Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 User guide

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User Manual

Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router

Model XR1000

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 E. Plumeria DriveSeptember 2021 San Jose, CA 95134, USA202-12095-02

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Support and Community

Visit netgear.com/support

to get your questions answered and access the latest

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You can also check out our NETGEAR Community for helpful advice at community.netgear.com

Regulatory and Legal

Si ce produit est vendu au Canada, vous pouvez accéder à ce document en français canadien à https://www.netgear.com/support/download/

(If this product is sold in Canada, you can access this document in Canadian French at https://www.netgear.com/support/download/

For regulatory compliance information including the EU Declaration of Conformity, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/

See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

For NETGEAR’s Privacy Policy, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/privacy-policy

By using this device, you are agreeing to NETGEAR’s Terms and Conditions at https://www.netgear.com/about/terms-and-conditions

. If you do not agree, return the

device to your place of purchase within your return period.

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©NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.

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Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

Unpack Your Router...........................................................................11

LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel.................................................12

Back Panel...........................................................................................14

Attach the Antennas...........................................................................15

Router Label........................................................................................16

Position Your Router...........................................................................16

Cable Your Router..............................................................................18

Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router

Connect to the Router Network........................................................20

Connect to the router using a wired connection.......................20

Connect to the router WiFi network............................................20

WiFi Connection Using WPS........................................................20

Types of Logins...................................................................................21

Use a Web Browser to Access the Router.......................................21

Automatic Internet Setup..............................................................21

Change the Language...................................................................24

Manage Your Router With the NETGEAR Nighthawk App...........25

Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings

Use the Internet Setup Wizard..........................................................27

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection.......................................27

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login.......................27

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login....................29

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections....................................................30

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses................................31

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection......................32

Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection.....................33

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection......................34

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection....................36

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection..................................36

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection.................................37

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection................................39

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection.....................................41

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Change the MTU Size.........................................................................42

Chapter 4 Optimize Gaming and Customize Quality of Service Settings

Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter..............................................46

Use the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance

Radius..............................................................................................46

Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas..........................................49

Ping a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection....53

View the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a

Connection.....................................................................................54

Add a Device to the Geo Filter.....................................................55

Remove a Device From the Geo Filter........................................56

Manage the Geo Filter Map Settings..........................................57

Run and Manage Connection Benchmark Tests............................58

Run a Connection Benchmark Test.............................................58

Schedule Connection Benchmark Tests.....................................59

Manage if Tests Can Be Scheduled or Delete Tests..................60

Manage Bandwidth Allocation.........................................................61

Prevent Network Congestion With Congestion Control..........61

Disable Congestion Control.........................................................63

Allocate Bandwidth to Devices....................................................63

Allocate Bandwidth to Types of Applications............................66

Reset the Bandwidth Distribution................................................69

Manage Traffic Prioritization.............................................................69

Prioritize Traffic for a Device and Service and View Prioritization

Information.....................................................................................70

Add a Device and a Service for Traffic Prioritization.................71

Stop Traffic Prioritization for a Device.........................................72

Disable Automatic Traffic Prioritization.......................................73

Chapter 5 Monitor Game Servers and Your Devices, Router, and Network

Ping Game Servers and Track Pings Over Time.............................75

Ping Game Servers for a Specific Game.....................................75

Add a Custom Ping List.................................................................78

Change a Custom Ping List...........................................................79

Delete a Custom Ping List.............................................................80

View the Ping History for One or More Servers for a Specific

Game...............................................................................................80

Manage the Ping Heatmap Settings............................................82

View and Manage Devices Currently on the Network...................83

View Network Usage Information.....................................................84

View Router System Information.......................................................86

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Customize the Dashboard.................................................................88

Chapter 6 Control Access to and From the Internet

Manage NETGEAR Armor.................................................................91

Activate Armor Using the Nighthawk App.................................91

View or Change Your NETGEAR Armor Settings Using the

Nighthawk App..............................................................................91

View or Change your NETGEAR Armor Settings From the Armor

Portal................................................................................................92

Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic Categories, Specific Games, or Port

Ranges With Traffic Rules..................................................................92

Add a Rule to Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic..............................93

Change a Traffic Rule....................................................................95

Change the Action for a Traffic Rule............................................95

Reorder the Priority of a Traffic Rule............................................96

Enable or Disable a Traffic Rule...................................................97

Enable or Disable all Traffic Rules................................................98

Enable or Disable Tracking for a Traffic Rule.............................98

Remove a Traffic Rule....................................................................99

View Traffic Analytics and Events for a Traffic Rule.................100

Block Access to Internet Sites Using Keywords............................101

Add Keywords and Block Access to Specific Internet Sites....101

Delete Keywords From the Blocked List...................................102

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer...................................102

Block Services and Applications With Simple Outbound Firewall

Rules...................................................................................................103

Block a Service or Application From Accessing the Internet..104

Change an Outbound Firewall Rule for a Service or

Application...................................................................................105

Remove an Outbound Firewall Rule for a Service or

Application...................................................................................106

Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Simple Outbound

Firewall Rules....................................................................................106

Set Up Email Notifications for Security Events and Log Messages.107

Chapter 7 Manage the Router’s Network Settings

View or Change WAN Settings.......................................................111

Set Up a Default DMZ Server..........................................................112

Change the Router’s Device Name................................................113

Change the Router’s LAN IP Address and RIP Settings...............114

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns.......................115

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router...........................117

Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses............................................117

Reserve a LAN IP Address..........................................................118

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Change a Reserved IP Address..................................................119

Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry..........................................119

Set Up a Bridge to Your ISP’s Network Using a Port Group or VLAN

Tag Group.........................................................................................120

Set Up a Bridge to Your ISP’s Network Using a Port Group....120

Set Up a Bridge to Your ISP’s Network Using a VLAN Tag

Group............................................................................................121

Set Up an IPTV Port to Lease an Intranet Port..........................123

Manage Custom Static Routes........................................................124

Set Up a Static Route...................................................................125

Change a Static Route.................................................................126

Delete a Static Route...................................................................126

Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play....127

Chapter 8 Manage the Router’s WiFi Settings

Specify Basic WiFi Settings..............................................................130

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level...............................132

Change the WiFi Mode for Download and Upload Speeds.......134

Change the WiFi mode if AX WiFi is enabled..........................134

Change the WiFi mode if AX WiFi is disabled.........................135

Set Up a Guest WiFi Network.........................................................137

Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections....................................139

Control the WiFi Radios...................................................................140

Use the WiFi On/Off Button.......................................................140

Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios Using the Router Web

Interface........................................................................................140

Set Up a WiFi Schedule...................................................................141

Enable or Disable AX WiFi..............................................................142

Enable or Disable OFDMA..............................................................142

Enable or Disable Smart Connect..................................................143

Manage Implicit Beamforming.......................................................144

Enable or Disable MU-MIMO..........................................................145

Change the Transmission Power Control......................................146

Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point Only.................................146

Chapter 9 Maintain the Router

Update the Router Firmware..........................................................149

Check for New Firmware and Update the Router...................149

Manually Upload Firmware to the Router.................................150

Change the admin Password..........................................................152

Enable admin Password Recovery.................................................153

Recover the admin Password..........................................................153

Manage the Router Configuration File..........................................154

Back Up the Configuration Settings..........................................154

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Restore the Configuration Settings...........................................155

Return the Router to its Factory Default Settings.........................155

Use the Reset button...................................................................156

Erase the Current Configuration Settings.................................156

Set Your Time Zone..........................................................................157

Change the NTP Server...................................................................157

Monitor and Meter Internet Traffic.................................................158

Start the Traffic Meter Without Traffic Volume Restrictions....158

Restrict Internet Traffic by Volume............................................159

Restrict Internet Traffic by Connection Time............................160

View the Internet Traffic Volume and Statistics........................161

Unblock the Traffic Meter After the Traffic Limit Is Reached...162

View and Manage Logs of Router Activity.....................................163

Display Internet Port Statistics........................................................164

Check the Internet Connection Status, View Details, and Release

and Renew the Connection.............................................................165

