Netgear orporated 13200232 N450 Wireless Router User Manual N450 Wireless Router WNR2500

Netgear Incorporated N450 Wireless Router N450 Wireless Router WNR2500

Users Manual

350 East Plumeria DriveSan Jose, CA 95134USAJune 2013CERTIFICATION DRAFTN450 Wireless Router WNR2500User ManualNote: This draft is a certification document and there might be some differences between this user manual and the actual unit.
2N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 SupportThank you for choosing NETGEAR. 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 web site. For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com.Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR.Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx.NETGEAR recommends that you use only the official NETGEAR support resources.TrademarksNETGEAR, 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.Revision HistoryPublication Part Number Version Publish Date Comments202-11229-01 v1.0 February 2013 First publication
3ContentsChapter 1 Hardware SetupUnpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Verify the Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR genieRouter Setup Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Gather ISP Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Wireless Devices and Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Types of Logins and Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17NETGEAR genie Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Use NETGEAR genie after Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Upgrade Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Change the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Manual Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Chapter 3 genie Basic SettingsInternet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Internet Setup Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Wireless Settings Screen Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode . . .31WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Chapter 4 genie Advanced HomeSetup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42WPS Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46WAN Setup Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49LAN Setup Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Manage the DHCP Server on the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Set Up Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52QoS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service for Wireless Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Quality of Service Priority Rules and Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Chapter 5 SecurityKeyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Exempt a Computer from Blocking and Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Block Services (Port Filtering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Schedule Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Chapter 6 AdministrationUpgrade the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72View and Configure Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Chapter 7 Advanced SettingsAdvanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Advanced Settings for Your Wireless Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Set Up a Wireless Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Set Up the WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Set Up a Wireless Card Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Wireless Access Point (AP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Wireless Distribution System (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Set Up a Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Configuration Concepts . . . . . . . . . . 89Remote Computer Access Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
5N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications . . . . . . . . . .91How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Add a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . .95Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107IPv6 Auto Detect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108IPv6 Auto Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109IPv6 6to4 Tunnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110IPv6 Pass Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112IPv6 Fixed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112IPv6 DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113IPv6 PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116Chapter 8 MonitoringRouter Status and Usage Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120Router Information Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121Internet Port Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123Wireless Settings Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124Guest Network Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125Chapter 9 TroubleshootingQuick Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128All LEDs Remain Lit after Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Internet or LAN Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Wireless LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129The WPS (Push 'N' Connect) Button Blinks Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Cannot Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
6N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . 134Appendix A Supplemental InformationFactory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Appendix B Notification of ComplianceIndex
711. Hardware SetupGet to know your routerIf you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, this chapter walks you through the hardware setup. Chapter 2, Getting Started with NETGEAR genie explains how to set up your Internet connection.This chapter contains the following sections:•Unpack Your Router •Hardware Features •Position Your Router •Cable Your Router •Verify the Cabling For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
Hardware Setup8N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Unpack Your RouterOpen the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. Ethernet cablePower adapterN450 Wireless RouterFigure 1. Package contentsYour box contains the following items:•N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•AC power adapter (plug varies by region)•Category 5e (Cat 5E) Ethernet cable•Installation guideIf 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. Hardware FeaturesBefore you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.
Hardware Setup9 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Front PanelThe router front panel has the following status LEDs and button: WPS buttonLAN LEDsWireless LEDInternet LEDPower LED and LEDWiFi button Figure 2. Front panelTable 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED DescriptionPower •Solid amber. The unit 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.•Off. Power is not supplied to the router.Internet •Solid amber. The IP address has not been acquired.•Solid green. An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data.•Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
Hardware Setup10N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Wireless •Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating.•Off. The wireless radio is off.LAN ports 1–4 •Solid green. The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.•Solid amber. The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.•Off. No link is detected on the LAN port.WPS •Solid green. Indicates that wireless security is enabled.•Blinking green. The router is attempting to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to the wireless network. •Blinking green rapidly for about 5 seconds. WPS has failed to add a wireless device or computer.•Blinking green rapidly and continuously. The router is in stuck in the temporary AP setup locked state. For more information, see The WPS (Push 'N' Connect) Button Blinks Amber on page 129.•Off. No WPS connection exists.WiFi On/Off buttonTurns the wireless radio in the router on or off.WPS button Initiates a WPS wireless connection procedure.Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions (continued)LED Description
Hardware Setup11 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Back PanelThe back panel has the following buttons, ports, and connector: LAN ports Internet port AC power connectorFigure 3. Back panelTable 2. Back panel button, port, and connector descriptions Port or Button DescriptionWiFi On/Off button Turns the wireless radio in the router on or off.LAN ports Four local area network (LAN) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the router to your local computers.Internet port Ethernet port for connecting the router to a cable broadband modem or DSL broadband modem. The Internet port is also referred to as the WAN port.AC power connector AC power connector to connect the power adapter to the router.
Hardware Setup12N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 LabelThe label on the back panel of the router shows the default login information, default WiFi network name (SSID), network key (also referred to as wireless network password or passphrase), serial number, MAC address, and other information.Figure 4. Label on the back panelFor information about restoring factory settings, see Factory Settings on page 137.Position Your RouterThe router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. For best results, place your router: •Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices.•So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.•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 fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, or the base of a cordless phone or 2.4 GHz cordless phone. •Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
Hardware Setup13 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500To prepare your router for installation:1. Carefully peel off the protective film covering your router.placeholder2. Place your router in a suitable area for installation (near an AC power outlet and accessible to the Ethernet cables for your wired computers).
Hardware Setup14N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Cable Your RouterThe installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page. This section describes how to connect the router, the computer, and the cable or DSL broadband modem, and provides detailed illustrations.1. Turn off and unplug the cable or DSL broadband modem. If your modem has a backup battery, remove it as well.2. Locate the Ethernet cable ( 1) that connects your computer to the modem.12placeholder3. Disconnect the cable from the modem ( 2). You will connect it to the router later.4. Locate the Ethernet cable that came with the NETGEAR product. Securely insert the Ethernet cable into your modem and into the Internet port of the router.placeholder
Hardware Setup15 N450 Wireless Router WNR25005. Locate the cable you removed from the modem in Step 3. Securely insert that cable into a LAN port on the router such as LAN port 4.placeholderYour network cables are connected, and you are ready to start your network. It is important that you start your network in the correct sequence:1. First, power on the modem.2. After the modem finishes starting up, power on the router. Turn on the router by pressing the Power On/Off button on the back.Verify the CablingVerify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs:•The Power LED is solid green when the router is turned on.•The Wireless LED is solid blue. •The Internet LED is solid green. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely attached to the router Internet port, and that the modem is powered on.• The LAN LEDs (1 through 4) are solid green or solid amber for any computers cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.
1622. Getting Started with NETGEAR genieConnect to the routerThis 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.This chapter contains the following sections:•Router Setup Preparation •Types of Logins and Access •NETGEAR genie Setup •Use NETGEAR genie after Installation •Upgrade Router Firmware •Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) •Change the Password •Password Recovery •Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie17 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Router Setup PreparationYou can set up your router with NETGEAR genie automatically, or you can use the 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.Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCPIf you set up your computer to use a static IP address, you need to change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Gather ISP InformationIf you have DSL broadband service, you might need the following information to set up your router and to check that your Internet configuration is correct. Your Internet service provider (ISP) should have provided you with all of the information needed to connect to the Internet. If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP to provide it. When your Internet connection is working, you no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router automatically logs you in.•The ISP configuration information for your DSL account•ISP login name and password•Fixed or static IP address settings (special deployment by ISP; this is rare)Wireless Devices and Security SettingsMake sure that the wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 wireless security, which is the wireless security supported by the router. For information about the router’s preconfigured security settings, see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28.Types of Logins and AccessThere are separate types of logins that have different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when.•Router login logs you in to the router user interface from NETGEAR genie. For more information, see Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 19.•ISP login logs you in to your Internet service. Your service provider has provided you with this login information in a letter or some other way. If you cannot find this login information, contact your service provider.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie18N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 •Wireless network login. Your router is preset with a unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access. This information is on the label located on the back of your router.NETGEAR genie SetupNETGEAR 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. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router:1. Turn the router on by pressing the Power On/Off button, if not done yet. 2. Make sure that your device is connected with an Ethernet cable to your router.3. Launch your Internet browser.•If this is the first time you are setting up the Internet connection for your router, the browser automatically goes to http://www.routerlogin.net, and the NETGEAR genie screen displays.•If you already used NETGEAR genie, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR genie screen. For more information, see Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 19.4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the NETGEAR genie setup.NETGEAR genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet. If the browser cannot display the web page: •Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports, or wirelessly to the router.•Make sure that the router is fully up and running. Its Wireless LED should be lit.•Close and reopen the browser to make sure that the browser does not cache the previous page.•Browse to http://routerlogin.net.•If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this is uncommon), change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router.If the router does not connect to the Internet:1. Review the router’s settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly. 2. Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.3. Read Chapter 9, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie19 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Use NETGEAR genie after InstallationWhen you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. To use NETGEAR genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router:1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router.2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.The login window displays:admin********3. Enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in lowercase letters.Note: The router user name and password are different from the user name and password for logging in to your Internet connection. For more information, see Types of Logins and Access on page 17.Upgrade Router FirmwareWhen you set up your router and are connected to the Internet, the router automatically checks for you to see if newer firmware is available. If it is, a message is displayed on the top of the screen. The message might be A router firmware upgrade is available, or a similar message.To upgrade the firmware after the router has detected newer firmware and displays a message:1. Click the message.The Firmware Upgrade Assistant displays.2. Click Yes.The router upgrades to the latest firmware. After the upgrade, the router restarts.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie20N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 CAUTION:Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting and the Power LED has stopped blinking and has turned to steady green for several seconds.For more information about upgrading firmware, see Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 72.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie21 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the five sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information. The left column has the menus, and at the top is an Advanced tab that provides access to additional menus and screens. Menus (Click the Advanced tabto view more)Dashboarddetails)(Click to viewHelpLanguageFigure 5. Router Basic Home screen with dashboard, language, and online helpBasic screen:•Home. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router. •Internet. Set, update, and check the ISP settings of your router.•Wireless. View or change the wireless settings for your router.•Attached Devices. View the devices that are connected to your network.•Parental Controls. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers. •Guest Network. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router’s Internet connection.Advanced tab. Set up the router for unique situations such as when remote access by IP address or by domain name from the Internet is needed. For more information, see Chapter 7, Advanced Settings. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie22N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Help & Support. Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information, help, and product documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.Change the PasswordThe default password that you use to log in to the router is admin. NETGEAR recommends that you change this default password to a secure password.Changing the default password is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the back panel of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and the passphrase (also referred to as the wireless network password or network key) for wireless access (see Label on page 12).To change the default password that you use to log in to the router:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password screen displays:2. Type the old password, and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.3. If you want to be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box. For more information, see the following section.4. Click the Apply button.Password RecoveryNETGEAR 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
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie23 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.To set up password recovery:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password screen displays.2. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.3. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.4. Click the Apply button.When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click the Cancel button, the password recovery process starts. You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password. Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your NetworkChoose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. For information about how to set up a guest network, see Guest Network on page 38.Manual MethodTo connect manually:1. Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device (laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your router.This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.2. Look for your network and select it. If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process, look for the default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default SSID is located on the product label on the back panel of the router.3. Enter the router wireless network password (passphrase) and click the Connect button.The default router passphrase is located on the product label on the back panel of the router.4. Repeat steps 1–3 to add other wireless devices.Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) MethodWi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you connect to a secure WiFi network without typing its password. Instead, press a button or enter a PIN. NETGEAR calls WPS Push 'N' Connect.During the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the router so that every device in the network has the same security settings.
