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Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router

Model R8000 User Manual

February 2016

202-11645-01

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

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Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router

Support

Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resourc

es.

Conformity

For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621.

Compliance

For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.

See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

Trademarks

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Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router

Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Extend the Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings

Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Enable the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Add VLAN Tag Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 4 Optimize Performance

Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Enable Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application Using the genie App49

Edit Device Bandwidth Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet

Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Allow or Block Access to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Manage Network Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 6 Tri-Band WiFi Connections

Tri-Band WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

How Tri-Band WiFi Improves Speed and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Load Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Smart Connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Enable or Disable Smart Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Implicit Beamforming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter 7 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router

USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Control Access to the USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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View Network Folders on a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Add a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Chapter 8 Manage Dynamic DNS and Access USB Devices Through the

Internet

Access USB Devices Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Access USB Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Create a ReadyCLOUD Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Chapter 9 Use the Router as a Media Server

Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Play Music from a USB Device with iTunes Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 10 Share a USB Printer

Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Chapter 11 Network Settings

Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

View WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Chapter 12 Manage Your Network

Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter 13 Use VPN to Access Your Network

Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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Chapter 14 Specify Internet Port Settings

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Chapter 15 Troubleshooting

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Standard LED Behavior When the Router is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Appendix A Supplemental Information

Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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The Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router with six high-performance antennas and three

network bands—one 2.4 GHz band and two 5 GHz bands, delivers combined WiFi connection speeds of up to 3200 Mbps WiFi:

• 600 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band 256 QAM (802.11n)

• 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 1 (802.11ac)

• 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 2 (802.11ac)

Nighthawk X6 is ideal for homes with increasing number of WiFi-connected devices and provides double the bandwidth of typical dual-band routers.

Nighthawk X6 also provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home with the USB 3.0 port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your network is easy, whether you’re accessing stored photos and music to printing wirelessly stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music with

AirPlay-compatible devices from a USB hard drive connected to the router. Use the free

NETGEAR ReadySHARE V connected to Nighthawk X6.

ault app to back up your Windows computers to a USB hard drive

. Stream your

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Unpack Your Router

• Extend the Antennas

• Top View

• Rear Panel

• Position Your Router

• Cable Your Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

http://support.netgear.com.

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Unpack Your Router

Your package contains the following items.

AC3200 Smart WiFi Router

Ethernet cable

Power adapter (varies by region)

Figure 1. Package contents

Extend the Antennas

Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.

 To extend the antennas:

Position all of the antennas vertically as shown.

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Top View

The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top of the router.

LEDs

WiFi On/Off button

WPS button

Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons

Table 1. LED and button descriptions

LED Description

Power

Internet

2.4 GHz Wireless

5 GHz WiFi 1

5 GHz WiFi 2

• Solid amber. The router is starting.

• Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or

• Solid white. The router is ready.

• Blinking white. The

• Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

• Solid white. The Internet connection is ready.

• Solid amber. The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.

• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.

• Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

• Blinking. The router is sending or

• Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.

• Solid white. The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio is operating.

• Blinking. The router is sending or

• Off. The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio

• Solid white. The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio is operating.

• Blinking. The router is sending or

• Off. The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio

the Reset button was pressed.

firmware is corrupted.

receiving WiFi traffic.

is off.

receiving WiFi traffic.

is off.

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Table 1. LED and button descriptions (continued)

LED Description

USB 3.0 port USB 2.0 port

Ethernet ports 1-4

WiFi On/Off button with LED

WPS button with LED

The USB 1 LED is for the USB 3.0 USB port on the front panel. The USB 2 LED is for the USB

2.0 port on the rear panel.

• Solid white.

• Blinking. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.

• Off. No USB device is connected or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware

button, and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.

• Solid. A

• Blinking. The port is sending or receiving traffic.

• Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios on and off. If this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are turned off and you

cannot use WiFi to connect to the router.

This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. The WPS LED blinks white during this process and then lights solid white.

A USB device is connected and is ready.

powered-on device is connected

to the Ethernet port.

You can use the LED On/Off switch on the rear panel of the router to turn the LEDs on the top of the router on or off. See Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch on page 12.

Rear Panel

The rear panel connections and buttons are shown in the following figure.

USB 2.0 port port connector On/Off

LED On/Off switch

LAN ports 1–4

port

Figure 3. Router rear panel

Pressing the Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 189.

Hardware Setup

USB 3.0Ethernet Internet PowerPower

Reset button

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Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch

 To turn the LEDs on or off using the LED On/Off switch:

Slide the LED On/Off switch on the rear panel to the On or Off position.

LED On/Off switch

The Power LED stays lit even if the LED On/Off switch is in the Off position.

Position Your Router

The router lets you access your network 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.

Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your router’s

signal. Wireless access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other device that emits a wireless signal for network access.

 Position your router according to the following guidelines:

Position your router according to the following guidelines:

• Place your router near the center of the area where your computers and other devices

operate, and within line of sight to your wireless devices.

• Make sure that the router is within reach of an

for wired computers.

• Place the router in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and ceilings

between the router and your other devices.

• Place the router away from electrical devices such as these:

- Ceiling fans

- Home security systems

- Microwaves

- Computers

- Base of a cordless phone

- 2.4 GHz cordless phone

AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables

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• Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated

walls such as these:

- Solid metal doors

- Aluminum studs

- Fish tanks

- Mirrors

- Brick

- Concrete

Cable Your Router

The following image shows how to cable your router:

Ethernet cable

DSL or cable

Router

Ethernet cable

Modem

Power adapter

Figure 4. Router cabling

 To cable your router:

Computer

1. Unplug your modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your

Internet service.

If your modem uses a battery backup, remove the battery.

2. Plug in and turn on your modem.

If your modem uses a battery backup, put the battery back in.

3. Connect your modem to the Internet port of your router with the yellow Ethernet cable that

came with your router.

4. Connect the power adapter to your router and plug the power adapter into an outlet.

5. Slide the LED On/Off

switch on the rear panel to the on position.

6. Press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel of the router.

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2. Connect to the Network and

Access the Router

You can connect to the router’s WiFi networks or use a wired Ethernet connection. This chapter

explains the ways you can connect and how to access the router and log in.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Connect to the Network

• Types of Logins

• Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router

• Change the Language

• Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps

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Connect to the Network

You can connect to the router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Wired Connection

You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router’s local area network (LAN).

 To connect your computer to the router with an Ethernet cable:

1. Make sure that the router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2. Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your computer

3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the numbered Ethernet ports.

Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display on your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.

WiFi Connection

You can connect to the router’s WiFi network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you can find and select the WiFi network.

 To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:

1. Make sure that the router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2. Check the WPS instructions for your computer or wireless device.

3. Press the WPS button on the router for 3–5 seconds.

The WPS LED on the router blinks white.

4. Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its WPS button or follow its

instructions for WPS connections.

The WPS LED on the router lights solid white when the computer or WiFi device connects to your router.

 To find and select the WiFi network:

1. Make sure that the router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2. On your computer or wireless device, find and select the WiFi network.

