion” on page 2-13 or “PIN Entry” on page 2-14 . 2. For[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-17 v1.0, February 2008 Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address When a W ireless Card Access List is configured and enabled, the router checks the MAC address of any wireless device attempting a connecti on and allows only connections to compute[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-18 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The W irele ss Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses. 4. If the [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-19 v1.0, February 2008 7. Select the T urn Access Control On check box. 8. Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings. Now , only devices on this list are allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNDR3300 router. Changing the Administ[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-20 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 T o change the admi nistrator password: 1. On the main menu, unde r Maintenance, select Set Password to display the Set Password screen. 2. T o change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the ne w passw[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-21 v1.0, February 2008 Underst anding Y our Firewall Y our RangeMax Dual Band W ire less-N Router WN DR3300 contains a true firewall to protect your network from attacks and in trusions. A fire wall is a device that protects one network from anoth[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 2-22 Safeguard ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Y our Network This chapter describes how to u se the content filtering and reporting features of the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 to protec t your network. Y ou [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 Here are some keyword application examples: • If the keyword XXX is specified, the URL www .zzzyyqq.com/xxx.html is blocked. • If the keyword .com is specified, only websites with othe r domain suffixes (such[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-3 v1.0, February 2008 Delete a keyword or domain n ame by selecting it from the list and clicking De lete Ke yword . 4. Y ou can specify one trusted user , which is a computer that is exempt from block ing and logging. Specify a truste[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 2. Enable service blocking by selecting either Per Schedule or Always , and then click Apply . T o block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen. For information about scheduling, see[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-5 v1.0, February 2008 • Enter the starting port and ending port number s. If the application uses a single port number , enter that number in both fields. • If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP , select the appro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 a. Days to Block . Select days on which you want to apply b locking by selecting the appropriate ch eck boxes. Select Every Day to select the check bo xes for all days. Click Apply . b. Tim e of Day to Block . Se[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-7 v1.0, February 2008 Ta b l e 3 - 1 describes the log entries. T o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. T o e-mail the log immediately , click the Send Log button. Co[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Network v1.0, Februar y 2008 2. T o receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router , select the T urn E-mail Notification On check box. a. Enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail .myISP .com ) in the Y our O[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access Fr om Your Network 3-9 v1.0, February 2008 4. Y ou can specify that logs are automati cally sent by e-mail with these options: • Send alert immediately . Select this check box for immediate notification of attempted access to a blocked site or service. ?[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 3-10 Restricting Acc ess From Your Ne twork v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 4 Customizing Y our Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanc ed networking features of the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300, incl uding LAN, W AN, and routing settings. It[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008 . Configuring a Device Name The device name is a user-friendly name for the ro uter . This name is shown in the Network on W indows V ista and the Network Explorer on all Windows systems. The Device Name field cann[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-3 v1.0, February 2008 • IP Subnet Mask . The LAN subnet mask of the router . Co mbined with the IP addres s, the IP subnet mask allows a de vice to know which other addresses are local to it, an d which must be reached through a gateway[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008 The router delivers the follo wing parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: • An IP Add ress from the range you have defined • Subnet Mask • Gateway IP Address (the router ’ s LAN IP address) • Pr[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-5 v1.0, February 2008 T o edit or delete a reserved address entry: 1. Select the radio button next to th e reserved address yo u want to edit or delete. 2. Click Edit or Delete . Using a Dynamic DNS Service If your Internet Service Provid[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008 From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the Dynami c DN S sc re en . T o configure Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the Dy namic DNS service pro[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-7 v1.0, February 2008 Configuring the W AN Setup Options The W AN Setup options let you configure a DM Z (demilitarized zone) server , change the Maximum T ransmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the wireless router to respond t o a ping on t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008 them, but there are other applications that migh t not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application co rrectly if that computer ’ s IP ad dress is ente red as the default DMZ server . [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Ne twork Settings 4-9 v1.0, February 2008 Configuring NA T Filtering Network Address T ranslation (NA T) determines ho w the router processes inbound traffic. Secured NA T provides a secure d firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008 •T h e Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traf fic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.1 68.1.100. •A Metric value of 1 will work since the ISDN router is on the LAN. •[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11 v1.0, February 2008 5. T ype the destination IP addres s of the final destination. 