Netgear WNR2000 User Manual

202-10397-0 January 2009v1.2NETGEAR, Inc.350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USANETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual viii Contentsv1.2, January 2009Backing Up Your Configuration ...

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-20 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 20092. Click Setup QoS rule. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-21v1.2, January 20093. Click Add Priority Rule. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displ

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-22 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 20096. From the Priority drop-down list, select the priority that thi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-23v1.2, January 2009QoS for a MAC AddressTo create a QoS policy for traffic from a sp

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-24 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 20092. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-25v1.2, January 2009• Powerline. For connecting rooms or floors that are blocked by o

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-26 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009• Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to

6-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 6Using Network Monitoring ToolsThis chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your Wireless-N Router Model

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-2 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 2009Viewing Wireless Router Status InformationTo view router sta

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-3v1.2, January 2009Table 6-1 describes the router status fields.Table 6-1. Wire

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Contents ixv1.2, January 2009Chapter 5 Fine-Tuning Your NetworkAllowing Inbound Connections to Your Netw

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-4 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 2009Wireless Port. The following settings apply to the wireless

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-5v1.2, January 20092. Click Connection Status to display the connection status.

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-6 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 20093. Click Show Statistics to display router usage statistics.

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-7v1.2, January 2009Viewing a List of Attached DevicesThe Attached Devices scree

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-8 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 2009Select Backup Settings under Maintenance in the main menu. T

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-9v1.2, January 2009Erasing the ConfigurationUnder some circumstances (for examp

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-10 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 2009Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade ScreenTo ch

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11v1.2, January 2009• If no new firmware version is available, a message displa

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-12 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 20093. Compare the version number of the most recent firmware o

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-13v1.2, January 2009Enabling Remote Management AccessUsing the Remote Managemen

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual x Contentsv1.2, January 2009Checking the Internet Service Connection ...

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 6-14 Using Network Monitoring Toolsv1.2, January 20092. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify what external IP a

7-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 7TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information about troubleshooting your Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 . After each

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-2 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 20094. Turn on the wireless router and wait 1 minute.5. Turn on the computers.

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Troubleshooting 7-3v1.2, January 20093. After approximately 20 seconds, verify that:a. The color of the power li

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-4 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 2009The Power light stays amber. When the router is turned on, the Power light

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Troubleshooting 7-5v1.2, January 20092. Check that PIN verification has succeeded for the WPS-enabled device you

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-6 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 2009• If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as an additional rout

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Troubleshooting 7-7v1.2, January 2009• You might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new rou

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-8 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 2009Troubleshooting Internet BrowsingIf your wireless router can obtain an IP a

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Troubleshooting 7-9v1.2, January 2009Testing the LAN Path to Your RouterYou can ping the router from your comput

xiv1.2, January 2009About This ManualThe user manual provides information for configuring the features of the NETGEAR® Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-10 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 2009Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote DeviceAfter verifying that

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Troubleshooting 7-11v1.2, January 2009• Date shown is January 1, 2000.Cause: The router has not yet successfully

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 7-12 Troubleshootingv1.2, January 2009If your wireless network appears, but the signal strength is weak, check t

Technical Specifications A-1v1.2, January 2009Appendix ATechnical SpecificationsDefault Configuration SettingsThis appendix provides factory default s

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual A-2 Technical Specificationsv1.2, January 2009WirelessWireless CommunicationEnabledSSID NameNETGEARSecurity Disa

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Technical Specifications A-3v1.2, January 2009General SpecificationsTable A-2. WNR2000 Router General Specifica

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual A-4 Technical Specificationsv1.2, January 2009

Related Documents B-1v1.2, January 2009Appendix BRelated DocumentsThis appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more compl

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual B-2 Related Documentsv1.2, January 2009

Index-1v1.2, January 2009IndexAaccessblocking 3-1remote 6-13restricting by MAC address 2-19to a remote computer 5-2to the router 1-2viewing logs

