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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
Prepare the Router for Installation
1.
Carefully remove the protective film from the top of your router.
2.
Set up your router by aligning the
arrow on the base with the arrow on
the back of the case, and sliding the
router onto the base.
Restore
Factory
Settings
button
Figure 2.
Align arrow on base with
arrow on case back
3.
Place your router in an area suitable
for installation (near an AC power
outlet and accessible to the Ethernet
cables for your wired computers). See
Position Your Wireless Router
on
page 14 for more information.
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 LEDs and icons shown in the figure. Note that the Wireless
and WPS icons are buttons.
Power
2.4 GHz
USB
Internet
Ethernet (LAN)
Wireless On/Off
WPS
5 GHz
Figure 3. Front panel LED and button icons
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The front panel has status LEDs that you can use to monitor and verify various conditions.
There are also two buttons on the right (or at the bottom if the router is in its stand). The LEDs
are described in the following table.
Table 1.
LED Descriptions
LED
Description
Power/Test
•
Solid amber
. The router is starting up after being powered on.
•
Solid green
. The router startup has completed and the router is ready.
•
Off
. Power is not supplied to the router.
•
Blinking green
. The firmware is corrupted. See
www.netgear.com/support
.
•
Blinking amber
. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was
pressed.
2.4 GHz
•
Solid
. The unit is operating in 11n mode at 2.4 GHz.
•
Off.
The 11n 2.4 GHz wireless radio is off.
5 GHz
•
Solid
. The unit is operating in 11n mode at 5 GHz.
•
Off.
The 11n 5 GHz wireless radio is off.
USB
•
Solid
. The USB device had been accepted by the router and is ready to be used.
•
Blinking
. 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.
Internet
•
Solid green
. An IP address has been received; 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.
LAN (1-4)
•
Solid green
. A LAN port has detected a 1 Gbps link with an attached device.
•
Solid amber
. One or more LAN ports have detected a 10/100 Mbps link with an attached
device.
•
Off
. No link is detected on any of the 4 LAN ports.
The WLAN and WPS buttons toggle the WLAN and WPS functions on and off.
•
WLAN On/Off button.
Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds
turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off. If the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs
are lit, then the wireless radio is on. If these LEDs are off, then the wireless radios are
turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router.
•
WPS
button. You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or
computer to your wireless network. The LED below the WPS button blinks green when
the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid green
when wireless security is enabled in the router.
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Back Panel
The back panel has the On/Off button and the port connections shown here and described
below.
Power
AC power
On/Off
adapter outlet
LAN
Ethernet
ports
Internet
WAN
port
USB
port
Figure 4. Back panel features
•
The four local (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports are for cabling the router to local
computers.
•
The Internet (WAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port is for cabling the router to a cable or
DSL modem.
•
The USB 2.0 port (backward compatible to USB 1.0/1.1) can be used to attach a USB
storage device.
Label
The label on the bottom of the router shows the router’s Restore Factory Settings button,
preset login information, MAC address, and serial number.
Preset login information
Serial number
MAC address
Restore Factory Settings
Figure 5. Information on the router label
See
Basic Wireless Settings
on page 26 for information about preset security. See
Factory
Default Settings
on page 119 for information about the Restore Factory Settings button and
the factory setting values.
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
Position Your Wireless Router
The router lets you access your network from virtually 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. For
best results, place your router:
•
Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and
preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices.
•
So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.
•
In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings
between the router and your other devices to a minimum.
•
Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference, such as ceiling
fans, home security systems, microwaves, PCs, or the base of a cordless phone or
2.4 GHz cordless phone.
•
Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large
expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and
concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
•
With the antenna in a vertical position to provide the best side-to-side coverage or with
the antenna in a horizontal position to provide the best up-and-down coverage, as
applicable.
Also be aware that when you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points
use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel
spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6,
or 6 and 11).
Note:
Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant
performance degradation or the inability to wirelessly connect to the
router.
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2.
Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie
Connecting to the router
This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR Genie to set up your router after you complete
cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter in this book.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Router Setup Preparation
•
Types of Logins and Access
•
NETGEAR Genie Setup
•
Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation
•
Upgrade Router Firmware
•
Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)
•
Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network

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