Getting Started with NETGEAR genie24N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Some older WiFi equipment is not compatible with WPS. WPS works only with WPA2or WPA wireless security.To use WPS to join the wireless network:1. Press the WPS button on the router front panel . The WPS LED (on the button) starts to blink green.2. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device. The device is now connected to your router.3. Repeat steps 1–2 to add other WPS wireless devices.
2533. genie Basic SettingsYour Internet connection and networkThis chapter describes the features that are available from the genie Basic Home screen:Figure 6. genie Basic Home screenThis chapter contains the following sections:•Internet Setup •Basic Wireless Settings •Attached Devices •Parental Controls •Guest Network
genie Basic Settings26N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Internet SetupThe Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. To view or change the Internet setup:1. From the Home screen, select Internet. The Internet Setup screen displays:The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login.•Yes. Select the tunneling protocol, and enter the login name and password for your ISP. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.•No. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.2. 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.3. Click the Apply button.
genie Basic Settings27 N450 Wireless Router WNR25004. Click the Test button.Your Internet connection is tested. If the router does not detect the Internet connection and the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see Chapter 9, Troubleshooting.Internet Setup Screen FieldsThe following descriptions explain all of the possible fields on the Internet Setup screen. Note that which fields display on this screen depends on whether an ISP login is required.Does Your ISP Require a Login? Select either Yes or No.These fields display when no login is required:•Account Name (If Required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the host name.•Domain Name (If Required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.These fields display when your ISP does require a login:•Internet Service Provider. As the ISP tunneling protocol, select PPTP, L2TP, or PPPoE.•Login. Enter the login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.•Password. Enter the password that you use to log in to your ISP. •Service Name (If Required). Enter the service name provided by your ISP. If your ISP did not give you a service name, leave this field blank.•Connection Mode. Select the one of the following connection modes:-Always On. The connection automatically starts when you turn on the router and does not time out. If the connection is terminated for some reason, the router attempts to bring up the connection.-Dial on Demand. The connection automatically starts when there is outbound traffic to the Internet and automatically terminates when the idle time-out period is exceeded.-Manually Connect. You need to connect and disconnect manually. To connect to the Internet, click the Advanced tab to display the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button to display the Connection Status screen (see Connection Status on page 123), and then click the Connect button. The manual connection does not time out. To disconnect from the Internet, click the Disconnect button. The Connect and Disconnect buttons display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect.•Idle Timeout (In Minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
genie Basic Settings28N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Internet IP Address.•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses.•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned to you. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router should connect.Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. •Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns these IP addresses. •Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select this option, and enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address used by the router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (this is also called spoofing or cloning). •Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address.•Use Computer MAC Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using to configure the router. To configure the router, make sure that you use the computer that is registered and allowed by the ISP.•Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.Basic Wireless SettingsThe Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup.The router comes with preset WPA2-PSK security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID), wireless network password (also referred to as the passphrase or network key), and security option (authentication and encryption protocol) are preset in the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the back panel of the router. The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security.WARNING:NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you do 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.
genie Basic Settings29 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Note: If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this situation, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.To view or change basic wireless settings:1. On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen.Note: The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.2. Make any changes that are needed.3. Click the Apply button.4. Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly. If they do not, check the following:•Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network (without wireless security) that they discover.•Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen? If it does, then it is connected to the network.•If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on the back panel of your router.
genie Basic Settings30N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Note: The WEP option displays only if you select Up to 54 Mbps from the Mode menu.Wireless Settings Screen FieldsThe following sections describe the fields of the Wireless Settings screen.Wireless NetworkEnable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box is selected by default, but you can clear it to disable broadcast of the SSID.Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, then wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. The default SSID is randomly generated. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change the default SSID. If you do decide to change the name, enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive.Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. Note that in the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.Channel. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1 through 13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated.) Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the best. The default setting is Auto, which means that the router selects a channel automatically.Note: When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 5 channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 11).Mode. Up to 150 Mbps is the default setting. Up to 54 Mbps supports 802.11g, and 11b wireless devices. The 300 Mbps setting allows 802.11n devices to connect at this speed.Security OptionsThe Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the wireless authentication and encryption option and the passphrase (also referred to as the wireless network password or network key). The security that you select encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices receive authorization to connect to your network.
genie Basic Settings31 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500WARNING:NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the wireless security option and the passphrase. However, if you need to change these settings, the following sections explains how. Do not disable wireless security!WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed ModeThese types of wireless security options use a pre-shared key (PSK), which is the same as a passphrase, wireless network password, or network key.You can select from the following wireless PSK security options:•WPA-PSK [TKIP]. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides strong data security with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption. This option supports speeds of up to 54 Mbps only.•WPA2-PSK [AES]. Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2) provides strong data security with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. This is the preset wireless security that is enabled by default. WPA2 provides the most reliable security. This option supports speeds of up to 300 Mbps. If not all clients in your network support WPA2, select WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK mixed mode.•WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]. WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK is referred to as mixed mode, which supports a combination of TKIP and AES encryption for both WPA and WPA2 clients. For WPA clients, this option supports speeds of up to 54 Mbps only. For WPA2 clients, this option supports speeds of up to 300 Mbps.To change the WPA wireless security option and passphrase:1. In the Security Options sections of the Wireless Settings screen, select one of the WP A options with PSK.2. In the associated Passphrase field, enter the passphrase that you want to use. The passphrase is a text string from 8 to 63 ASCII characters or exactly 64 hexadecimal digits. A hexadecimal digit is one of the following characters: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
genie Basic Settings32N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Wireless clients need to use the passphrase to access the wireless network through the router.3. Click the Apply button.WPA/WPA2 EnterpriseThis security option is not for home use but is typically used in a business or enterprise. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise does not use a passphrase but supports 802.1x authentication, which requires an internal or external RADIUS server. A Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server provides Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management to grant (or deny) computers access to your wireless network.WPA/WPA2 Enterprise can support WPA [TKIP] for WPA clients only, WPA2 [AES] for WPA2 clients only, and WPA [TKIP] + WPA2 [AES], which is a combination of TKIP and AES encryption for both WPA and WPA2 clients. WPA clients are supported at speeds of up to 54 Mbps only. WPA2 clients are supported at speeds of up 300 Mbps.WPA/WPA2 Enterprise supports five Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication methods: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, and EAP-SIM.To configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise security:1. In the Security Options sections of the Wireless Settings screen, select the WPA/WPA2 Enterprise radio button.2. Select the WPA mode (WPA [TKIP], WPA2 [AES], or WPA [TKIP] + WPA2 [AES]).3. Type the IP address of the RADIUS server .The address can be on your LAN on it can be an external address.4. Enter the port number for the RADIUS server in the range from 1 to 65535 (the default number is 1812).5. Type the shared secret, which needs to b e between 1 and 128 characters (the default value is blank). The shared secret is case-sensitive.6. Click the Apply button.
genie Basic Settings33 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500WEPWired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is an authentication and data encryption mode that has been superseded by WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. WEP supports speeds of up to 54 Mbps (the router is capable of speeds of up 300 Mbps) and does not function with WPS. However, if you set up a wireless distribution system (WDS; see Wireless Distribution System (WDS) on page 85), WEP is the only security that can be supported.Note: The WEP option displays only if you select Up to 54 Mbps from the Mode menu.To configure WEP security:1. In the Security Options sections of the Wireless Settings screen, select the WEP radio button.2. In the Authentication Type list, select one of the following types:•Automatic. If you enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field and click the Generate button, the four keys are automatically generated.•Shared Key. If you select this option, you need to select one key and enter the value manually.3. In the Encryption Strength list, select the encryption key size:•64-bit. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.•128-bit. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption. This selection provides higher encryption security.4. Depending on the authentication type, generate the key automatically or enter it manually:•If the authentication type is Automatic:a. In the Passphrase field, enter a passphrase:
genie Basic Settings34N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 b. Click the Generate button.For 64-bit WEP, four different WEP keys are generated. For 128-bit WEP, only one WEP key is generated, and the four key fields are populated with the same WEP key.•If the authentication type is Shared Key:a. Specify the active key by selecting the Key 1, Key 2, Key 3, or Key 4 radio button. Only one key can be the active key. b. Enter the value for the key manually:- For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, A–F). The key values are not case-sensitive.- For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0–9, A–F). The key values are not case-sensitive.5. Click the Apply button.Attached DevicesTo view all computers and devices, including intruders (unauthorized users) that are currently connected to your wired and wireless networks:Select Basic > Attached Devices. The Attached Devices screen displays:Wired devices are connected to the router through Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have joined the wireless network. The Wired Devices and Wireless Devices tables show the following information:•# (number). The order in which the device joined the network.•IP Address. The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network. Note that this number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network.
genie Basic Settings35 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•MAC Address. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC address is typically shown on the product label.•Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here. Click the Refresh button to update the information onscreen.Parental ControlsThe first time that you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are automatically directed to the NETGEAR website where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. The following screen displays:Figure 7. Live Parent Controls screenTo set up Live Parental Controls:1. On the Live Parental Controls screen, click either the Windows Users or Mac Users button.2. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Management Utility.
genie Basic Settings36N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.3. Click Next, read the note, and click Next again to proceed.You are prompted to log in or create a free account.4. Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next.•If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected. •If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button. A screen displays that lets you set up a free OpenDNS account.After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:
genie Basic Settings37 N450 Wireless Router WNR25005. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next.6. Click the Take me to the status screen button.Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as enabled.The next time that you select Parental Controls on the Basic Home screen, you can sign in to your free OpenDNS account and manage the parental controls.Figure 8. Sign in to your OpenDNS account screen
genie Basic Settings38N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Guest NetworkAdding a wireless guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without seeing your passphrase. You can also specify the degree of access that you give to visitors.To set up a guest network:1. Select Basic > Guest Network. 2. The Guest Network Settings screen displays:3. Select or clear any of the following optional wireless settings:•Enable Guest Network. If this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. By default, this check box is cleared.•Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the router broadcasts its SSID to all wireless devices. By default, this check box is selected.•Allow guest to access My Local Network. If this check box is selected, any user who connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Internet access. By default, this check box is selected.•Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network. By default, this check box is cleared.4. Give the guest network a name (SSID). The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. The default guest SSID is NETGEAR_Guest. This SSID is in addition to the regular SSID that you set up on the Wireless Settings screen (see Wireless Settings Screen Fields on page 30).5. Select a security option for the guest network. The security options that are available for the wireless guest network are the same options that are available for the regular wireless network (see WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,
genie Basic Settings39 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500and WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode on page 31, WPA/WPA2 Enterprise on page 32, and WEP on page 33).By default, the wireless guest network has no security (no authentication or encryption). However, NETGEAR recommends that you do select a security option.6. Click the Apply button.
