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[. . . ] N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 User M anua l 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA September 2011 202-10832-01 v1. 0 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 ©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support. netgear. com.  Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR Phone (Other Countries): See Support information card. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] See also Remote Management on page 88 for information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 91 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port. This chapter includes the following sections: • • • • • Upgrade the Router Firmware View Router Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File Set Password 61 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of the Genie screens when new firmware is available for your product. You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.  To check for new firmware and update your router: 8. Select Advanced > Administration > Router Update to display the following screen: Click Check 9. Click Yes to update and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in . img). When uploading firmware to the router, do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether or not you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. Administration 62 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 View Router Status To view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home, or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Hardware Version. This is the unique physical address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN-attached devices. Internet Provider (WAN) Setup MAC Address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is shown or the address is 0. 0. 0, the router cannot connect to the Internet. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP. The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. Administration 63 N300 Wireless Gigabit Router WNR3500Lv2 Domain Name Server. A Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www. netgear. com into IP addresses. Statistics Button On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the Statistics button to display the following screen: Figure 6. For each port, the screen displays: • • • • • • • • Status. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports. The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen. To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click Set Interval. [. . . ] In Italy the end-user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain authorization to use the device for setting up outdoor radio links and/or for supplying public access to telecommunications and/or network services. 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 User This 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 Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. [. . . ]