The WiFi network name is on the router’s label.

3. Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.

The password is on the router’s label.

Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.

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Label

The label on the router shows the login information, WiFi network name and network key (password), MAC address, and serial number.

Figure 5. Router label

Types of Logins

Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when.

Types of logins:

• ISP login. The login that your ISP gave you logs you in to your Internet service. Your

service provider gave you this login information in a letter or some other way. If you cannot find this login information, contact your service provider

• WiFi network key or password. Your router is preset with a unique wireless network

name (SSID) and password for wireless access. This information is on the router label.

• Router login

.This logs you in to the router interface from an Internet browser as admin.

Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router

When you connect to the network (either with WiFi or with an Ethernet cable), you can use an Internet browser to access the router to view or change its settings. The first time you access the router, NETGEAR genie automatically checks to see if your router can connect to your Internet service.

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup

You can set up your router with the NETGEAR genie automatically, or you can use the genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. Before you start the setup process, get your ISP information and make sure that the computers and devices in the network have the settings described here.

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When your Internet service starts, your Internet service provider (ISP) typically gives you all the information needed to connect to the Internet. For DSL service, you might need the following information to set up your router:

• The ISP configuration information for your DSL account

• ISP login name and password

• Fixed or static IP address setting (special deployment by ISP; this setting is rare)

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 login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router automatically logs you in.

NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. Installation and basic setup takes about 15 minutes to complete.

 To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router:

1. Turn the router on by pressing the On/Off button.

2. Make sure that your computer or wireless device is connected to the router with an Ethernet

cable (wired) or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the label.

Note: If you want to change the router’s WiFi setting, use a wired connection

to avoid being disconnected when the new WiFi settings take effect.

3. Launch an Internet browser.

The screen that displays depends on whether you accessed the router before:

• The first time you set up the Internet connection for your router, the browser goes to

http://www.routerlogin.net and the NETGEAR genie screen displays.

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• If NETGEAR genie detects that the router is connected to another router or gateway,

NETGEAR genie prompts you to set up the router in router mode or access point mode:

Select the Help Me Choose radio button or Let Me Choose radio button:

• Help Me Choose. If you select the Help Me Choose radio button, NETGEAR

genie asks you a few questions to determine if you should set the router in router mode or access point mode. NETGEAR recommends that you select the Help Me Choose radio button.

• Let Me Choose. If you select the Let Me Choose radio, you must select the

Router Mode radio button or the Access Point Mode radio button.

You can

change the mode by running the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see

Use the Internet Setup Wizard on page 22

For more information about how to set up your router with an existing router or gateway, see Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway on page 136.

• If you already used the NETGEAR genie, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the

address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR genie screen.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

NETGEAR genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet.

5. If the browser cannot display the web page, do the following:

• 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 receiving power and that its Power LED is lit white.

• Close and reopen the browser or clear the browser cache.

• Browse to

http://www

.routerlogin.net.

• If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this setting is uncommon),

change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router.

6. If the router does not connect to the Internet, do the following:

a. Review your settings. Make sure that you selected the correct options and typed

everything correctly

b. Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information.

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c. Read Chapter 15, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR

product and contact NETGEAR technical support.

Log In to the Router

When 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. If you want to view or change settings for the router, you can use genie again.

 To log in to the router:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password.

The user name and

Change the Language

By default, the language is set to Auto.

 To change the language:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. In the upper right corner, select a language from the list.

5. When prompted, click the OK button to confirm this change.

The default password is password.

The user name and

The screen refreshes with the language that you selected.

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Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps

The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. The genie app can help you with the following:

• Automatically repair common wireless network problems.

• Easily manage router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet traffic

meter, speed test, and more.

 To use the genie app to access the router:

1. Visit the NETGEAR genie web page at www.NETGEAR.com/genie.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the app on your smartphone, tablet, or computer

3. Launch the genie app.

The genie app dashboard screen displays.

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3. Specify Your Internet Settings

Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with an Internet browser. You can also customize or specify your Internet settings.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Use the Internet Setup Wizard

• Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

• Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

• Change the MTU Size

• Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group

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Use the Internet Setup Wizard

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up.

 To use the Setup Wizard:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Setup W

5. Select the Yes radio button.

If you select No, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see Figure , Manually Set Up

the Internet Connection on page 23).

6. Click the Next button.

The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your Internet configuration.

When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE V

The default password is

izard.

password. The user name and

ault app.

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Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login

 To specify the Internet connection settings:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Internet

The default password is

password. The user name and

Scroll to view more settings

5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, leave the No radio button

selected.

6. If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the Account

Name (If Required) field.

7. If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If

Required) field.

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For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can change them.

8. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

• Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Y

automatically assigns these addresses.

• Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects.

our ISP

9. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS)

Address radio button:

• Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.

ISP automatically assigns this address.

• Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

10. Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

• 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. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

• Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

11. Click the Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

12. Click the T

est button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 15,

roubleshooting.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login

Your

 To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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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Scroll to view more settings

5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login? section of the screen, select the

Yes radio button.

The screen adjusts.

6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method:

PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP.

7. In the Login field, enter the login name your ISP gave you.

This login name is often an email address.

8. In the Password field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.

9. If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the Service Name (if Required) field.

10. In the Connection Mode list, select Always

On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect

11. To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the Idle Timeout (In

minutes) field, type the number of minutes.

This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

12. Select an Internet IP

Address radio button:

• 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. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects.

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13. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

• Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.

ISP automatically assigns this address.

• Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

14. Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

• Use Default

• Use Computer MAC Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

• Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

15. Click the Apply button.

our settings are saved.

Address. Use the default MAC address.

Your

16. Click the T

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 15,

roubleshooting.

est button to test your Internet connection.

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

You can set up an IPv6 Internet connection if genie does not detect it automatically.

 To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The default password is password. The user name and

The Basic Settings screen displays.

5. In the

• If your ISP did not provide details, select IPv6 T

• If you are not sure, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is

• If your Internet connection does not use PPPoe or DHCP

Internet Connection Type list, select the IPv6 connection type:

unnel.

in use.

, or not fixed, but is IPv6,

select Auto Config.

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Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. For more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections.

- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 27

- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 29

- Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 30

- Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 32

- Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection on page 32

- Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection on page 34

- Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection on page 35

- Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection on page 37

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes take effect.

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by colons. You can reduce any four-digit group of zeros within an IPv6 address to a single zero or omit it. The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:

• More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets

• More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet

• More than two colons in a row

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection

 To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password.

The user name and

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the Internet Connection T

ype list, select Auto Detect.

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The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

• Connection Type. This field indicates the connection type that is detected.

• Router’

for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface.

s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

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.

6. Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

• 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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

7. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID 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.

8. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

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Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection

 To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Auto Config.

The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

• 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

• Router

’s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

Available.

vailable.

6. (Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.

Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP gave you a specific host name, enter it here.

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7. (Optional) In the DHCP 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, 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.