4044. genie Advanced HomeSpecify custom settingsThis chapter describes the features that are available from the genie Advanced Home screen:Figure 9. genie Advanced Home screenThis chapter contains the following sections:•Setup Wizard •WPS Wizard •Setup Menu •WAN Setup
genie Advanced Home41 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•LAN Setup •QoS Setup The following menu selections that you can access from the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters:•Security. For information, see Chapter 5, Security.•Administration. For information, see Chapter 6, Administration.•Advanced Setup. For information, see Chapter 7, Advanced Settings.
genie Advanced Home42N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Setup WizardThe NETGEAR genie installation process is launched with the Setup Wizard the very first time that you start up the router. After you have set up the router, the genie installation process no longer launches automatically, but you can launch the Setup Wizard manually.To launch the Setup Wizard:1. Select Advanced > Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard screen displays:2. Select Yes, and click the Next button.The next screen displays. (If you select the No, I want to configure the router myself radio button, the Internet Setup screen displays. The Internet Setup screen is described in Internet Setup on page 26.)
genie Advanced Home43 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration. When the Setup Wizard is successful, the following screen displays:WPS WizardThe WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client (a computer or other wireless device) to your network. On the client, you need to either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN.To use the WPS Wizard:1. Select Advanced > WPS Wizard. The Add WPS Client displays.2. Click the Next button. The screen that displays lets you select the method for adding the client: 3. Select one of the following options:•Push Button. To use the push button method, do the following:a. Either click the WPS radio button on this screen, or press the WPS button that is located on the front panel of the router (see Front Panel on page 9). b. Within 2 minutes, go to the client and press its WPS button to let the client join the network.
genie Advanced Home44N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 You do not need to enter a password.•PIN Number. To use the PIN method, do the following:a. Select the PIN Number radio button.The screen adjusts:b. Enter the client security PIN.c. Click the Next button.Within 2 minutes, go to the client and use its WPS software to let the client join the network.You do not need to enter a password.While the router attempts to add the WPS-capable client, the WPS LED on the front of the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.d. Repeat this procedure to add another WPS client to your network.Setup MenuSelect Advanced > Setup to display the Setup menu. The following selections are available:•Internet Setup. This is a shortcut to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. For information, see Internet Setup on page 26.•Wireless Setup. This is a shortcut to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. For information, see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28.•Guest Network. This is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen. For information, see Guest Network on page 38. •WAN Setup. Internet (WAN) setup. For information, see WAN Setup on page 46.•LAN Setup. Local area network (LAN) setup. For information, see LAN Setup on page 49.
genie Advanced Home45 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•QoS Setup. Quality of Service (QoS) setup. For information, see QoS Setup on page 54.
genie Advanced Home46N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 WAN SetupThe WAN Setup screen lets you configure a demilitarized zone (DMZ) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the Internet (WAN) port.To change the WAN settings:1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. The WAN Setup screen displays:2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, WAN Setup Screen Settings.3. Click the Apply button.WAN Setup Screen SettingsThe following settings are available on this screen:Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, Teardrop Attack, UDP Flood, ARP Attack, Spoofing ICMP, Null Scan, and many others. By default, this check box is cleared.Default DMZ Server. A demilitarized zone (DMZ) server can be helpful when you play online games and use videoconferencing. Be careful when you use this feature because it makes the firewall security less effective. For more information, see Default DMZ Server on page 47.Respond to Ping on Internet Port. If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet, select this check box. By default, the check box is cleared. Use this option only as a
genie Advanced Home47 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500diagnostic tool because it allows your router to be discovered. Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason.Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows computers on the LAN to receive the multicast traffic they are subscribed to from the Internet. By default, this check box is selected, and the IGMP proxy is disabled, preventing multicast traffic from the Internet to the LAN. Clear the Disable IGMP Proxying check box to allow multicast traffic from the Internet to the LAN.MTU Size (in bytes). The normal maximum transmit unit (MTU) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. For some ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. This is rarely required, and you should not do this unless you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. For more information, see Change the MTU Size on page 48.NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router processes inbound traffic:•Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. By default, the Secured radio button is selected.•Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function.Disable SIP ALG. Some Voice over IP (VoIP) applications do not function well with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Layer Gateway (ALG). Selecting the check box to turn off the SIP ALG might enable connected VoIP devices to create and accept a VoIP call through the router. By default, the check box is cleared.Default DMZ ServerThe default DMZ server feature is helpful when you use some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to function correctly with them, but there are other applications that might not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application correctly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default DMZ server.WARNING:DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network.Incoming traffic from the Internet is usually discarded by the router unless the traffic is a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured on the Port
genie Advanced Home48N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Forwarding / Port Triggering screen (see Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers on page 93 and Set Up Port Triggering on page 96). Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have it forwarded to one computer on your network. This computer is called the default DMZ server.To set up a default DMZ server: 1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. The WAN Setup screen displays.2. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.3. Type the IP address.4. Click the Apply button.Change the MTU SizeThe maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets travel through many devices along the way. If any device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets have to be split or 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.WARNING:An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems such as the inability to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.Leave MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs:•You have problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. These web-based applications might require an MTU change:-A secure website that does not open, or displays only part of a web page-Yahoo email-MSN portal-America Online’s DSL service•You use VPN and have severe performance problems.•You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems.
genie Advanced Home49 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away.The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Table 3. Common MTU sizes MTU Application1500 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.1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)1468 Used in some DHCP environments.1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments, for example.1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL.576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.To change the MTU size:1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. The WAN Setup screen displays.2. In the MTU Size field, enter a new size between 64 and 1500.3. Click the Apply button.LAN SetupThe 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 function as a DHCP server. The router’s default LAN IP configuration is:•LAN IP address. 192.168.1.1•Subnet mask. 255.255.255.0These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks and should be suitable for most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a different IP addressing scheme, you can make those changes on the LAN Setup screen.
genie Advanced Home50N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the browser, you are disconnected. If this situation occurs, you need to open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again.To change the LAN settings:1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup. The LAN Setup screen displays:2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings.3. Click the Apply button.LAN Setup Screen SettingsThe following settings are available on this screen:LAN TCP/IP SetupIP Address. The LAN IP address of the router (by default, 192.168.1.1).IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router (by default, 255.255.255.0). Combined with the IP address, the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which have to be reached through a gateway or router.
genie Advanced Home51 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) enables a router to exchange routing information with other routers. This setting controls how the router sends and receives RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting, the router broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the router incorporates the RIP information that it receives.RIP Version. This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, the RIP function is disabled. There are three RIP versions:•RIP-1 is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network setup. •RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2 format:•RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.•RIP-2M uses multicasting.Use Router as a DHCP ServerBy default, this check box is selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.Starting IP Address. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. The default starting IP address is 192.168.1.2.Ending IP Address. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router. The default ending IP address is 192.168.1.254.For more information, see Manage the DHCP Server on the Router on page 51.Address ReservationWhen you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings. For more information, see Set Up Address Reservation on page 52.Manage the DHCP Server on the RouterBy default, the router functions as a DHCP server, enabling it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers and devices that are connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached computers and devices from a pool of addresses specified on the LAN Setup screen. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router function well.You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned 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, the default range is
genie Advanced Home52N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 192.168.1.2–192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of this range for devices with fixed addresses.The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP information:•IP address from the range that you have defined•Subnet mask•Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)•Primary DNS server address (if you entered a primary DNS address on the Internet Setup screen; otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)•Secondary DNS server address (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen)To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually configure the network settings of all of your computers and devices:1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup. The LAN Setup screen displays.2. Clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box.3. Click the Apply button.If the DHCP service is not enabled on the router and no other DHCP server is available on your network, you need to set your computers’ IP addresses manually or your computers are not able to access the router.Set Up Address ReservationWhen you specify a reserved IP address for a computer or device on the LAN, that computer or device always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. To reserve an IP address:1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup. The LAN Setup screen displays.2. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button.
genie Advanced Home53 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The Address Reservation screen displays:3. In the IP Address field, type 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.)Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can select the associated radio button in the Address Reservation table. The computer’s information is automatically copied into the IP Address, MAC Address, and Device Name fields.4. Type the MAC address of the computer or server .5. Type a name for the computer or server .6. Click the Add button to add the address to the Address Reservation table on the LAN Setup screen.The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew.To edit or delete a reserved address entry:1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup. The LAN Setup screen displays.2. In the Address Reservation table, select the radio button next to the address that you want to edit or delete.3. Do one of the following:•Click the Edit button. The Address Reservation screen displays.a. Edit the address information.
genie Advanced Home54N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 b. Click the Apply button.•Click the Delete button. The address is removed from the table.QoS SetupQuality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that you can use to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. You use the QoS Setup screen to set up QoS features.The following sections describe the QoS features.Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service for Wireless TrafficThe router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and the client running that application need to have WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video.WMM QoS is enabled by default, and the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings check box is selected. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this setting as it is for full 802.11n wireless rate support. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing this check box and clicking the Apply button.Quality of Service Priority Rules and Internet AccessYou can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:•Specific applications•Specific online games•Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router•A specific device by MAC addressTo specify prioritization of traffic, you need to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.By default, QoS is disabled for Internet traffic, the default QoS rules and any custom QoS rules that you created are not activated, and no traffic is prioritized.To enable QoS for Internet traffic and activate the QoS rules:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.
genie Advanced Home55 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The QoS Setup screen displays:2. Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check button.3. Click the Apply button.The following sections describe how to manage and create QoS rules, which are also referred to as QoS policies.Manage QoS RulesThe following procedure refers to preconfigured and custom QoS rules. For information about how to create custom QoS rules, see the sections following this section.To view, change, or delete a QoS rule:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays.2. Click the Setup QoS rule button.
genie Advanced Home56N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 All preconfigured QoS rules are displayed in a table, along with their priority (Highest, High, Normal, or Low) and a description:3. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete, and do one of the following:•Click the Delete button to remove the QoS policy from the table.•Click the Edit button to edit the QoS policy. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.a. Follow the instructions in the following sections to change the policy settings.b. When you are done, click the Apply button on the QoS - Priority Rules screen.Your changes are saved in the table on the QoS Setup screen.WARNING:If you click the Delete All button, all preconfigured and custom QoS rules are deleted.
genie Advanced Home57 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Create a QoS Rule for an Application or Online GameTo create a QoS policy for an application or online game:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays.2. Click the Setup QoS rule button.The existing QoS rules display.3. Click the Add Priority Rule button. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.4. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming:•Applications. The Applications list lets you select existing applications, but scroll down to the bottom to select Add a new application. The screen adjusts:•Online Gaming. The Online Gaming list lets you select existing games, but scroll down to the bottom to select Add a new game.
genie Advanced Home58N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The screen adjusts:5. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the new application or game.6. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traf fic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. Select Highest, High, Normal, or Low.7. In the Connection Type field, select either TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.8. In the Starting Port and Ending Port fields, specify the port number or range of port numbers that is used by the application or game.9. Click the Apply button on the QoS - Priority Rules screen.The rule is saved in the QoS policy table on the QoS Setup screen.Create a QoS Rule for a Router LAN PortTo create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays.2. Click the Setup QoS rule button.The existing QoS rules display.3. Click the Add Priority Rule button. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.4. In the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port.
genie Advanced Home59 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The screen adjusts:5. From the Ethernet LAN port list, select the LAN port ( 1, 2, 3, or 4) for which you want to configure the QoS policy.6. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traf fic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. Select Highest, High, Normal, or Low.7. Click the Apply button on the QoS - Priority Rules screen.The rule is saved in the QoS policy table on the QoS Setup screen.Create a QoS Rule for a MAC AddressTo create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays.2. Click the Setup QoS rule button.The existing QoS rules display.3. Click the Add Priority Rule button. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.4. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address.
genie Advanced Home60N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The screen adjusts:5. If the device for which you want to create a QoS policy is displayed 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.6. (Optional) If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click the Refresh button. If it still does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually. 7. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traf fic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. Select Highest, High, Normal, or Low.8. Click the Apply button on the QoS - Priority Rules screen.The rule is saved in the QoS policy table on the QoS Setup screen.To edit or delete a MAC address on the MAC Device List:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays.2. Click the Setup QoS rule button.The existing QoS rules display.3. Click the Add Priority Rule button. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.4. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. The MAC Device List displays.5. Select the radio button next to the device that you want to edit or delete, and do one of the following:•Click the Delete button to remove the device from the table.
genie Advanced Home61 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•Click the Edit button to edit the MAC address, device name, or priority.Note: You cannot delete or edit a device that was detected by the router and automatically added to the MAC Device List.6. Click the Apply button on the QoS - Priority Rules screen.The device information is saved or removed from the MAC Device List.
genie Advanced Home62N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Bandwidth ControlBandwidth control lets you set a limit to the bandwidth that is available for traffic from the router to the Internet.To set the maximum uplink bandwidth:1. Select Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup.The QoS Setup screen displays:2. Select the Turn Bandwidth Control On check box.3. Select the Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth radio button.4. Click the Check button. The router detects the available uplink bandwidth. After about 1 minute, the available bandwidth displays onscreen. This information can help you to determine the maximum bandwidth setting that you want to allow.5. Select the Uplink bandwidth radio button.6. Enter the maximum bandwidth that you want to allow , and select either Kbps or Mbps.7. Click the Apply button.
