Netgear RANGEMAX WNR3500 User Manual

202-10305-01 March 2008v1.0NETGEAR, Inc.4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USANETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User M

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual x Contentsv1.0, March 2008Problems with Date and Time ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 2008Table 6-1 describes the router statu

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3v1.0, March 2008DHCP If set to None, the router is c

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 20082. Click Connection Status to displa

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5v1.0, March 20083. Click Show Statistics to display

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 2008Viewing a List of Attached DevicesTh

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7v1.0, March 2008From the main menu of the browser in

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 2008Erasing the ConfigurationUnder some

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9v1.0, March 2008A screen is also provided for upgrad

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 2008If the router discovers a newer ver

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11v1.0, March 20086. Click Browse, and locate the fir

xiv1.0, March 2008About This ManualThe user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR® RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Route

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.0, March 2008To configure your router for remote

7-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500. Af

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-2 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 20084. Turn on the wireless router and wait 1 minute.5.

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-3v1.0, March 2008Troubleshooting Basic FunctionsAfter you turn on po

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-4 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008If the error persists, you might have a hardware pr

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-5v1.0, March 2008• Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaScript,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-6 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008• If your ISP requires a login, the login name or p

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-7v1.0, March 2008Troubleshooting a Network Using the Ping UtilityMos

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-8 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008– Verify that the IP address for your router and yo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-9v1.0, March 2008Problems with Date and TimeUnder Content Filtering

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual xiiv1.0, March 2008• Scope. This manual is written for the WNR3500 router according to

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-10 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008Use the setup program to scan for available wirele

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11v1.0, March 20081. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the mai

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-12 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008This field determines which operating frequency is

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Troubleshooting 7-13v1.0, March 20089. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 7-14 Troubleshootingv1.0, March 2008

Technical Specifications A-1v1.0, March 2008Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsDefault Configuration SettingsThis appendix provides factory default set

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual A-2 Technical Specificationsv1.0, March 2008WirelessWireless CommunicationEnabledSSID

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Technical Specifications A-3v1.0, March 2008General SpecificationsTable A-2. WNR3500

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual A-4 Technical Specificationsv1.0, March 2008Restoring the Default User Name and Passwo

Related Documents B-1v1.0, March 2008Appendix BRelated DocumentsThis appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complet

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual xiiiv1.0, March 2008• Printing from PDF. Your computer must have the free Adobe Acroba

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual B-2 Related Documentsv1.0, March 2008

Index-1v1.0, March 2008IndexAaccessblocking 3-1remote 6-11restricting by MAC address 2-19viewing logs 3-6access controlturning off 7-13turning on

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Index-2v1.0, March 2008repeater unit 4-15user-defined services 3-4WPA security 2-10

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Index-3v1.0, March 2008Hhardware version 6-2host name 1-6, 6-2, 6-6HTML version, pri

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Index-4v1.0, March 2008networks, optimizing bandwidth 5-21Oobstructions, connecting t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Index-5v1.0, March 2008Ssample network, figure 5-22scheduling blocking 3-5secondary

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Index-6v1.0, March 2008WWAN IP address, troubleshooting 7-5WAN setup 4-7Web Configur

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual xivv1.0, March 2008

1-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 1Configuring Basic ConnectivityThis chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local are

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, March 2008Logging In to Your Wireless Router W

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3v1.0, March 2008The Checking for Firmware Updates sc

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, March 2008If the wireless router is connected

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5v1.0, March 2008Configuring Your Internet Connection

iiv1.0, March 2008© 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.Product Registration, Support, and DocumentationRegister your product at http://www.netg

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, March 2008– Account Name (might also be called

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7v1.0, March 2008– Internet IP Address. Determines ho

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, March 2008If a login is required by your ISP,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-9v1.0, March 2008• Other, which selects PPPoE (Point

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 1-10 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.0, March 2008– Connection Mode. This drop-down l

2-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 2Safeguarding Your NetworkThe RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 provides highly effective security features, which

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008WEP connections can take slightly longer

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3v1.0, March 2008• Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to auto

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Table 2-2. Other Features That Enhance S

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5v1.0, March 2008Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup I

