NETGEAR PR2000 User manual

NETGEAR Trek

N300 Travel Router and Range Extender

PR2000

Installation Guide

WiFi

USB

LAN

Internet/LAN

Reset

NETGEAR

Power

Internet

Contents

Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connect on the Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connect in the Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Meet Your NETGEAR Trek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Internet Mode Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Power Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Indicator LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connection Ports and Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Antenna Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

WiFi Connection at a Public Hotspot Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

WiFi Range Extender Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Internet Connection at Home Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

WiFi Bridge Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connect WiFi Devices to Your Trek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Get Started

Thank you for your purchase of the NETGEAR Trek N300 Travel

Router and Range Extender PR2000.

Whether you use the Internet in the home or on the go (or both), the

Trek is your solution to a better Internet experience.

Connect on the Go

The Trek gives you the means to connect to the Internet while away

from home.

Do you want to connect your devices to the Internet at a WiFi

hotspot? Connect your Trek to the WiFi hotspot and then connect

your devices to your Trek. The Trek’s firewall protects your personal

devices from known DoS attacks and port scans from the Internet.

For more information, see WiFi Connection at a Public Hotspot Setup

on page 8.

Connect in the Home

The Trek provides you with the means to extend and expand the

home network that you already have with your existing Internet

connection. Use the Trek for any of the following situations:

•Add a WiFi router to your home network.

Do you want to connect your wireless devices to your network?

Convert your home network into a home WiFi network. For more

information, see Internet Connection at Home Setup on page 12.

•Extend the range of your home WiFi network.

Do you want to use your wireless devices at a greater distance

from your WiFi router? Extend the range of your WiFi router with

a WiFi range extender. For more information, see WiFi Range

Extender Setup on page 10.

•Bridge the distance to your Internet-ready TV.

Is your Internet-ready TV or other Ethernet-enabled device too far

from your router for an Ethernet cable connection? Bridge the

distance with a WiFi bridge. Examples of Ethernet-enabled

devices include an Internet-ready TV, Blu-ray player, gaming

console, and desktop or laptop computer. For more information,

see WiFi Bridge Setup on page 14.

Meet Your NETGEAR Trek

Locate the hardware features on your Trek.

Internet Mode Switch

Select your Internet mode.

Internet

via

Wired

Power Off

Wireles

Internet

via

Wired

Power Off

Wireles

•Wired. Connect to the Internet with an

Ethernet cable.

•Power off. Turn off the Trek.

•Wireless. Connect to the Internet with a

wireless link.

Power Inputs

Use either of the following methods to power your Trek:

•AC power

connection.

Plug the unit

into an AC wall

outlet.

Power

Internet

WiFi

USB

Wired

Power Off

Wireles

•Micro USB connection.

Connect a micro USB

cable to the unit and to a

USB port on another

device.

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Internet

via

Wired

PowerOff

Wireles

Put the switch in one of the following

positions:

Indicator LEDs

Monitor the status of your Trek using the following LEDs:

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Power

Internet

WiFi

USB

Wired

Power Off

Wireles

Cover

(rotate

Indicator LEDs

clockwise

to open)

•Green. The Trek is powered on.

•Off. The Trek is powered off.

•Green. Either the Internet/LAN port is

connected physically or a wireless

channel is associated successfully.

•Blinking green. One of the following

occurred:

•Off. The Trek is not connected in either

wired or wireless mode.

•Green. Either the LAN port or a wireless

device is connected to the Trek.

•Off. No device is connected.

•Green. The USB drive is properly

mounted.

•Off. No USB drive is detected.

Power

Internet

-The Reset button was pressed longer

than five seconds.

-A firmware upgrade is in progress.

-The bandwidth limit was exceeded.

WiFi

USB

Connection Ports and Reset Button

Reset and connect your Trek using the following items:

USB

LAN

Internet/LAN

Reset

ETGEAR

Reset

button

Connection

ports

•Reset button. To reset the Trek to its factory

settings, insert a paper clip into the Reset hole

and hold it until the Internet LED blinks.

•Internet/LAN port. When the Internet Mode

switch is set to Wired, this port becomes an

Internet port. When the switch is set to

Wireless, this port becomes a LAN port.

•LAN port. A LAN port for any Ethernet-enabled

device.

•USB port. A USB port for USB storage or USB

printer. When plugged into the wall, the USB

port can also be used as a cell phone charger.

Antenna Orientation

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Internet

via

Wired

Power Off

Wireles

Power

Internet

WiFi

USB

WiFi

USB

LAN

Internet/LAN

Reset

NETGEAR

Power

Internet

NETGEAR

LAN

Internet/LAN

Reset

USB

WiFi

USB

Power

Internet

The WiFi antenna is inside the cover.

Rotate the cover clockwise to orient

the antenna. For best performance,

keep the cover vertical when you use

your Trek.

WiFi Connection at a Public Hotspot

Setup

Use the Trek as a WiFi connection to a wireless network in a WiFi

hotspot zone. The Trek’s firewall protects your devices from known

DoS attacks and port scans from the Internet.

CAUTION: Most public WiFi hotspots offer no security. NETGEAR

recommends that you do not send personal information over the

Internet from your connected devices.

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LAN

Internet/LAN

Reset

USB

WiFi

USB

Power

Internet

(Optional) Connect

a USB device to

the USB port

To connect to a public WiFi hotspot:

1. Connect the Trek to a power source.

For more information, see Power Inputs on page 5.

2. Turn on power to the Trek by moving the Internet Mode switch

from the Power Off position to the Wireless position.

3. Rotate the Trek’s cover clockwise to orient the antenna.

For more information, see Antenna Orientation on page 7.

4. Connect your computer or wireless device to the Trek's SSID, or

connect your computer or wireless device to the Trek’s LAN port

with an Ethernet cable.

5. Open a web browser on your computer or wireless device, type

www.routerlogin.net in the address field, and press the Enter key.

If a login screen displays, enter admin for your user name and

password for your password. Then click the OK button.

The Wireless as WAN screen displays, which shows the available

wireless networks.

6. Make sure that the Extend my current wireless router's range

check box is not selected.

7. Select the wireless network that you want to connect to and enter

the related security information for that wireless network.

8. To be able to use these settings again without having to reenter

them, select the To save a name for profile check box.

9. In the field provided, enter a name for the profile.

10. Click the Apply button.

The Trek connects to the WiFi hotspot after a couple of minutes.

11. Connect your other wireless devices to the Trek.

For more information, see Connect WiFi Devices to Your Trek on

page 16.

WiFi Range Extender Setup

Use the Trek as a WiFi extender to connect your wireless devices

that are outside the range of your existing WiFi router. NETGEAR

recommends that you connect to the WiFi network of the Trek when a

wireless device is in a dead zone where the connection to your

existing WiFi router is poor or nonexistent.

To use the Trek as a WiFi range extender:

1. Place the Trek at an equal distance between your existing WiFi

router and the wireless device that is located in the dead zone of

your router.

DO DON’T

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Power

Internet

WiFi

USB

Wired

PowerOff

Wireles

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Power

Internet

WiFi

USB

Wired

PowerOff

Wireles

2. Connect the Trek to a power source.

For more information, see Power Inputs on page 5.

3. Turn on power to the Trek by moving the Internet Mode switch

from the Power Off position to the Wireless position.

4. Rotate the Trek’s cover clockwise to orient the antenna.

For more information, see Antenna Orientation on page 7.

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