Restart the Router From Its Web Interface....................................166

View Router Notifications................................................................167

Disable the Media Server................................................................167

Turn Off the Router LEDs.................................................................168

Access Your Router Using the Nighthawk App............................169

Chapter 10 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router

USB device requirements................................................................171

Access a storage device connected to the router........................171

Access a storage device connected to the router from a

Windows-based computer..............................................................171

Map a USB device to a Windows network drive...........................172

Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a

Mac.....................................................................................................173

Manage Access to a USB Storage Device.....................................173

Use FTP Within Your Network.........................................................175

Manage Network Folders on a USB Storage Device...................176

View Network Folders on a USB Storage Device....................176

Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device....................177

Change a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device..............178

Safely Remove a USB Storage Device...........................................178

Chapter 11 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet

Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS................................................181

Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account.......................................181

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created.................182

Change the Dynamic DNS Settings...........................................183

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Set Up Your Personal FTP Server...................................................183

Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet.....................185

Access USB Storage Devices From a Remote Computer.......185

Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet..................................185

Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet.....186

Chapter 12 Share a USB Printer

Install the printer driver and cable the printer..............................189

Download the ReadySHARE printer utility....................................189

Install the ReadySHARE printer utility............................................189

Print using the NETGEAR USB Control Center.............................190

Chapter 13 Use VPN to Access Your Network

Set Up a VPN Connection...............................................................193

Specify VPN Service in the Router..................................................193

Install OpenVPN Software...............................................................194

Install OpenVPN Software on a Windows-Based Computer...194

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer................197

Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device...........................198

Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device...................199

Use a VPN Tunnel on a Windows-Based Computer....................200

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Storage Device andMedia.201

Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home......................201

Allow VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................201

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................202

Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home..203

Chapter 14 Manage and Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports

Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server for Services and

Applications......................................................................................206

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................206

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service or Application.........207

Change a Port Forwarding Service or Application..................208

Remove a Port Forwarding Service or Application.................209

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........209

How the Router Implements a Port Forwarding Rule..............210

Manage Port Triggering for Services and Applications..............210

Add a Port Triggering Service or Application..........................211

Enable Port Triggering and Specify the Time-Out Value.......212

Change a Port Triggering Service or Application...................213

Remove a Port Triggering Service or Application...................213

Disable Port Triggering...............................................................214

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat.215

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Chapter 15 Troubleshooting

Quick tips...........................................................................................218

Sequence to restart your network.............................................218

Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...218

Check the Network Settings.......................................................218

Check the WiFi Settings..............................................................218

Troubleshoot With the LEDs...........................................................219

Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On......219

Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................219

LEDs never turn off......................................................................219

Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off......................................220

WiFi LEDs Are Off........................................................................220

You Cannot Log In to the Router....................................................220

You Cannot Access the Internet.....................................................221

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing.....................................................223

Changes are not saved....................................................................223

Troubleshoot WiFi Connectivity.....................................................224

Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................224

Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote

device............................................................................................225

Test the LAN path to your router...............................................225

Chapter 16 Supplemental Information

Factory Settings................................................................................228

Technical Specifications..................................................................230

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Hardware Setup

This user manual is for the NETGEAR Nighthawk®Pro Gaming Router XR1000.

The manual describes how you can set up the router and access the router web interface to monitor your network and configure the router features.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Unpack Your Router

• LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel

• Back Panel

• Attach the Antennas

• Router Label

• Position Your Router

• Cable Your Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at netgear.com/support

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Unpack Your Router

Your package contains the Nighthawk Pro Gaming router, four antennas, a power adapter, and a flat Ethernet cable. The package also contains the installation guide (not shown in the following figure).

Figure 1. Package contents

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LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel

The status LEDs, WiFi On/Off button with LED, and WPS button with LED are on the top panel.

Figure 2. Top view

Table 1. LED descriptions

Power LED

Internet LED

DescriptionLED and Button

Solid amber. The router is starting. Solid white. The router is ready. Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button

was pressed and then released.

Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

Solid white. The Internet connection is ready. Blinking white. The router is sending or receiving traffic. Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and

the modem.

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Table 1. LED descriptions (Continued)

DescriptionLED and Button

2.4 GHz LED

5 GHz LED

USB 3.0 LED

Ethernet ports 1–4 LEDs

Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating. Blinking white. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.

Solid white. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating. Blinking white. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.

Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready. Blinking white. 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 white. The router detected a 1 Gbps link with a powered-on device. Blinking white. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 1 Gbps. Solid amber. The router detected a 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link with a powered-on device. Blinking amber. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

WiFi On/Off button and LED

WPS button and LED

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.

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Back Panel

The following figure shows the back panel connectors and buttons.

Figure 3. Back panel

Viewed from left to right, the back panel contains the following components:

Reset button. You can press the Reset button to reset the router to factory default

• settings.

If you press and hold the Reset button until the Power LED starts blinking amber, the router restarts and returns to its factory settings. For information about the factory settings, see Factory

USB 3.0 port. You can connect a USB storage device to the USB 3.0 port.

•

Ethernet ports. You can connect a LAN device to each of the four Gigabit Ethernet

• RJ-45 LAN ports numbered 1 through 4.

Internet port. Connect the yellow Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 WAN port to a modem

• such as a cable modem or DSL modem.

DC power connector. Connect the power adapter that came in the product package

• to the DC power connector.

Power On/Off button. Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to the

• router.

Settings on page 228.

Note: For information about the antennas, see Attach

the Antennas on page 15.

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Attach the Antennas

The router comes with four antennas.

One antenna marked Ant 1 for antenna post marked Ant 1 on the right side panel.

•

Two antennas marked Ant 2 for the two antenna posts marked Ant 2 on the back

• panel.

One antenna marked Ant 3 for the antenna post marked Ant 3 on the right side

• panel.

Figure 4. Ant 1 to post 1 and Ant 3 to post 3

Figure 5. Ant 2 to post 2 (the back panel provides two Ant 2 posts for two Ant 2 antennas)

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To attach the antennas:

1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router. Observe the markings on the antenna and on the antenna post. Connect each

antenna to its corresponding antenna post. The antennas marked Ant 2 can be attached to either antenna post marked Ant 2 on the back panel.

2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.

For the best WiFi performance, place the antennas in a vertical position, as shown in the previous figures.

Router Label

The router label on the bottom panel of the router shows the login information, WiFi Network Name (SSID), network key (password), serial number, and MAC address.

Figure 6. Router label

Position Your Router

The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your WiFi network. However, the operating distance or range of your WiFi connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router.

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 WiFi devices.

Make sure that the router is within reach of an AC power outlet and near Ethernet

• cables 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

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- Microwaves

- Computers

Bases of cordless phones

- 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz cordless phones

Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls,

• and items such as these:

- Solid metal doors

- Aluminum studs

- Fish tanks

- Mirrors

- Brick

Concrete surfaces

The following factors might limit the range of your WiFi:

The thickness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through.

•

Other WiFi access points in and around your home might affect your router’s signal.

• WiFi access points are WiFi routers, WiFi repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any

other device that emits a WiFi signal for network access.

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Cable Your Router

Connect your router to a modem and power on your router.

Figure 7. Cable your router

To cable your router:

Unplug your modem, remove and reinsert the backup battery if it uses one, and then plug the modem back in.

2. Use the Ethernet cable to connect the modem to the yellow Internet port on the router.

Note: If your Internet connection does not require a modem, connect your main Ethernet cable to the yellow Internet port on the router.

3. Connect the power adapter to your router and connect the power adapter to a power outlet.

Press the Power On/Off button on the back panel of the router. The router’s Power LED lights solid white when the router is ready.

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

The chapter contains the following sections:

• Connect

• Types of Logins

• Use a Web Browser to Access the Router

• Manage Your Router With the NETGEAR Nighthawk App

to the Router Network

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Connect to the Router Network

You can connect to the router network using a wired, WiFi, or WPS connection.

Note: If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Connect to the router using a 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.

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on the router. Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN).

Connect to the router WiFi network

You can connect WiFi-enabled devices to the router WiFi network using the router WiFi network name and password.