6355. SecurityKeep unwanted content out of your networkThis 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:•Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic •Block Services (Port Filtering) •Schedule Blocking •Security Event Email Notifications Note: For information about parental controls, see Parental Controls on page 35.
Security64N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Keyword Blocking of HTTP TrafficUse keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule.To set up keyword blocking:1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites. The Block Sites screen displays:2. Select one of the keyword blocking options (by default, Never is selected):•Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the settings on the Schedule screen (see Schedule Blocking on page 68).•Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the settings on the Schedule screen.3. In the Type keyword or domain name here field, enter a keyword or domain, and click the Add Keyword button. Repeat this step to add more keywords or domains.The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries. Here are some sample entries:•If the keyword xxx is specified, the URL www.zzyyqq.com/xxx.html is blocked, as is the newsgroup alt.pictures.xxx.•If the keyword .com is specified, only websites with other domain suffixes (such as .edu or .gov) can be viewed.•If a period (.) is specified as the keyword, all Internet browsing access is blocked.
Security65 N450 Wireless Router WNR25004. Click the Apply button.To delete a keyword or domain:1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites. The Block Sites screen displays.2. Select the keyword or domain that you want to delete from the list.3. Click the Delete Keyword button. Clicking the Clear List button deletes all keywords and domains from the list.4. Click the Apply button.Note: If you have set up email notifications (see Security Event Email Notifications on page 69), you can be notified when someone attempts to access a blocked site.Exempt a Computer from Blocking and LoggingYou can exempt one trusted computer from blocking and logging. The computer you exempt needs to have a fixed IP address.To specify a trusted computer:1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites. The Block Sites screen displays.2. Select the Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites radio button.3. In the Trusted IP Address field, type the last octet of the IP address. The first three octets of the IP address depend on the IP address that is assigned to the router on the LAN Setup screen.4. Click the Apply button.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. This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For example, a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP (web server) request. The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF at http://www.ietf.org/) and published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbers.”
Security66N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application. Although the router already holds a list of many service port numbers, you are not limited to these choices. You can often determine port number information by contacting the publisher of the application, by asking user groups or newsgroups, or by searching.The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet services by computers on your network. This is called service blocking or port filtering. To add a service for blocking, first determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application.To block services:1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Services. The Block Services screen displays:2. Select one of the service blocking options (by default, Never is selected):•Per Schedule. Turn on service blocking according to the settings on the Schedule screen (see Schedule Blocking on page 68).•Always. Turn on service blocking all the time, independent of the settings on the Schedule screen.3. Click the Add button to add a service.
Security67 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. 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. 5. (Optional) To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear , select User Defined.6. (Optional) If you selected User Defined in the previous step:a. If you know the protocol that the application uses, select TCP or UDP. If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP.b. Enter the starting and ending port numbers. If the application uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.c. Type a descriptive name in the Service Type/User Defined field.7. Select the radio button for the IP address configuration that you want to block, and enter the IP addresses. You can block the specified service for a single computer, a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses, or all computers on your network.8. Click the Add button.The application or service is saved in the Service Table on the Block Services screen.To edit or delete an application or service from the Service Table:1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Services. The Block Services screen displays.2. In the Service Table, select the radio button next to the application or service that you want to edit or delete.3. Do one of the following:
Security68N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 •Click the Edit button to edit the application or service:a. Edit the application or service a s described in the previous procedure.b. When you are done, click the Accept button.•Click the Delete button.The application or service is removed from the table.Schedule BlockingIf you have set up keyword blocking, service blocking, or both, you can specify the days and time that you want blocking to occur.To schedule blocking:1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule. The Schedule screen displays:2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services:•Days to Block. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting one or more individual check boxes, or select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days. •Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All Day for 24-hour blocking. 3. Select your time zone from the list.
Security69 N450 Wireless Router WNR25004. If your time zone uses daylight saving time, select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box. 5. Click the Apply button.Security Event Email NotificationsTo 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:1. Select Advanced > Security > E-mail. The E-mail screen displays:2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn Email Notification On check box.3. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent by email.4. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This E-mail Address field. This email address is also used as the sender’s email address. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent by email.5. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires authentication check box. Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email server.
Security70N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 6. To have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site or service, select Send Alert Immediately.7. Specify when the logs are sent. If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period, the log is automatically emailed to the specified email address. You can also select the log to be sent when the log is full. Note: Whatever option you select, after the log is sent, the log is cleared from the router’s memory. If the router cannot email the log file, the log buffer might fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and discards its contents. 8. Click the Apply button.
7166. AdministrationManage your networkThis 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 and Configure Logs •Manage the Configuration File For information about changing the password of your router, see Change the Password on page 22.For information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, see Remote Management on page 103.For information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port, see Traffic Meter on page 116.
Administration72N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Upgrade the Router FirmwareThe router’s firmware (software) is stored in flash memory. If the router has detected that new firmware is available, you might see a message at the top of the genie screens. You can also use the Check button on the Firmware Upgrade screen to check manually if new firmware is available.To check for new firmware and update your router:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Firmware Upgrade. The Firmware Upgrade screen displays:2. Click the Check button.The router detects new firmware if any is available. If new firmware is available, the Firmware Upgrade Assistant screen displays.3. Click Yes to update the router to the new firmware.4. (Optional) If you have manually downloaded new firmware from the NETGEAR support website:a. Click Browse, navigate to the firmware file (the file ends in .img), and select the firmware file.b. Click the Upload button.A progress bar shows the progress of the firmware upload process:
Administration73 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500WARNING:When uploading firmware to the router, do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upload process can take up to 3 minutes, and the upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading.View and Configure LogsThe log is a detailed record of websites that users have accessed or attempted to access, router operation, DoS attacks and port scans, wireless access, and other information. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log.To view the log:Select Advanced > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays.
Administration74N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The Logs 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.Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group that users visited or attempted to access, or the IP address from which a DoS or port scan was initiated, from which time was synchronized, or in relation to which other actions occurred.Action. The action that occurred.To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button.To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.To email the log immediately, click the Send Log button.To configure which actions are logged:1. On the Logs screen, select any of the following check boxes:•Attempted access to allowed sites. Log attempts to access websites that are allowed.•Attempted access to blocked sites and services. Log attempts to access websites and services that are blocked.•Connections to the Web-based interface of this Router. Log access to the router user interface.•Router operation (startup, get time etc). Log router operation events such as startup, Internet connection, firmware initialization, and time synchronization.•Known DoS attacks and Port Scans. Log DoS attacks and port scans.•Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. Log port forwarding and port triggering events.•Wireless access. Log access by wireless clients.•Turn off wireless signal by schedule. Log when the radio is turned off if the wireless signal is scheduled to be turned off.2. Click the Apply button.Manage the Configuration FileThe 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.Back Up SettingsTo back up the router’s configuration settings:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Backup Settings.
Administration75 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The Backup Settings screen displays:2. Click the Back Up button to save a copy of the current settings.3. Choose a location to store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.Restore Configuration SettingsTo restore configuration settings that you backed up:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Backup Settings. The Backup Settings screen displays.2. Click the Browse button to navigate to the backup file (that is, the .cfg file).3. Click the Restore button to upload the file to the router.Upon completion, the router reboots.WARNING:Do not interrupt the reboot process.EraseUnder some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings.You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Settings on page 137), or you can use the Erase button on the Backup Settings screen.
Administration76N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 To erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings:1. Select Advanced > Administration > Backup Settings. The Backup Settings screen displays.2. Click the Erase button.3. Click Yes to confirm the action.The router reboots.WARNING:Do not interrupt the reboot process.Erasing sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP server.
7777. Advanced SettingsThis chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for users with a solid understanding of networking concepts who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP address or domain name is needed.This chapter includes the following sections:•Advanced Wireless Settings •Wireless Access Point (AP) •Wireless Distribution System (WDS) •Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Configuration Concepts •Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers •Set Up Port Triggering •Dynamic DNS •Static Routes •Remote Management •Universal Plug and Play •IPv6 •Traffic Meter
Advanced Settings78N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Advanced Wireless SettingsThe Advanced Wireless Settings screen lets you configure advanced settings for your wireless network, set up a schedule to turn off your wireless network, configure the WPS settings, and set up an access list for wireless clients.Advanced Settings for Your Wireless NetworkNETGEAR recommends that you use caution changing these settings.To change advanced settings for your wireless network:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays:2. (Optional) Clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box to completely turn off the wireless radio of the router.When the wireless radio is disabled, you can still use the router by connecting computers to the router with an Ethernet cable. By default, the wireless radio is enabled.3. (Optional) Clear the Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence check box to increase the wireless speed to the maximum supported speed.By default, 20/40 MHz coexistence is enabled to prevent interference between wireless network in your environment at the expense of the wireless speed. If there are no other
Advanced Settings79 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500wireless networks in your environments, you can clear the Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence check box.IMPORTANT:The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings.4. Click the Apply button. Set Up a Wireless ScheduleYou can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection. For instance, you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town. To configure and enable the wireless schedule:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.2. Click the Add a new period button.The screen adjusts:3. Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want the wireless signal to be turned of f.
Advanced Settings80N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 4. Click the Apply button.The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.5. Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule.6. Click the Apply button.Set Up the WPS SettingsYou can control how WPS functions on the router. NETGEAR recommends that you use caution changing the WPS settings.Note: For information about how to use WPS to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network, see Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method on page 23.You cannot set up the WPS settings when the security is WEP. Make sure that the security mode is WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK Mixed Mode. For information about configuring the security mode, see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28.You can do the following with the router’s PIN:•Disable the PIN entirely.•Change the number of times that a PIN connection is allowed to fail before the PIN is automatically disabled. By default, the PIN is automatically disabled after three failed connection attempts. If the PIN is automatically disabled, it remains so until you restart the router. While the PIN is disabled, the WPS LED blinks slowly.•Turn off automatic disabling of the PIN. To change the WPS settings for your wireless network:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.The router’s PIN is shown for information only. It cannot be changed.2. (Optional) Clear the Enable Router’s PIN check box to disable the router’ s PIN entirely. By default, the PIN is enabled, but there might be situations in which you want to disable the PIN.3. (Optional) Under the Enable Router's PIN check box, type a number in the field to change the number of times that a PIN connection can fail.You can change this setting only when the PIN is enabled. By default, the number is 3.4. (Optional) Clear the check box under the Enable Router ’s PIN check box to t urn off automatic disabling of the PIN.
Advanced Settings81 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500You can change this setting only when the PIN is enabled. By default, automatic disabling of the PIN is turned on.5. (Optional) Clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box.By default, this check box is selected. However, when the check box is selected, some applications such as Network Explorer in Windows Vista might not detect the router.CAUTION: When you clear this check box and you add a new wireless client through WPS, the router’s wireless settings change to an automatically generated SSID and passphrase (also referred to as the wireless network password or network key).6. Click the Apply button.Set Up a Wireless Card Access ListBy default, any wireless device that is configured with the correct SSID is allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific wireless devices based on their MAC addresses. Note: If you use a wireless computer to set up a wireless card access list, add your wireless computer to the access list; otherwise, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this situation, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.To restrict access to your network to specific wireless devices:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.2. Click the Set Up Access List button.
Advanced Settings82N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The Wireless Card Access List screen displays:3. Click the Add button. The Wireless Card Access Setup screen displays.