6. T ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, t ype 255.255.255.255. 7. T ype the gateway IP address, which must[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Se ttings v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 5 Fine-T uning Y our Network This chapter describes how to modify the configur ation of the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300 to allow specific applications to access the Internet or to be accessed from t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuning Your Networ k v1.0, Februar y 2008 How Y our Computer Communicat es with a Remote Computer through Y our Router When a computer on your network need s to acce ss a computer on the Internet, your c omputer sends your router a message containing source an d de[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-3 v1.0, February 2008 4. The W eb se rve r at www .example.com compos es a return messa ge with the requested W eb page data. The re turn message contains the following address a nd port information: • The source address is the IP address of www[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuning Your Networ k v1.0, Februar y 2008 “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allo w incoming traffic on port 1 13 to reach the originatin g computer .” Using steps si milar to the preceding example, the following sequence sho[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-5 v1.0, February 2008 How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a serve r computer on the Internet. However , you might need to allow a client compu[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuning Your Networ k v1.0, Februar y 2008 How Port Forwarding Diff ers from Port T riggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering: • Port triggeri ng can be used by any computer on your network, although only [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-7 v1.0, February 2008 T o configure port forwarding to a local server: 1. Select Port Forwarding/Port T riggering under Advanced in the main menu. The Forwarding/Port T riggering screen displa ys. 2. From the Service Name list, select the service [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuning Your Networ k v1.0, Februar y 2008 2. Click Add Custom Service . The Ports - Custom Services screen displays. 3. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive name. 4. In the Service T ype list, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Yo ur Network 5-9 v1.0, February 2008 T o make a local W eb server public: 1. Assign your W eb server eithe r a fixed IP addr e ss or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation, as explained in “Using Address Rese rvation” on page 4-4 . In this examp[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-10 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 T o configure port trigg ering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. Also, you need to know the outbound port number that will trigger the op ening of the inbound ports. Y ou can usually determine t[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -11 v1.0, February 2008 4. In the Port T riggering Timeout fie ld, enter a value up to 99 99 minutes. This value controls the inactivity timer for the d esignated inbou nd ports. The inb ou nd po rts clo s e wh en the inactivity timer expires. This[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-12 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 Using Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, su ch as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -13 v1.0, February 2008 • Advertisement Period . The advertisement period is how of ten the router broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default pe riod is 30 minutes. Shorter durat ions ensure that con[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-14 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 • Choose placement carefully . For best results, place your router: – Near the center of the area in which your computers will operate. – In an elevated location such as a high shelf where the wirelessly connected c[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -15 v1.0, February 2008 From the main m enu of the browser in terface, unde r Advanced, select QoS Setup . The QoS Setup screen displays: Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNDR3300 router supports W i-Fi Multimedia Quality of S[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-16 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 WMM QoS is enabled by default. Y ou can di sable it in the QoS Setup screen, shown in Figure 5-6 on page 5-15 , by cle aring the Enable WMM check box and click ing Apply . Configuring QoS fo r Internet Access Y ou can giv[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -17 v1.0, February 2008 a. If you select to add a new entr y , the scree n expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. Select the packet type, either TCP , UDP , or both ( TCP/UDP )[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-18 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 3. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port . The QoS - Priority Rules screen changes: 4. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy . 5. From the Priority drop-down list, sel[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -19 v1.0, February 2008 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Addr ess . The QoS - Priority Rules screen changes: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select it. The information from the MAC Device List will b[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-20 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 • Click De lete to remove the QoS policy . • Click Ed it to edit the QoS policy . Follow the instru ctions in the prec eding sections to change the policy settings. 3. Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -21 v1.0, February 2008 If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maxi mum value of 1500 until the problem goes away . Ta b l e 5 - 1 d[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-22 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 Next, consider the th roughput of your network de vices. Where possible, make the heaviest-traffic connections using higher-speed technologies, with no lower -sp eed bottlenecks in the path. Figure 5-1 1 shows a sample ne[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5 -23 v1.0, February 2008 Overview of Home and Small Office Networking T echnologies Common connection t ypes and their spee d and security considerations are: • Broadband Internet . Y our Internet connection speed is determined by your modem type,[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 5-24 Fine-Tun ing Your Netw ork v1.0, Februar y 2008 • Wir ed E thernet . As gigabit-speed Ethernet po rts (10/100/1000 Mbps) become common on newer computers, wired Ethe rnet remains a go od choice for speed, economy , and security . Gigabit Ethernet can extend up to 100[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 v1.0, February 2008 Chapter 6 Using Network Monitoring T ools This chapter describes how to use the mainte nance features of your RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. Y ou can access thes e features by se lecting the items under [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 Ta b l e 6 - 1 describes the route r status fields. Figure 6-1 T able 6-1. Wireless Router St atus Fields Field Description Account Name The host name assigned to the router . Firmware V ersion The version of the curre[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3 v1.0, February 2008 MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address bein g used by the Inte rnet (W AN) port of the router . IP Address The IP address be ing used by t he Internet (WAN) port of the router .[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 Wireless Port These settings apply to the wireless port of the router: Name (1 1N SSID) The 1 1N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the router . The default is NETGEAR-DualBand-N. Name (1 1[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5 v1.0, February 2008 2. Click Connection S tatus to display the connectio n status. Ta b l e 6 - 2 describes the connection status settings. Click the Release button to release the connection status items (that is, all items return to 0). Cl[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 3. Click Show S tatistics to display router usage statis tics. Ta b l e 6 - 3 describes the router statistics. T o change the polling frequency , enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and clic k Set Inter[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7 v1.0, February 2008 V i ewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices table contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network. From the main menu of the browser interface, under Maintenance, sel[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitoring Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 From the main menu of the bro wser interface, under Maintenance, select Backup Settings. The following sections describ e the three available options. Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration The Restore and Backup o[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9 v1.0, February 2008 Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password), yo u might want to erase the config uration and restore the factory d[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 The Checking for Firmware Updates scre e n a ppears at login unless you clear the Check for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in ch ec k box. A screen is also provided for u pgrading the router . From the main menu of the br[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 1 v1.0, February 2008 Upgrading Automatically to New Router Sof tware If you have selec te d Check for New V ersion Upon Log-in , your router alerts you to the new software when you log in. Ot he rwise, you can click the Check button in the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 Upgrading Manually to New Router Sof tware T o manually select, download, and in stall new software to your router: 1. Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Router S tatus . Note the version nu mber of your rout[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1 3 v1.0, February 2008 Enabling Remote Management Access Using the remote managem ent featur e, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and check the status o f yo ur WNDR3300 router. From the main menu of the browser int[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 6-14 Using Network Monitori ng Tools v1.0, Februar y 2008 2. Under Allow Remote Access By , sp ecify what external IP addr esses will be allowed to access the router’ s remote management. • T o allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone . • T o [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-1 v1.0, January 2008 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter provides information about troublesh ooting your RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300. After each pr oblem descripti on, instructions are provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the prob[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 5. T urn on the computers. Make sure that the Ethernet cabl es are securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on the wireless router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem is plugged in securel[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-3 v1.0, January 2008 a. The Power light is solidly on. b. The Internet light is on . c. A numbered Ethernet port light is on for an y local port that is connected to a computer . This indicates that a link has been established to the connected devic e. If a[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 • 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 th e connecte d modem or c omputer . • Be sure that you are using the correct cable: W[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-5 v1.0, January 2008 • Make sure that you are using th e correct login information. The factory default login name is admin , and the password is password . Make sure that Caps Lock is off when entering this information. If the router does not save cha ng[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-6 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 • Y our ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer ’ s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following: – Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and as[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-7 v1.0, January 2008 T esting the LAN Path to Y our Router Y ou can ping the router from your computer to veri fy that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly . T o ping the router from a running W indows PC: 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-8 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 T esting the Path from Y our Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly , test the path from your computer to a remote device. 