To connect to the WiFi network:

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

2. On your WiFi-enabled device, open your device's WiFi network management settings.

3. Find and select the router WiFi network name (SSID). The router WiFi network name (SSID) is on the router label.

4. Enter the router network key (password). The router network key (password) is on the router label.

Your device connects to the WiFi network.

WiFi Connection Using WPS

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

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To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:

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

Check the WPS instructions for your computer or mobile device.

3. Press the WPS button on the router.

4. Within two minutes, on your computer or mobile device, press its WPS button or follow its instructions for WPS connections.

Your computer or mobile device connects to the WiFi network.

Types of Logins

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

Several types of logins are associated with the router:

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 WiFi network

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

Router login. This logs you in to the router web interface from a web browser as

• admin.

Use a Web Browser to Access the Router

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

Automatic Internet Setup

You can set up your router automatically, or you can use a web browser to access the router and 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 are using the settings described here.

Access the Router

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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.

Note: During the setup process with the installation assistant, after you are connected to the Internet, you are prompted to register your product with NETGEAR. If you already have a NETGEAR account, you can use your existing account. If you do not yet have a free NETGEAR account, you can create one.

The NETGEAR installation assistant runs on any device with a web browser.

To automatically set up your router:

1. Make sure that the router is powered on.

2. Make sure that your computer or mobile device is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable (wired) or over WiFi with the preset security settings listed on the label.

Note: If you want to change the router’s WiFi settings, use a wired connection to avoid being disconnected when the new WiFi settings take effect.

3. Launch a web browser. The page 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 Configuring the Internet Connection page displays.

•

If you already set up the Internet connection, enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field for your browser to start the installation process.

4. Follow the instructions on the page. The router connects to the Internet.

Access the Router

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Note: During the setup process, you are required to change the default router

password. The ideal secure password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. The password can be up to 30 characters.

If the browser does not display a router page, do the following:

•

Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the LAN Ethernet ports or over WiFi to the router.

• Make sure that the router is receiving power and that its Power LED is lit.

• 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.

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.

Contact your ISP to verify that you are using the correct configuration information.

Read You your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR Technical Support.

After the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to register your product with NETGEAR. If you already have a NETGEAR account, you can use your existing account. If you do not yet have a free NETGEAR account, you can create one.

After successful installation and registration, you are prompted to download the free Nighthawk app, which you can install on your mobile device.

Cannot Access the Internet on page 221. If problems persist, register

Log In to the Router

After you automatically set up your router (see Automatic the next time that you connect to your router and launch a web browser, the browser automatically displays the router web interface. If you want to view or change settings for the router later, you can use a browser to log in to the router web interface.

To log in to the router:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Internet Setup on page 21),

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.

Note: You can also enter http://www.routerlogin.com or http://192.168.1.1. The procedures in this manual use http://www.routerlogin.net.

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A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The router admin user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified

the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays. By default, the Dashboard shows the following panes:

Internet Status

•

Wireless Status

•

Guest Wireless Status

•

Network Overview

•

CPU Usage

•

Installed Rapps

•

For information about these panes, see View

86.

For information about how you can change the panes that are shown on the Dashboard, see Customize

the Dashboard on page 88.

Router System Information on page

Change the Language

By default, the language is set to Auto.

To change the language:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

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 Dashboard displays.

In the upper right corner, click the globe icon and select a language from the Language menu.

The page refreshes with the language that you selected.

Access the Router

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Manage Your Router With the NETGEAR Nighthawk App

With the NETGEAR Nighthawk app, you can easily manage your router. With the app, you can update your router's firmware, change your WiFi network settings, register your router with NETGEAR, and more.

The Nighthawk app is available for iOS and Android mobile devices.

To manage your router using the Nighthawk app:

1. To download the app, visit https://www.netgear.com/home/apps-services/nighthawk-app/default.aspx

On your mobile device, tap Settings > Wi-Fi and find and connect to your router’s WiFi network.

Your router’s WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password) are on the router label.

3. Launch the Nighthawk app on your mobile device. The dashboard displays.

Tap a feature on the dashboard to view or change the settings.

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Specify Your Internet Settings

Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the installation assistant to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with a web browser (see Automatic customize or specify your Internet settings.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Internet Setup on page 21). You can also

• Use

• Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

• Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

• Change the MTU Size

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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 pages that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up.

To use the Setup Wizard:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Setup > Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard page displays.

5. Select the Yes radio button. If you select the No radio button, after you click the Next button, you are taken to

the Internet Setup page (see Manually

6. Click the Next button. The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to

determine your Internet configuration.

Set Up the Internet Connection on page 27).

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:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

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3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Setup > Internet Setup. The Internet Setup page displays.

5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login? section, leave the No radio button selected.

If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, click the Edit button in the Account Name section and enter the account name.

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

For the other sections on this page, 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. 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.

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

•

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

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.

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.

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12. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see You

the Internet on page 221.

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Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login

To view or change the basic Internet setup:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Setup > Internet Setup. The Internet Setup page displays.

5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login? section, select the Yes radio button.

6. From the Internet Service Provider menu, select the encapsulation method: PPPoE, L2TP, or PPTP.

In the Login field, enter the login name that your ISP gave you. This login name is often an email address.

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

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

10. From the Connection Mode menu, 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 period 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:

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•

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.

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

•

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

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.

14. 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.

15. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

16. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see You

the Internet on page 221.

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Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

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

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The Dashboard displays.

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4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select the IPv6 connection type:

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

•

that is in use. For more information, see Use page 32.

If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE or DHCP, or is not fixed, but is

•

IPv6, select Auto Config. For more information, see Use page 33.

For information about the other IPv6 connection types that the router supports, see the following sections:

Set

•

Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 34

Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection on

Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on

Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 36

Set

•

Set

•

6. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection on page 36

Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection on page 37

Set

Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection on page 39

Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection on page 41

Set

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

•

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Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through autodetection:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Auto Detect. The page adjusts. The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

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

•

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

•

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).

(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.

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8. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through autoconfiguration:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Setting > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Auto Config. The page 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

•

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

•

(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.

(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

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field. For example, Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home, and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name.

8. Select an IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

Get Automatically from ISP. This is the default setting. Your ISP uses DHCP to

•

assign your DNS servers. 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.

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.

•

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 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:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

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The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select 6to4 Tunnel. The page 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. Select a Remote 6to4 Relay Router radio button:

• 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 IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

Get Automatically from ISP. This is the default setting. Your ISP uses DHCP to

•

assign your DNS servers. 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.

8. 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 DHCPv6 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).

(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.

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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:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Pass Through. The page adjusts, but no additional fields display.

6. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

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5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Fixed. The page adjusts.

In the WAN Setup section, 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 page (see Manually

Set Up the Internet Connection on page 27).

7. In the LAN Setup section, 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 DHCPv6 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).

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. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

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

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.

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A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select DHCP. The page 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

•

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

•

(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.

(Optional) In the 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 IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

Get Automatically from ISP. This is the default setting. Your ISP uses DHCP to

•

assign your DNS servers. 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.

9. Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

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•

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).

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 PPPoE Internet Connection

To set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select PPPoE. The page 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

•

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

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prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

Either select the Use the same Login information as IPv4 PPPoE check box (for IPv4 PPPoE information, see Specify

an Internet Connection That Uses a Login on

page 29), or specify the following PPPoE login setting information for IPv6: a.

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.

In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection.

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 menu 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.

7. Select an IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

Get Automatically from ISP. This is the default setting. Your ISP uses DHCP to

•

assign your DNS servers. 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.

8. 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).

(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.

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10. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection

The 6rd protocol makes it possible to deploy IPv6 to sites by 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 on 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.

To set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Advanced Settings > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.

5. From the Internet Connection Type menu, select 6rd. The page adjusts.

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

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Specify the following 6rd settings:

6rd Prefix. Enter the IPv6 prefix that your ISP gave you.

•

6rd Prefix Length. Enter the IPv6 prefix length that your ISP gave you.