Advanced Settings83 N450 Wireless Router WNR25004. Type a name for the wireless device.5. Type the MAC address of the wireless device.6. Click the Add button to add the device to the table on the Wireless Card Access List screen.7. (Optional) Repeat Step 4 through Step 6 for additional wireless devices.8. Select the Turn Access Control On check box.9. Click the Apply button. Now only wireless devices that are in the table on the Wireless Card Access List screen can access the router.To edit or delete a wireless device from the access list:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.2. In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device that you want to edit or delete.3. Do one of the following:•Click the Edit button. The Edit Wireless Card screen displays.a. Edit the address information.b. Click the Accept button.•Click the Delete button. The address is removed from the table.Wireless Access Point (AP)The router can function in access point (AP) mode instead of regular router mode. In AP mode, the router can function as a bridge between wireless clients and another router or gateway in your network that connects to the Internet. When the router functions in AP mode, many router functions are disabled, but wireless clients can connect to the router, and you can still access the router to change the configuration, for example, to disable AP mode and return to regular router mode.To enable and configure AP mode:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP.
Advanced Settings84N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The Wireless Access Point screen displays:2. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. The screen adjusts.3. Configure the IP address settings for the router:•Get dynamically from existing router. By default, the Get dynamically from existing router radio button is selected, enabling the router to receive its IP address and other IP settings from the other router or gateway in your network. •Use fixed IP Address. Select the Use fixed IP Address radio button to set up static IP address settings.NETGEAR does not recommend this setting.Note: If the other router or gateway in your network also has wireless capability, NETGEAR recommends that you use wireless settings on your router that are different from those on the other router or gateway to avoid interference. You could also disable the wireless radio on the other router or gateway and use your router only for wireless client access.4. Click the Apply button.
Advanced Settings85 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Note: When you click the Apply button, the IP address of the router changes and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and restart your web browser, and type http://www.routerlogin.net.Wireless Distribution System (WDS)You can set up the router to be used as a wireless base station or wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.RepeaterBase stationaccess pointaccess pointplaceholderFigure 10. Wireless repeating scenarioThe router can function either as a base station or as a repeater:•Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local
Advanced Settings86N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 computers. To configure this mode, you need to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point.•Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you need to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS, the following conditions need to be met for both access points:•Both access points need to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.•Both access points need to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network.•All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) need to be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points.•The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28).•The security option needs to be WEP (or no security). The WEP option displays only if you select Up to 54 Mbps from the Mode menu on the Wireless Settings screen (see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28).Set Up the Base StationThe wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You need to know the wireless MAC addresses of all units. First, set up the base station, and then set up the repeater.To set up the base station:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router is displayed onscreen.2. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.
Advanced Settings87 N450 Wireless Router WNR25003. Select the Wireless Base Station radio button.4. (Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only . You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations.5. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters. If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to 4 other access points.6. Click the Apply button.Set Up a RepeaterUse a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station.Note: If you set up the your router as a base station with a non-NETGEAR access point as the repeater, you might need to change additional configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that functions as the repeater.
Advanced Settings88N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 To configure the router as a repeater:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router is displayed onscreen.2. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 3. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button.4. 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.5. (Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only . You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater.6. In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that should function as the base station.7. Click the Apply button.8. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the base station or a repeater should be able to connect to the Internet. Any computer that is connected to the base station should be able to share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server that is connected to a repeater, and the other way around.
Advanced Settings89 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Configuration ConceptsBy default, the router blocks inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers except replies to your outbound traffic. You might need to create exceptions to this rule for these purposes:•To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network. •To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when their replies are not recognized by your router.Your router provides two features for creating these exceptions: port forwarding and port triggering. The next sections provide background information to help you understand how port forwarding and port triggering work, and the differences between the two.Remote Computer Access BasicsWhen a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing the source and destination address and process information. Before forwarding your message to the remote computer, your router has to modify the source information and create and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your computer. Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses:1. You open a browser, and your operating system assigns port number 5678 to this browser session. 2. You type http://www.example.com into the URL field, and your computer creates a web page request message with the following address and port information. The request message is sent to your router.•Source address. Your computer’s IP address.•Source port number. 5678, which is the browser session. •Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which your computer finds by asking a DNS server.•Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the web server at www .example.com. Before sending the web page request message to www .example.com, your router stores the original 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.•The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router, such as 33333. This is necessary because two computers could independently be using the same session number.
Advanced Settings90N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the web server at www.example.com.4. The web server at www .example.com composes a return message with the requested web page data. The return message contains the following address and port information. The web server then sends this reply message to your router.•Source address. The IP address of www.example.com.•Source port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.•Destination address. The public IP address of your router.•Destination port number. 33333.5. 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 to restore the original address information replaced by NAT. Your router sends this reply message to your computer , which displays the web page from www.example.com. The message now contains the following address and port information.•Source address. The IP address of www.example.com.•Source port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.•Destination address. Your computer’s IP address.•Destination port number. 5678, which is the browser session that made the initial request.6. When you finish your browser session, your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the communications. Your router then removes the session information from its session table, and incoming traf fic is no longer accepted on port number 33333.Port Triggering to Open Incoming PortsIn the preceding example, requests are sent to a remote computer by your router from a particular service port number, and replies from the remote computer to your router are directed to that port number. If the remote server sends a reply back to a different port number, your router does not recognize it and discards it. However, some application servers (such as FTP and IRC servers) send replies back to multiple port numbers. Using the port triggering function of your router, you can tell the router to open additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session.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 incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer.” Using steps similar to the preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined:1. You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer .
Advanced Settings91 N450 Wireless Router WNR25002. Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667, the standard port number for an IRC server process. Your computer then sends this request message to your router.3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server . Your router stores the original information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port, and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server . 4. Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667, your router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 1 13 traffic to your computer.5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT-assigned source port (as in the previous example, say port 33333) as the destination port. The IRC server also sends an “identify” message to your router with destination port 113.6. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333, your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer .7. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113, your router checks its session table and learns that there is an active session for port 1 13 associated with your computer . The router replaces the message’s destination IP address with your computer ’s IP address and forwards the message to your computer .8. When you finish your chat session, your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the communications. The router then removes the session information from its session table, and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 1 13.To configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. Also, you need to know the number of the outbound port that triggers the opening of the inbound ports. You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups.Note: Only one computer at a time can use the triggered application.Port Forwarding to Permit External Host CommunicationsIn both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet. However, you might need to allow a client computer on the Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally, your router 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. In this case, a remote computer’s browser needs to access a web server running on a computer in your local network. Using port forwarding, you can tell the router, “When you receive incoming traffic on port 80 (the standard port number for a web server process), forward it to the local computer at
Advanced Settings92N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 192.168.1.123.” The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you have defined:1. The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from www.example.com, which resolves to the public IP address of your router. The remote computer composes a web page request message with the following destination information: Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router.Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.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 traf fic. Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192.168.1.123. Therefore, your router modifies the destination information in the request message:The destination address is replaced with 192.168.1.123.Your router then sends this request message to your local network.3. Your web server at 192.168.1.123 receives the request and composes a return message with the requested web page data. Your web server then sends this reply message to your router.4. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source IP address and sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer, which displays the web page from www.example.com.To configure port forwarding, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. You usually can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups and newsgroups.How Port Forwarding Differs from Port TriggeringThe following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering:•Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network, although only one computer can use it at a time.•Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network.•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, and the IP address can never change.•Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity.•Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered.
Advanced Settings93 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Set Up Port Forwarding to Local ServersUsing the port forwarding feature, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet.Use the Port Forwarding screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network. In addition to servers for specific applications, you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded.Before starting, you need to determine which type of service, application, or game you want to provide, and the local IP address of the computer that should provide the service. The server computer has to always have the same IP address.Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP address feature (see Set Up Address Reservation on page 52) of your router. To set up port forwarding:1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.By default, Port Forwarding is selected as the service type.2. From the Service Name list, select the service or game that you are hosting on your network. If the service does not appear in the list, see Add a Custom Service on page 94.
Advanced Settings94N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 3. In the corresponding Server IP Address field, enter the last octet of the IP address of your local computer that provides this service. 4. Click the Add button. The service is added to the table onscreen.Add a Custom ServiceTo define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, you have to first determine which port number or range of numbers is used by the application. You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups. To add a custom service:1. Select Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays. By default, Port Forwarding is selected as the service type.2. Click the Add Custom Service button. The Ports - Custom Services screen displays:3. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 4. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. Select TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP. If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP.5. In the External Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number . •If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the External Ending Port field.
Advanced Settings95 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•If the application uses a range of ports, enter the ending port number of the range in the External Ending Port field.6. If the internal port numbers are the same as the external port numbers, select the Use the same port range for Internal port check box. If they are not, use the Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port fields to enter the port numbers.7. In the Internal IP Address field, enter the IP address of your local computer that provides this service. You can also select a radio button for one of the devices in the list of attached devices to automatically place the IP address of the selected device in the Internal IP Address field.8. Click the Apply button. The service is added to the table on the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen.Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding EntryTo edit or delete a port forwarding entry:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.2. In the table, select the radio button next to the service that you want to edit or delete.3. Do one of the following:•Click the Edit Service button. The Ports - Custom Services screen displays.a. Edit the service.b. Click the Apply button.•Click the Delete Service button. The service is removed from the table.Application Example: Make a Local Web Server PublicIf you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server. To make a local web server public:1. Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation.In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 2. On the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33.HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers.
Advanced Settings96N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to use the name.For more information, see Dynamic DNS on page 99. To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user has to know the IP address that has been assigned by your ISP. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user can reach your server by a user-friendly Internet name, such as mynetgear.dyndns.org.Set Up Port TriggeringPort triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases:•More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not simultaneously).•An application needs to open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port.When port triggering is enabled, the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound trigger port. When the router detects outbound traffic on that port, it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data. The router then temporarily opens the specified incoming port or ports, and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the triggering computer. While port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer, port triggering can dynamically open ports to any computer that needs them and can close the ports when they are no longer needed.Note: If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance, you should also enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) according to the instructions in Universal Plug and Play on page 105.To set up port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs. Also, you need to know the number of the outbound port that triggers the opening of the inbound ports. You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups.To set up port triggering:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering.The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.2. Select the Port Triggering radio button.
Advanced Settings97 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The screen adjusts to display the port triggering information:3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected.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 even though it is not used.4. In the Port Triggering Time-out field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The default value is 20 minutes. This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports. The inbound ports close when the inactivity time expires because the router cannot detect when the application has terminated.5. Click the Add Service button.
Advanced Settings98N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The Port Triggering - Services screen displays:6. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 7. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet. Otherwise, select Single address, and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer . 8. In the Service Type list, select the protocol. Select either TCP or UDP.9. In the Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traf fic port that should cause the inbound ports to be opened.10. Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type, Starting Port, and Ending Port fields.11. Click the Apply button. The service is added to the Port Triggering Portmap table on the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen. By default, the service is enabled, that is, the Enable check box is selected.To edit or delete a port triggering entry:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding / Port Triggering. The Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen displays.2. Select the Port Triggering radio button. The screen adjusts to display the port triggering information.3. In the Port Triggering Portmap Table, select the radio button next to the service that you want to edit or delete.4. Do one of the following:
Advanced Settings99 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•Click the Edit Service button. The Port Triggering - Services screen displays.a. Edit the service.b. Click the Apply button.•Click the Delete Service button. The service is removed from the table.Dynamic DNSIf your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you do not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service. This type of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address.If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS.org. First visit their website at http://www.dyndns.org and obtain an account and 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.Note: Before you set up Dynamic DNS on router, first register an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs appear in the Service Provider list on the Dynamic DNS screen.To set up Dynamic DNS:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
Advanced Settings100N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The Dynamic DNS screen displays:2. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 3. Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider .4. Type the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you.5. Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. This is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name.6. Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account. 7. Click the Apply button.8. (Optional) To verify the Dynamic DNS status, click the Show Status button.Static RoutesStatic routes provide additional routing information to your router. Under usual circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure additional static routes. You have to 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.
