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NETGEAR DGND3300v2 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
October 2010
202-10463-04
v1.0
N300 Wireless Dual Band
ADSL2+ Modem Router
DGND3300v2
User Manual
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N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2 User Manual
©2010
NETGEAR, Inc.
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated
into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc.
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of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.
Statement of Conditions
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to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur
due to the use, or application of, the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Router Internet Setup
Using the Setup Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Logging In to Your N300 Wireless Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Using the Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Viewing or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Configuring ADSL Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 2
Wireless Settings
Planning Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Configuring WEP Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring WPA, WPA2, or Mixed WPA2 + WPA Wireless Security . .22
Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network . . . .24
Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configuring Advanced WPS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices after WPS Setup . . . . . . .27
Adding More WPS Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Restricting Access to Your N300 Wireless Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Wireless Guest Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Live Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Chapter 3
Security Settings
Protecting Access to Your N300 Wireless Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the Built-In Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Restricting Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Blocking Access to Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Firewall Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Port Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Adding a Pre-set Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Adding a Custom Port Forwarding Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Blocking Access to Internet Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Scheduling Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Viewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Configuring Email Alert and Web Access Log Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . .47
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Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Chapter 4
Network Maintenance
Upgrading the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Manually Check for Firmware Upgrades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Viewing N300 Wireless Modem Router Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Viewing a List of Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Managing the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Erasing the Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Enabling Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Chapter 5
USB Storage
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
File Sharing Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Sharing Large Files with Colleagues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
USB Storage Basic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Editing a Network Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Creating a Network Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Unmounting a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Specifying Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Locating the Internet Port IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Accessing the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP. . . . . . . . . . . .74
Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings . . . . . . . . .74
Enabling File and Printer Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Chapter 6
Virtual Private Networking
Overview of VPN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Client-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Planning a VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
VPN Tunnel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Setting Up a Client-to-Gateway VPN Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Step 1: Configure the Client-to-Gateway VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Step 2: Configure the NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Setting Up a Gateway-to-Gateway VPN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
VPN Tunnel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
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Activating a VPN Tunnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Verifying the Status of a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Deactivating a VPN Tunnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Deleting a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Setting Up VPN Tunnels in Special Circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Using Auto Policy to Configure VPN Tunnels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Using Manual Policy to Configure VPN Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Chapter 7
Advanced Settings (Part 1)
Using the LAN Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Using the N300 Wireless Modem Router as a DHCP Server. . . . . . . .114
Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Using a Dynamic DNS Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Configuring the WAN Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Setting Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Setting Up Quality of Service (QoS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Configuring QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Configuring Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Wireless Repeating Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Setting Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Setting Up a Repeater Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Chapter 8
Advanced Settings (Part 2)
Common Connection Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Assessing Your Speed Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Optimizing Wireless Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Changing the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Appendix A
Troubleshooting
Quick Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Troubleshooting with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Cannot Access the N300 Wireless Modem Router Menu . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Checking the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Checking the WAN IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Troubleshooting a Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Testing the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . .143
Problems with Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Viewing Available Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
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