•

6rd IPv4 Border Relay Address. Enter the border router’s IPv4 address that your

•

ISP gave you.

6rd IPv4 Address Mask Length. Enter the IPv4 mask length that your ISP gave

•

you.

7. Select an IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

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

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.

8. 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 DHCPv6 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).

(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.

10. 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.

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

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

- Yahoo email

- MSN portal

You use VPN and experience severe performance problems.

•

You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons and now you are

• experiencing 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:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Settings > Setup > WAN Setup. The WAN Setup page displays.

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. The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications.

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Table 2. Common MTU sizes

ApplicationMTU

1500

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

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

Used in PPPoE environments.1492

Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)1472

Used in some DHCP environments.1468

Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.1436

Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.576

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Optimize Gaming and Customize Quality of Service Settings

You can optimize gaming and customize Quality of Service (QoS) settings to prevent network lag and congestion, to allocate bandwidth to specific devices, and to prioritize traffic for specific devices.

Note: By default, traffic prioritization for automatically classified games is enabled. The classified games are a preset list of games that cover all console games and most PC games. Your router automatically applies traffic prioritization when it detects games.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter

• Run and Manage Connection Benchmark Tests

• Manage Bandwidth Allocation

• Manage Traffic Prioritization

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Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter

The main cause of lag in console games such as Call of Duty, Destiny, FIFA, and many others, is the distance from you to the host or server of the game. The Geo Filter can limit the distance of these hosts or servers by blocking all hosts or servers outside a range that you can specify. This allows for improved response time and might lead to fairer games.

By default, no devices are added to the Geo Filter and the filter is not in effect. To use the Geo Filter, do the following:

Add one or more of your local devices to the filter.

•

Specify the area in which your devices are located and define the areas in which you

• play games by one of the following methods:

- Draw your areas. Draw the areas in which the servers or hosts that you play on

are located and, if applicable, the areas in which other players are located (see

the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas on page 49).

Use

- Set your home area and the distance radius. Set your home areas and the

distance radius, which is the distance to the servers or hosts that you play on and, if applicable, other players (see Use and the Distance Radius on page 46).

Note: For information about pinging your favorite game’s servers and displaying your connection quality to each server on a world map, see Ping Pings Over Time on page 75.

the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area

Game Servers and Track

Use the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance Radius

You can configure the Geo Filter by setting the home area for your devices and the distance radius, which is the distance to the servers or hosts that you play on and to other players.

To configure and use the Geo Filter by setting your home area and the distance radius:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

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The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter. The page that displays shows a map.

For information about the player and server icons that can be shown on the map, see Step

To hide the legend for the player and server icons, clear the Show Legend check

11.

box.

To add a device to the Geo Filter, do the following: a. Click the ADD DEVICE button.

The Add Device window opens and displays the detected devices.

b. Select your device.

c. Click NEXT.

d. Select a game.

If your device is a console, console games display. If your device is not a console, non-console games displays.

e. Click NEXT.

If your device is a console, filtering mode is enabled for the device, which means that the router blocks connections outside your distance radius to force your device to use a host or server inside your radius. We recommend this setting for console games. If your device is a not console, filtering mode is disabled for the device, which means that the router does not block connections outside of your distance radius. We recommend this setting for most computer games that don’t require filtering.

f. Either override the suggested filter mode or click the CONTINUE button.

Your device is added.

g. Click the FINISH button.

The Add Device window closes.

7. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, set your home area by clicking the player icon and moving the icon onto the map to the country or state in which your devices are located.

Tip: If the map view is too small, increase the size of the map. You can do so by using your mouse or by moving the vertical slider up in the direction of the + sign. To move the map to the continent in which the best servers are located, click and hold the map and then move it with your mouse.

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8. Set the distance radius by moving the Set Distance slider.

We recommend that you set a distance radius in the range from 500 km to 3,000 km (311 mi. to 1,864 mi.). All connections outside the radius are prevented from hosting your game. If you set a radius that is less than 500 km (311 mi.), you might not find games. If you set a radius that is more than 3,000 km (1,864 mi.), you might not find a high-quality connection.

To load the recommended Geo Filter settings for your game, which override your manual distance radius settings, do the following:

a. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, click the PROFILES button.

The Profile Selector window opens.

b. Select a game.

c. Click DONE.

10.

Allow or block servers, hosts, and players from outside your radius by doing the following:

Allow. Move the Ping Assist slider to the maximum ping value in millisecond

• (ms) that you want to allow for servers, hosts, and players outside your radius.

You can also enter the ping value in ms in the field to the right of the slider. For example, if only servers in the UK are allowed by your radius, but a server in Germany tries to connect to you, the Ping Assist option allows that connection if the ping value of the server is below the value that you set for Ping Assist. We recommend you set your Ping Assist value between 30 ms and 50 ms. Any connection with a ping value below the number that you set is allowed to connect to you. You can then increase or decrease the ping value based on your personal preference.

Block. To disable the Ping Assist option, move the Ping Assist slider all the way

• to the left or enter 0 in the field to the right of the slider. All servers, hosts, and players outside your radius are blocked.

11. Play a test game. Play a compatible, online multiplayer game on your selected device. Blocked

connections outside your radius are indicated by warning triangles and the blocked devices are prevented from hosting your game. The host of your game is inside your radius and is indicated by the largest, most consistently shown icon.

The following player and server icons can be shown on the map:

Player

Blocked player (a player outside your area or radius)

Allowed player (a player that you added to the Allowlist)

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Denied player (a player that you added to the Blocklist)

Ping assist player (a player outside your area or radius that is still allowed)

Server

Blocked server (a server outside your area or radius)

Allowed server (a server that you added to the Allowlist)

Ping assist server (a server outside your area or radius that is still allowed)

Note: For information about allowing or blocking a connection to a device (to a player or server), see Ping

a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection on

page 53.

If the Auto Ping Host option is enabled, a ping graph automatically displays when you are in a game (see View

the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a Connection on page 54). Otherwise, you can manually click any icon on the map to load a ping graph for that connection.

12.

If a ping graph does not display for a connection, click the associated icon on the map to load the ping graph for that connection, or enable the Auto Ping Host option by doing the following:

a. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, click the Geo-Filter Map menu icon.

The Options pane displays.

b. Select the Auto Ping Host check box.

c. Click the X.

The Settings pane closes.

Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas

You can configure the Geo Filter by drawing the home area for your devices, one or more areas for the servers or hosts that you play on, and, if applicable, one or more areas for other players. For example, if you determine the best server to play on, you can draw an area around that server. All connections from outside the areas that you draw are blocked.

We refer to the drawing option as Polygon Mode and we refer to the action of drawing areas as Geo Fencing.

To configure and use the Geo Filter by drawing your areas:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.

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A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter.

The page that displays shows a map.

For information about the player and server icons that can be shown on the map, see Step

To hide the legend for the player and server icons, clear the Show Legend check

box.

To add a device to the Geo Filter, do the following: a. Click the ADD DEVICE button.

The Add Device window opens and displays the detected devices.

b. Select your device.

c. Click NEXT.

d. Select a game.

If your device is a console, console games display. If your device is not a console, non-console games displays.

e. Click NEXT.

f. Either override the suggested filter mode or click the CONTINUE button.

Your device is added.

g. Click the FINISH button.

The Add Device window closes.

7. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, draw your home area in which your devices are located,

draw one or more areas for the servers or hosts that you play on, and draw one or more areas for other players by doing the following:

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Tip: If the map view is too small, increase the size of the map. You can do so by

using your mouse or by moving the vertical slider up in the direction of the + sign. To move the map to the continent in which the best servers are located, click and hold the map and then move it with your mouse.

a. Click the Polygon Mode button.

The button displays red and Polygon Mode is enabled.

b. Click the pencil icon.

Drawing Mode is enabled.

Draw your home area: Click the first point on the map, draw a line to a second point, click again, draw a line to a third point, click again, and so on until you connect the last line to your first point. Other than a circle and an oval, you can draw any shape: a triangle, square, rectangle, pentagon, and so on.