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual xiiv1.2, January 2009• Scope. This manual is written for the WNR2000 router according to these specifications:Fo

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Index-2v1.2, January 2009connection types 5-24content filtering 3-1CTS/RTS Threshold 2-13custom servi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Index-3v1.2, January 2009Iidle time-out 1-11inbound traffic, allowing or blocking 5-1interface specifi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Index-4v1.2, January 2009Ppassphrases 2-9, 2-10, 2-11passwordchanging 2-21restoring 7-12path, testing

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Index-5v1.2, January 2009security PIN 2-15, 2-17service name 1-10service numbers 3-4services, blockin

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual Index-6v1.2, January 2009Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-12wireless network name 1-12, 2-7, 6-4wi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual xiiiv1.2, January 2009• Printing from PDF. Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for y

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual xivv1.2, January 2009

1-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 1Configuring Basic ConnectivityThis chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local a

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-2 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 2009Logging In To Your Wireless Router When the wireless router

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-3v1.2, January 2009The Checking for Firmware Updates screen appears unless you

iiv1.2, January 2009©2008, 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.Product Registration, Support, and DocumentationRegister your product at http://w

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-4 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 20093. In the main menu on the left, select Basic Settings under

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-5v1.2, January 2009If you do not click Logout, the wireless router will wait fo

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-6 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 2009The language is set to English by default. The default langu

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-7v1.2, January 2009Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP SettingsSettings related t

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-8 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 2009– Account Name (might also be called Host Name). The account

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-9v1.2, January 2009If a login is required by your ISP, the following settings a

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-10 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 2009• Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem se

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-11v1.2, January 2009– The list includes:• Always On. The router logs in to the

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-12 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 20091. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu of

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Configuring Basic Connectivity 1-13v1.2, January 20096. For Security Options, select None.7. Click Apply to save

v1.2, January 2009iiiEurope – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 1-14 Configuring Basic Connectivityv1.2, January 2009Once your computer has basic wireless connectivity to the r

2-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 2Safeguarding Your NetworkThe Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 provides highly effective security features, which are cov

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-2 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP,

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-3v1.2, January 2009• Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to automatically set the SSID a

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-4 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009Table 2-2. Other Features That Enhance SecuritySecurity Type Des

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-5v1.2, January 2009Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup InformationBefore and aft

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-6 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009– Passphrase. ______________________________ These characters are

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-7v1.2, January 20092. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu. The Wir

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-8 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009• Channel. This field determines which operating frequency is use

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-9v1.2, January 2009Configuring WEP Wireless SecurityWEP Shared Key authentication an

v1.2, January 2009ivEspañol [Spanish]Por medio de la presente [NETGEAR Inc.] declara que el [WNR2000] cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesqui

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-10 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009.3. Select the authentication type and encryption strength.4. Yo

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-11v1.2, January 2009WPA–Pre-Shared Key does perform authentication. WPA-PSK uses TKI

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-12 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 20094. Click Apply to save your settings.Viewing Advanced Wireless S

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-13v1.2, January 2009• Enable WMM. Clear this check box to disable WMM. WMM (Wireless

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-14 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009• “Push Button Configuration””• “Security PIN Entry” on page 2-1

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-15v1.2, January 20094. Click the button in the Add WPS Client screen. The Connecti

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-16 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 20092. Select Add WPS Client in the main menu, and click Next.3. Sel

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-17v1.2, January 2009Configuring the WPS Settings1. Log in to the router as described

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-18 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS SetupYou

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-19v1.2, January 20094. For information about how to view a list of all devices conne

v1.2, January 2009vFCC Requirements for Operation in the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Noti

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-20 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 20093. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access con

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-21v1.2, January 20097. Select the Turn Access Control On check box.8. Click Apply to

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-22 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009To change the administrator password:1. On the main menu, under

