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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2010 202-10753-01 1.0 N150 Wireless Router WNR1000v3h2 User Manual ...
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2 | N150 Wireless Router 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. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To registe ...
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Table of Contents | 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity Using the Setup Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Logging In To Your Wireless Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Selecting a Language for Your Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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4 | Table of Contents N150 Wireless Router User Manual Chapter 4 Customizing Your Network Settings Using the LAN IP Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Configuring a Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Configuring LAN TCP/IP Setup Parameters. . . . . . . . . ...
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Table of Contents | 5 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Troubleshooting Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Login Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 6 1 1 Configuring Basic Connectivity This chapter describes the settings for your Internet connection and your wireless local area network (LAN) connection. When you perform the initial configuration of your wireless router using the Resource CD as described in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual, th ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 7 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Logging In To Your Wireless Router When the wireless router is connected to your network, you can access and configure the router using your browser. The Default Access login information is printed on the bottom label of your router. To access the router: 1. Connect to t ...
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8 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 2. This message displays if the router discovers that new firmware is available. (If no new firmware is available, the router will proceed to the router status screen.) Figure 3. - To automatically update to the new firmware, click Yes to allow the router to downl ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 9 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 4. If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can select Knowledge Base or Documentation under Web Support in the main menu to view support information or the documentation for the wireless router. If you do not click Logout , the wireless router wil ...
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10 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 5. The language is set to English by default. The default language is always stored in memory. When you select a language other than the default, that language as well as English is stored in memory. The additional language stored is the most recently selected. F ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 11 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Configuring Your Internet Settings Using the Setup Wizard You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can allow the Setup Wizard to determine your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration. The Setup Wizard searches yo ...
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No login required 12 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 6. • Account Name (might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the ISP during a DHCP request from your router. In most cases, this setting is not required, but some ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail o ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 13 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect. • Router MAC Address . This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that the router will use on the Internet port. Typically, you would leave Use ...
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Login required 14 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 7. • Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login? If you usually must use a login program such as WinPOET to access the Internet, your Internet connection requires a login. After you select Yes , the Basic Settings screen displays. Note: After ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 15 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 8. - PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services - Telstra Bigpond , an Australian residential cable modem service Note: The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service accounts still requiring a Bigpond log ...
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16 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Domain Name Server (DNS) Address . If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select Use These DNS Servers , and enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is av ...
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Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity | 17 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: The SSID is case-sensitive; NETGEAR is not the same as nETgear. Also, the SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID you specify in the WNR1000v3h2 router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the WNR1000v3h2 router. 4. For ...
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18 | Chapter 1: Configuring Basic Connectivity N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 11. 7. Make sure that the Enable Wireless Router Radio, Enable SSID Broadcast, and Enable WMM check boxes are selected. 8. Click Setup Access List . 9. Make sure that the Turn Access Control On check box is not selected. 10. Configure and test your wireless compu ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 19 2 2 Safeguarding Your Network The N150 Wireless Router provides highly effective security features, which are covered in detail in this chapter. This chapter includes the following sections: • Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security ” • Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information on page 23 • ...
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20 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security Unlike wired networks, wireless networks allow anyone with a compatible adapter to receive your wireless data transmissions well beyond your walls. Operating an unsecured wireless network creates an opportunity for outsiders to eavesdro ...
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WNR1000v3h2 1) Open system: easy but no security 2) MAC access list: no data security Wireless data security options Range: up to 300 foot radius Note: Use these with other features that enhance security ( Table 2 ). Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 21 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 1. To configure the wireless network, you can: • ...
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22 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual security methods, click the link to the online document Wireless Networking Basics in Appendix B. Table 1. Wireless Security Options Security Type Description None . No wireless security. Recommended only for troubleshooting wireless connectivity. Do not run an unsecured wir ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 23 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Recording Basic Wireless Settings Setup Information Before and after customizing your wireless settings, print this section, and record the following information. If you are working with an existing wireless network, the person who set up or is responsible for the network ca ...
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24 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual - WEP Encryption Key Size . Choose one: 64-bit or 128-bit . Again, the encryption key size must be the same for the wireless adapters and the wireless router. - Data Encryption (WEP) Keys . There are two methods for creating WEP data encryption keys. Whichever method you use ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 25 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 2. The available settings in this screen are: • Name (SSID) . The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different wireless network names provide a way to sep ...