Draw one or more areas for the servers or host and other players: Click the first point on the map, draw a line to a second point, click again, draw a line to a third point, click again, and so on until you connect the last line to your first point. You can draw multiple areas in multiple shapes. You can set a maximum number of 50 points on the map, but these points do not need to be connected. For example, you could set up 3 areas, each consisting of 6 points, which counts as 18 points.

When you are finished drawing, exit Drawing Mode by clicking the X.

Note: To remove an area that you drew so you can redefine it, click the trashcan icon to enable Deletion Mode, and then click the area on the map. To disable Deletion Mode, click the trashcan icon again.

All connections from outside the areas that you drew are blocked.

To allow or block servers, hosts, and players from outside the areas that you drew:

Allow. Move the Ping Assist slider to the maximum ping value in millisecond

• (ms) that you want to allow for servers, hosts, and players outside your radius.

You can also enter the ping value in ms in the field to the right of the slider. For example, if only servers in the UK are allowed by the areas that you drew, but a server in Germany tries to connect to you, the Ping Assist option allows that connection if the ping value of the server is below the value that you set for Ping Assist. We recommend you set your Ping Assist value between 30 ms and 50 ms. Any connection with a ping value below the number that you set is allowed to connect to you. You can then increase or decrease the ping value based on your personal preference.

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Block. To disable the Ping Assist option, move the Ping Assist slider all the way

• to the left or enter 0 in the field to the right of the slider. All servers, hosts, and players outside your radius are blocked.

9. Play a test game. Play a compatible, online multiplayer game on your selected device. Blocked

The following icons can be shown on the map:

Player

Blocked player (a player outside your area or radius)

Allowed player (a player that you added to the Allowlist)

Denied player (a player that you added to the Blocklist)

Ping assist player (a player outside your area or radius that is still allowed)

Server

Blocked server (a server outside your area or radius)

Allowed server (a server that you added to the Allowlist)

Ping assist server (a server outside your area or radius that is still allowed)

Note: For information about allowing or blocking a connection to a device (to a player or server), see Ping

a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection on

page 53.

If the Auto Ping Host option is enabled, a ping graph automatically displays when you are in a game (see View

the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a Connection on page 54). Otherwise, you can manually click any icon on the map to load a ping graph for that connection.

10.

If a ping graph does not display for a connection, click the associated icon on the map to load the ping graph for that connection, or enable the Auto Ping Host option by doing the following:

a. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, click the Geo-Filter Map menu icon.

The Options pane displays.

b. Select the Auto Ping Host check box.

c. Click the X.

The Settings pane closes.

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Ping a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection

You can allow or block connections to individual devices, regardless of the distance radius or defined areas of your Geo Filter. If you allow an individual connection, the device can connect to your device, even if is outside the radius or defined areas of your Geo Filter. If you deny an individual connection, the device cannot connect to your device, even if is inside the radius or defined areas of your Geo Filter. However, you cannot block a dedicated server.

To ping a device and allow or deny a connection to your device:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter.

The page that displays shows a map.

5. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, click the connection on the Geo Filter Map. If the Ping pane is not yet open, the Ping pane opens. For the selected connection,

the Ping pane displays the ping information and the associated host type, IP address, and domain name.

The ping results show the connection quality from your device to the device at the other end of the connection. The connection quality is measured in milliseconds (ms). The lower the value in ms, the better:

50 ms or lower. Very good for online gaming.

•

50 ms–100 ms. Good for online gaming.

•

100 ms–150 ms. Acceptable for online gaming.

•

150 ms or higher. Unfavorable for online gaming.

•

In the Ping pane, do the following: a.

To assign a name to the connection, type a name in the Name field.

b. Click the ALLOW or DENY button.

The connection is added to the Allow and Deny pane.

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7. To ping the connection again, click the ping icon in the Allow and Deny pane. The new ping results display in the Ping pane.

To remove the connection from the Allow and Deny pane, click the trashcan icon in the Allow and Deny pane.

If the connection was allowed, it might now be denied if it is outside the distance radius or your defined areas.

If the connection was denied, it might now be allowed if it is inside the distance radius or your defined areas.

View the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a Connection

By default, the Auto Ping Host option is enabled. That means that for a connection between your device and another device, a ping graph is automatically generated, showing the connection quality. For more information about the Auto Ping Host option, see Manage

the Geo Filter Map Settings on page 57.

To view the automatically generated ping graph for a connection:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter. The page that displays shows a map.

A ping graph automatically displays when you are in a game. Otherwise, you can manually click any icon on the map to load a ping graph for that connection.

In the Auto Ping pane, the following information displays for the connection:

Ping. The connection quality from your device to the device at the other end of

•

the connection. The connection quality is measured in milliseconds (ms). The lower the value in ms, the better:

50 ms or lower. Very good for online gaming.

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50 ms–100 ms. Good for online gaming.

100 ms–150 ms. Acceptable for online gaming.

150 ms or higher. Unfavorable for online gaming.

Host Tick Rate. The number of packets sent per second from the host of your

•

game (usually a server) to you. The higher the tick rate, the better.

Client Tick Rate. The number of packets per second that your device is sending

•

to the host of your game.

Send Rate. The amount of data per second that the host of your game sends to

•

your device.

Receive Rate. The amount of data per second that your device is sending to the

•

host of your game.

Add a Device to the Geo Filter

You can add a device to the Geo Filter.

To add a device to the Geo Filter:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter. The page that displays shows a map.

5. Click the ADD DEVICE button. The Add Device window opens and displays the detected devices.

6. Select your device.

7. Click NEXT.

8. Select a game. If your device is a console, console services display. If your device is not a console,

nonconsole services displays.

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9. Click NEXT

If your device is a not console, filtering mode is disabled for the device, which means that the router does not block connections outside of your distance radius. We recommend this setting for most computer games that don’t require filtering.

10.

Either override the suggested filter mode or click the CONTINUE button. Your device is added.

11. Click the FINISH button.

The Add Device window closes.

Note: For information about using the device with the Geo Filter, see Use Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance Radius on page 46 or Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas on page 49.

Remove a Device From the Geo Filter

You can remove a device from the Geo Filter.

To remove a device from the Geo Filter:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

the Geo

4. Select Geo-Filter.

The page that displays shows a map.

5. Move your mouse over the device that you want to remove.

6. When the DELETE button displays below the device, click the DELETE button.

The device is removed from the Geo Filter.

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Manage the Geo Filter Map Settings

You can manage the Geo Filter map settings such as the unit of length (kilometers or miles) in which the distance radius is expressed, whether the Strict Mode feature is enabled, whether the Auto Ping Host feature is enabled, and whether the Fast Search feature is enabled.

Fore information about using the Geo Filter, see Use

the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance Radius on page 46 or Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas on page 49.

To manage the general Geo Filter map settings:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Geo-Filter.

The page that displays shows a map.

5. In the Geo-Filter Map pane, click the Geo-Filter Map menu icon.

The Options pane displays.

Configure the following settings:

Unit of length. By default, the Kilometers radio button is selected and the

•

distance radius is shown in kilometers. You can also select the Miles radio button to show the distance radius in miles.

Strict Mode. The Strict Mode feature guarantees that dedicated servers that fall

•

outside your filter range are always blocked. For most games, select the Strict Mode check box. For Destiny, we recommend that you keep the Strict Mode check box cleared. By default, the Strict Mode check box is selected.

Auto Ping Host. The Auto Ping Host feature automatically loads a ping graph

• that shows the connection quality from your device to the device at the other end of the connection. By default, the Auto Ping Host check box is selected. If you clear the Auto Ping Host check box, you can still manually ping a connection (see Ping

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a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection on page 53).

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Fast Search. The Fast Search feature enabeld the Ping Assist feature to work

• faster, which, in turn, lets you find games quicker. By default, the Fast Search check box is selected. However, with Fast Search enabled, occasionally a connection might be allowed for a device with a ping value that is higher than the value that you set for the Ping Assist feature. If you do not want that to happen, clear the Fast Search check box.