8. Select an IP

• Use DHCP Server.

Address Assignment radio button:

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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

9. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID 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.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection

The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates a 6to4 tunnel. Make sure that the IPv4 Internet connection is working before you apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the IPv6 connection.

 To set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the

Internet Connection Type list, select 6to4 T

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The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN field. 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.

6. 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. Your

IPv6 ISP usually provides this address.

7. Select

an IP Address Assignment radio button:

• 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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

8. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID 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.

9. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

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Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection

In 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. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the

The screen adjusts, but no additional fields display.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

Internet Connection Type list, select Pass Through

The default password is password. The user name and

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

 To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the

ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

Internet Connection Type list, select Fixed

The default password is password. The user name and

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The screen adjusts:

6. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection:

• IPv6 Address/Prefix Length. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN

interface.

• Default IPv6 Gateway.

The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s

WAN interface.

• 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

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on

page 23.)

IP Address Assignment radio button:

7. Select

• 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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

8. In the IPv6 Address/Prefix Length fields, 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.

9. CClick the Apply button.

our settings are saved.

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Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

 To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED >

Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the Internet Connection T

The screen adjusts:

password. The user name and

ype list, select DHCP.

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

• 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

Available.

6. (Optional) In the User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.

Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP gave you a specific host name, enter it here.

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7. (Optional) In the Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name.

8. Select

IP Address Assignment radio button:

• 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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

9. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID 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.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection

 To set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5. In the Internet Connection T

The default password is password.

ype list, select PPPoE.

The user name and

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The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

• 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

Available.

6. In the Login field, 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, 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.

7. In the Password

field, enter the password for the ISP connection.

8. In the Service Name field, enter a service name.

If your ISP did not provide a service name, leave this field blank.

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.

9. Select an IP

Address Assignment radio button:

• 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.

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This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

10. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID 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.

11. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection

6rd protocol makes it possible to deploy IPv6 to sites using a service provider's IPv4 network. 6rd uses the service provider’s own IPv6 address prefix. This limits the operational domain of 6rd to the service provider’s network and is under direct control of the service provider. The IPv6 service provided is equivalent to native IPv6.

The 6rd mechanism relies upon an algorithmic mapping between the IPv6 and IPv4 addresses that are assigned for use within the service provider’s network. This mapping allows for automatic determination of IPv4 tunnel endpoints from IPv6 prefixes, allowing stateless operation of 6rd.

With a 6rd

Tunnel configuration, the router follows the RFC5969 standard, supporting two

ways to establish a 6rd tunnel IPv6 WAN connection.

• Auto Mode. In IPv6 Auto Detect mode, when the router receives option 212 from the

DHCPv4 option, auto detect selects the IPv6 as 6rd Tunnel setting.

The router uses the

6rd option information to establish the 6rd connection.

• Manual Mode. Select 6rd Tunnel. If the router receives option 212, the fields are

automatically completed. Otherwise, you must enter the 6rd settings.

 To set up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. Enter http://www

.routerlogin.net.

A login window 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 page displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.

The IPv6 page displays.

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5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select 6rd Tunnel.

The router automatically detects the information in the following sections:

• 6rd (IPv6 Rapid Development) Configuration. The router detects the service

provider’s IPv4 network and attempts to establish an IPv6 6rd Tunnel connection. If the IPv4 network returns 6rd parameters to the router the page adjusts to display the correct settings in this section.

’

• Router

s IPv6 Address on LAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

• MTU size (in bytes).

The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most

Available.

Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Change the MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. See Change the

MTU Size on page 39.

6. Select an IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS)

• Get Automatically from

ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.

Address radio button:

Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

• Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

7. 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.

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8. (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.

9. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Change the MTU Size

The 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 a device in the data path uses a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets must be split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.

The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value. In some situations, changing the value fixes one problem but causes another one of these situations occurs:

. Leave the MTU unchanged unless

• You experience problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the

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

- Y

ahoo email

- MSN portal

- America Online’

• 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.

Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication

problems. For example, you might not be able to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.

 To change the MTU size:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

s DSL service

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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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 > WAN Setup.

5. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

If 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 applications.

Table 2. Common MTU sizes

MTU Application

1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use

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.

PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches.

. The following table describes common MTU sizes and

Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group

Some devices, such as an IPTV, cannot work behind a router’s network address translation (NAT) or firewall. Based on what your Internet Service Provider (ISP) requires, in order for the

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device to connect to the ISP’s network directly, you can enable the bridge between the device and the router’s Internet port or add new VLAN tag groups to the bridge.

Enable the Bridge

If your device, such as an IPTV, is connected to the router’s Ethernet port or WiFi network, you can enable the bridge so that the packets sent between the device and the router’s Internet port are not processed through the router’s network address translation (NAT).

 To enable the bridge:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/IPTV Setup.

The VLAN/IPTV Setup screen displays.

5. Select the

6. Select the By bridge group radio button.

7. Select a W

• If your device is connected to an Ethernet port on the router

check box that corresponds to the Ethernet port on the router that the device is connected to.

• If your device is connected to your router

box that corresponds to the router’s WiFi network that the device is connected to.

Note: You must select at least one Wired Ports or Wireless check box.

Enable VLAN/IPTV Setup check box.

ired Ports check box or a Wireless check box:

You can select more than one check box.

The default password is password.

’s WiFi network, select a W

The user name and

, select a Wired Ports

ireless check

8. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Add VLAN Tag Groups

You can add VLAN tag groups to the bridge and assign VLAN IDs and priority values to each VLAN tag group.

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If you add a VLAN tag group to the bridge, packets sent between the device and the router’s Internet port are not processed through the router’s network address translation (NAT) or firewall.

 To add a VLAN tag group:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/IPTV Setup.

The VLAN/IPTV Setup screen displays.

5. Select the Enable VLAN/IPTV Setup check box.

6. Select the By VLAN tag group

radio button.

7. Click the Add button.

The Add Vlan Rule screen displays.

8. In the Name field, enter a name for the VLAN tag group.

The name can be up to 10 characters.

9. In the VLAN ID field, enter a value from 1 to 4094.

10. In the Priority field, enter a value from 0 to 7.

11. Select a W

ired Ports check box or a W

ireless check box:

• If your device is connected to an Ethernet port on the router, select a Wired Ports

check box that corresponds to the Ethernet port on the router that the device is connected to.

• If your device is connected to your router’s WiFi network, select a W

ireless check box

that corresponds to the router’s WiFi network that the device is connected to.

Note: You must select at least one Wired Ports or Wireless check box. You

can select more than one check box.

12. Click the Add button.

The VLAN tag group is added.

13. Click the Apply button.

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Your settings are saved.

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4. Optimize Performance

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth

• Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

• Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service

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Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth

Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) prioritizes your WiFi bandwidth by application and device. If your Internet bandwidth is limited, Dynamic QoS resolves Internet traffic congestion by using better application and device identification, bandwidth allocation, and traffic prioritization techniques.