1. From the W indows toolbar , click the Start button, and then select Ru[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-9 v1.0, January 2008 • Date shown is January 1, 2000. Cause: The router has not yet successfully reac hed a Network T ime Server . Check that your Internet access is configured correctly . If you ha ve just completed configuring the router , wait at least[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-10 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 • Is your router set to a wireless standard that is not supported by your wirele ss card? Check the Mode setting, as described in “V iewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings” on page 1-5 . If your wireless network appears, but [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-11 v1.0, January 2008 1. Select Wir e l ess Settings under Setup in the main menu of the WNDR3300 router . 2. For the wireless network name (SSID), use the default name, or choose a suitable descriptive name. In the Name (SSID) field, you can enter a value [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-12 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008 This field determines which oper ating frequency is used. It sh ould not be necessary to change the wireless channel unle ss you notice interfere nce problems with another nea rby wireless router or access point. Select a channel that[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-13 v1.0, January 2008 12. Configure and test your wireless computer for wireless connectivity . Program the wireless adapter of your co mp uter to have the same SSID and channel that you configured in the router , and disable encryption. Check tha t your co[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual 7-14 Troubleshooting v1.0, January 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-1 v1.0, February 2008 Appendix A T echnical Sp ecifications Default Configuration Settings This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the RangeMax Dual Band W ireless-N Router WNDR3300. T able A-1. WNDR3300 Rou[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual A-2 Technical Specifications v1.0, Februar y 2008 Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name • 1 1N SSID: NETGEAR-DualBand-N • 1 1G SSID: NETGEAR-2.4-G Security Disabled Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission Speed Auto a Country/Region United S tates in th e US, o[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-3 v1.0, February 2008 Power Adapter North America 120V , 60 Hz, input United Kingdom, Australia 240V , 50 Hz, input Europe 230V , 50 Hz, input Japan 100V , 50/60 Hz, input All regions (output) 12V DC @ 1.5A output, 18W maximum Physical Specifica ti[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual A-4 Technical Specifications v1.0, Februar y 2008 Restoring the Default User Name and Password Y ou can restore the factory default config uration setti ngs to reset the router’ s user name to admin, the password to password, and the IP address to www .routerlogin.net . T[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-5 v1.0, February 2008 T o restore the factory default configuration settings: 1. Use a sharp object such as a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the restore factory settings button, located on the rear panel o f the ro uter, for ab out 20 second[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual A-6 Technical Specifications v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Related Documents B-1 v1.0, February 2008 Appendix B Related Document s This appendix provides links to reference documents you c an use to gain a more comple te understanding of the technolog ies used in your NET G EAR product. In addition, you can find initial setu p instr[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual B-2 Related Documents v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]

Index-1 v1.0, February 2008 Index A access blocking 3-1 remote 6-13 restricting by MAC address 2-17 viewing logs 3-6 access control turning off 7-12 turning on 2-19 account name 1-6 , 6-2 adding client devices 2-15 priority rules 5-16 WPS client 2-13 administrator password, changing 2-19 advanced wireless settings 2-1 1 advertisement pe riod 5-13 A[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual Index-2 v1.0, Februar y 2008 D data packets, fragmented 5-20 date and time, troubleshooting 7-8 daylight savings time 3-9 , 7-9 default DMZ server 4-7 , 5-6 default factory setting s listed A-1 restoring 6-9 , 7-13 , A-4 default gateway 6-5 default LAN IP configuration 4-2 [...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-3 v1.0, February 2008 Internet port, status 6-2 Internet services , blocking access 3-3 interval, poll 6-6 IP addresses autogenerated 7-4 blocking access by 3-5 current 6-3 dynamic 4-5 dynamic or static 1-6 LAN 4-2 reserved 4-4 IP subnet mask 4-3 , 6-3 ISP settings 1-5[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual Index-4 v1.0, Februar y 2008 path, testing 7-8 physical specifications A-3 PIN, router 2-14 , 2-15 ping 4-8 , 7-6 placing router 5-14 poll interval 6-6 port filterin g 3-3 port forwarding 5-5 , 5-6 port numbers 3-3 port status 6-6 port triggering configuring 5-9 overview 5-[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless- N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-5 v1.0, February 2008 status, router , viewing 6-1 streaming video and audio 5-24 subnet mask 4-3 , 6-3 system up time 6-6 T TCP/IP network, troubleshooting 7-6 technical specification s A-1 T elstra Bigpond 1-8 T est light, tr oubleshooting and 7-2 testing wireless co[...]

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Ro uter WNDR3300 Refere nce Manual Index-6 v1.0, Februar y 2008[...]