Netgear Wnr2000v5 N300 Wifi Router User Manual

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The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
The LAN Setup screen displays.
5. In the Address Reservation section, click the Add button. 
6. 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 192.168.0.x. 
7. Type the MAC address of the computer or server.
Tip:If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC 
address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
8. Click the Apply button.
The reserved address is entered into the table. 
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 a reserved address entry:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
The LAN Setup screen displays.
5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 
6. Click the Edit button.
7. Change the settings.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
To delete a reserved address entry:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
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2. In the address field of the web browser, enter www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
The LAN Setup screen displays.
5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 
6. Click the Delete button.
The address is removed.
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without 
typing the WiFi password.
To use the WPS Wizard:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard.
A screen displays that explains WPS.
5. Click the Next button. 
The WPS screen displays.
6. Select a setup method: 
•Push button. Click the WPS button on this screen. 
•PIN Number. The screen adjusts. Enter the client security PIN and click the Next 
button. 
						

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7. Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi 
network.
The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network 
password when it connects. The router WPS screen displays a confirmation message. 
Specify Basic WiFi Settings
The router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID), 
network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the factory. 
You can find the preset SSID and password on the router label. The preset SSID and 
password are uniquely generated for every device to maximize your wireless security.
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change 
your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store the note in a safe 
place where you can easily find it.
If you use a wireless computer to change the SSID or other wireless security settings, you 
are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this problem, use a computer with 
a wired connection to access the router.
To specify basic wireless settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. 
Select  Wireless.
5. To control the SSID broadcast, select or clear the  Enable SSID Broadcast check box.
When this check box is selected, the router broadcasts its network name \
(SSID) so that it 
displays when you scan for local WiFi networks on your computer or wirel\
ess device.
6.  T
o change the SSID, type a new name in the  Name (SSID) field.
The name can be up to 32 characters long and is case-sensitive. The default SSID is 
randomly generated and is on the router’s
  label. If you change the name, make sure to 
write down the new name and keep it in a safe place.
7.  In the Region list, select your region. 
In some locations, you cannot change this setting.
8.  T
o change the wireless channel, select a number in the  Channel list.
In some regions, not all channels are available. Do not change the chann\
el unless you 
experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfe\
rs). If this 
happens, experiment with dif

ferent channels to see which is the best. 
When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access poi\
nts use different 
channels to reduce interference. NETGEAR recommends channel spacing betw\
een 
adjacent access points of four channels (for example, use Channels 1 an\
d 5, or 6 and 
10).
9.  T
o change the mode, select it from the  Mode list.
• Up to 150 Mbps. 
 This is the default setting, which allows 802.11n and 802.11g 
wireless devices to join the network. 
• g & b. This 
 setting supports up to 54 Mbps. The 
• 300-Mbps. 
 This setting allows 802.11n devices to connect at this speed.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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If you used WiFi to connect to the network and you changed the SSID, you are 
disconnected from the network.
11. Make sure that you can connect with WiFi to the network with its new settings. 
If you cannot connect, check the following:
•If your computer or wireless device is connected to another WiFi network in your area, 
update the wireless network selection in your computer or wireless device to match 
the current settings for your network. Some wireless devices automatically connect to 
the first open network without wireless security that they discover.
•Is your computer or wireless device is trying to connect to your network with its old 
settings (before you changed the settings)? If it is, update the wireless network 
selection in your computer or wireless device to match the current settings for your 
network. 
						

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Change the WiFi Security Option
Your router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security. The password that you enter to 
connect to your network is unique to your router and is on the router label. NETGEAR 
recommends that you use the preset security but you can change the password. NETGEAR 
recommends that you do not disable security.
To change the WPA settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser, enter www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select Wireless.
5. Under Security Options, select a WPA option:
•WPA2-PSK [AES]
•WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]
•WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security but some older 
computers and wireless devices cannot use WPA2. By default, the WPA-PSK [TKIP] + 
WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button is selected so that new or old computers and wireless 
devices can connect to the WiFi network by using either WPA2 or WPA security. 
The Passphrase field displays.
6. In the Passphrase field, enter the network key (password) that you want to use. 
It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
7. Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal network as 
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port in the 
other router

. 
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the network.
3.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter www.routerlogin.net  or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
4.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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5. 
Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
6. Select the  Enable AP Mode check box.
7.  Scroll down and select a radio button for the IP address setting:
• Get dynamically from existing router . 
 The other router on the network assigns an 
IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
• Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended) . Use this setting if you 
want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is\
 in 
 AP mode. 
Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience.
Note: To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, 
NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on 
each router. You can also turn off the wireless radio on the other route\
r 
or gateway and use the WNR2000v5 only for wireless client access.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes and you are disconnected.
To reconnect, close and restart your browser and type  http://wwwrouterlogin.net.
Set Up a WiFi Guest Network
A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without\
 using your wireless 
security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and  
5.0 GHz a/n. 
To set up a guest network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
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2.
In the address field of the web browser, enter  www.routerlogin.net or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select  Guest Network.
5.Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is 
enabled and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this pr\
ofile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point 
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no \
SSID can adopt 
the correct SSID for connections to this access point.
• Allow guest to see each other and access my local network . If this check box is 
selected, anyone who connects to this SSID has access to your local netw\
ork, not just 
Internet access.
6. Give the guest network a name.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters.\
 You then  manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest\
 network name 
in addition to the main SSID. 
7. Select a security option. 
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older  computers and wireless devices cannot use it. NETGEAR recommends that yo\
u select 
the WP

A-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]  radio button. This setting protects your WiFi 
network and lets computers and wireless devices connect to the WiFi netw\
ork by using 
either WPA2 or WPA security.
8. Click the  Apply button. 
Your settings are saved. 
						

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Control the Wireless Radio
The router 
has an internal wireless radio that broadcasts signals in the 2.4 GHz ra\
nge. By 
default, this radio is on so that you can connect wirelessly to the rout\
er. When the wireless 
radio is off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the route\
r.
You can turn the wireless radio on and off with the  W
 iFi On/Off button on the router, or you 
can log in to the  router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are close to the  router, 
it might be easier to press its WiFi On/Off button 
. If you are away from the router or 
have already logged in, it might be easier to enable or disable the radi\
os.
Use the WiFi On/Off Button
To turn the wireless radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
Press the W
 iFi On/Off button  on the router for two seconds.
If you turn off the wireless radios, the WiFi LED turns off. If you turn on the wireless 
radios, the WiFi LED lights.
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio
If you used the WiFi On/Off button  to turn off the wireless radio, you can’t log in to the 
router to turn it back on. 
 You must press the WiFi On/Off  button  again for two seconds 
to turn the wireless radio back on.
To enable or disable the wireless radio:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  In the address field of the web browser
 , enter www.routerlogin.net  or 
www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.