Page 11 / 121 Scroll up to view Page 6 - 10
Hardware Setup
11
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
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.
USB LED
WPS button
LAN Ports 1-4 LEDs
5 GHz LED
2.4 GHz LED
Internet LED
Power/Test LED
Table 1.
Front panel LED descriptions
LED
Description
USB
Solid green
. The local Ethernet ports have detected wired links with PCs.
Blinking green
. Data is being transmitted or received.
Off
. No link is detected on these ports.
Page 12 / 121
Hardware Setup
12
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
LAN ports
1–4
Solid green
. The LAN port has detected a 1,000 Mpbs link with an attached device.
Blinking green
. Data is being sent at 1,000 Mbps.
Solid amber
. The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.
Blinking amber
. Data is being sent at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.
Off
. No link is detected on this port.
5 GHz
5
GHz
Solid blue
. The wireless radio is operating.
Blinking blue
. Data is being sent or received over the wireless network.
Off
. The wireless radio is off.
2.4 GHz
2.4
GHz
Solid blue
. The wireless radio is operating.
Blinking blue
. Data is being sent or received over the wireless network.
Off
. The wireless radio is off.
Internet
Solid amber
. The IP address has not been acquired.
Solid green
. An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data.
Blinking green
. Data is being sent to or received from the Internet.
Off
. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
Power/Test
Solid amber
. The unit is starting up after being powered on.
Solid green
. The power is on and the router is ready.
Blinking amber
. A firmware update is in progress.
Blinking green
. The firmware is corrupt.
Off
. Power is not supplied to the router.
WPS
Solid green
. Indicates that wireless security is enabled.
Blinking green
. The router is using WPS to add a wireless device to the network.
Off
. No WPS connection exists.
Table 1.
Front panel LED descriptions
(continued)
LED
Description
Page 13 / 121
Hardware Setup
13
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
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.
WiFi On/Off button
Four local area network (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
ports for connecting the router to your local computers.
Internet/Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet port for
connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem.
AC power adapter outlet for connecting the power adapter.
Power On/Off button.
See
Factory Settings
on page
109 for information about restoring factory settings.
Page 14 / 121
Hardware Setup
14
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
Label
The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address,
and serial number.
MAC addresses
Serial number
Preset WiFi Password
Default access information
Preset SSID
Page 15 / 121
Hardware Setup
15
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400v2
Cable Your Router
The installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page.
Verify the Cabling
Verify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs. Turn on the router by
pressing the
On/Off
button on the back.
The Power/Test LED is green when the router is turned on.
The LAN ports are green for each PC cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.
2.4
GHz
5
GHz
The Wireless LEDs are on.
The Internet LED is on. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely
attached to the router Internet port and the modem, and that the modem is powered on.
Verify that the LAN
LEDs (1 through 4) are lit for any computers cabled to the router by
an Ethernet cable.

Rate

4 / 5 based on 1 vote.

Bookmark Our Site

Press Ctrl + D to add this site to your favorites!

Share
Top