Hey drpepper. You can manually reset your router settings to its default settings as they were when you bought it. I would disconnect the router from the modem and just use the simple procedure to reset the router. You can then access the router setup page and change the default password, network name (SSID), and set up your encryption mode (wpa2 preferred) and create a password/network key to secure your router. Save any changes you make, and when done,power off the router. Power on your modem, wait a minute,then power up the router, wait a minute, then see if you can detect your network. All of the info for doing this is in the N300 router setup manual, with the reset procedure on page 39.

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNR3500LV1/WNR3500L_SM_11JUN2010.pdf

 

Thank you Hawk very much for your help and your suggestions. I'll try to do as you suggest when I can again get to that router. I'll let you know how it goes when I get to that machine as it is my sister's and I won't be able to work on it until next Monday at the earliest as they had to go out of town this morning til then. Thanks...

 

The instructions given for doing a relatively simple procedure of resetting and securing this router is just badly written, in my opinion. It just has you jumping all over the place. I would do it in this sequence:


To restore the factory default configuration settings:
1.
Use a sharp object such as a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the restore factory settings button, located on the rear panel of the router, for about 7 seconds, until the Power light begins to blink (see“Back Panel” on page 5).
2.
Release the restore factory settings button, and wait for the router to restart, and for the Power light to stop blinking and become solid amber.
The factory default settings will be restored so that you can access the router from your Web browser using the factory defaults

3.
Connect your pc to one of the 4 LAN ports on the router.
Open Internet Explorer or any other Web browser

Log in to the N300 Wireless router by entering
http://www.routerlogin.net
or
http://www.routerlogin.com
in the address field of your browser. Enter the default user name of admin
and default password of password.
Click Enter.

Once you are in,the first thing I usually do is go to the Administration tab and change the default password ( which is password ) to one of my own choosing. Save the changes.
Next, I go to the wireless security settings and set the encryption mode to WPA2 Personal. A box should pop up, or is there already where you can select the encryption type TKIP-AES or similar. There should also be a box where you create a network password/passphrase ( I always use lower case for a password). On that page there should also be a box to give your network a name, also called the SSID, instead of the default ( which is NETGEAR ). Save the changes. Another item to change, usually in the Administration section, is to verify your time zone and or time is correct,save the changes, and close down your browser. I usually power off the router and modem, connect all the cables, power on the modem first and wait for a minute or so till it comes ready, then power up the wireless router and wait for it to come ready.

I then see if my wireless devices detect the network name ( SSID ) I created, then try to connect. A password box should pop up where you enter the network password you created. This only has to be done once on each wireless device. That should be it. Disregard all that WPS security stuff, that is another security mode and all devices have to support WPS. Just set your system up using WPA2 encryption. Hope this helps.

 

What to do if you cant get n300 green light to come on ,it
stays amber

 

Register for better help.