NETGEAR WNDR3400v3 User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. NETGEAR Manuals
  4. Wireless Router
  5. WNDR3400v3
  6. User manual

NETGEAR WNDR3400v3 User Manual

N600 wireless dual band router
Hide thumbs Also See for WNDR3400v3:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
November 2012
Cert. Manual
v1.0
N600 Wireless Dual Band
Router WNDR3400v3
User M anual
This manual is for certification purposes only.
The art, screen captures, and device might
vary from the actual device.

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the WNDR3400v3 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for NETGEAR WNDR3400v3

Summary of Contents for NETGEAR WNDR3400v3

  • Page 1 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 User M anual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 This manual is for certification purposes only. The art, screen captures, and device might November 2012 vary from the actual device. Cert. Manual...
  • Page 2 NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NETGEAR Genie Setup ........
  • Page 4 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Chapter 4 Genie Advanced Home Setup Wizard ..........35 WPS Wizard .
  • Page 5 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Chapter 8 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings........76 Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) .
  • Page 6 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device ... 108 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings ..........109 Technical Specifications.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

    G et t i ng to k now your router The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a wireless home network with fast access to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL).

  • Page 8: Unpack Your Router

    Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions • If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton and original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for repair. Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network.

  • Page 9: Prepare The Router

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large • expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
  • Page 10 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Set up your N600 Wireless Dual Band Router by inserting the tabs of the stand (supplied with your router) into the slots on the bottom of your router as shown. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).

  • Page 11: Hardware Features

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Hardware Features Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel. Front Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure.
  • Page 12 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions (continued) Description LAN ports • Solid green. The LAN port has detected a 1,000 Mpbs link with an attached device. 1–4 • Blinking green. Data is being sent at 1,000 Mbps.

  • Page 13: Back Panel

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure. USB port Restore Factory Settings button. Press and hold this button for about 5 seconds to reset the router to its factory default settings.

  • Page 14: Label

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address, and serial number. Preset SSID Preset WiFi Password Default access information MAC addresses Serial number Hardware Setup...

  • Page 15: Cable Your Router

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Cable Your Router The installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page. Installation Guide Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Unplug the power Connect one end of the yellow Plug in, then turn on your MODEM.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Netgear Genie

    Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Con necti ng to the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR Genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book.

  • Page 17: Router Setup Preparation

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically, or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. However, before you start the setup process, you need to have your ISP information on hand and make sure the laptops, PCs, and other devices in the network have the settings described here.

  • Page 18: Netgear Genie Setup

    NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a web browser. It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed.

  • Page 19: Use Netgear Genie After Installation

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. You can use NETGEAR Genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router.

  • Page 20: Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)

    Chapter 8, Advanced Settings. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts. Help & Support. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product • documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.

  • Page 21: Add Wireless Devices Or Computers To Your Network

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. See on page 31 for instructions on how to set up a Guest Networks guest network.

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings

    Genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and net work This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attached Devices • Parental Controls •...

  • Page 23: Internet Setup

    Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings. Click Apply to save your settings. Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting.
  • Page 24 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 These fields display when your ISP requires a login: Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or • L2TP. Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.

  • Page 25: Attached Devices

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have joined the wireless network.

  • Page 26: Parental Controls

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays: ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB...

  • Page 27: Basic Wireless Settings

    If you do NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it.
  • Page 28 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3  To view or change basic wireless settings: On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Setup screen. Scroll to view more settings Scroll to view more settings The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.

  • Page 29: Wireless Setup Screen Fields

    (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this. Channel. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1 through 13.

  • Page 30: Change Wpa Security Option And Passphrase

    The Security Options section of the Wireless Setup screen lets you change the security option and passphrase. Please note that NETGEAR recommends that you not change the security option or passphrase, but if you want to change these settings, this section explains how.

  • Page 31: Guest Networks

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without providing them with your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n.

  • Page 32: Guest Network Wireless Security Options

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n Note: bands. Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.
  • Page 33 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WPA2-PSK gets higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is usually implemented through software.

  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Genie Advanced Home

    Genie Advanced Home Sp eci f ying custom set t i ngs This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter contains the following sections: •...

  • Page 35: Setup Wizard

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router. After setting up the router the first time, if you want to perform this task again, you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the Genie.

  • Page 36: Wps Wizard

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN.

  • Page 37: Setup Menu

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the top of the router blinks green.

  • Page 38: Wan Setup

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN (Internet) port. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup to view the following screen: Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection.

  • Page 39: Default Dmz Server

    MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets have to be split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU. The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value, and changing the value might fix one problem but cause another. Leave MTU unchanged unless one of...
  • Page 40 Table 2. Common MTU sizes Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. This is the typical setting for non-PPPoE, non-VPN connections, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments.

  • Page 41: Lan Setup

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server.

  • Page 42: Lan Setup Screen Settings

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the •...

  • Page 43: Address Reservation

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the...

  • Page 44: Quality Of Service (Qos) Setup

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection.

  • Page 45: Qos For Applications And Online Gaming

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
  • Page 46 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming. In either case, a list of applications or games displays in the list. You can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game, as applicable.
  • Page 47 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure: From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy. From the Priority list, select the priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.
  • Page 48 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click Refresh. If it still does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Usb Storage

    USB Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. Be aware that the USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives.

  • Page 50: Usb Drive Requirements

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables.
  • Page 51 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other • multimedia with local and remote users. Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so •...

  • Page 52: Basic Settings

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one • that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has no password.

  • Page 53: Add Or Edit A Network Folder

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 For SMB://readyshare, click Connect. If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB Note: device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens until you log out and then log back in again.

  • Page 54: Usb Storage Advanced Settings

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.

  • Page 55: Safely Remove A Usb Drive

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 FTP (via internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files. Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: Share Name.

  • Page 56: Specify Approved Usb Devices

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Specify Approved USB Devices For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab. ...

  • Page 57: Connect To The Usb Drive From A Remote Computer

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click Add. Select the Allow only approved devices check box. Click Apply so that your change takes effect.

  • Page 58: Chapter 6 Security

    Security Ke epi ng unwa nted c ontent out of your net work This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network. This chapter includes the following sections: •...

  • Page 59: Keyword Blocking Of Http Traffic

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites to display the following screen: Select one of the keyword blocking options: Per Schedule.

  • Page 60: Block Services (Port Filtering)

    N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v3 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer, the requested service is identified by a service or port number.

Table of Contents