Description

LED

•

Solid

. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.

•

Blinking

. The port is sending or receiving traffic.

•

Off

. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios

on and off.

WiFi On/Off button with LED

If this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are

turned off and you cannot use WiFi to connect to the

router

.

This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi

password. The WPS LED blinks white during this process and then lights solid

white.

WPS button with LED

You can use the

LED On/Off

switch on the rear panel of the

router

to turn the LEDs on the top of the

router

on or off. See

Turn the LEDs On or Off

on page 12.

Rear Panel

The rear panel connections and buttons are shown in the following figure.

Figure 3. Router rear panel

Pressing the

Reset

button restores the factory settings. See

Factory Settings

on page 181.

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Turn the LEDs On or Off

To turn the LEDs on or off:

•

Slide the

LED On/Off

switch on the rear panel to the On or Off position.

The Power LED stays lit even if the

LED On/Off

switch is in the Off position.

Attach the Antennas

The

router

comes with four antennas.

To attach the antennas:

1.

To determine where to attach the antennas, match the labels on the antennas with the labels on the

router

.

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2.

Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the

router

.

3.

Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.

4.

Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.

NETGEAR recommends that you position all of the antennas vertically, as shown.

USB Ports on the Left Panel

Two 3.0 USB ports are located on the left panel.

Figure 4. USB ports

eSATA Port on the Right Panel

An eSATA port is located on the right panel.

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Figure 5. eSATA port

Connect an eSATA Device

To connect an eSATA device:

•

Use an eSATA cable to connect your device to the eSATA port on the side of the

router

as shown.

Position Your

Router

The

router

lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network.

However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending

on the physical placement of your

router

. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless

signal passes through can limit the range.

Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your

router

’s signal.

Wireless access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other device that emits a

wireless signal for network access.

Position your

router

according to the following guidelines:

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•

Place your

router

near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and

within line of sight to your wireless devices.

•

Make sure that the

router

is within reach of an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired

computers.

•

Place the

router

in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and ceilings between the

router

and your other devices.

•

Place the

router

away from electrical devices such as these:

•

Ceiling fans

•

Home security systems

•

Microwaves

•

Computers

•

Base of a cordless phone

•

2.4 GHz cordless phone

•

Place the

router

away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls, and items such

as these:

•

Solid metal door

•

Aluminum studs

•

Fish tanks

•

Mirrors

•

Brick

•

Concrete

Cable Your

Router

The following image shows how to cable your

router

:

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