If you like gaming and streaming videos, you can benefit from enabling Dynamic QoS.

Note: If you use a gigabit Internet connection, or your Internet download and

upload speed is 300 Mbps or faster, you don’t need to use Dynamic QoS.

(

)

Figure 6. Dynamic QoS optimizes Internet traffic by prioritizing competing demands

Enable Dynamic QoS

Because not everyone uses Dynamic QoS, it is disabled by default.

 To enable Dynamic QoS:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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.

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The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Dynamic QoS.

5. Select the Enable Dynamic QoS check box.

6. Specify your Internet bandwidth.

You can use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth or you can enter your Internet bandwidth manually

To use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth:

a. For more accurate Speedtest results, make sure that no other devices are accessing

the Internet.

b. Click the Speedtest button.

Speedtest determines your Internet bandwidth.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

. NETGEAR recommends that you use Speedtest.

Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App

You can enable Dynamic QoS using the desktop genie app for Windows and Mac. The genie app is a free app that lets you manage your router from your Windows or Mac computer. To download the genie app, visit the NETGEAR genie web page at www.NETGEAR.com/genie.

Note: The genie app for smartphones and tablets currently does not support

Dynamic QoS.

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 To enable Dynamic QoS using the Desktop genie app:

1. On your computer, open the app that you use to manage your WiFi connections.

2. Locate your router’s WiFi network and join it.

3. Click the genie app icon on your desktop or in the Windows taskbar.

The Home screen displays.

4. Select Network Map

The network map displays with an image of the router and the devices connected to it.

5. Right-click the R8000 image and select Dynamic QoS.

The Dynamic QoS screen displays.

6. Specify your Internet bandwidth.

You can use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth or you can enter your Internet bandwidth manually. NETGEAR recommends that you use Speedtest.

To use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth:

a. For more accurate Speedtest results, make sure that no other devices are accessing

the Internet.

b. Click the Speed T

est button.

Speedtest determines your Internet bandwidth.

7. Click the Enable QoS button.

Dynamic QoS is enabled.

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application

You can view how much bandwidth is utilized by each device or application that is connected to the router’s network.

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 To view bandwidth utilization by device and application:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 Dynamic QoS.

The Dynamic QoS screen displays.

5. Select the Enable Dynamic QoS check box.

6. Specify your Internet bandwidth.

ou can use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth or you can enter your Internet

Y bandwidth manually

. NETGEAR recommends that you use Speedtest.

To use Speedtest to detect your Internet bandwidth:

a. For more accurate Speedtest results, make sure that no other devices are accessing

the Internet.

b. Click the Speedtest button.

Speedtest determines your Internet bandwidth.

7. Click the Apply button.

Dynamic QoS is enabled.

8. Click the Click here to see bandwidth utilization by device and application link.

The Attached Devices screen displays the Internet download and upload speed for each device connected to the network.

9. To view the bandwidth utilized by the applications used by each device, in the Device Name

column, click a device icon.

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A list of applications used by the device and their Internet download and upload speed displays:

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application Using the genie App

You can view how much bandwidth is utilized by each device or application that is connected to the router’s network using the genie app.

 To view bandwidth utilization by device and application using the genie app:

1. On your computer, open the app that you use to manage your WiFi connections.

2. Locate your router’s WiFi network and join it.

3. Click the genie app icon on your desktop or in the Windows taskbar.

The Home screen displays.

4. Select Network Map

The network map displays with an image of the router and the devices connected to it.

5. Right-click the R8000 image and select Dynamic QoS.

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The Dynamic QoS screen displays.

6. Make sure that Dynamic QoS is enabled and click the Close button.

If Dynamic QoS is not enabled, see Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App on page 46.

7. On the network map, right-click the router image again and select Statistics.

The Bandwidth Utilization screen displays.

8. From the menus at the top of the screen, select the following:

• Download or Upload

• Per Device or Per App

• Real time

9. Click the Refresh button.

Your changes take effect.

Edit Device Bandwidth Priority

You can edit the bandwidth priority given to each device that is connected to the router’s network.

 To edit a device’s bandwidth priority:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Dynamic QoS.

The Dynamic QoS screen displays.

5. Make sure that the

If you did not enable Dynamic QoS yet, see Enable Dynamic QoS on page 45.

The default password is password. The user name and

Enable Dynamic QoS check box is selected.

6. Click the Click here to see bandwidth utilization by device and application link.

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The Attached Devices screen displays the Internet download and upload speed for each device connected to the network.

7. Select the check box next to the device you want to edit.

8. Click the Edit button.

The Edit Devices screen displays.

9. From the Device Priority menu, select a priority value.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update

The router uses a performance optimization database that analyzes the most popular applications and services to determine how to implement Dynamic QoS. You can enable or disable this feature or manually update the database. For more information about how to manually update the database, see Manually Update the Performance Optimization

Database on page 52.

 To enable or disable the automatic performance optimization database update:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

password. The user name and

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If you are using Dynamic QoS, the Enable Dynamic QoS check box is selected.

5. Select or clear the Automatically update performance optimization database check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database

The router uses a performance optimization database that analyzes the most popular applications and services to determine how to implement Dynamic QoS. By default, the router automatically updates this database when you enable Dynamic QoS, but if you turned off the automatic update feature, you can manually update the database.

 To manually update the performance optimization database:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 are case-sensitive.

password. The user name and

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Dynamic QoS.

The Dynamic QoS screen displays.

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If you are using Dynamic QoS, the Enable Dynamic QoS check box is selected.

5. Click the Update Now button.

The router checks for the newest version of the database and downloads it.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, 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.

If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), enable UPnP.

 To enable Universal Plug and Play:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP.

The UPnP screen displays.

5. Select the

By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be enabled or disabled. If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow any device to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding.

6. 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 more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traf

Turn UPnP On check box.

The default password is password.

fic.

The user name and

ype the advertisement time to live in hops.

7. T

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The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. 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.

8. 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 opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address.

To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap

Table, click the Refresh button.

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes wireless voice and video traffic over the WiFi link. WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the router.

WMM QoS prioritizes 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 must 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.

 To disable WMM QoS:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

The QoS Setup screen displays.

5. Clear the Enable WMM (W

6. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5 GHz b/g/n) check box.

7. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings Second Radio (5 GHz b/g/n) check

box.

8. Click the Apply button.

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

i-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n) check box.

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Your changes are saved.

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5. Control Access to the Internet

The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted

intrusions from the Internet.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Set Up Parental Controls

• Allow or Block Access to Your Network

• Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites

• Block Services from the Internet

• Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

• Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

• Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

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Set Up Parental Controls

The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls. To set up Parental Controls, you must download the genie app.

 To set up Parental Controls:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the user name and password for the router.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

4. Click the

The BASIC Home screen displays.

5. Select Parental Controls.

The Parental Controls website opens.

6. Click the button for the genie app or version that you want to download and use.

7. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.

