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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
November 2012
202-11130-01
v1.0
N900 Wireless Dual Band
Gigabit Router
WNDR4500v2
User M anual

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  • Page 1 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 User M anual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 November 2012 202-11130-01 v1.0...
  • Page 2 Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice. © NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NETGEAR genie Setup ........
  • Page 4 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Setup Menu ..........33 WAN Setup.
  • Page 5 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Chapter 8 Administration Upgrade the Router Firmware ........77 View Router Status.
  • Page 6 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Power/Test LED Stays Amber ....... 112 LEDs Never Turn Off .

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

    G et t i ng to k now your router The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a home network with fast access to the Internet over a high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL).

  • Page 8: Unpack Your Router

    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. Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network.

  • Page 9: Hardware Features

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 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 •...
  • Page 10 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions Description Power/Test • Solid amber. The unit is starting up after being powered on. • Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready. •...

  • Page 11: Back Panel

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure. USB ports LAN Ethernet ports 1–4 Internet port Reset button Power Power On/Off button Figure 3. Router, rear view on page 120 for information about restoring factory settings.

  • Page 12: Label

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Label The router label shows the login information. The white label shows the unique serial number, MAC address, preset SSID, and preset WiFi password. Login information Serial number MAC address Preset SSID Preset WiFi Password Figure 4.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Netgear Genie

    Getting Started with NETGEAR genie Con ne ct ing 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.

  • Page 14: Router Setup Preparation

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR genie automatically, or you can use the NETGEAR genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. However, before you start the setup process, you need to have your ISP information on hand and make sure the laptops, computers, and other devices in the network have the settings described here.

  • Page 15: Netgear Genie Setup

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 NETGEAR genie Setup NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed.

  • Page 16: Use Netgear Genie After Installation

    When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie starts automatically when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. You can use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router.

  • Page 17: Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)

    Chapter 9, Advanced Settings. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts. Help & Support. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product • documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.

  • Page 18: Add Wireless Devices Or Computers To Your Network

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. See on page 28 for instructions for how to set up a Guest Networks guest network.

  • Page 19: Netgear Genie App And Mobile Genie App

    NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps. Retrieve wireless password About genie...

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Netgear Genie Basic Settings

    NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and net work This chapter explains the features available from the NETGEAR genie Basic Home screen, shown in the following figure: This chapter contains the following sections: • Internet Setup • Attached Devices •...

  • Page 21: Internet Setup

    Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings. Click Apply to save your settings. Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 10, Troubleshooting.
  • Page 22 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address. • Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. • Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in •...

  • Page 23: Attached Devices

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices to display the following screen: Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have joined the wireless network.

  • Page 24: Parental Controls

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays: ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB...

  • Page 25: Basic Wireless Settings

    If you do NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it.

  • Page 26: Wireless Settings Screen Fields

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings. The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.

  • Page 27: Change Wpa Security Option And Passphrase

    (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting. Channel. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1 through 13.

  • Page 28: Guest Networks

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n.

  • Page 29: Guest Network Wireless Security Options

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your network.

  • Page 30: Chapter 4 Netgear Genie Advanced Home

    NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Sp eci f ying custom set t i ngs This chapter explains the features available from the NETGEAR genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu.

  • Page 31: Setup Wizard

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Setup Wizard The NETGEAR genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router. After setting up the router the first time, if you want to perform this task again, you can run Setup Wizard from the Advanced tab of the NETGEAR genie.

  • Page 32: Wps Wizard

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device, you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN.

  • Page 33: Setup Menu

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green.

  • Page 34: Wan Setup

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN (Internet) port.

  • Page 35: Default Dmz Server

    “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU. The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value, and changing the value might fix one problem but cause another. Leave MTU unchanged unless one of...
  • Page 36 Table 2. Common MTU sizes Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value. This is the typical setting for non-PPPoE, non-VPN connections, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments.

  • Page 37: Lan Setup

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server.

  • Page 38: Lan Setup Screen Settings

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the •...

  • Page 39: Address Reservation

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 You can specify the pool of IP address that the router assigns by setting the starting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save...

