NETGEAR WNR3500L-100NAS user manual Cannot Access the Router Main Menu

RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB WNR3500L User Manual

Table 8-2. Troubleshooting LED Behavior (continued)

Situation	Recommended Action
Lights never turn off.	When the router is turned on, the Power LED does not go off. The WAN
	and LAN port LEDs come on after about 10 seconds if the ports are
	connected.
	If all lights are still on 1 minute after power up:
	• Cycle the power to see if the router recovers.
	• Clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults as explained in
	“Restoring the Default Configuration and Password” on page 8-14.
	If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should
	contact Technical Support at www.netgear.com/support.
The Internet or Ethernet port lights	If either the Ethernet port lights or the Internet light does not light when
are off.	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 connecting the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem,
	be sure to use the yellow Ethernet cable that was supplied with your
	NETGEAR wireless router.
Wireless light is off.	If the Wireless light does not come on, verify that the Enable Wireless
	Router Radio check box is selected in the Advanced Wireless Settings
	screen. See “Restricting Access to Your Router” on page 2-15.

Cannot Access the Router Main Menu

If you are unable to access the router’s main menu from a computer on your local network, check the following:

•If you are connecting from a wireless computer, try connecting from a wired computer.

•Check the Ethernet connection between the wired computer and the router as described in “Troubleshooting Basic Functions” on page 8-3.

Troubleshooting 8-5

v1.0, November 2009