Note: The FLUSH CLOUD button is for use under guidance from NETGEAR Technical Support. (Clicking the FLUSH CLOUD button reloads the IP addresses for the Geo Filter.)

7. To close the Options pane, click the X.

Run and Manage Connection Benchmark Tests

Before you enable congestion control, we recommend that you run at least one connection benchmark test to determine your Internet upload and download speed for traffic and pings.

You can then use the test results to configure congestion control (see Prevent Congestion With Congestion Control on page 61).

Network

Run a Connection Benchmark Test

You can run a connection benchmark test and save the test results in the test history.

To run a connection benchmark test:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Connection Benchmark.

5. On the Connection Test page, click the RUN TEST button.

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The router runs the following tests:

Speed Test. The traffic upload and download speed in Mbps.

•

Ping Test. The ping speed and jitter in ms as well as any packet loss as a

• percentage.

Ping Test (Under Load). The ping upload, download, and idle time speed in ms

• (also referred to as bufferbloat).

The test results are graded, for example, A+, A, or B, and saved in the Test History pane so that you can review the tests again later.

Schedule Connection Benchmark Tests

You can schedule a one-time test or recurring tests.

To schedule connection benchmark tests:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Connection Benchmark.

In the lower right of the page, click Scheduled Tests. The Scheduled Tests pane displays.

6. Click the SCHEDULE TEST button.

The Add Scheduled Test window opens.

7. Either add a one-time test or a recurring test:

One-time test. Do the following:

• a. From the upper menu, select One Time.

b. From the lower menus, select the hour, minutes, date, and month.

c. Either leave the Allow Test While Internet Is In Use check box or clear it.

d. Click the ADD button.

The test is scheduled.

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Recurring test. Do the following:

• a. From the upper menu, select Repeating.

From the lower menu, select the frequency from 1 to 24 hours. You can also select Custom and specify a custom schedule.

c. Either leave the Allow Test While Internet Is In Use check box or clear it.

d. Click the ADD button.

The tests are scheduled.

Manage if Tests Can Be Scheduled or Delete Tests

You can manage if tests can be scheduled at all, delete scheduled tests, delete failed tests, or delete all tests.

To manage if tests can be scheduled or delete tests:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Connection Benchmark.

To delete a scheduled test, do the following: a.

In the lower right of the page, click Scheduled Tests. The Scheduled Tests pane displays.

Click the trashcan icon for the scheduled test. A confirmation window displays.

Click the Confirm button. The scheduled test is deleted.

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To manage the scheduling of tests, delete failed tests, or delete all test, do the following:

a. Click the Connection Test menu icon.

The the Options pane displays.

Do one of the following:

Enable Scheduled Tests. By default, the scheduling of tests is enabled and

•

the button displays red. To disable the scheduling of tests, click the button. If scheduling is disabled, the button displays white.

Delete failed tests. Click the DELETE FAILED TESTS button.

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Delete all tests. Click the DELETE ALL TESTS button.

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c. To close the Options pane, click the X.

Manage Bandwidth Allocation

The router supports a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that lets you prevent network congestion by controlling the total bandwidth and allocating bandwidth to either specific types of applications or specific devices.

Prevent Network Congestion With Congestion Control

If you enable congestion control, the router can prevent network congestion and queuing delays caused by applications or devices that consume a lot of bandwidth. You can set the maximum percentage of the total bandwidth that bandwidth-intensive applications or devices can consume. This allows bandwidth to remain available for applications or devices that consume less bandwidth.

To enable and configure congestion control:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

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5. In the Congestion Control pane, click the Congestion Control menu icon.

The Options pane displays.

In the Download Bandwidth and Upload Bandwidth fields, enter your Internet download bandwidth speed in Mbps and Internet upload bandwidth speed in Mbps.

If you used the automatic Internet setup (see Automatic

Internet Setup on page 21), the bandwidth speeds were automatically entered. If you are not sure about your Internet bandwidth speeds, or you would like to redefine the bandwidth speeds, run a connection benchmark test (see Run

a Connection Benchmark Test on page

58).

Set the default congestion control options:

Goodput. By default, the Goodput check box is selected and both the upload

•

and download bandwidth values are more closely aligned to the results of a speedtest. If you used the automatic Internet setup, the router performed a speed test during the setup process.

Disable QoS. By default, the Disable QoS check box is cleared. If you disable

•

all QoS features, the router can no longer prevent network congestion and other features, such a Deep Packet Inspection, are also disabled. We recommend that you do not select this check box but keep QoS enabled.

8. Click the X to close the Options pane.

9. Select how you want to apply congestion control:

Always. Select this radio button to always apply congestion control. With this

•

setting, you can play games without any applications or devices causing traffic to lag, but your total bandwidth speed is reduced. We recommend that when you finish gaming, you set the setting back to Never.

Auto-Enable. Select this radio button to let the router automatically apply

•

congestion only if games are being played (all console games and most computer games are automatically detected). Your total bandwidth speeds are reduced only if games are detected.

Never. Select this radio button to disable congestion control. With this setting,

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your full bandwidth speeds are available, but if all your bandwidth is being used, your games are subject to a queue, causing traffic to lag. This radio button is selected by default.

10. In the Congestion Control pane, move the buttons on the Download and Upload

sliders to the desired percentage values. To the right of each slider, the selected value displays are a percentage of the total

bandwidth speed that you specified in Step

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For example, if you move the button on the Download slider to 70, applications or devices that consume a lot of bandwidth are limited to 70 percent of the total bandwidth speed that you specified, and 30 percent of the total bandwidth remains available for applications or devices that consume less bandwidth.

Tip: For gaming, we recommend that you set each slider to 70 percent.

Disable Congestion Control

If you disable congestion control, bandwidth-intensive applications and devices can consume all available bandwidth, causing congestion and forcing traffic for other applications and devices to be queued. However, situations might exist in which you want to disable congestion, even if it is temporarily.

To disable congestion control:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

5. In the Congestion Control pane, move the buttons on the Download and Upload

sliders all the way to the right, to 100 percent. Congestion control is now disabled.

Allocate Bandwidth to Devices

Note: You can allocate bandwidth either to types of applications or to devices. These bandwidth allocation modes are mutually exclusive.

Some devices on your network need more bandwidth than others. For example, a device that you use for gaming or media streaming requires more bandwidth than a device that is mostly used for browsing and emails. You can allocate a percentage of the total router bandwidth to each of the devices on your network. Doing so guarantees bandwidth for a device when it needs it.

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You can set different allocations for upload and download bandwidths.

By default, the router automatically allocates excess (unused) bandwidth to a device that needs it. Although we do not recommend it, you can disable this option so that the router does not share unused bandwidth across your network and the bandwidth that you allocate to each device is the maximum bandwidth that the device can use.

To allocate bandwidth to devices:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

5. In the Bandwidth Allocation pane, click the Bandwidth Allocation menu icon.

The Options pane opens.

6. Select the Devices radio button and click the X to close the Options pane.

The Bandwidth Allocation pane displays a graph that shows the devices on the router network. By default, each device is allocated an equal share of the router bandwidth, expressed by a number in a white circle that is associated with a device.

To allocate download bandwidth to devices, do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Above the graph, select the Download radio button.

By default, this radio button is selected. The Bandwidth Allocation pane shows as the Bandwidth Allocation - Download pane.

b. For each device to which you want to allocate download bandwidth, move the

associated white circle to the bandwidth percentage that you want to allocate. As you move the white circle, the download percentages in the white circles for other devices change.

CAUTION: If you allocate 100 percent to one device, you effectively disable

other devices. If you allocate 0 percent to one device, you effectively disable that device.

c. Click the UDATE DISTRIBUTION button.

The allocated download bandwidths take effect.

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To allocate upload bandwidth to devices, do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Above the graph, select the Upload radio button.

The Bandwidth Allocation pane shows as the Bandwidth Allocation - Upload pane.

b. For each device to which you want to allocate upload bandwidth, move the

associated white circle to the bandwidth percentage that you want to allocate. As you move the white circle, the download percentages in the white circles for other devices change.