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26 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, low ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 27 N150 Wireless Router User Manual authentication. Anyone can join the network. This setting provides very little practical wireless security. • Shared Key . With Shared Key authentication, a wireless device must know the WEP key to join the network. Select the encryption strength (64 or 128 bit data encryp ...
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28 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 5. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wireless Security Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data encryption provides extremely strong data security, very effectively blocking eavesdropping. Because WPA and WPA2 a ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 29 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 4. 4. Click Apply to save your settings. Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and specify in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, which you access under Advanced in the main menu. To configure the advanced ...
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30 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Enable Wireless Router Radio . If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices cannot connect to the WNR1000v3h2 router. If you will not be using your wireless network for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity. ? ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 31 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: If you choose to use WPS, the only security methods supported are WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. WEP security is not supported by WPS. The WNR1000v3h2 router provides two methods for connecting to a wireless client that supports WPS, described in the following sections: • Pus ...
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32 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 6. 4. Click the button in the Add WPS Client screen. The Connecting to New Wireless Client screen displays. Figure 7. The green light on the WNR1000v3h2 router begins to blink in a regular pattern. While the button light is blinking, you have 2 minutes to enable WPS o ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 33 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 2. On the wireless client, follow its specific networking instructions to enter the router’s security PIN and to establish a wireless connection with the router. Using the Wireless Client’s Security PIN 1. Log in to the router as described in Logging In To Your Wireless ...
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34 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 10. These options are available under WPS Settings: • Router’s PIN . The PIN is displayed so that you can use it to configure the router through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) without using the Push Button or entering the client’s PIN from the router management GUI ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 35 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 1. Follow the procedures in Push Button Configuration on page 31 or Security PIN Entry on page 32. 2. For information about how to view a list of all devices connected to your router (including wireless and Ethernet-connected), see Viewing a List of Attached Devices on page ...
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36 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 1. Select Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu. 2. In the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, click Setup Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List. Figure 11. 3. Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 37 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: When configuring the router from a wireless computer whose MAC address is not in the Trusted PC list, if you select Turn Access Control On , you lose your wireless connection when you click Apply . You must then access the wireless router from a wired computer or from ...
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38 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 13. 2. Select any of the following Wireless settings: - Enable Guest Network – When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. - Enable SSID Broadcast – If selected, the Wireless ...
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Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network | 39 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Tip: Before changing the router password, back up your configuration settings with the default password of password . If you save the settings with a new password, and then you later forget the new password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults, and ...
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40 | Chapter 2: Safeguarding Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Tip: Before saving your configuration file, change the administrator password to the default, password . Then change it again after you have saved the configuration file. If you save the file with a new password, and then you later forget the new password, you will have to r ...
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Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network | 41 3 3 Restricting Access From Your Network This chapter describes how to use the content filtering and reporting features of the N150 Wireless Router to protect your network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Content Filtering Overview ” • Blocking Access to Internet Sites ” ? ...
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42 | Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 1. Select Block Sites under Content Filtering in the main menu. The Block Sites screen displays. Figure 1. 2. Enable keyword blocking by selecting either Per Schedule or Always . To block by schedule, be sure to specify a time period in the Schedule screen. For in ...
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Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network | 43 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Web servers serve Web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on your network sends a request for service to a server computer on the Internet, the requested service is identified ...
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44 | Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual To define a service, first you must determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application. The service port numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbe ...
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Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network | 45 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 2. Configure the schedule for blocking keywords and services. a. Days to Block . Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes. Select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days. Click Apply . b. Time of Day to Bloc ...
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46 | Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. To e-mail the log immediately, click the Send Log button. Configuring E-mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications To receive logs and alerts by e-mail, you ...
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Chapter 3: Restricting Access From Your Network | 47 N150 Wireless Router User Manual b. Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send To This E-mail Address field. This e-mail address will also be used as the From address. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages will not be sent by e-mail. 3. If your e-mail s ...
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Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings | 48 4 4 Customizing Your Network Settings This chapter describes how to configure advanced networking features of the N150 Wireless Router, including LAN, WAN, and routing settings. It contains the following sections: • Using the LAN IP Setup Options • Using a Dynamic DNS Service on page 51 • Conf ...