Advanced Settings101 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.1.100.•Your company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the request is likely to be denied by the company’s firewall.In this case you have to define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. In this example:•The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses. •The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. •A metric value of 1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN. •Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated.To set up a static route:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes. The Static Routes screen displays.2. Click the Add button.
Advanced Settings102N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The screen adjusts:3. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only .) 4. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only . If you select Private, the static route is not reported in RIP. 5. Select the Active check box to make this route effective. (By default, the Active check box is selected.)6. Type the IP address of the final destination.7. Type the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.255.255. 8. Type the gateway IP address, which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the N450 Wireless Router.9. Type a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value. This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1. 10. Click the Apply button. The route is added to the table on the Static Routes screen. To edit or delete a static route:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes. The Static Routes screen displays.2. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit or delete.
Advanced Settings103 N450 Wireless Router WNR25003. Do one of the following:•Click the Edit button. The Static Routes screen adjusts.a. Edit the route information.b. Click the Apply button.•Click the Delete button. The route is removed from the table.Remote ManagementThe remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your router over the Internet.Note: Before you enable remote management, be sure to change the router’s default login password to a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language and contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
Advanced Settings104N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 To set up remote management:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Remote Management.2. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.3. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router’s remote management.Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical.•To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the Only This Computer radio button. Enter the IP address that is allowed access. •To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the IP Address Range radio button. Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range.•To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the Everyone radio button.4. Specify the port number for accessing the router user interface.Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security, enter a custom port number for the remote router user interface. Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.5. Click the Apply button.
Advanced Settings105 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500When you access your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address in your browser’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 203.0.113.123 and you use port number 8080, enter http://203.0.113.123:8080 in your browser. Universal Plug and PlayUniversal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, to access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.Note: If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance, you should enable UPnP.To turn on Universal Plug and Play:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > UPnP. The UPnP screen displays.2. Select the Turn UPnP On check box. By default, this check box is selected. UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration. If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow
Advanced Settings106N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 any device to automatically control the resources, such as port forwarding (mapping) of the router. 3. Type the advertisement period in minutes. The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic.4. Type the advertisement time to live in hops.The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.5. Click the Apply button.The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address. 6. (Optional) To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the Refresh button.IPv6You 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:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
Advanced Settings107 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The IPv6 screen displays:2. Select the IPv6 connection type from the list. Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information.•If your ISP did not provide details, you can select 6to4 Tunnel.•If you are not sure what type of IPv6 connection the router uses, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use.•If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, a fixed IP address, or pass-through but is IPv6, select Auto Config.Note: For IPv6 address requirements and detailed information about IPv6 Internet connection types, see the following sections.3. Click the Apply button.Requirements for Entering IPv6 AddressesIPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by colons. Any four-digit group of zeroes within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero or altogether omitted.The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:•More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets
Advanced Settings108N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 •More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet•More than two colons in a rowIPv6 Auto DetectTo set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select Auto Detect from the menu.The screen adjusts:The information in the following fields is automatically detected by the router:•Connection Type. This field indicates the connection type that is detected. •Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.•Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.3. Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:•Use DHCP Server. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function.•Auto Config. This is the default setting.
Advanced Settings109 N450 Wireless Router WNR25004. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box, and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router’ s LAN interface.If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.5. Specify IPv6 filtering.When the connection type is not IPv6 Pass Through or Disabled, the router starts the stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall function on the WAN interface. The router creates connection records and checks every inbound IPv6 packet. If the inbound packet is not destined to the router itself and the router does not expect to receive such a packet, or the packet is not in the connection record, the router blocks this packet. This function has two modes. Specify the mode by selecting one of the following radio buttons:•Secured. In the secured mode, which is the default mode, the router inspects both TCP and UDP packets.•Open. In the open mode, the router inspects UDP packets only.6. Click the Apply button.IPv6 Auto ConfigTo set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select Auto Config from the menu.The screen adjusts:
Advanced Settings110N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The information in the following fields is automatically detected by the router:•Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.•Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.3. (Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here.4. (Optional) In the Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name.You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP. (Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here.) For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, you would type xxx.yyy.zzz as the domain name. If your ISP provided a domain name, type it in this field. (For example, Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home, and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name.)5. Configure the LAN setup and IPv6 filtering settings as explained in Step 3 through Step 5 of the procedure to set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection (see IPv6 Auto Detect on page 108).6. Click the Apply button.IPv6 6to4 TunnelTo set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select 6to4 Tunnel from the menu.
Advanced Settings111 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500The screen adjusts:The information in the following fields is automatically detected by the router:•Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.•Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.3. Configure the remote 6to4 relay router settings by selecting one of the following radio buttons:•Auto. Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Internet.This is the default setting.•Static IP Address. Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router.This address is usually provided by your IPv6 ISP.Note: The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel. Make sure that the IPv4 Internet connection is working before your apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the IPv6 connection.4. Configure the LAN setup and IPv6 filtering settings as explained in Step 3 through Step 5 of the procedure to set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection (see IPv6 Auto Detect on page 108).5. Click the Apply button.
Advanced Settings112N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 IPv6 Pass ThroughIn pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and WAN Ethernet ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets.To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select Pass Through from the menu.The screen adjusts, but no additional fields display.3. Click the Apply button.IPv6 FixedTo set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a fixed IPv6 address:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select Fixed from the menu.The screen adjusts:3. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the W AN connection:•IPv6 Address/Prefix Length. The static IPv6 address and prefix length of the router’s WAN interface.
Advanced Settings113 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•Default IPv6 Gateway. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway.•Primary DNS Server. The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. •Secondary DNS Server. The secondary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. Note: If you do not specify the DNS servers, the router uses the DNS servers that are configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup screen (see Internet Setup on page 26).4. Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:•Use DHCP Server. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function.•Auto Config. This is the default setting.5. In the IPv6 Address/Prefix Length field, specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length of the router’s LAN interface.If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.6. Specify IPv6 filtering.When the connection type is not IPv6 Pass Through or Disabled, the router starts the stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall function on the WAN interface. The router creates connection records and checks every inbound IPv6 packet. If the inbound packet is not destined to the router itself and the router does not expect to receive such a packet, or the packet is not in the connection record, the router blocks this packet. This function has two modes. Specify the mode by selecting one of the following radio buttons:•Secured. In the secured mode, which is the default mode, the router inspects both TCP and UDP packets.•Open. In the open mode, the router inspects UDP packets only.7. Click the Apply button.IPv6 DHCPTo set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select DHCP from the menu.
Advanced Settings114N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The screen adjusts:The information in the following fields is automatically detected by the router:•Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.•Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.3. (Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.Most people do not need to fill in this field, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here.4. (Optional) In the Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name.You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP. (Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here.) For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, you would type xxx.yyy.zzz as the domain name. If your ISP provided a domain name, type it in this field. (For example, Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home, and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name.)5. Configure the LAN setup and IPv6 filtering settings as explained in Step 3 through Step 5 of the procedure to set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection (see IPv6 Auto Detect on page 108).6. Click the Apply button.
Advanced Settings115 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500IPv6 PPPoETo set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.2. Select PPPoE from the menu.The screen adjusts:The information in the following fields is automatically detected by the router:•Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.•Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.3. In the Login fields, enter the login information for the ISP connection. This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, then you would type JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field.4. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection. 5. In the Service Name name field, enter a service name.If your ISP did not provide a service name, leave this field blank.
Advanced Settings116N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Note: The default setting of the Connection Mode field is Always on to provide a steady IPv6 connection. The router never terminates the connection. If the connection is terminated, for example, when the modem is turned off, the router attempts to reestablish the connection immediately after the PPPoE connection becomes available again.6. Configure the LAN setup and IPv6 filtering settings as explained in Step 3 through Step 5 of the procedure to set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection (see IPv6 Auto Detect on page 108).7. Click the Apply button.Traffic MeterTraffic 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 start monitoring Internet traffic:1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. The Traffic Meter screen displays.
Advanced Settings117 N450 Wireless Router WNR25002. To enable the traf fic meter, select the Enable Traffic Meter check box.3. If you would like to record and restrict the volume of Internet traf fic, select 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 limit is reached.•Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only.•Both Directions. The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic.4. In the Monthly Limit field, enter how many MBytes (MB) per month are allowed. Instead of MB, you can also specify how many hours of traffic are allowed by selecting the Connection time control radio button and entering the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field.5. (Optional) If your ISP charges an amount of extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field.6. In the Traffic Counter section, set up the traf fic counter to begin at a specific time and date of each month.
Advanced Settings118N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button.7. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether a warning message is issued before the monthly traffic limit of MB or hours is reached. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the following to occur when the traffic limit is reached:•The Internet LED flashes green or amber. •The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.8. Click the Apply button.The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic. Click the Refresh button to update the Traffic Statistics section.Click the Traffic Status button to display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval.
11988. MonitoringMonitor your router and network trafficThis chapter describes how to monitor your the router and network traffic. This chapter includes the following sections:•Router Status and Usage Information Screen •Router Information Pane •Internet Port Pane •Wireless Settings Pane •Guest Network Pane
Monitoring120N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Router Status and Usage Information ScreenTo view router status and usage information:Select Advanced.The screen that displays shows information about the router, the Internet port, the wireless settings, and the guest network (this screen is referred to as the Router Status screen):Note: The Router Status screen also displays when you select Advanced > Advanced Home or Advanced > Administration > Router Status.
Monitoring121 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Router Information PaneTo display the Router Information pane:Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. The Router Information pane is located in the upper left of the screen.The following settings are displayed:Hardware Version. The router model.Firmware Version. The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router firmware.GUI Language Version. The localized language of the router user interface.Operation Mode. The mode in which the router operates:•Router. The router functions in default mode.•AP. The router functions as an access point only.LAN Port.•MAC Address. The Media Access Control address for the LAN port. This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. •IP Address. The IP address that is used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The default is 192.168.1.1.•DHCP Server. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN-attached devices.Internet Port PaneTo display the Internet Port pane:Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. The Internet Port pane is located in the upper right of the screen.The following settings are displayed:MAC Address. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.IP Address. The IP address that is used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet.Connection. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN.
Monitoring122N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask that is used by the Internet port of the router. Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server address that is used by the router. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses.StatisticsThe router provides a variety of statistics.To view the traffic statistics:1. Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. 2. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button.A pop-up screen displays traffic statistics:The following settings are displayed:System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) port, the four LAN (Ethernet) ports combined, and the wireless LAN (WLAN) port.Status. The link status of the port.TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.RxPkts. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.Collisions. The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.Tx B/s. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth that is used on the port.Rx B/s. The current reception (inbound) bandwidth that is used on the port.Up Time. The time elapsed since the port acquired the link.Poll Interval. The interval at which the statistics are updated on this screen. To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click the Set Interval button.To stop the polling entirely, click the Stop button.
Monitoring123 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Connection StatusThe content of this screen depends on the type of connection. For example, different information is shown for a PPPoE connection than for a DHCP connection.To view the connection status:1. Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. 2. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.The Connection Status pop-up screen displays. The following figure shows the connection status information for a DHCP connection.The following sections describe the different types of connections and the associated settings that are displayed on the Connection Status pop-up screen.DHCP ConnectionThe content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.The following settings are displayed for a DHCP connection:•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 gateway that the router communicates with.•DHCP Server. The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router.•DNS Server. The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses.•Lease Obtained. The date and time when the lease was obtained.•Lease Expires. The date and time that the lease expires.Click the Release button to release the router’s IP address and terminate the Internet connection.