8. Open the genie app and select Parental Controls.

Live Parental Controls automatically starts.

OK button.

The default password is password.

The user name and

9. Click the Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again.

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Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account.

10. Select a radio button as follows:

• If you already own an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected.

• If you did not yet create an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button.

If you are creating an account, the following screen displays.

a. Complete the fields.

b. Click the Next button.

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After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays.

11. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button.

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12. Click the Take me to the status screen button.

Parental Controls are now set up for the router.

13. To enable Parental Controls, click the Enable Live Parental Controls button.

Allow or Block Access to Your Network

You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.

 To set up access control:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is

password. The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control.

5. Select the Turn on Access Control check box.

You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and use the Allow and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect, even if the device is in the blocked list.

6. Select an access rule:

• Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, if you add a new device, it can

access your network. You don’t need to enter its MAC address in this screen. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this radio button selected.

• Block all new devices from connecting. With this setting, if you add a new device,

before it can access your network, you must enter its MAC address for an Ethernet connection and its MAC address for a WiFi connection in the allowed list.

The access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. It applies only to devices joining your network in the future after you apply these settings.

o view allowed or blocked devices that are not connected, click the following links:

7. T

• View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network

• View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network

The list displays.

8. To allow the computer or device you’re currently using to continue to access the network,

select the check box next to your computer or device, and click the Allow button.

9. Click the Apply button.

Your changes take ef

fect.

Manage Network Access Control Lists

You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.

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 To manage devices that are allowed or blocked:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 > Security >

Access Control.

5. Click the View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network link.

The list displays.

6. Select the check box for a device.

7. Use the Add button, Edit button, and Remove from the List button as needed.

8. Click the Apply button.

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Your changes take effect.

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites

You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use blocking all the time or based on a schedule.

 To block Internet sites:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. Select a keyword blocking option:

• Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to ta schedule that you set. (See

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 66.)

• Always

ANCED > Security > Block Sites.

. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen.

The default password is

password. The user name and

6. In the keyword field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.

For example:

• Specify XXX to block http://www

• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov.

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• Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access.

7. Click the Add Keyword button.

The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.

8. Click the Apply button.

Keyword blocking takes effect.

Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked

 To delete keywords from the list:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://routerlogin.net or http://routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.

5. Do one of the following:

• To delete a single word, select it and click the

The keyword is removed from the list.

• To delete all keywords on the list, click the Clear List button.

All keywords are removed from the list.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

. The

default password is admin

. The user name and password

Delete Keyword button.

Block Services from the Internet

You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block the services all the time or based on a schedule.

 To block services:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

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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 > Security > Block Services.

5. Specify when to block the services:

• To block the services all the time, select the Always radio button.

• To block the services based on a schedule, select the Per Schedule radio button.

For information about how to specify the schedule, see Schedule When to Block

Internet Sites and Services

on page 66.

6. Click the Add button.

The Block Services Setup screen displays:

7. To add a service that is in the Service Type list, select the application or service.

The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.

8. To add a service or application that is not the list, select User Defined.

a. If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate

protocol; otherwise, select

TCP/UDP (both).

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b. Enter the starting port and ending port numbers.

If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields. To find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can contact the publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on the Internet.

9. Select a filtering option:

• Only This IP Address. Block services for a single computer.

• IP Address Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP

addresses on your network.

• All lP Addresses. Block services for all computers on your network.

10. Click the Add

Your changes are saved.

button.

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services. For information about how to specify what you want the router to block, see Use Keywords to

Block Internet Sites on page 63 and Block Services from the Internet on page 64.

 To schedule blocking:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password. The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Schedule.

5. Specify when to block keywords and services:

• Days to Block. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the

keywords or select the Every Day check box, which automatically selects 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.

6. Select your time zone from the list.

7. If you live in a region that observes daylight saving time, select the Automatically adjust

for daylight savings time check box.

8. Click the Apply button.

our settings are saved.

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must have a fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. See

Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 125.

 To specify a trusted computer:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

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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 > Security > Block Sites.

5. Scroll down and select the Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites check box.

6. In the

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

rusted IP Address field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services.

 To set up email notifications:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Security >

The default password is

E-mail.

password. The user name and

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5. Select the Turn Email Notification On check box.

6. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP 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.

7. In the

Send to This E-mail Address field, type the email address to which logs and alerts

are to be sent.

This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert messages are not sent.

8. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires

authentication check box.

a. In the

User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server

b. In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server.

9. (Optional) Select the Send Alerts Immediately check box.

Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.

10. To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:

• From Send logs according to this schedule

• From the

Day list, select the day.

• From the Time list, select the time, and select the am

list, select the schedule type.

or pm radio button.

11. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Logs are sent automatically according to the schedule that you set. If the log fills before the specified time, it is sent.

After the log is sent, it is cleared from the router memory. If

the router cannot email the log and the log buffer fills, the router overwrites the log.

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6. Tri-Band WiFi Connections

This chapter explains how the router manages WiFi connections for its WiFi bands and how you

can control the relevant router settings.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Tri-Band WiFi

• Smart Connect

• Implicit Beamforming

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Tri-Band WiFi

Tri-band WiFi delivers 3.2 Gbps combined WiFi speeds through three dedicated WiFi bands—a 2.4 GHz band, plus two 5 GHz bands. This additional 5 GHz WiFi band allows you to double the WiFi bandwidth for dual-band devices.

FASTEST

5 GHz - 1

1300 Mbps

Figure 7. Tri-band WiFi doubles the available bandwidth for dual-band devices

FASTER

5 GHz - 2

1300 Mbps

FAST

2.4 GHz

600 Mbps

Smart Connect intelligently selects the best WiFi band for each dual-band device to optimize connection speed and performance based on that device’s speed and performance. The router automatically manages your WiFi connections, performing load balancing across the two 5 GHz radios. This additional WiFi bandwidth combined with the intelligence to segregate traffic based on WiFi speed and load balancing provides the best performance for multiple WiFi devices in the home.

How Tri-Band WiFi Improves Speed and Performance

Tri-band WiFi increases the available WiFi bandwidth for your network to reduce network congestion.

Typically a dual-band WiFi router shares bandwidth among all connected devices that are downloading data at the same time. So if you are watching a Netflix movie on your Internet-enabled large screen TV while your kids are watching a YouTube video on a smartphone, the router shares the bandwidth across these two devices. This is particularly unfair for the faster 802.11ac devices or three-stream (3x3) 802.11n devices because their speeds are reduced to the speed of the slowest device in the network. Even one slow device can bring down the entire network speed.

In this simplified example, the 5 GHz band is capable of a maximum speed of 1300 Mbps, but the actual speed could be limited by the device capability

. For example, an Apple MacBook

Pro with support for three streams is capable of the maximum 1300 Mbps but the

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iPhone 5S with support for only single-stream 802.11n can achieve a maximum WiFi speed of only 150 Mbps. As more devices connect and begin downloading, the bandwidth is shared among them as well.