CAUTION: If you allocate 100 percent to one device, you effectively disable

other devices. If you allocate 0 percent to one device, you effectively disable that device.

c. Click the UDATE DISTRIBUTION button.

The allocated upload bandwidths take effect.

9. To allocate an exact bandwidth (either in Mbps or in percentage) to a device, do the

following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane: a. Above the graph, select either the Download radio button or Upload radio

button.

From the list of devices to the left of the graph, select the device. If no devices display, click the + to the left of Devices. A pane opens on the right side.

Do one of the following:

In the Set Device Bandwidth field, enter the bandwidth in Mbps.

•

In the Set Device Bandwidth field, use the up or down arrows to set the

• bandwidth.

In the circle graph, move the red band to the desired bandwidth percentage.

•

In the field that shows the percentage, enter the desired bandwidth

• percentage.

d. Click the SAVE button.

The allocated bandwidth takes effect. Bandwidth that you allocate to this device also affects available bandwidth for other devices.

e. To close the pane, click the X.

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10.

To prevent unused bandwidth from being shared across your network (which we do not recommend), do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Click the Bandwidth Allocation menu icon.

The Options pane opens.

b. Clear the Download Share Excess check box.

The download bandwidth that you allocate to each device is now the maximum download bandwidth that the device can use. Any excess download bandwidth is not shared.

c. Clear the Upload Share Excess check box.

The upload bandwidth that you allocate to each device is now the maximum upload bandwidth that the device can use. Any excess upload bandwidth is not shared.

d. To close the Options pane, click the X.

Allocate Bandwidth to Types of Applications

Note: You can allocate bandwidth either to types of applications or to devices. These bandwidth allocation modes are mutually exclusive.

Some types of applications on your network need more bandwidth than others. For example, applications that you use for gaming or media streaming require more bandwidth than applications that are mostly used for browsing or messaging and chatting. You can allocate a percentage of the total router bandwidth to each type of application on your network. Doing so guarantees bandwidth for an application when it needs it.

You can set different allocations for upload and download bandwidths.

By default, the router automatically allocates excess (unused) bandwidth to an application that needs it. Although we do not recommend it, you can disable this option so that the router does not share unused bandwidth across your network and the bandwidth that you allocate to each type of application is the maximum bandwidth that the type of application can use.

To allocate bandwidth to types of applications:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

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The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

5. In the Bandwidth Allocation pane, click the Bandwidth Allocation menu icon.

The Options pane opens.

6. Select the Applications radio button and click the X to close the Options pane.

The Bandwidth Allocation pane displays a graph that shows the types of applications on the router network. By default, each type of application is allocated an equal share of the router bandwidth, expressed by a number in a white circle that is associated with the type of application.

To allocate download bandwidth to types of applications, do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Above the graph, select the Download radio button.

By default, this radio button is selected. The Bandwidth Allocation pane shows as the Bandwidth Allocation - Download pane.

For each type of application to which you want to allocate download bandwidth, move the associated white circle to the bandwidth percentage that you want to allocate. As you move the white circle, the download percentages in the white circles for other types of applications change.

CAUTION: If you allocate 100 percent to one type of application, you effectively

disable other types of applications. If you allocate 0 percent to one type of application, you effectively disable that type of application.

c. Click the UDATE DISTRIBUTION button.

The allocated download bandwidths take effect.

To allocate upload bandwidth to types of applications, do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Above the graph, select the Upload radio button.

The Bandwidth Allocation pane shows as the Bandwidth Allocation - Upload pane.

For each type of application to which you want to allocate upload bandwidth, move the associated white circle to the bandwidth percentage that you want to allocate. As you move the white circle, the download percentages in the white circles for other types of applications change.

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CAUTION: If you allocate 100 percent to one type of application, you effectively

disable other types of applications. If you allocate 0 percent to one type of application, you effectively disable that type of application.

c. Click the UDATE DISTRIBUTION button.

The allocated upload bandwidths take effect.

To allocate an exact bandwidth (either in Mbps or in percentage) to a type of application, do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Above the graph, select either the Download radio button or Upload radio

button.

From the list with types of applications to the left of the graph, select the type of application. If no types of applications display, click the + to the left of Devices. A pane opens on the right side.

Do one of the following:

In the Set Device Bandwidth field, enter the bandwidth in Mbps.

•

In the Set Device Bandwidth field, use the up or down arrows to set the

• bandwidth.

In the circle graph, move the red band to the desired bandwidth percentage.

•

In the field that shows the percentage, enter the desired bandwidth

• percentage.

d. Click the SAVE button.

The allocated bandwidth takes effect. Bandwidth that you allocate to this type of application also affects available bandwidth for other types of applications.

e. To close the pane, click the X.

10.

To prevent unused bandwidth from being shared across your network (which we do not recommend), do the following in the Bandwidth Allocation pane:

a. Click the Bandwidth Allocation menu icon.

The Options pane opens.

b. Clear the Download Share Excess check box.

The download bandwidth that you allocate to each type of application is now the maximum download bandwidth that the type of application can use. Any excess download bandwidth is not shared.

c. Clear the Upload Share Excess check box.

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The upload bandwidth that you allocate to each type of application is now the maximum upload bandwidth that the type of application can use. Any excess upload bandwidth is not shared.

d. To close the Options pane, click the X.

Reset the Bandwidth Distribution

You can reset the bandwidth to default settings so that the router allocates each type of application or device an equal share of the bandwidth. You can reset the bandwidth distribution for download bandwidth and upload bandwidth separately.

To reset the bandwidth to default settings:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

5. Above the graph, select either the Download radio button or Upload radio button.

If you reset the download bandwidth, the allocated upload bandwidths are not affected. The other way around is also true: If you reset the upload bandwidth, the allocated download bandwidths are not affected.

6. Click the RESET DISTRIBUTION button.

The default bandwidths take effect.

Manage Traffic Prioritization

The router supports a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that lets you prioritize traffic for specific devices.

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Prioritize Traffic for a Device and Service and View Prioritization Information

By default, the router automatically prioritizes high-priority traffic such as games. If you prefer, you can manually disable automatic traffic prioritization (see Disable Traffic Prioritization on page 73).

Whether or not automatic traffic prioritization is enabled, you can prioritize the traffic for a device and service so that, if network congestion occurs, the traffic is not held up in a queue but is sent to the front of the queue, reducing network lag for the device. Traffic prioritization for a device affects both outgoing and incoming traffic.

You can also view traffic prioritization information. The router shows the number of uploaded and downloaded packets that were sent to the front of the queue and shows whether high-priority traffic is automatically prioritized.

To prioritize traffic for a device and service and view prioritization information:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Automatic

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

Scroll down to the Traffic Prioritization pane. By default, traffic prioritization for automatically classified games is enabled. The

classified games are a preset list of games that cover all console games and most PC games. If you enable traffic prioritization for all classified games, your router automatically applies traffic prioritization when it detects games. We recommend that you keep this setting enabled.

You can manually add a service, port, or port range by clicking the ADD DEVICE button and then choosing a service, port, or port range to add. However, if the service, port, or port range that you add is used for high-bandwidth intensity applications, traffic congestion might occur.

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To manually add a device and service, port, or port range for traffic prioritization, do the following in the Traffic Prioritization pane:

a. Click the ADD DEVICE button.

The Traffic Prioritization Selector window opens and the detected devices display.

b. Select your device.

c. Click NEXT.

d. Select a service.

By default, the Basic radio button is selected and a preset list of services and games display. We recommend that you manually select a service only if you consider yourself an advanced user. Instead of selecting a service, you can also manually add a port or port range and a protocol. See the next step.

e. To display other selection criteria, select the Advanced radio button, and enter

the start and end numbers for the source port, enter the start and end numbers for the destination port, and select the protocol.

Click DONE.

The device is added to the Traffic Prioritization pane and its traffic is now prioritized.

For each device (target) and service, the Traffic Prioritization Information pane displays the total number of downloaded packets and the total number of uploaded packets. If high-priority traffic is automatically being prioritized, a colored circle displays in the Download Packets and Upload Packets columns.