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Safeguarding Your Network 2-23v1.2, January 2009Understanding Your FirewallYour Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 2-24 Safeguarding Your Networkv1.2, January 2009

3-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 3Restricting Access From Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of th

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 3-2 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.2, January 2009To block access to Internet sites:1. Select Block Site

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-3v1.2, January 2009Since the trusted user is identified by IP address, yo

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 3-4 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.2, January 20093. Specify a service for blocking by clicking Add. The

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-5v1.2, January 2009Blocking Services by IP Address RangeIn the Filter Ser

v1.2, January 2009vi• This device may not cause harmful interference, and• This device must accept any interference received, including interference t

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 3-6 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.2, January 2009Be sure to select your time zone in the E-mail screen

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-7v1.2, January 2009To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button.To

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 3-8 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.2, January 20092. To receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router,

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Restricting Access From Your Network 3-9v1.2, January 2009b. Enter your password for the e-mail server in the Pa

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 3-10 Restricting Access From Your Networkv1.2, January 2009

4-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 4Customizing Your Network SettingsThis chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of theWireless-N R

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-2 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009To configure LAN IP settings, select LAN Setup under Adva

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-3v1.2, January 2009Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup ParametersThese are advanced

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-4 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009Using the Router as a DHCP ServerBy default, the router f

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-5v1.2, January 2009Using Address ReservationWhen you specify a reserved IP a

v1.2, January 2009viiProduct and Publication DetailsModel Number: WNR2000Publication Date: January 2009Product Family: Wireless RouterProduct Name: Wi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-6 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009Using a Dynamic DNS ServiceIf your Internet Service Provi

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-7v1.2, January 2009To configure for a Dynamic DNS service:1. Register for an

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-8 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009Configuring the WAN Setup OptionsThe WAN Setup options le

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-9v1.2, January 2009them, but there are other applications that might not fun

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-10 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009Configuring NAT FilteringNetwork Address Translation (NA

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-11v1.2, January 2009•The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-12 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 20096. In the Destination IP Address field, enter the IP add

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-13v1.2, January 2009In the scenario shown, the following conditions must be

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-14 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009The wireless router supports two modes of the wireless r

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Customizing Your Network Settings 4-15v1.2, January 20092. From the main menu of the browser interface on the wi

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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 4-16 Customizing Your Network Settingsv1.2, January 2009To configure a WNR2000 router as a repeater unit:1. If y

5-1v1.2, January 2009Chapter 5Fine-Tuning Your NetworkThis chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the Wireless-N Router Model WNR2000 t

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-2 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your RouterWh

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-3v1.2, January 20094. The Web server at www.example.com composes a return message wit

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-4 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009“When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-5v1.2, January 2009How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication ProcessIn both of th

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-6 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009How Port Forwarding Differs from Port TriggeringThe following poin

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-7v1.2, January 2009To configure port forwarding to a local server:1. Select Port Forw

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-8 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 20092. Click Add Service (see Figure 5-1 on page 5-7).The Ports–Custom

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-9v1.2, January 2009Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding EntryTo edit or delete a por

viiv1.2, January 2009ContentsAbout This ManualConventions, Formats, and Scope ...

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-10 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009Configuring Port TriggeringPort triggering is a dynamic extension

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-11v1.2, January 20092. Select the Port Triggering radio button. The port triggering i

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-12 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 20095. Click Add. the Port Triggering–Services screen displays.6. In

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-13v1.2, January 200911. Click Apply. The service appears in the Port Triggering Portm

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-14 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009Using Universal Plug and PlayUniversal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-15v1.2, January 2009• Advertisement Period. The advertisement period is how often the

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-16 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009• Choose placement carefully.For best results, place your router:

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-17v1.2, January 2009The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the defa

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual 5-18 Fine-Tuning Your Networkv1.2, January 2009To change the MTU size:1. In the main menu, under Advanced, selec

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual Fine-Tuning Your Network 5-19v1.2, January 2009From the main menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, sele