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Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings | 49 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Configuring a Device Name The device name is a user-friendly name for the router. This name is shown in the Network on Windows Vista and the Network Explorer on all Windows systems. The Device Name field cannot be blank. The default name is WNR1000v3h2. Configuring L ...
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50 | Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings N150 Wireless Router User Manual - RIP-2M carries more information than RIP-1 and uses multicasting. Using the Router as a DHCP Server By default, the router functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s L ...
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Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings | 51 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 2. To reserve an IP address: 1. Click Add . 2. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address to assign to the computer or server. (Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x .) 3. Enter the MAC address of the computer or server. T ...
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52 | Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings N150 Wireless Router User Manual Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS.org. You must first visit their website at www.dyndns.org and obtain an account and host name, which you specify in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address ch ...
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Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings | 53 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 4. Disabling Port Scan and DoS Protection The DoS firewall protects your network and computers against attacks and intrusions. A stateful packet firewall carefully inspects incoming traffic packets, looking for known exploits such as malformed, oversized, or o ...
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54 | Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings N150 Wireless Router User Manual To assign a computer or server to be a default DMZ server: 1. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. 2. In the Default DMZ Server fields, enter the IP address for that computer or server. 3. Click Apply . Responding to a Ping on the Internet (WAN) Port If you want ...
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Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings | 55 N150 Wireless Router User Manual configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets located on your network. As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case: • Your primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP. ? ...
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56 | Chapter 4: Customizing Your Network Settings N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 6. 3. In the Route Name field, enter a name for this static route. (This is for identification purposes only.) 4. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP. 5. Sele ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 57 5 5 Fine-Tuning Your Network This chapter describes how to modify the configuration of the N150 Wireless Router to allow specific applications to access the Internet or to be accessed from the Internet, and how to make adjustments to enhance your network’s performance. This chapter includes the following s ...
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58 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing source and destination address and process information. Before forwarding your mes ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 59 N150 Wireless Router User Manual The Web server then sends this reply message to your router. 5. Upon receiving the incoming message, your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the router then modifies the message, re ...
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60 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT-assigned source port (as in the previous example, let’s say port 33333) as the destination port. The IRC server also sends an “identify” message to your router with destination port 113. 6. Upon recei ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 61 N150 Wireless Router User Manual The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your router. 2. Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic. Your port forwarding rule specifies that incom ...
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62 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application, or game you will provide, and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service. Be sure the computer’s IP address never changes. Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 63 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 2. 3. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 4. In the Service Type field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP . 5. In the Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number. • If the application uses only a single port, enter the s ...
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64 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 1. Assign your Web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation, as explained in Using Address Reservation on page 50 . In this example, your router will always give your Web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 2. In the Port Forwa ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 65 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 4. 3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box. Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you configure port triggering, port triggering is disabled. However, any port triggering configuration information you added to the router is retained ev ...
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66 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual 6. the Port Triggering–Services screen displays. 7. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User field, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address , and e ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 67 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 7. 2. The available settings and information displayed in this screen are: • Turn UPnP On . UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. The default setting for UPnP is disabled. If this check box is not selected, the router does not allow any ...
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68 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant performance degradation or inability to wirelessly connect to the router. For complete range and performance specifications, click the link to the online document Wireless Networking Basics in Appendix B. The ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 69 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Using WMM for Wireless Multimedia Applications The WNR1000v3h2 router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access c ...
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70 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Configuring QoS for Internet Access You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic: • For specific applications • For specific online games • On individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router • From a specific device by MAC address To specify ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 71 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 3. In the QOS Priority Rule List, select an existing item, or you can scroll to the bottom of the list and select Add Priority Rule . a. If you chose to add a new entry, the screen expands as shown: Figure 10. b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the n ...
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72 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 11. 4. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy. 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Lo ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 73 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 5. From the Priority drop-down list, select the priority that this device’s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 6. Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list ...
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74 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems such as the inability to access certain Web sites, frames within Web sites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers. If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU size to 1400. ...
