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Wireless Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Appendix A
Supplemental Information
Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Appendix B
Notification of Compliance
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1.
Hardware Setup
Getting to know your router
The N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4 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:
•
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR3700v4
•
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
If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the
carton and original packing materials, in case you need to return the product for repair.
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
www.netgear.com/support
.
•
Blinking amber
. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button
was pressed.
Internet
•
Solid green
. An IP address has been received; the routerready 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 USB Drive 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
18. 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
4 Ethernet
ADSL
On/Off
Power
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
WiFi Network Name (SSID)
Login user name
and default pasword
nd Network Key (Password)
Figure 3. Label on router bottom
See
Factory Settings
on page
109 for information about restoring factory settings.

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