Netgear RANGEMAX WNDR3300 User Manual

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

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual x Contentsv1.0, February 2008Make sure that the wireless settings in the compu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 2008From the main menu of the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9v1.0, February 2008Erasing the Configuration

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 2008The Checking for Firmwar

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11v1.0, February 2008Upgrading Automatically

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 2008Upgrading Manually to Ne

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-13v1.0, February 2008Enabling Remote Manageme

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-14 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 20082. Under Allow Remote Ac

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-1v1.0, January 2008Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter prov

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-2 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 20085. Turn on the computers. Make sure that

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-3v1.0, January 2008a. The Power light is solidly on.b. The I

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xiv1.0, February 2008About This ManualThe user manual provides information for

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-4 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008• Make sure that the Ethernet cable conne

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-5v1.0, January 2008• Make sure that you are using the correc

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-6 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008• Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-7v1.0, January 2008Testing the LAN Path to Your RouterYou ca

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-8 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008Testing the Path from Your Computer to a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-9v1.0, January 2008• Date shown is January 1, 2000.Cause: Th

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-10 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008• Is your router set to a wireless stand

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-11v1.0, January 20081. Select Wireless Settings under Setup

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-12 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008This field determines which operating fr

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Troubleshooting 7-13v1.0, January 200812. Configure and test your wireless com

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xiiv1.0, February 2008• Scope. This manual is written for the WNDR3300 router

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 7-14 Troubleshootingv1.0, January 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-1v1.0, February 2008Appendix ATechnical Specificati

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual A-2 Technical Specificationsv1.0, February 2008WirelessWireless Communication

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-3v1.0, February 2008Power AdapterNorth America 120V

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual A-4 Technical Specificationsv1.0, February 2008Restoring the Default User Name

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Technical Specifications A-5v1.0, February 2008To restore the factory default

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual A-6 Technical Specificationsv1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Related Documents B-1v1.0, February 2008Appendix BRelated DocumentsThis append

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual B-2 Related Documentsv1.0, February 2008

Index-1v1.0, February 2008IndexAaccessblocking 3-1remote 6-13restricting by MAC address 2-17viewing logs 3-6access controlturning off 7-12turning

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xiiiv1.0, February 2008– Printing from PDF. Your computer must have the free A

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-2v1.0, February 2008Ddata packets, fragmented 5-20date and time, troubl

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-3v1.0, February 2008Internet port, status 6-2Internet services, blockin

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-4v1.0, February 2008path, testing 7-8physical specifications A-3PIN, r

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-5v1.0, February 2008status, router, viewing 6-1streaming video and audi

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Index-6v1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual xivv1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 1Configuring Basi

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, February 2008Logging In to Your Wirele

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3v1.0, February 2008The Checking for Firmware

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, February 2008If the wireless router is

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5v1.0, February 2008Configuring Your Internet

v1.0, February 2008ii© 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.Product Registration, Support, and DocumentationRegister your product at http://www.N

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, February 2008– Account Name (might als

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7v1.0, February 2008• If your ISP has assigne

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, February 2008If a login is required by

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-9v1.0, February 2008• Other, which selects PP

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 1-10 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, February 2008– Connection Mode. This

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 2Safeguarding Your Net

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008NETGEAR recommends using WEP w

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3v1.0, February 2008Table 2-1. Wireless Security

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Recording Basic Wireless Setti

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5v1.0, February 2008•If WEP Authentication is used

v1.0, February 2008iiiNOTE: This product’s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country. Therefore, all op

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Viewing Basic Wireless Setting

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7v1.0, February 2008• Region. This field identifie

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008• 11N Channel or 11G Channel.

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9v1.0, February 2008To configure WEP data encrypti

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-10 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 20084. You can manually or automa

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11v1.0, February 20082. Select one of the WPA-PSK

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-12 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 20082. Select Wireless Settings u

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13v1.0, February 2008encryption. The WNDR3300 rout

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-14 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008The WNDR3300 router’s dome li

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15v1.0, February 20082. Select Wireless Settings u

v1.0, February 2008ivFCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to UserThis product does not contain any user serviceable com

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-16 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Adding Additional WPS-Enabled

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-17v1.0, February 2008Restricting Wireless Access b

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-18 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 20083. Click Add to add a wireles

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-19v1.0, February 20087. Select the Turn Access Con

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-20 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008To change the administrator p

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-21v1.0, February 2008Understanding Your FirewallYo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2-22 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 3Restrictin

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Here are some keywo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-3v1.0, February 2008Delete a keyword or

v1.0, February 2008vFCC Declaration Of ConformityWe NETGEAR, Inc., 4500 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054, declare under our sole responsib

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, February 20082. Enable service b

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-5v1.0, February 2008• Enter the startin

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, February 2008a. Days to Block. S

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-7v1.0, February 2008Table 3-1 describes

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, February 20082. To receive e-mai

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-9v1.0, February 20084. You can specify

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 3-10 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 4Customizing Y

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008.Configuring a Device

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-3v1.0, February 2008• IP Subnet Mask. The

v1.0, February 2008viProduct and Publication DetailsModel Number: WNDR3300Publication Date: February 2008Product Family: Wireless RouterProduct Name:

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008The router delivers th

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-5v1.0, February 2008To edit or delete a re

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008From the main menu of

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-7v1.0, February 2008Configuring the WAN Se

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008them, but there are ot

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-9v1.0, February 2008Configuring NAT Filter

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008•The Gateway IP Addre

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11v1.0, February 20085. Type the destinati

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, February 2008

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 5Fine-Tuning Your Netwo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Contents viiv1.0, February 2008ContentsAbout This ManualConventions, Formats,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008How Your Computer Communicates

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-3v1.0, February 20084. The Web server at www.exampl

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008“When you initiate a session wi

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-5v1.0, February 2008How Port Forwarding Changes the

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008How Port Forwarding Differs fro

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-7v1.0, February 2008To configure port forwarding to

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 20082. Click Add Custom Service. Th

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9v1.0, February 2008To make a local Web server publ

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-10 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008To configure port triggering,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11v1.0, February 20084. In the Port Triggering Time

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual viii Contentsv1.0, February 2008Changing the Administrator Password ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-12 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Using Universal Plug and PlayU

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13v1.0, February 2008• Advertisement Period. The ad

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-14 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008• Choose placement carefully.F

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15v1.0, February 2008From the main menu of the brow

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-16 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008WMM QoS is enabled by default.

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17v1.0, February 2008a. If you select to add a new

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-18 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 20083. From the Priority Category

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19v1.0, February 20083. From the Priority Category

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-20 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008• Click Delete to remove the Q

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21v1.0, February 2008If you suspect an MTU problem,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Contents ixv1.0, February 2008How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-22 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008Next, consider the throughput

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23v1.0, February 2008Overview of Home and Small Off

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 5-24 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, February 2008• Wired Ethernet. As gigabit-s

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-1v1.0, February 2008Chapter 6Using Network Mo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 2008Table 6-1 describes the r

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3v1.0, February 2008MAC Address The Media Acc

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 2008Wireless Port These setti

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5v1.0, February 20082. Click Connection Statu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, February 20083. Click Show Statistics

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7v1.0, February 2008Viewing a List of Attache