NETGEAR WNDR4500v2 User manual

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San Jose, CA 95134 USA
August 2014
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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
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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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MAC: 123456789ABC
SSID: NETGEARXX
Password: asdfgjkllopqwerti345fsdk
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