  • Page 40: Quality Of Service (Qos) Setup

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection.

  • Page 41: Qos For Applications And Online Gaming

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 QoS for Applications and Online Gaming  To create a QoS policy for applications and online games: In the QoS Setup screen, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box. Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules.
  • Page 42 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 You can select an existing item, or you can scroll and select Add a new application or Add a new game, as applicable. a. If you add an entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: b.
  • Page 43 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure: From the LAN port list, select the LAN port. From the Priority list, select the priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.
  • Page 44 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to display the following screen: If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields.

  • Page 45: Chapter 5 Usb Storage

    Specify Approved USB Devices • Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer • ReadySHARE Cloud • Time Machine For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature, see Chapter 6, ReadySHARE Printer. For more about ReadySHARE features, see www.netgear.com/readyshare.

  • Page 46: Usb Drive Requirements

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables.

  • Page 47: Tivo

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 TiVo ® You can play back photos and music using the Home Media Option on your TiVo (Series 2 and above). This feature is enabled by default on your router.  To play back your photos and music: On your TiVo, select TiVo Central.

  • Page 48: Basic Settings

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print. • The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a PC, but not shared on the • network. The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network.
  • Page 49 The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you connect to the USB port on your router. To use the ReadySHARE print feature on a Windows PC, you need to use the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. For information about this feature, see Chapter 6, ReadySHARE Printer.

  • Page 50: Add Or Edit A Network Folder

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Add or Edit a Network Folder You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadySHARE, and clicking Edit, or selecting Advanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. Specify the changes that you want to make: To add a folder, click Create Network Folder.

  • Page 51: Usb Storage Advanced Settings

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 USB Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On the Advanced tab, select USB Storage > Advanced Settings to display the following screen: You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device.

  • Page 52: Safely Remove A Usb Drive

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen: Share Name. If only 1 device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You • can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web Browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the root folder exists.

  • Page 53: Specify Approved Usb Devices

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 To view these settings, select Advanced > USB Storage > Media Server. By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic (when new files are added) radio button are selected. When these options are selected, the router scans for media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive.

  • Page 54: Connect To The Usb Drive From A Remote Computer

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Click the Approved Devices button. This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices. You can remove or add approved USB devices. To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list and click Add.

  • Page 55: Readyshare Cloud

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB drive. The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display, for example, share/partition1/directory1.

  • Page 56: Time Machine

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Time Machine Time Machine works only on Mac computers. It automatically backs up everything on your computer to a USB hard drive that is connected to the Mac. Set Up Time Machine If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip the...

  • Page 57: Access The Connected Usb Hard Drive

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Access the Connected USB Hard Drive After the initial set up explained in the previous section, you can access the connected USB hard drive from your Mac.  To access the drive with Time Machine: From your Mac, open Macintosh HD.

  • Page 58: Before You Back Up A Large Amount Of Data

    999.54 GB available Before You Back Up a Large Amount of Data Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you do the following to ensure a successful operation: Upgrade the operating system of the Mac machine.
  • Page 59 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Set Energy Saver. a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. b. From the View menu, select Energy Saver. c. On the Energy Saver screen, select Wake for Ethernet network access. d. Click the back arrow to exit this screen. Your changes are saved.

  • Page 60: Change The Partition Scheme

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 c. On the Security screen, leave the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box (not selected). cleared Change the Partition Scheme To run with the router, the partition scheme on your Mac has to be set to either GUID or MBR.
  • Page 61 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Select Volume Scheme and set the number of partitions you would like to use. Click Options, and the Partition options appear. Select GUID Partition Table or Master Boot Record (MBR). Click OK. USB Storage...

  • Page 62: Chapter 6 Readyshare Printer

    ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. It lets you connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port, and access it wirelessly. This chapter contains the following sections: • ReadySHARE Printer • USB Control Center Utility For more about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.

  • Page 63: Readyshare Printer

    On each computer that will share the printer, download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which you can access in two different ways: From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the website you reach using this URL: •...
  • Page 64 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. After you have installed the utility, select the language. ReadySHARE Printer...
  • Page 65 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx. You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available.
  • Page 66 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 You can set the value for the default time-out time by selecting Tools > • Configuration. The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to •...

