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Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Troubleshoot with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Internet LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Cannot Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Incorrect Date or Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Wireless Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Appendix A

Supplemental Information

Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

7

1

1.

Hardware Setup

Getting to know your router

The N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300 provides 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). It is compatible with all major DSL Internet service providers, lets you

block unsafe Internet content and applications, and protects the devices (computers, gaming

consoles, and so on) that you connect to your home network.

If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box,

this chapter walks you through the hardware setup.

Chapter 2, Getting Started with NETGEAR

genie

, explains how to set up your Internet connection.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Unpack Your Router

•

Hardware Features

•

Attach the Stand

•

Position Your Router

•

Cable Your Router

•

Verify the Cabling

For information about ReadySHARE features in your product, see

Chapter 5, Storage

, and visit

www.netgear.com/readyshare

.

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

.

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Unpack Your Router

Your box should contain the following items:

•

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4300

•

Router stand

•

AC power adapter (plug varies by region)

•

Category 5E (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable

•

Resource CD

•

Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions

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 figure. The Wireless and

WPS icons are buttons.

Internet

Power

LAN ports

2.4 GHz

5 GHz

USB

Wireless

WPS

(1–4)

Figure 1. Front panel LEDs and icons

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The following table describes the LEDs, icons, and buttons on the front panel from left to

right.

Icon

Description

Power

•

Solid amber

. The unit is starting up after being powered on.

•

Solid green

. The router is ready to use

•

Off

. Power is not supplied to the router.

•

Blinking green

. The firmware is corrupted. Visit

.

•

Blinking amber

. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button

was pressed.

Internet

•

Solid green

. An IP address has been received; the router is ready to transmit data.

•

Solid amber

. The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected.

•

Off

. No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.

2.4 GHz

•

Solid green

. The 2.4-GHz wireless radio is operating.

•

Off

. The 2.4-GHz wireless radio is off.

5 GHz

•

Solid blue

. The 5-GHz wireless radio is operating.

•

Off

. The 5-GHz wireless radio is off.

LAN

•

Solid green

. The LAN port has detected a 1 Gbps link with an attached device.

•

Solid amber

. The LAN port has detected a 10/100 Mbps link with an attached

device.

•

Off

. No link is detected on this port.

USB

•

Solid green

. The router has accepted the USB device.

•

Blinking green

. The USB device is in use.

•

Off

. No USB device is connected, or the Safely Remove Hardware button has been

clicked and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

Wireless

button

Pressing this button for over one second turns on and off the wireless radios.

•

On

. The 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz wireless radios are on.

•

Off

. The 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz wireless radios are off, and the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

LEDs are off.

WPS button

Pressing this button allows you to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to add a wireless

device or computer to your network (see

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method

on

page

19). The WPS LED blinks for 2 minutes during this process.

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Back Panel

The back panel has the On/Off button and port connections as shown in the figure.

USB port

Four Ethernet

WAN port

On/Off button

Power input

LAN ports

Figure 2. Back panel

Label

The label on the bottom of the router shows the Restore Factory Settings button, login

information, MAC address, and serial number.

MAC address

Serial number

Restore Factory Settings

Default password

Figure 3. Label on router bottom

See

Factory Settings

on page

123 for information about restoring factory settings.