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

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008– Passphrase. ___________________________

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7v1.0, March 2008The available settings in this screen are

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008• Channel. This field determines which op

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9v1.0, March 2008Configuring WEP Wireless SecurityWEP Shar

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-10 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008.3. Select the authentication type and e

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11v1.0, March 2008them. Check whether newer drivers are av

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-12 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 20084. Click Apply to save your settings.Vie

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13v1.0, March 2008The available settings in this screen ar

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-14 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15v1.0, March 20082. On the wireless client, follow its sp

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

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-16 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 20085. In the wireless client, follow its sp

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-17v1.0, March 20085. In the Add WPS Client screen of the W

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-18 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008These options are available under WPS Se

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-19v1.0, March 2008Adding Additional Non-WPS-Enabled Client

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-20 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008using the network configuration utilitie

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-21v1.0, March 20084. If the computer you want appears in t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-22 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Now, only devices on this list can wirel

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-23v1.0, March 20082. To change the password, first enter t

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 2-24 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.0, March 2008• Blocking services. Block the use of ce

3-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 3Restricting Access From Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of the

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

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Keyword application examples:•

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-3v1.0, March 2008Delete a keyword or domain nam

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, March 20082. Enable service blocking by

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-5v1.0, March 2008• Enter the starting port and

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, March 20082. Configure the schedule for

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-7v1.0, March 2008Table 3-1 describes the log en

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, March 20082. To receive e-mail logs and

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-9v1.0, March 20084. You can specify that logs a

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 3-10 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.0, March 2008

4-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 4Customizing Your Network SettingsThis chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of theRangeMax Wirel

v1.0, March 2008viProduct and Publication DetailsModel Number: WNR3500Publication Date: March 2008Product Family: Wireless RouterProduct Name: RangeMa

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008.Configuring a Device NameThe dev

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-3v1.0, March 2008The LAN IP settings are:• IP Addr

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008Specify the pool of IP addresses

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-5v1.0, March 20084. Click Apply to enter the reser

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008From the main menu of the browser

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-7v1.0, March 2008Configuring the WAN Setup Options

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008them, but there are other applica

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-9v1.0, March 2008Configuring NAT FilteringNetwork

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008•The Gateway IP Address field sp

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11v1.0, March 20085. Type the IP address of the fi

viiv1.0, March 2008ContentsAbout This ManualConventions, Formats, and Scope ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008In the scenario shown, the follo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13v1.0, March 2008The wireless router supports two

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-14 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 20082. From the main menu of the bro

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-15v1.0, March 2008To configure a WNR3500 router as

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 4-16 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.0, March 2008

5-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 5Fine-Tuning Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router W

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Comput

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-3v1.0, March 20084. The Web server at www.example.com compo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008“When you initiate a session with destinat

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-5v1.0, March 2008How Port Forwarding Changes the Communicat

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual viii Contentsv1.0, March 2008Chapter 3 Restricting Access From Your NetworkContent Fil

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Trig

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-7v1.0, March 2008To configure port forwarding to a local se

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 20082. Click Add Custom Service.3. In the Serv

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9v1.0, March 2008To make a local Web server public:1. Assig

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008To configure port triggering, you need to

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11v1.0, March 20084. In the Port Triggering Timeout field,

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Using Universal Plug and PlayUniversal Pl

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13v1.0, March 2008• Advertisement Period. The advertisement

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008• Choose placement carefully.For best res

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15v1.0, March 2008From the main menu of the browser interfa

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Contents ixv1.0, March 2008How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process ...

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-16 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can di

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17v1.0, March 2008a. If you chose to add a new entry, the s

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 20083. From the Priority Category list, selec

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19v1.0, March 20083. From the Priority Category list, selec

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-20 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 20082. Select the radio button next to the Qo

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21v1.0, March 2008If you suspect an MTU problem, a common s

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008Next, consider the throughput of your net

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23v1.0, March 2008Overview of Home and Small Office Network

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.0, March 2008• Wired Ethernet. As gigabit-speed Ethern

6-1v1.0, March 2008Chapter 6Using Network Monitoring ToolsThis chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your RangeMax Wireless-N Gigab