NETGEAR WNDR4500v2 User manual

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134 USA

August 2014

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For regulatory compliance information, visit

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See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

N900 Wireless Dual Band

Gigabit Router

Model WNDR4500v2

Installation Guide

Package Contents

The box contains the following items.

Power adapter

N900 Wireless Router

Ethernet cable

(with stand attached)

You can use this diagram to cable and connect your router or follow the detailed instructions in this booklet.

1. Prepare your modem.

4. Connect a computer.

3. Power on the router.2. Connect your modem.

Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a

battery backup, remove the battery.

Plug in your modem. Put the battery back

in. Then cable the modem to the router

Internet port.

Modem

Internet

Router

DSL or cable

Wait for the 2.4 GHz LED

to turn green.

Power On/Off

You can use an Ethernet cable or

connect wirelessly.

5. Launch a browser.

NETGEAR genie displays.

If you do not see genie, type

www.routerlogin.net. Type

admin for the user name and

password as the password.

Support

Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product.

After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of

your product and use it to register your product at

https://my.netgear.com.

You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR

telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product

through the NETGEAR website.

For product updates and web support, visit

http://support.netgear.com.

NETGEAR recommends that you use only the official NETGEAR

support resources.

You can get the user manual online at

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the product’s

user interface.

Note: You can get the user manual online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the product’s user interface.

Contents

Getting to Know Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Install Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1. Prepare your modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2. Connect your modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3. Power on the router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4. Connect a computer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5. Open a browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Preset Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Wireless Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Join the Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WPS Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Manual Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Access the Router to Make More Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Change Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Retrieve Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ReadySHARE Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

ReadySHARE Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NETGEAR genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NETGEAR genie Mobile App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Getting to Know Your Router

Most connectors are on the rear panel.

The following figure shows the front panel.

WAN

Reset

Power On/Off

Power connector

(Internet)

port

LAN ports 1–4

USB ports

WPS button

WiFi On/Off button

Power LED

Internet LED

2.4 GHz LED

5 GHz LED

Ethernet (LAN) LEDS

USB LEDs

WPS LED

The router has two buttons and several LEDs on the front.

•WPS button. Use WPS to add a wireless computer or device to

the network.

•WiFi On/Off button. Turn the wireless radios on and off.

Table 1. LEDs

LED Description

WPS • Solid green. Wireless security (such as, WEP,

WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) is enabled on the

router.

•Blinking green. The router is performing WPS

activities. This LED continuously blinks if the

router is in the WPS PIN auto lockdown state.

•Off. All wireless radios are disabled, and there is

no WPS activity.

Power/Test • Solid amber. The router is starting up after being

powered on.

•Solid green. The power is on, and the router is

ready.

•Blinking amber. A firmware update is in progress.

•Blinking green. The firmware is corrupt.

•Switching between green and amber. The

router is in AP Bridge mode.

•Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet • Solid green. An IP address has been received.

The router is ready to transmit data.

•Solid amber. The IP address has not been

acquired.

•Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the

router and the modem.

2.4 GHz •Solid green. The wireless radio is operating.

•Blinking. The router is in WPS mode.

•Off. The wireless radio is off.

5 GHz •Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating.

•Blinking. The router is in WPS mode.

•Off. The wireless radios is off.

LAN ports 1–4 •Solid green. The LAN port has detected a

1,000 Mbps link with an attached device.

•Solid amber. The LAN port detected a

10/100 Mbps link with an attached device.

•Off. No link is detected on this port.

USB 1 and USB 2 • Solid green. The router has accepted the USB

device. The USB device is ready to be used.

•Blinking green. The USB device is in use.

•Off. No USB device is connected, or the Safely

Remove Hardware button has been clicked, and it

is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

Table 1. LEDs (continued)

LED Description

Install Your Router

Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install the

router. Follow steps 1 through 5.

1. Prepare your modem.

a. Unplug the power to the

modem.

b. If the modem has a battery

backup, remove its batteries.

c. If your modem was already

connected to another router,

disconnect the cable between

your modem and that router.

d. Check that your modem is

turned off and cabled only to

the wall jack for your Internet service.

2. Connect your modem.

a. Plug in and turn on your modem. (Replace the batteries if you

removed them previously.)

b. With the yellow Ethernet cable that came with the router,

connect your modem to the Internet port of your router.

Internet

DSL or cable

Modem

Router

Modem

3. Power on the router.

a. Connect the power adapter to the router and the power cord.

b. Plug the power cord into an outlet.

c. Before going to Step 4, wait for the 2.4 GHz LED on the

front panel of the router to turn green.

If none of the LEDs on the front panel are lit, press the Power

On/Off button on the rear panel of the router.

On/Off

Router

Modem

Power

button

4. Connect a computer.

You can use an Ethernet cable (not included) or connect

wirelessly.

•Use the Ethernet cable to connect your computer to an

Ethernet port on your router.

•Or connect wirelessly by using the preset wireless security

settings on the label on the product label.

5. Open a browser.

NETGEAR genie displays and guides you through the

installation.

If genie does not display, close and reopen the browser and type

http://www.routerlogin.net in the address bar, or see

Troubleshooting on page 13.

Router

Preset Wireless Security

This product has a unique WiFi network name (SSID) and network

key (password). The default SSID and network key (password) are

uniquely generated for every device, like a serial number, to protect

and maximize your wireless security. This information is on the

product label.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the preset SSID or

password. If you do change the settings, the security SSID and

password on the product label no longer apply.

SN: 2PU1157WFFFFF

MAC: 123456789ABC

SSID: NETGEARXX

Password: asdfgjkllopqwerti345fsdk

456

EARXX

asd

fgj

kllopqwerti345

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