  • Page 67: Usb Control Center Utility

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 USB Control Center Utility The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from a computer that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a printer, a scanner, or an audio speaker.

  • Page 68: Control Center Configuration

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Control Center Configuration Select Tools > Configuration to display the following screen: Automatically execute when logging on Windows. Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows. Timeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use.

  • Page 69: Scan With A Multifunction Printer

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers and Faxes window. This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to always hold the connection of this USB printer.

  • Page 70: Chapter 7 Security

    Security Keepi ng unwanted c ontent out of your net work This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and other devices connected to your network. This chapter includes the following sections: •...

  • Page 71: Keyword Blocking Of Http Traffic

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites to display the following screen: Select one of the keyword blocking options: Per Schedule.

  • Page 72: Block Services (Port Filtering)

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, 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 the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer, the requested service is identified by a service or port number.
  • Page 73 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear, select User Defined.

  • Page 74: Schedule Blocking

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.  To schedule blocking: Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen: Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services.

  • Page 75: Security Event Email Notifications

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.  To set up email notifications: Select Advanced >...

  • Page 76: Chapter 8 Administration

    Administration M a nagi ng you r net work This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Upgrade the Router Firmware • View Router Status • View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access •...

  • Page 77: Upgrade The Router Firmware

    Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of the NETGEAR genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. You can use the Check button on the Router Upgrade screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.

  • Page 78: View Router Status

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 View Router Status To view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Hardware Version. The router model. Firmware Version. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router firmware.
  • Page 79 IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server addresses that the router uses. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses.

  • Page 80: Connection Status Button

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 7. View connection status information The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the items.

  • Page 81: Wireless Settings (2.4 Ghz And 5 Ghz)

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for the 5-GHz network ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4-GHz network.

  • Page 82: Guest Network (2.4 Ghz And 5 Ghz)

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Name (SSID). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest. Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.
  • Page 83 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Select Advanced > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays. The log screen shows the following information: Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded. • Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

  • Page 84: Manage The Configuration File

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings.

  • Page 85: Erase

    Click Apply so that your changes take effect. Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router’s user name of admin. Then you have an easy way to recover the password if it is...
  • Page 86 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.  To set up password recovery: Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.

  • Page 87: Chapter 9 Advanced Settings

    Advanced Settings This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with a solid understanding of networking concepts such as setting up remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name. This chapter includes the following sections: •...

  • Page 88: Advanced Wireless Settings

    WPS Settings.You can add WPS devices to your network. AP Mode. You can make the WNDR4500v2 function as an access point. Wireless Card Access List. Click the Set Up Access List button display the Wireless Card Access List screen.

  • Page 89: Wireless Repeating Function

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Wireless Repeating Function You can set the router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service.

  • Page 90: Wireless Repeating Function

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Wireless Repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point.

  • Page 91: Set Up The Base Station

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other access point. Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed.

  • Page 92: Set Up A Repeater Unit

    Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. If you are using the base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the Note: repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless repeater AP.

  • Page 93: Port Forwarding And Port Triggering

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. Click Apply to save your changes.

  • Page 94: Port Triggering To Open Incoming Ports

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 information and then modifies the source information in the request message, performing Network Address Translation (NAT): The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP address. This is • necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet.

  • Page 95: Port Forwarding To Permit External Host Communications

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667. The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 113. Using port triggering, you can tell the router, “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you have to also allow...

  • Page 96: How Port Forwarding Differs From Port Triggering

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traffic. You can configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature. A typical application of port forwarding can be shown by reversing the client-server relationship from the previous web server example.

  • Page 97: Set Up Port Forwarding To Local Servers

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Port triggering does not require that you know the computer’s IP address in advance. The • IP address is captured automatically. Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer’s IP address during configuration, •...

  • Page 98: Add A Custom Service

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Port Forwarding is selected as the service type. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you will host on your network. If the service does not appear in the list, see on page 98.

