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Industry Canada Statement

This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment

should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body.

Caution:

The device for the band 5150–5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce potential for harmful interference to co-

channel mobile satellite systems.

High power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) of 5250–5350 MHz and 5650–5850 MHz

and these radars could cause interference and/or damage to LE-LAN devices.

Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved by NETGEAR, Inc., could void the user's right to operate

the equipment.

Maximum Wireless Signal Rate Derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 Specifications

Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic,

building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

with FCC Standards

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Product and Publication Details

Model Number:

WNDR3700

Publication Date:

October 2009

Product Family:

Wireless Router

Product Name:

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700

Home or Business Product:

Home

Language:

English

Publication Part Number:

202-10434-01

RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual

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Contents

About This Manual

Conventions, Formats, and Scope

....................................................................................

xi

How to Print This Manual

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xii

Revision History

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xii

Chapter 1

Configuring Your Internet Connection

Using the Setup Manual

.................................................................................................

1-1

Logging In to Your Wireless Router

................................................................................

1-2

Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display

..............................................................

1-4

Using the Setup Wizard

..................................................................................................

1-6

Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings

.......................................................

1-6

Chapter 2

Safeguarding Your Network

Planning Your Wireless Network

....................................................................................

2-1

Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

.............................................................

2-2

Wireless Security Options

........................................................................................

2-3

Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings

................................................................

2-4

Configuring WEP Wireless Security

.........................................................................

2-9

Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security

.................................

2-11

Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network

..........................

2-13

Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client

.............................................................

2-14

Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client

....................................................................

2-15

Configuring Advanced WPS Settings

.....................................................................

2-17

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup

................................

2-18

Adding More WPS Clients

......................................................................................

2-18

Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients

..............................................................

2-18

Restricting Access to Your Router

................................................................................

2-20

Adding Guest Networks

................................................................................................

2-21

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Chapter 3

Protecting Your Network

Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router

....................................................................

3-1

Changing the Built-In Password

...............................................................................

3-2

Restricting Access by MAC Address

..............................................................................

3-2

Blocking Access to Internet Sites

...................................................................................

3-4

Blocking Access to Internet Services

.............................................................................

3-5

Configuring a User-Defined Service

.........................................................................

3-7

Scheduling Blocking

.......................................................................................................

3-8

Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

...............................................

3-8

Configuring E-mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications

..........................................

3-9

Setting the Time

...........................................................................................................

3-11

Chapter 4

Using Network Monitoring Tools

Upgrading the Router Firmware

.....................................................................................

4-1

Upgrading Automatically to New Router Software

...................................................

4-3

Upgrading Manually to New Router Software

..........................................................

4-3

Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

..................................................................

4-5

Connection Status

....................................................................................................

4-8

Statistics

...................................................................................................................

4-9

Viewing a List of Attached Devices

..............................................................................

4-10

Managing the Configuration File

...................................................................................

4-11

Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration

.........................................................

4-11

Erasing the Configuration

.......................................................................................

4-12

Enabling Remote Management Access

.......................................................................

4-13

Traffic Meter

.................................................................................................................

4-15

Chapter 5

Customizing Your Network Settings

Using the LAN Setup Options

.........................................................................................

5-1

Using the Router as a DHCP Server

........................................................................

5-4

Address Reservation

................................................................................................

5-4

Using a Dynamic DNS Service

.......................................................................................

5-5

Configuring the WAN Setup Options

..............................................................................

5-7

Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

.............................................................................

5-8

Configuring Static Routes

...............................................................................................

5-9

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Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network

..........................................................

5-11

How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router

...........

5-11

How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process

..................................

5-13

How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process

................................

5-14

How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering

.................................................

5-15

Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers

..............................................................

5-16

Adding a Custom Service

.......................................................................................

5-17

Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry

...........................................................

5-18

Configuring Port Triggering

..........................................................................................

5-18

Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS)

.......................................................................

5-22

Wireless Repeating Function

.................................................................................

5-23

Setting Up the Base Station

...................................................................................

5-24

Setting Up a Repeater Unit

....................................................................................

5-26

Chapter 6

Fine-Tuning Your Network

Assessing Your Speed Requirements

............................................................................

6-2

Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth

..............................................................................

6-3

Optimizing Wireless Performance

..................................................................................

6-5

Changing the MTU Size

.................................................................................................

6-6

Quality of Service (QoS)

.................................................................................................

6-7

Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

...........................................

6-8

Configuring QoS for Internet Access

........................................................................

6-8

Universal Plug and Play

...............................................................................................

6-13

Chapter 7

USB Storage

USB Drive Requirements

...............................................................................................

7-1

File Sharing Scenarios

...................................................................................................

7-2

USB Storage Basic Settings

...........................................................................................

7-4

Editing a Network Folder

..........................................................................................

7-6

Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings

................................................................

7-7

Creating a Network Folder

.......................................................................................

7-9

ReadyShare Access

.....................................................................................................

7-10

Unmounting a USB Drive

.............................................................................................

7-10

Specifying Approved USB Devices

..............................................................................

7-11