The following example of shared bandwidth shows a dual-band router in which the GHz WiFi band has a fast 640 Mbps capacity. If only one computer or device connects, the router can allocate a speed of up to 640 Mbps to that connection, assuming that the device is capable of that speed. When more devices connect to the 5 GHz band, they must share the bandwidth. If four devices connect, then the router divides its 640 Mbps capacity by 5, as shown in the following figure.

5 GHz WiFi Band

MacBook Pro

1300 Mbps ÷ 5

iPhone

50 Mbps ÷ 5

Internet

Other router

5 GHz

Fast

MacBook Pro

300 Mbps ÷ 5

iPhone

150 Mbps ÷ 5

iPad

300 Mbps ÷ 5

Total bandwidth: 640 Mbps

(150 + 300 + 150 + 1300 + 1300) ÷ 5

Figure 8. Dual-band WiFi network with one 5 GHz WiFi band

That means that in the network shown, a computer with a 1,300 Mbps capacity has an effective WiFi connection speed of 160 Mbps (

1300 5

), and other devices would also see

their WiFi speeds divided by 5.

Tri-band WiFi adds a second 5 GHz WiFi band to the network. This increases the available WiFi bandwidth, which can be compared to widening the road. In addition to widening the road, having two 5 GHz bands means that the router has dedicated 5 GHz bands. That’s like

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having two lanes in the wider road instead of one. The router automatically uses Smart Connect to allocate the fastest devices to the fast lane

5 GHz WiFi Band

iPad

300 Mbps ÷ 3

iPhone

150 Mbps ÷ 3

Internet

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5 GHz

Faster

5 GHz

Fastest

iPhone

150 Mbps ÷ 3

Total bandwidth: 1500 Mbps

(150 + 300 + 150)÷ 3 + (1300 + 1300) ÷ 2

Greater than 2x the performance of other routers

MacBook Pro

300 Mbps ÷ 2

MacBook Pro

1300 Mbps ÷ 2

Figure 9. A tri-band network has two dedicated 5 GHz bands

In this tri-band network, the first 5 GHz band has a speed of 200 Mbps, and the second 5 GHz band has a speed of 1,300 Mbps.

The slower and faster devices are separated in different WiFi connections to ensure that you get the best speed on each device. So in the previous figure, all the three mobile devices are on one 5 GHz band with a combined maximum speed of 200 Mbps and the other 5 GHz WiFi band is used for the faster 802.1

1ac devices with a combined maximum speed of 1300 Mbps. Effectively both slower and faster devices can run faster and the overall network speed increases by more than two times, from 640 Mbps to 1500 Mbps.

Load Balancing

The router uses load balancing to distribute WiFi connections among all three WiFi bands, to ensure that both the WiFi bands are utilized. Load balancing avoids overloading a single 5 GHz band and ensures that both the WiFi bands are utilized and device connections are spread across the two bands.

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For example, if three mobile devices are connected to one 5 GHz band, the fourth device is automatically connected to the other 5 GHz band.

Internet

Printer

iPad Phone

MacBook Pro MacBook Air

Desktop computer

Legacy devices

Dual-band WiFi devices

Dual-band AC WiFi devices

IP camera

iPhone

Fast

2.4 WiFi band Up to 600 Mbps

Faster 5 GHz WiFi Band 1 Up to 1.3 Gbps

Fastest 5 GHz WiFi Band 2 Up to 1.3 Gbps

Figure 10. Load balancing in a tri-band WiFi network

Slower devices like printers, older computers, or an IP camera connect to the 2.4 GHz band. Having two 5 GH bands prevents overloading when many devices use WiFi at the same time.

Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi

The tri-band WiFi network outperforms the dual-band network in several ways:

• More bandwidth is available.

Even with more devices connected to the network, because the connections are spread across two different bands, each device gets a larger share of the available WiFi bandwidth. The computers in Figure 9, A tri-band network has two dedicated 5 GHz

bands on page 73

have a 1,300 Mbps capacity. They share a 5 GHz WiFi band, and each

has a WiFi connection speed of 650 Mbps, compared to 325 Mbps shown in Figure 8,

Dual-band WiFi network with one 5 GHz WiFi band on page 72.

• Smart Connect directs WiFi traf

fic to the appropriate lane.

With Smart Connect, older devices do not slow down faster devices.

• The router uses load balancing to avoid network congestion in each WiFi band.

With load balancing, you don’t have to share your WiFi connection with as many devices.

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Smart Connect

Smart Connect balances your 5 GHz WiFi connections into two different radio bands: the 5 GHz radio 1 band and the 5 GHz radio 2 band. The router uses Smart Connect to choose the best radio band for your device to give you the best WiFi performance.

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Figure 11. Smart Connect

2.4 GHz 600 Mbps

5 GHz WiFi band 1 300 Mbps

5 GHz WiFi band 2 1300 Mbps

Legacy devices

Fast dual-band devices

Faster dual-band devices

Same WiFi network name and password for both 5 GHz bands—only one visible 5 GHz band

For Smart Connect to work, both 5 GHz radio bands must use the same wireless network name (SSID) and network key (password). That means that when you connect to the router with WiFi, you see only one 5 GHz SSID that connects to both 5 GHz radio bands.

Note: If you enable Smart Connect and the SSID and passwords for both

5 GHz radio bands do not match, the WiFi settings for 5 GHz radio 1 overwrite the WiFi settings for 5 GHz radio 2.

Enable or Disable Smart Connect

 To enable or disable Smart Connect:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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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. Select or clear the Smart Connect – One Wireless Network Name (SSID) for both 5 GHz

radios check box.

Selecting this check box turns on Smart Connect and clearing this check box turns off Smart Connect.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Beamforming

Beamforming means that your router actively tracks clients and directs pinpoints Wifi to the client, rather than just blasting it out in all directions. This means better WiFi range and performance for your WiFi devices.

The router uses explicit and implicit beamforming to improve WiFi performance. Explicit beamforming requires the client to support beamforming typically 802.11ac clients support beamforming. Implicit beamforming means the router can support beamforming even with clients that do not support beamforming. This router supports implicit beamforming for both

2.4 GHz and 5 GHz clients, which means that it will provide beamforming benefits of better

range and performance for all WiFi devices even older 802.11a/b/g/n, not just the latest WiFi clients.

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Implicit Beamforming

Implicit beamforming means that the router can use information from client devices that support beamforming to improve the WiFi signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.

 To disable implicit beamforming:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

The

Advanced Wireless Setting screen displays.

5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the screen and clear the Enable

Implicit BEAMFORMING check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

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7. Share USB Devices Attached to the

Router

This chapter describes how to access and configure USB storage devices attached to your

router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• USB Device Requirements

• Access a USB Device on the Network

• Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault

• Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine

• Control Access to the USB Device

• Use FTP Within the Network

• View Network Folders on a USB Device

• Add a Network Folder on a USB Device

• Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device

• Approve USB Devices

• Safely Remove a USB Device

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USB Device Requirements

The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit

http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.

Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.

The router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:

• FAT16, FAT32

• NTFS

• NTFS with compression format enabled

• Ext2, Ext3, Ext4

• HFS

• HFS+

Access a USB Device on the Network

ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If your USB device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)

USB 3.0 port

Figure 12. The blue USB 3.0 port on the rear panel of the router provides the fastest access

 To connect a USB device:

1. Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the rear panel of the router.

NETGEAR recommends that you use the blue USB 3.0 port for the fastest access.

2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.

ou must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the router.

When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).

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 To access the USB device from a Mac:

1. Connect your USB device to a USB port on the router.

NETGEAR recommends you use the blue USB 3.0 port on the router to get the best USB device access speed.

If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router.

When you connect the USB device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).

2. On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select Go > Connect to

Server.

The Connect to Server screen displays.

3. Enter the smb://readyshare in the Server Address field.

4. Click the Connect button.

5. When prompted, select the Guest

radio button.

If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac to access the network, select the Registered User radio button and enter admin for the name and password for the password. For more information about access control, see Allow or

Block Access to Your Network on page 60.

6. Click the Connect button.

A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.

 To access the USB device from a Windows computer:

1. Connect your USB device to a USB port on the router.

NETGEAR recommends you use the blue USB 3.0 port on the router to get the best USB device access speed.

If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router.

2. Select Start > Run.

3. Enter \\readyshare

in the dialog box.

4. Click the OK button.

A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.

 To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:

1. Visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.

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2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click PC Utility link.

The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer.

3. Launch readyshareconnect.exe.

4. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.

5. (Optional) To connect to the USB device as a different user, select the Connect using

different credentials

a. Type the user name and password.

b. Click the OK button.

6. Click the Finish

check box and do the following:

button.

The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.

Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault

Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your router for centralized, continuous, and automatic backup.

 To back up your Windows computer:

1. Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router.

The blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router.

2. Install the genie app on each Windows computer.

To download the genie app, visit www.netgear

3. Download ReadySHARE Vault from www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each

Windows computer

4. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.

5. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.

.com/genie.

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Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine

You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports. You can access the connected USB hard drive from your Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your router.

Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac

NETGEAR recommends that you use a new USB HDD or format your old USB disk to do the Time Machine backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to prevent some issues during backup using Time Machine. The router supports GUID or MBR partitions.

 To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:

1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.

2. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the screen and

search for Disk Utility.

3. T

o format your USB device, open the Disk Utility, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase

button.

4. Click the Partition tab.

5. Click Partition Layout and set the number of partitions that you want to use.

6. Click the Options button.

The Partition options display.

7. Select the GUID Partition T

8. For the format, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

9. Click the OK

10. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

button.

able or Master Boot Record radio button.

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data

Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow this procedure.

 To prepare to back up a large amount of data:

1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer.

2. Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.

3. Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk.

4. Set Energy Saver:

a. From the Apple

menu, select System Preferences

The System Preferences screen displays.

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b. Select Energy Saver.

The Energy Saver screen displays.

c. Click the Power Adapter tab.

d. Select the W

e. Click the Back arrow

ake for Wi-Fi network access check box.

to save the changes and exit the screen.

5. Modify your security settings:

a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

The System Preferences screen displays.

b. Select Security & Privacy.

The Security & Privacy screen displays.

c. Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen.

d. Leave the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box cleared.

e. Click the OK button.

Your changes are saved.

Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive

You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard disk drive that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports.

 To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive:

1. Prepare your USB device with a compatible format and partitions.

See Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac on page 82.

If you plan to back up a large amount of data, see Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of

Data on page 82.

2. Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the router

Note: If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you

connect the USB device to the router.

The blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router

3. On your Mac computer, launch Finder and select Go > Connect to Server.

The Connect to Server screen displays.

4. Type afp://routerlogin.net.

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5. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest radio button.

6. Click the Connect button.

A list of connected devices displays. This list includes the name admin when you log in as

admin.

7. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

8. Open T

9. Click the Select Backup Disk button and select your USB device from the list.

10. Click the Use for Backup button.

Note: If you do not see the USB partition that you want in the Time Machine

ime Machine.

disk list, go to Mac finder and click that USB partition. It displays in the Time Machine list.

11. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest

the Connect button.

When the setup is complete, the Mac automatically schedules a full backup. You can back up immediately if you want.

radio button and click

Control Access to the USB Device

You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.

 To specify the USB access settings:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password. The user name and

4. Select ADV

ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.

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The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays.

5. Specify access to the USB storage device:

• Network Device Name. This is the name used to access the USB device connected

to the router. The default is readyshare.

• Workgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the

workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.

• Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want:

- Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.

- HTTP. Enabled by default.

http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares

You can type

to access the USB device.

- HTTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users

can type http://<public IP address/shares> (for example, http://1.1.10.102/shares) or a URL domain name to access the USB device over the Internet.

This feature supports file uploading only.

- FTP. Disabled by default.

- FTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users

can access the USB device through FTP over the Internet. This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files.

6. If you changed the settings, click the Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

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Use FTP Within the Network

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) lets you send and receive large files faster.

 To set up FTP access:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings

The default password is

password. The user name and

5. Select the FTP check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

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View Network Folders on a USB Device

You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.

 To view network folders:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.

The default password is

password. The user name and

5. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen, and adjust the following

settings:

• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is

USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)

You can click the name or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share was deleted and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

• Read

Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the

network folder. All–no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder.

The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router.

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• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder.

• Volume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB device or HDD).

• Total Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device.

Add a Network Folder on a USB Device

You can add network folders on the USB storage device.

 To add a network folder:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage >

The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays.

5. Click the Create Network Folder button.

The default password is

Advanced Settings.

password. The user name and

If this screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, change the browser settings to allow pop-ups.

6. In the USB Device list, select the USB device.

7. Click the Browse button and in the Folder field, select the folder.

8. In the Share Name field, type the name of the share.

9. In the Read Access

list and the W

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The user name (account name) for All–no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.

10. Click the Apply button.

The folder is added on the USB device.

Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device

You can add network folders on the USB storage device.

 To edit a network folder:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.

The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays.

5. Click the Edit

The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network Folder screen.

6. Change the settings in the fields as needed.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

button.

The default password is password.

The user name and

Approve USB Devices

For more security, you can set up the router to share only USB devices that you approve.

 To approve USB devices:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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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 > Advanced Setup > USB Settings.

By default the Enable any USB Device connection to the USB port radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all your USB devices.

5. Select the No radio button.

6. Click the Approved Devices button.

The approved and available USB devices display.

7. In the Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve.

8. Click the Add button.

The USB device is added to the Approved USB Devices list.

9. Select the Allow only approved devices check box.

10. Click the Apply button.

our settings are saved.

11. T

o work with another USB device, first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the

currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and repeat this process.