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Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network | 75 N150 Wireless Router User Manual technologies such as ADSL2+ and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) will increase the connection speed to tens of Mbps. • Wireless . Your N150 Wireless Router provides a wireless data throughput of up to 150 Mbps. With the introduction of the newer WPA and WPA2 encryption and authenti ...
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76 | Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning Your Network N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Backing up computers over the network has become popular due to the availability of inexpensive mass storage. Table 2 shows the time to transfer 1 gigabyte (1 GB) of data using various networking technologies. Table 2. Theoretical Transfer Time for 1 Gigabyte Network Conn ...
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Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 77 6 6 Using Network Monitoring Tools This chapter describes how to use the maintenance features of your N150 Wireless Router. This chapter includes the following sections: • Viewing Wireless Router Status Information • Viewing a List of Attached Devices on page 82 • Managing the Configuration File ...
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78 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual Viewing Wireless Router Status Information To view router status and usage information: 1. Select Router Status under Maintenance in the main menu. The Router Status screen displays. Figure 1. Table 1 describes the router status fields. Table 1. Wireless Router Status F ...
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Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 79 N150 Wireless Router User Manual MAC Address The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. IP Address The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is shown, or is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot ...
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80 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual 2. Click Connection Status to display the connection status. Figure 2. Wireless Port . The following settings apply to the wireless port of the router. Name (SSID) The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR. Re ...
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Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 81 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Table 2 describes the connection status settings. Table 2. Connection Status Settings Item Description IP Address The IP address that is assigned to the router. Subnet Mask The subnet mask that is assigned to the router. Default Gateway The IP address for the default ga ...
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82 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval . To stop the polling entirely, click Stop . Viewing a List of Attached Devices The Attached Devices screen contains a table of all IP devices that the router has ...
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Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 83 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Managing the Configuration File The configuration settings of the WNR1000v3h2 router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Select Backup Settings under M ...
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84 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual Erasing the Configuration Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password) you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. After an erase, the router’s usern ...
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Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 85 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Figure 6. 2. Check for new software versions by clicking the Check button. • If a new version is found, information about it appears. Figure 7. • If no new firmware version is available, a message displays and the router returns to the Firmware Update screen. Figure ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 86
86 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual Updating Manually to New Router Firmware To manually select, download, and install new software to your router: 1. Log in to your router, select Router Status under Maintenance on the main menu, and make note of the firmware version of your router. Figure 9. 2. Go to th ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 87
Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 87 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Enabling Remote Management Access Using the Remote Management feature, you can allow a user on the Internet to configure, upgrade, and check the status of your WNR1000v3h2 router. Select Remote Management under Advanced in the main menu. Figure 10. The Remote Management ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 88
88 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual • To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select Everyone . • To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP Address Range . Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range. • To allow access from a single ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 89
Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools | 89 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Traffic Meter Traffic Metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port. With the Traffic Meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage. To moni ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 90
90 | Chapter 6: Using Network Monitoring Tools N150 Wireless Router User Manual 3. If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic, click the Traffic volume control by radio button. You can select one of the following options for controlling the traffic volume: • No Limit – No restriction is applied when the traffic limi ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 91
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting | 91 7 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information about troubleshooting your N150 Wireless Router. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. As a first step, please review the Quick Tips. Tip: NETGEAR provides helpful articles, documentation, and the lat ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 92
92 | Chapter 7: Troubleshooting N150 Wireless Router User Manual Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. • The Internet status light on the wireless router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the wireless router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and wireless router are turned on. • For each powered-on com ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 93