Monitoring124N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Click the Renew button to let the router acquire an IP address from the DHCP server and start the Internet connection.Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen.PPPoE ConnectionThe content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.The following settings are displayed for a PPPoE connection:•Connection Time. The time that has elapsed since the connection was established.•Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected, Disconnected, Negotiation (---, Success), or Authentication (---, Success). Note that --- indicates failure.•IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router.•Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.Click the Connect button to establish the PPPoE connection manually.Click the Disconnect button to terminate the PPPoE connection manually.Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen.PPTP ConnectionThe content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection.The following settings are displayed for a PPTP connection:•Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected or Disconnected.•IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router.•Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.Click the Connect button to establish the PPTP connection manually.Click the Disconnect button to terminate the PPTP connection manually.Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen.Wireless Settings PaneTo display the Wireless Settings pane:Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. The Wireless Settings pane is located in the lower left of the screen.The following settings are displayed:Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that is used by the router.
Monitoring125 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Region. The geographic region where the router is used. It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.Channel. Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port. The default channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router finds the best operating channel available. If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and 11 do not interfere with each other. Mode. Indicates the wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 150 Mbps (default), or Up to 300 Mbps.Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio of the router is enabled. If the radio is not enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.Wireless Isolation. Indicates whether wireless isolation is on or off. When it is off, wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network.Guest Network PaneTo display the Guest Network pane:Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays. The Guest Network pane is located in the lower right of the screen.The following settings are displayed:Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that is used by the router. The default name is NETGEAR-Guest.Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio of the router is enabled for the guest network.Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID for the guest network.Wireless Isolation. Indicates whether wireless isolation is on or off for the guest network. When it is off, wireless clients (computers or wireless devices) that join the guest network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.Allow guest to access My Local Network. Indicates whether wireless clients on the guest network can access your local network, instead of only the Internet and other wireless clients on the guest network.
12699. TroubleshootingThis chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.This chapter contains the following sections:•Quick Tips •Troubleshoot with the LEDs •Cannot Log In to the Router •Cannot Access the Internet •Changes Not Saved •Wireless Connectivity •Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility
Troubleshooting127 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Quick TipsThis section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems.Sequence to Restart Your NetworkMake sure to restart your network in this sequence:1. Turn off and unplug the cable or DSL broadband modem. 2. Turn off the router and computers.3. Plug in the cable or DSL broadband modem and turn it on. W ait 2 minutes.4. Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes.5. Turn on the computers.Check Ethernet Cable ConnectionsMake sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. •The Internet LED on the router is lit if the Ethernet cable connecting the router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and router are turned on. •For each powered-on computer connected to the router by an Ethernet cable, the corresponding numbered router LAN port LED is lit. Wireless SettingsMake sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly. •For a wirelessly connected computer, the wireless network name (SSID) and wireless security settings of the router and wireless computer need to match exactly. •If you set up an access list in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, you have to add each wireless computer’s MAC address to the router’s access list.Network SettingsMake sure that the network settings of the computer are correct. •Wired and wirelessly connected computers need to have network IP addresses on the same network as the router. The simplest way to do this is to configure each computer to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. •Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of the computer initially registered on the account. You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen (see Attached Devices on page 34).
Troubleshooting128N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Troubleshoot with the LEDsAfter you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur:1. When power is first applied, verify that the Power LED is on.2. Verify that the Power LED turns amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test is running.3. After approximately 30 seconds, verify that:•The Power LED is solid green.•The Internet LED is lit.•A numbered Ethernet port LED is on for any local port that is connected to a computer. This indicates that a link has been established to the connected device.You can use the LEDs on the front panel of the router for troubleshooting.Power LED Is Off or Blinking•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, 1.5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product.•If the Power LED blinks slowly and continuously, the router firmware is corrupted. This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted, or if the router detects a problem with the firmware. If the error persists, you have a hardware problem. For recovery instructions, or help with a hardware problem, contact technical support at www.netgear.com/support.Power LED Stays AmberWhen the router is turned on, the Power LED turns amber for about 20 seconds and then turns green. If the LED does not turn green, the router has a problem.If the Power LED is still amber 1 minute after you turn on power to the router:1. Turn the power of f and back on to see if the router recovers.2. Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings. For more information, see Factory Settings on page 137.If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www.netgear.com/support.
Troubleshooting129 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500All LEDs Remain Lit after StartupWhen the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay lit, there is a fault within the router.If all LEDs are still lit 1 minute after power-up:•Turn the power off and back on to see if the router recovers.•Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button to return the router to its factory settings. For more information, see Factory Settings on page 137.If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support at www.netgear.com/support.Internet or LAN Port LEDs Are OffIf either the LAN port LEDs or the Internet LED does not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following:•Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer.•Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer.•Be sure that you are using the correct cable:When you connect the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL broadband modem, use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL broadband modem. This cable could be a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable.Wireless LED Is OffIf the Wireless LED stays off, check to see if the WiFi On/Off button on the router has been pressed. This button turns the wireless radio in the router on and off. The Wireless LED is lit when the wireless radio is turned on.The WPS (Push 'N' Connect) Button Blinks AmberIf, after you use the WPS function, the WPS LED blinks green rapidly, check the following:•Make sure that you have used the WPS button on the front of the router and not the WPS Wizard on the Add WPS Client screen.•Check that PIN verification has succeeded for the wireless device you are adding to the wireless network.•Make sure that you have not pressed the WPS button on the front of the router after disabling the WPS feature (you logged in to the router and disabled this previously).•The router is stuck in the AP setup locked state (if you are using the wireless repeater function). To resolve this situation, either restart the router, or do the following:
Troubleshooting130N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.2. Select the Enable Router's PIN check box.3. Click the Apply button.Cannot Log In to the RouterIf you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network, check the following:•If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section.•Make sure that your computer’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme, your computer’s address should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. •If your computer’s IP address is shown as 169.254.x.x, recent versions of Windows and Mac OS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server. These autogenerated addresses are in the range of 169.254.x.x. If your IP address is in this range, check the connection from the computer to the router, and reboot your computer.•If your router’s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address, clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This sets the router’s IP address to 192.168.1.1. This procedure is explained in Factory Settings on page 137.•Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled. If you are using Internet Explorer, click the Refresh button to be sure that the Java applet is loaded.•Try quitting the browser and launching it again.•Make sure that you are using the correct login information. The factory default login name is admin, and the password is password. Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information.•If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as an additional router behind an existing router in your network, either configure the NETGEAR router to function as an access point only (see Wireless Access Point (AP) on page 83) or consider replacing the existing router with the NETGEAR router. •If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network, the router cannot perform many gateway services, for example, converting ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information. NETGEAR does not support such a configuration.Cannot Access the InternetIf you can access your router but you are unable to access the Internet, first determine whether the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider (ISP). Unless
Troubleshooting131 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router requests an IP address from the ISP. You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen.To check the WAN IP address: 1. Start your browser, and select an external site such as http://www.netgear.com.2. Access the router user interface at http://www.routerlogin.net.3. Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays.4. In the Internet Port pane, c heck 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.For more information about the Internet Port pane, see Internet Port Pane on page 121.If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP, you might need to force your cable or DSL broadband modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network. For more information, see Sequence to Restart Your Network on page 127.If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem might be one of the following:•Your Internet service provider (ISP) might require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some other type of login.•If your ISP requires a login, the login name and password might be set incorrectly.•Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name. Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen.•Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer’s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following:-Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’s MAC address.-Configure your router to clone your computer’s MAC address.Troubleshoot Internet BrowsingIf your router can obtain an IP address, but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet:•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 provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use. If you entered a DNS address during the router’s configuration, reboot your computer, and verify the DNS address. You can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses, as explained in your operating system documentation.
Troubleshooting132N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 •Your computer might not have the router configured as its TCP/IP gateway.If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP, reboot the computer, and verify the gateway address.•You might be running login software that is no longer needed.If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet (such as WinPoET), you no longer need to run that software after installing your router. If you use Internet Explorer as your browser, you might need to select Tools > Internet Options, click the Connections tab, and select Never dial a connection. Other browsers have similar options.Troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet ConnectionTo troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet connection:1. Start your browser, and select an external site such as http://www.netgear.com.2. Access the router user interface at http://www.routerlogin.net.3. Select the Advanced tab.The Router Status screen displays.4. On the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.For more information, see Connection Status on page 123. If the fields show valid information, including valid IP addresses, your PPPoE connection is up and working.If any of the fields show incomplete information, or no valid IP address, you can attempt to reconnect by clicking the Connect button. The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely.If you cannot connect after several minutes, you might be using an incorrect service name, user name, or password. There might also be a provisioning problem with your ISP.Note: Unless you connect manually, the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network.Changes Not SavedIf the router does not save the changes you make through the NETGEAR genie screens, check the following:•When you enter configuration settings on a screen, always click the Apply button before you move to another screen or tab, or your changes are lost. •Click the Refresh or Reload button in the web browser. The changes might have occurred, but the old settings might be in the web browser’s cache.
Troubleshooting133 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Wireless ConnectivityIf you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router, try to isolate the problem. •Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network?If not, check the Wireless LED on the front of the router. It should be lit. If it is not, you can press the Wireless button on the side of the router to turn the router’s wireless radio back on.If you disabled the router’s SSID broadcast, your wireless network is hidden and does not show up in your wireless client’s scanning list. (By default, SSID broadcast is enabled.)•Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network (WEP, WPA, or WPA2).•If you want to view the wireless settings, select Basic > Wireless Settings. For more information, see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28.Wireless Signal StrengthIf your wireless device finds your network, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions:•Is your router too far from your computer, or too close? Place your computer near the router, but at least 6 feet away, and see whether the signal strength improves.•Is your wireless signal blocked by objects between the router and your computer?Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping UtilityMost network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device. The device then responds with an echo reply. You can easily troubleshoot a network by using the ping utility in your computer or workstation. Test the LAN Path to Your RouterYou can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly.To ping the router from a computer running Windows:1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button, and then select Run.2. In the field provided, t ype ping followed by the IP address of the router, as in this example:ping www.routerlogin.net3. Click OK.You should see a message like this one:
Troubleshooting134N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 Pinging <IP address > with 32 bytes of dataIf the path is working, you see this message:Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxxIf the path is not working, you see this message:Request timed outIf the path is not functioning correctly, you could have one of the following problems:•Wrong physical connectionsFor a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit for the port to which you are connected.Check that the appropriate LEDs are on 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.•Wrong network configurationVerify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer. Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet.Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote DeviceAfter verifying that the LAN path works correctly, test the path from your computer to a remote device.1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button, and then select Run.2. In the Windows Run window , type:ping -n 10 <IP address>where <IP address> is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP’s DNS server.If the path is functioning correctly, replies like those shown in the previous section are displayed.If you do not receive replies:•Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway. If the IP configuration of your computer is assigned by a DHCP server, this information is not visible on your computer’s Network Control Panel. Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the default gateway.•Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask) is different from the network address of the remote device.•Check that your cable or DSL broadband modem is connected and functioning.
Troubleshooting135 N450 Wireless Router WNR2500•If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer, enter that host name as the account name in the Internet Settings screen.•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 connected to that modem. If this is the case, configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer.