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Safely Remove a USB Device

Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router USB port, log in to the router and take the drive offline.

 To remove a USB disk drive safely:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select USB Storage > Basic Settings.

The USB Settings screen displays.

5. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.

This takes the drive offline.

6. Physically disconnect the USB device.

The default password is password.

The user name and

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USB Devices Through the Internet

With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access a USB hard drive attached to the router’s USB port router when you’re not home. This chapter includes the following sections:

• Access USB Devices Through the Internet

• Dynamic DNS

• Your Personal FTP Server

• Set Up Your Personal FTP Server

• Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD

For information about how to connect the USB device and specify its settings, see Chapter 7,

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Access USB Devices Through the Internet

You can access USB devices through the Internet when you’re not home.

 To access USB devices from a remote computer:

1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.

2. Connect to your home router:

• To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.

To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information in the Dynamic DNS screen. See Dynamic DNS

• To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router’s Internet port IP address.

You can view the router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home screen.

ou can use FTP to share files on a USB device connected to the router.

on page 95.

Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet

 To set up FTP access:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password.

The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.

5. Select the FTP (via Internet) check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

7. T

o limit access to the admin user, click the Edit button.

8. In the Read Access list, select admin.

9. In the Write Access list, select admin.

10. Click the Apply button.

our changes are saved.

Access USB Devices Through the Internet with FTP

You must first set up FTP through Internet access as described in Set Up FTP Access

Through the Internet on page 93.

 To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer:

1. To download, launch an Internet browser.

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2. To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.

3. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.

For example, type

If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.

For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear

4. When prompted, log in:

• To log in as admin, in the user name field, type admin

type the same password that you use to log in to the router.

• To log in as guest, in the user name field, enter guest.

The guest user name does not have a password. T device, you can specify that only the admin user can access it. See Control Access to

the USB Device on page 84.

The files and folders display for the USB device that your account can access. For example, you might see share/partition1/directory1.

ftp://10.1.65.4.

.com.

and in the password

o restrict access to the USB

Dynamic DNS

Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number changes.

field,

To make it easier to connect, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS service that lets you use a domain name to access your home network. up the router to use Dynamic DNS. Then the router notifies the Dynamic DNS service provider whenever its IP address changes. When you access your Dynamic DNS account, the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects you.

If your ISP assigns a private W DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.

AN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic

To use this account, you must set

Your Personal FTP Server

With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to access your network when you aren’t home through Dynamic DNS. To set up your FTP server, you must register for a free

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NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account settings. See Set

Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 96.

FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com

FTP Directory:

FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com

FTP Directory: FTP://

‘ custom name’.mynetgear.com

FTP Directory: FTP://

‘

custom name’.mynetgear.com

Figure 13. You can access your network through the Internet when you’re not home

Note: The router supports only basic DDNS and the login and password

might not be secure. You can use DDNS with a VPN tunnel for a secure connection.

Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account

 To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

password. The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.

5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.

6. In the Service Provider list, select NETGEAR.

7. Select the No radio button.

8. In the Host Name field, type the name that you want to use for your URL.

The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the host name that you specify and ends with mynetgear

.com. For example, specify

MyName.mynetgear.com.

9. In the Email field, type the email address for your account.

10. In the

Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for your account.

11. Click the Register button.

12. Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS service.

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Have

If you already have a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR no-ip, www.no-ip.com, or www.DynDNS.org, you can set up the router to use your account.

 To set up Dynamic DNS if you already have an account:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://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 are case-sensitive.

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The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.

5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.

6. In the Service Provider list, select one of the following:

• NETGEAR

• www.no-ip.com

• www.DynDNS.org

7. Select the Yes radio button.

The screen adjusts and displays the

Show Status, Cancel

, and Apply buttons.

8. In the Host Name field, type the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your

account.

9. For a www

.no-ip or www.DynDNS account, in the User Name field, type the user name for

your account.

10. For a NETGEAR account at www.no-ip, in the Email field, type the email address for your

account.

11. In the Password (6-32 characters)

field, type the password for your DDNS account.

12. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

13. T

o verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the router, click the Show Status

button.

A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.

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Change the Dynamic DNS Settings

 To change your settings:

1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2. T

ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.

The Dynamic DNS screen displays.

5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.

6. Click the Apply button.

our changes are saved.

The default password is password.

Set Up Your Personal FTP Server

 To set up your personal account and use FTP:

1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.

See Your Personal FTP Server on page 95.

2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working.

Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the Internet.

The user name and

3. Connect a USB hard disk drive to a USB port on the router

4. Set up FTP access in the router.

See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet

5. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using

ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.

on page 93.

Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD

NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for routers lets you remotely access files stored on a USB storage device that is connected to the router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, you must create a ReadyCLOUD account and register your router.

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A ReadyCLOUD app is also available for Windows computers, Android mobile devices, and

iOS mobile devices. For more information about setting up ReadyCLOUD, see the ReadyCLOUD for Routers User Manual, which is available online at

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.

Create a ReadyCLOUD Account

 To create a ReadyCLOUD account:

6. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device.

7. V

isit http://readycloud.netgear.com.

The ReadyCLOUD Welcome page displays.

8. Click the Sign In link.

The Sign In page displays.

9. Click the Create Account link.

The Create a ReadyCLOUD

10. Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the Create button.

You are now ready to register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account.

Account page displays.

Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD

After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your router with your

ReadyCLOUD account.

 To register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account:

1. Visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27323/ and check to see if you router

supports ReadyCLOUD.

2. Connect a USB storage device to a USB port on the router.

If your USB storage device to

When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).

3. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

4. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.

USB storage device uses a power supply

the router.

, you must use it when you connect the

A login window opens.

5. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

Manage Dynamic DNS and Access USB Devices Through the Internet

The default password is password. The user name and

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Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 User manual

Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router

Contents

1. Hardware Setup

Unpack Your Router

Extend the Antennas

Top View

Rear Panel

Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch

Position Your Router

Cable Your Router

Connect to the Network

Wired Connection

WiFi Connection

Label

Types of Logins

Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup

Log In to the Router

Change the Language

Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps

3. Specify Your Internet Settings

Use the Internet Setup Wizard

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection

Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection

Change the MTU Size

Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group

Enable the Bridge

Add VLAN Tag Groups

4. Optimize Performance

Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth

Enable Dynamic QoS

Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application

View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application Using the genie App

Edit Device Bandwidth Priority

Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update

Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service

5. Control Access to the Internet

Set Up Parental Controls

Allow or Block Access to Your Network

Manage Network Access Control Lists

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites

Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked

Block Services from the Internet

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

6. Tri-Band WiFi Connections

Tri-Band WiFi

How Tri-Band WiFi Improves Speed and Performance

Load Balancing

Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi

Smart Connect

Enable or Disable Smart Connect

Beamforming

Implicit Beamforming

USB Device Requirements

Access a USB Device on the Network

Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault

Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine

Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data

Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive

Control Access to the USB Device

Use FTP Within the Network

View Network Folders on a USB Device