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting | 93 N150 Wireless Router User Manual 4. If you have enabled WPS security, verify that the push-button stops blinking and changes to green (otherwise the push-button light should be off). If the correct behavior does not occur, see the appropriate following section. The Power light is not on. If the Power and other lights ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 94
94 | Chapter 7: Troubleshooting N150 Wireless Router User Manual 1. The Internet is not accessible. Confirm that you have the correct internet setting. 2. Clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This will set the router’s IP address to www.routerlogin.net. This procedure is explained in Restoring the Default Configuration and Pass ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 95
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting | 95 N150 Wireless Router User Manual Note: If your computer cannot reach a DHCP server, some operating systems will assign an IP address in the range 169.254.x.x. If your IP address is in this range, verify that you have a good connection from the computer to the router, then restart (reboot) your computer. • If your r ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 96
96 | Chapter 7: Troubleshooting N150 Wireless Router User Manual • You might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network, in the sequence described in the NETGEAR Wireless Router Setup Manual. • Your service provider might require a login. Ask your service provider whether they require a PPP ove ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 97
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting | 97 N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses . A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically, your ISP will provide the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If you entered ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 98
98 | Chapter 7: Troubleshooting N150 Wireless Router User Manual If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly, you could have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical con ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 99
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting | 99 N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers. Many broadband ISPs restrict access by allowing traffic only from the MAC address of your broadband modem, but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single computer co ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 100
100 | Chapter 7: Troubleshooting N150 Wireless Router User Manual • Is your router’s wireless radio enabled? See Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings on page 29. • Is your router’s SSID broadcast enabled? See Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings on page 29. • Is your router set to a wireless standard that is not supported by your wireless ada ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 101
Appendix A: Technical Specifications | 101 A A Technical Specifications Default Configuration Settings This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N150 Wireless Router. Table 1. WNR1000v3h2 Router Default Configuration Settings Feature Default Setting Router Login Router Login URL http://www.routerlogin.net ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 102
102 | Appendix A: Technical Specifications N150 Wireless Router User Manual Wireless Wireless Communication Enabled SSID Name NETGEAR Security Disabled Wireless Access List (MAC Filtering) All wireless stations allowed Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission Speed Auto * Country/Region United States (North America only; otherwise varies by country and ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 103
Appendix A: Technical Specifications | 103 N150 Wireless Router User Manual General Specifications Table 2. WNR1000v3h2 Router General Specifications Feature General Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, and UPnP Power Adapter North America 120V, 60 Hz, ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 104
Appendix B: Related Documents | 104 B B Related Documents This appendix provides links to reference documents you can use to gain a more complete understanding of the technologies used in your NETGEAR product. Table 1. Reference Documents Document Link TCP/IP Networking Basics http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/tcpip/index.htm Wireless ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 105
Appendix C: Notification of Compliance | 105 C C Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Wireless Routers, Gateways, AP’s Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply wit ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 106
106 | Appendix C: Notification of Compliance N150 Wireless Router User Manual FCC Caution • Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. • This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 107
Appendix C: Notification of Compliance | 107 N150 Wireless Router User Manual English Hereby, NETGEAR Inc. , declares that this Radiolan is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Español [Spanish] Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los requisitos ese ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 108
108 | Appendix C: Notification of Compliance N150 Wireless Router User Manual Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters). Table 3. Interference Reduction Table Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance (in f ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 109
Index | 109 Index A access blocking 41 remote 87 restricting by MAC address 35 to a remote computer 58 to the router 7 viewing logs 45 access control turning off 18 turning on 36 account name 12 adding custom service 62 priority rules 70 reserved IP addresses 50 static routes 55 wireless clients 30 , 34 , 80 See also configuring administrator passw ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 110
110 | Index N150 Wireless Router User Manual disabling router PIN 34 DMZ server 53 DNS servers 58 Documentation Web page 9 documents, reference 104 domain name 12 Domain Name Server (DNS) addresses current 79 entering 12 , 16 Dynamic DNS 51 dynamic IP addresses 12 DynDNS.org 52 E electromagnetic emissions 103 e-mailing logs 46 encryption 20 encrypt ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 111
Index | 111 N150 Wireless Router User Manual logs sending 46 time-stamping entries 47 viewing 45 M MAC addresses attached devices 82 current 79 entering 13 QoS for 72 restricting access by 35 spoofing 96 mail server, outgoing 46 managing router remotely 87 metric value 56 mixed mode encryption 22 , 28 mode, communication 25 , 80 MTU size 54 , 73 N ...
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NETGEAR WNR1000v3h2 - page 112
112 | Index N150 Wireless Router User Manual S scheduling blocking 44 screen display language 9 selecting 9 secondary DNS server 12 , 16 security options, compared 20 setting up 20 security PIN 32 , 34 service name 15 service numbers 44 services, blocking 42 setting time 47 settings, default. See default factory settings setup information, gatherin ...
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