  • Page 99: Edit Or Delete A Port Forwarding Entry

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 In the Internal IP Address field, enter the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service. Click Apply. The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen.
  • Page 100 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer Note: connections, real-time communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you should also enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) according to the instructions on page 106.

  • Page 101: Dynamic Dns

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Click Add Service to display the following screen: In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow any computer on the Internet to use this service.
  • Page 102 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org.

  • Page 103: Static Routes

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Static Routes Static routes provide more routing information to your router. Under usual circumstances, the router has enough routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to add static routes. Only in unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network do you need to add static routes.
  • Page 104 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2  To set up a static route: Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes, and click Add to display the following screen: In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only.) Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only.

  • Page 105: Remote Management

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your router over the Internet.  To set up remote management: Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management.

  • Page 106: Usb Settings

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface. Choose a number from 1024 through 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port.
  • Page 107 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2  To turn on Universal Plug and Play: Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays. The available settings and information in this screen are: Turn UPnP On. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration.

  • Page 108: Ipv6

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR genie does not detect it automatically.  To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6 to display the following screen: Select the IPv6 connection type from the list.

  • Page 109: Traffic Meter

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 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.

  • Page 110: Chapter 10 Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, visit the NETGEAR support site at for product and contact information. http://support.netgear.com This chapter contains the following sections: •...

  • Page 111: Quick Tips

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Your Network Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: Turn off and unplug the modem. Turn off the router and computers.

  • Page 112: Troubleshooting With The Leds

    Make sure that the power cord is securely connected to your router and that the power • adapter is securely connected to a functioning power outlet. Check that you are using the 12V DC, 2.5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for • this product.

  • Page 113: Leds Never Turn Off

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay on, there is a fault within the router.

  • Page 114: Cannot Log In To The Router

    NETGEAR does not support such a configuration. If you are trying to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway • in your network, the router cannot perform some gateway services. For example, the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information.
  • Page 115 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown, your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP. If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP, you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network, as described in on page 111.

  • Page 116: Troubleshooting Pppoe

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Troubleshooting PPPoE If you are using PPPoE, try troubleshooting your Internet connection.  To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection: Log in to the router. Select Administration > Router Status. Click Connection Status. If all of the steps indicate OK, your PPPoE connection is up and working.

  • Page 117: Changes Not Saved

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Changes Not Saved If the router does not save the changes you make in the router interface, check the following: When entering configuration settings, always click the Apply button before moving to •...

  • Page 118: Restore The Factory Settings And Password

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Restore the Factory Settings and Password This section explains how to restore the factory settings, changing the router’s administration password back to password. You can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways: Use the Erase function of the router (see on page 85).

  • Page 119: Test The Path From Your Computer To A Remote Device

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Check that the appropriate LEDs are lit for your network devices. If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router.

  • Page 120: Appendix A Supplemental Information

    Supplemental Information This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the router. Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or some other similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least 7 seconds.
  • Page 121 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Table 4. Factory default settings (continued) Feature Default behavior Local network DHCP starting IP address 192.168.1.2 (LAN) continued DHCP ending IP address 192.168.1.254 Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR, GMT+1 for GR, GMT-8...

  • Page 122: Technical Specifications

    N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Technical Specifications Table 5. WNDR4500v2 Router Specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • North America: 120V, 60 Hz, input •...

  • Page 123: Appendix B Notification Of Compliance

    EC DOC in Languages of the European Community Language Statement Cesky [Czech] NETGEAR Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že tento Radiolan je ve shode se základními požadavky a dalšími príslušnými ustanoveními smernice 1999/5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede NETGEAR Inc. erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr Radiolan overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF.
  • Page 124 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Español Por medio de la presente NETGEAR Inc. declara que el Radiolan cumple con los [Spanish] requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνική [Greek] ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ NETGEAR Inc. ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ Radiolan ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ...

  • Page 125: Fcc Caution

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Declaration of Conformity We, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules.

  • Page 126: Industry Canada

    Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2) does not exceed the Class B limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
  • Page 127 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2 Interference Reduction Table The table below shows the Recommended Minimum Distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference (in feet and meters). Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance (in feet and meters)

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