136AA. Supplemental InformationThis appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the N450 Wireless Router WNR2500:•Factory Settings•Technical Specifications
Supplemental Information137N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Factory SettingsYou 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 Restore Factory Settings button on the back panel of the router for at least 7 seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory settings. Your device returns to the factory configuration settings that are shown in the following table.Table 4. WNR2500 router factory default settings Feature Default behaviorRouter login User login URL www.routerlogin.com or www.routerlogin.netUser name (case-sensitive) adminLogin password (case-sensitive) passwordInternet connectionWAN MAC address Use default hardware addressWAN MTU size 1500Port speed AutosensingLocal area network (LAN)LAN IP 192.168.1.1Subnet mask 255.255.255.0DHCP server EnabledDHCP range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254Time zone United States is Pacific time; otherwise, varies by regionTime zone daylight saving time DisabledWireless Wireless communication EnabledSSID name Preset. For information, see the router label. (For a description of the router label, see Label on page 12.)Network key (password)Broadcast SSID EnabledTransmission speed AutoNote: The maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput varies. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.Country/region United States in the US; otherwise varies by regionRF channel AutoOperating mode Up to 217 Mbps
Supplemental Information138N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Technical SpecificationsTable 5. WNR2500 router specifications Feature DescriptionData and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMBPower adapter • North America: 120V, 60 Hz, input• UK, Australia: 240V, 50 Hz, input• Europe: 230V, 50 Hz, input• All regions (output): 12V DC @ 1A, outputDimensions 215 x 170 x 190 mm (8.5 x 6.7 x 7.5 in.)Weight 0.41 kg (0.91 lb)Operating temperature 0° to 40°C (32º to 104ºF)Operating humidity 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensingElectromagnetic Emissions FCC Part 15 Class BVCCI Class BEN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class B C-Tick N10947LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45WAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard. See the footnote for the previous table. Radio data rates Auto Rate SensingData encoding standards IEEE 802.11n version 2.0 IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHzMaximum computers per wireless networkLimited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node (typically 50–70 nodes).Operating frequency range 2.412–2.462 GHz (US) 2.412–2.472 GHz (Japan) 2.412–2.472 GHz (Europe ETSI)802.11 security WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK mixed mode, WPA/WPA2 EnterpriseWireless (continued)20/40 MHz coexistence EnabledData rate BestOutput power FullTable 4. WNR2500 router factory default settings (continued)Feature Default behavior
139BB. Notification of ComplianceNETGEAR Wireless Routers, Gateways, APsRegulatory Compliance InformationThis 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 with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.This product's firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country. Therefore, all options described in this user's guide may not be available in your version of the product.Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity Products bearing the marking comply with the following EU directives:• EMC Directive 2004/108/EC• Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/ECIf this product has telecommunications functionality, it also complies with the requirements of the following EU Directive:• R&TTE Directive 1999/5/ECCompliance with these directives implies conformity to harmonized European standards that are noted in the EU Declaration of Conformity. Intended for indoor use only in all EU member states, EFTA states, and Switzerland.This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 - 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum authority in France.FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to UserThis product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only. Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals.FCC Guidelines for Human ExposureThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Declaration of ConformityWe, NETGEAR, Inc., 350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134, declare under our sole responsibility that the N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:• This device may not cause harmful interference, and• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Notification of Compliance140N450 Wireless Router WNR2500FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings & InstructionsThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods:• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.• Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected.• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.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 conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. • For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.• This device and it's antennas(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter product procedures..TV Tuner (on Selected Models)Note to CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Section 820-93 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the Coaxial cable shield be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as possible. Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference RegulationsThis digital apparatus (N450 Wireless Router WNR2500) 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.This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du CanadaIndustry CanadaThis device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d'Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage préjudiciable, et (2) ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage reçu, y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement:This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
Notification of Compliance141N450 Wireless Router WNR2500NOTE IMPORTANTE: Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations:Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps.Interference Reduction TableThe 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) Microwave ovens 30 feet / 9 metersBaby Monitor - Analog 20 feet / 6 metersBaby Monitor - Digital 40 feet / 12 metersCordless phone - Analog 20 feet / 6 metersCordless phone - Digital 30 feet / 9 metersBluetooth devices 20 feet / 6 metersZigBee 20 feet / 6 meters
142IndexNumerics20/40 MHz coexistence, disabling 786to4 tunnel, IPv6 Internet connection 110Aaccess list, wireless clients 81access point (AP) mode 83accessingremote computer 89router remotely 103active static route 102address reservation 52advertisement period, UPnP 106AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 31alerts, emailing 69ALG (Application Layer Gateway) 47applications, QoS for 57attached devices, viewing 34authentication, required by mail server 69autoconfiguration, IPv6 Internet connection 109autodetection, IPv6 Internet connection 108Bback panel 11backing up configuration 74bandwidth control, QoS 62bandwidth, inbound and outbound 122base station, wireless distribution system 86blockinginbound traffic 89keywords and sites 64services 66wireless clients 81box contents 8browsing, troubleshooting 131Ccables, checking 127changes not saved, router 132channel, wireless 30coexistence 20/40 MHz, disabling 78compliance 139configuration file, managing 74connecting wirelessly, operating range 12connection status 123contents, box 8crossover cable 129CTS/RTS threshold 79custom service, port forwarding 94Ddashboard, described 21data packets, fragmented 48DDNS (Dynamic DNS) 99default DMZ server 47default factory settingslist of 137restoring 75default gateway 123deleting configuration 75denial of service (DoS)attacks 46, 74protection 63devices attached, viewing 34DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) serverIPv6 Internet connection 113managing router’s 51viewing 123dimensions, router 138DMZ server 47DNS (Domain Name Server) addressesInternet connection, configuring 28troubleshooting 131viewing 122–123domain name 27domains, blocking 64DoS (denial of service)attacks 46, 74protection 63Dynamic DNS (DDNS) 99Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server
143N450 Wireless Router WNR2500IPv6 Internet connection 113managing router’s 51viewing 123DynDNS.org 99Eelectromagnetic emissions 138email notices 69erasing configuration 75Ethernet cables, checking 127Ethernet LAN port LEDsdescribed 10troubleshooting 129Ffactory default settingslist of 137restoring 75filtering IPv6 packets 109firmwareupgrading 19, 72version 121fixed IPv6 address, IPv6 Internet connection 112fragmentation length 79fragmented data packets 48front panel 9Ggames, DMZ server 47gatewaydefault 123IP address 28genie, NETGEAR 18guest networksetting up 38viewing 125GUI, described 21Hhardware, version 121hops, UPnP 106host name 27host, trusted 65humidity, operating 138IIGMP proxy 47inbound bandwidth 122inbound traffic, allowing or blocking 89interference 78Internet connectionsetting up 26status 123troubleshooting 18, 130Internet LEDdescribed 9troubleshooting 129Internet portmanually setting up 26Setup Wizard, using to connect 18, 43viewing setting 121Internet Relay Chat (IRC) 90Internet service provider (ISP)account information 17setting up a connection 27Internet services, blocking access 66IP addressesDynamic DNS (DDNS) 99reserved 52setting up 27–28viewing 121–124IPv6 Internet connection 106IRC (Internet Relay Chat) 90isolation, wireless 30, 38Kkeywords, blocking 64LL2TP 27label, product 12LAN portQoS for 58viewing settings 121LAN port LEDsdescribed 10troubleshooting 129LAN, setting up 49lease, DHCP 123LEDsdescriptions 9troubleshooting, using for 128–130verifying cabling 15Live Parental Controls 35local servers, port forwarding to 93logging inrouter 19troubleshooting 130
144N450 Wireless Router WNR2500types of 17logsemailing 69setting up 74viewing 73MMAC addressesproduct label 12QoS for 59router’s 28mail server, outgoing 69managing router remotely 103maximum transmit unit (MTU) size 48menus, described 21metering traffic 116metric values, static routes 102mixed mode wireless security option 31moderouter operation 121wireless 30MTU (maximum transmit unit) size 48multicasting 51NNAT (Network Address Translation) 47NETGEAR genie 18network settings, troubleshooting 127network, guestsetting up 38viewing 125newsgroups 64Oonline gamesDMZ server, using 47QoS for 57open NAT 47operating frequency range 138operating mode, router 121outbound bandwidth 122outgoing mail server 69Ppacketsfragmented 48transmitted and received 122parental controls 35passphraseschanging 31product label 12pass-through, IPv6 Internet connection 112password recovery, administrative 22password, default 19permanent IP address 28PIN method, WPS 44PIN, viewing and configuring 80ping, responding 46plug and play 105Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)Internet connection 27viewing connection status 124policies, QoS 55port filtering 66port forwardingconcepts 89configuring 93port numbers, services 66port triggering 90concepts 89configuring 96portmap table, UPnP 106portsback panel 11status, viewing 122positioning the router 12power adapter, specifications 138Power LEDdescribed 9troubleshooting 128PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) 131IPv4 Internet connection 27IPv6 Internet connection 115troubleshooting 132viewing connection status 124PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)Internet connection 27viewing connection status 124preamble mode 79preset securitydescribed 28passphrase 31primary DNS address 28prioritizing traffic 54–60private static route 102protection, Internet 35Push ’N’ Connect 23push button method, WPS 43
145N450 Wireless Router WNR2500QQoS (Quality of Service) 54–62Rradio, disabling 78RADIUS server 32range of wireless connections 12received packets 122recovering administrative password 22releasing and renewing connection status 123remote management 103repeater, wireless distribution system 87reserved IP adresses 52restarting network 127restoringconfiguration file 75default factory settings 75, 137RIP (Router Information Protocol)setting up 51static routes 102router interface, described 21router status, viewing 120routes, static 100rules, QoS 55Ssaving changes, troubleshooting 132schedulingkeyword and service blocking 68wireless service 79secondary DNS addresses 28secured NAT 47securityfirewall settings 63–70wireless settings 28–34security PIN, WPS 44sending logs by email 69serial number, product label 12servicesblocking 66port forwarding 94port triggering 98Session Initiation Protocol Application Layer Gateway (SIP ALG) 47settings, defaultlist of 137restoring 75Setup Wizard 42shared key, WEP 33signal strength, troubleshooting 133SIP ALG (Session Initiation Protocol Application Layer Gateway) 47sites, blocking 64SMTP server 69softwareupgrading 19, 72version 121specifications, technical 138SSIDdescribed 30product label 12stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall 109static IP addressesIPv4 Internet connection 28IPv6 Internet connection 112static routes 100statistics, traffic 122status, viewing (router, Internet, and networks) 120–125system up time 122Ttechnical specifications 138technical support 2temperatures, operating 138Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) 31time to live, advertisement, UPnP 106time-out, port triggering 97tips, troubleshooting 127TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) 31trademarks 2trafficmetering 116prioritizing 54–60statistics, viewing 122transmitted packets 122troubleshooting 126–135trusted host 65UUniversal Plug and Play (UPnP) 105up time, system 122upgrading firmware 19, 72uplink bandwidth 62user interface, described 21user name, default 19
146N450 Wireless Router WNR2500Vversions, firmware, hardware, and language 121videoconferencing, DMZ server 47viewinglogs 73router, Internet, and network status 120–125VoIP (Voice over IP) 47WWAN IP address, troubleshooting 131WAN portmanually setting up 26Setup Wizard, using to connect 18, 43viewing settings 121WAN port LEDdescribed 9troubleshooting 129web server, port forwarding 95weight, router 138WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 33Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) 54Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 23, 43Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 33wireless channel 30wireless clients, restricting access 81wireless connectionsoperating range 12troubleshooting 133wireless devices, adding to network 23wireless distribution system (WDS) 85wireless isolation 30, 38Wireless LEDdescribed 10troubleshooting 129wireless mode 30wireless network name (SSID)broadcasting 30described 30product label 12wireless network settings 30wireless radio, disabling 78wireless repeating 85wireless security options 30–34wireless settingsdescribed 30troubleshooting 127viewing 124wireless signal strength, troubleshooting 133wireless signal, turning off 79wizardsSetup Wizard 42WPS Wizard 43WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) 54WPA/WPA2 Enterprise 32WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA+WPA2 mixed mode 31WPS button 24WPS LEDdescribed 10troubleshooting 129WPS settings 80WPS Wizard 43

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