The Traffic Overview pane displays the total number of prioritized downloaded packets, the total number of prioritized uploaded packets, the total number of downloaded background packets, and the total number of uploaded background packets

Add a Device and a Service for Traffic Prioritization

You can manually add a device for which you then can choose a service for traffic prioritization. If you consider yourself an advanced user, you can add a port or port range for traffic prioritization.

If the service, port, or port range that you add is used for high-bandwidth intensity applications, traffic congestion might occur.

To add a device and a service, port, or port range for traffic prioritization:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

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3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

Scroll down to the Traffic Prioritization pane.

6. Click the ADD DEVICE button.

The Traffic Prioritization Selector window opens and the detected devices display.

7. Select your device.

8. Click NEXT.

9. Select a service.

By default, the Basic radio button is selected and a preset list of games display.

Instead of selecting a service, you can manually add a port or port range and a protocol. See the next step. We recommend that you do this only if you consider yourself an advanced user.

10. To display advanced selection criteria, select the Advanced radio button, and enter

the start and end numbers for the source port, enter the start and end numbers for the destination port, and select the protocol.

11. Click DONE.

The device is added to the Traffic Prioritization pane.

Stop Traffic Prioritization for a Device

You can stop traffic prioritization for a device that you manually added to the Traffic Prioritization pane. If automatic traffic prioritization is enabled (which it is by default) and the router detects high-priority traffic to or from the device, the router still prioritizes that traffic. However, traffic for services that you manually added for the device is no longer prioritized.

To stop traffic prioritization for a device:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

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The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

Scroll down to the Traffic Prioritization pane and click the trash icon next to the device.

The device is removed from the Traffic Prioritization pane.

Disable Automatic Traffic Prioritization

By default, the router automatically prioritizes high-priority traffic such as games. You can disable this option.

To disable the automatic traffic prioritization:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select QoS.

In the Traffic Prioritization pane, to the left of All Devices, the button displays as a red circle because automatic traffic prioritization is enabled.

5. Click the button so that it displays as a white circle.

High-priority traffic is no longer automatically prioritized.

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Monitor Game Servers and Your Devices, Router, and Network

This chapter describes how to monitor game servers, the devices on your network, and your network itself, and how to view router system information.

For information about viewing the router logs, network statistics, and network connections, see Maintain

The chapter includes the following sections:

the Router on page 148.

• Ping

• View and Manage Devices Currently on the Network

• View Network Usage Information

• View Router System Information

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Ping Game Servers and Track Pings Over Time

You can ping the servers for your favorite games to determine the best servers to connect to and the ones to avoid. For each server for a specific game, your connection quality displays on a world map. You can also build a ping history for your favorite servers so that you can monitor the quality of the servers you play on over time.

This information can help you to define your Geo Filter settings so that you can play on the best (lag-free) servers and block servers with poor connections. For more information, see Decrease

Ping Game Servers for a Specific Game

You can ping the game servers for a specific game to determine the best servers to connect to for that game. You can also schedule a ping to occur on a regular basis for a selected server, enabling the router to establish a ping history for the server and allowing you to track pings over time.

lag by Using the Geo Filter on page 46.

You can assemble your own custom lists of servers so that the router can ping them as a group, separately from the game based lists they came from. You can also track a server separately from other game servers.

To ping game servers for a specific game and add a server to a custom ping list:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap.

The page that displays shows a map.

5. From the Select Ping Target menu, select a game.

If your game is not listed, you can add a custom ping list (see Add List on page 78).

a Custom Ping

The detected servers display on the map, with the ping time in ms listed above each server. Green indicates servers with the best connection time, yellow with a moderate

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connection time, and red with the worst connection time. A collection of servers might display as a cluster, which you can expand by clicking on the cluster.

If you schedule ping tracking (see Step

9), you can select a time span from the Slider

Timespan menu to the right below the map and move the slider below the map to view a specific period within the selected time span. Doing so lets you compare the pings to the servers for the game over time.

To manually ping the servers again for the same game, click the PING AGAIN button. The information on the map is updated. By default, manual pings are saved in the

ping history.

To view information about one server and open the ping history pane for that server, do one of the following.

Use the map. On the map, click the server.

• At the bottom of the page, the ping history pane opens, displaying information about the server.

Use the menu. Do the following:

• a.

To the right of the colored bar above the map, click the menu icon. A pane with the IP addresses displays. These are the IP addresses of all servers that were pinged for the specific game.

Click the IP address of the server. At the bottom of the page, the ping history pane opens, displaying information about the server.

c. To close the pane with IP addresses, click the > button.

The ping history pane shows the current ping time for the server. If you pinged the server before, the pane shows the average ping time, indicated by the dotted line, and the current ping time, indicated by a white arrow at the right.

You can select a time span from the Slider Timespan menu to the right below the map and move the slider below the map to view a specific period within the selected time span. Doing so lets you compare the pings to the specific server over time.

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8. To add the server on the ping history pane to an existing or new custom ping list, do one of the following:

Add the server to an existing custom ping list. Do the following:

•

a. Click the ADD TO LIST button.

The Add to Lists window opens and shows the list names that you already added (see Add

Select the check box for a list.

a Custom Ping List on page 78).

c. Click the SAVE button.

The server is added to the existing list.

Add the server to a new custom ping list. Do the following:

•

a. Click the ADD TO LIST button.

The Add to Lists window opens.

b. Click the ADD NEW LIST button

The Custom List window opens.

Type a name for the list. The name helps you to identify the list.

Note: Because you are adding the IP address of the server, the ADD IP ADDRESS button is not relevant in this task. For more information about this

button, see Add

a Custom Ping List on page 78.

d. To allow the router to schedule pings, click the clock icon. In the Tracking

window that displays, from the menu at the top, select how often the router must ping the server. Then, select the days on which the router must ping the server. Finally, click the DONE button.

e. Click the SAVELIST button.

The Add to Lists window displays again.

f. Select the check box for the list that you just added.

g. Click the SAVE button.

The server is added to your new list.

To schedule pings for the servers for the same game so you can track the pings over time, do the following:

a. Above the map, click the clock icon.

The Tracking window opens.

From the menu at the top, select how often the router must ping the servers.

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c. Select the days on which the router must ping the servers.

d. Click the SAVE button.

The pings are scheduled. Next to the clock icon, the time of the next scheduled ping is shown. For information about viewing the ping history, see View or More Servers for a Specific Game on page 80.

the Ping History for One

Add a Custom Ping List

If your game is not listed in the predefined list of games that you can ping (see Ping Game Servers for a Specific Game on page 75), you can add one or more IP addresses for servers that support your game. To set up the list, you must know the IP addresses.

To add a custom ping list with IP addresses:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap. The page that displays shows a world map.

5. Click the Ping Heatmap menu icon. The Options pane displays.

6. Click the ADD CUSTOM LIST button. The Custom List window opens.

Type a name for the list. The name helps you to identify the list.

To allow the router to schedule pings for the IP addresses on your list, do the following:

a. Click the clock icon.

The Tracking window displays.

From the menu at the top, select how often the router must ping the servers.

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c. Select the days on which the router must ping the servers.

d. Click the DONE button.

The pings are scheduled.

9. Click the ADD IP ADDRESS button. The window adjusts.

10.

Add one or more IP addresses by using one of the following methods:

Add a single IP address. Type a name for the server, enter the IP address in the

•

fields below the name, click the + button, and then click the SAVELIST button.

Add several IP addresses. Type a name for the server, enter the IP address in

•

the fields below the name, click the + button, and repeat the process for another IP address. After you add all your IP addresses to the list, click the SAVELIST button.

Add multiple IP addresses. Click the BULK ADD button, enter an IP address

•

followed by a space and the server name (for example, 127.0.0.1 local), press Enter, and repeat the process for each IP address and name that you want to add. After you add all your IP addresses to the list, click the SAVE button and then click the SAVELIST button.

Your custom list is added to the menu in the list of games that you can ping.

Change a Custom Ping List

You can change any setting for a custom ping list.

To change a custom ping list:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap. The page that displays shows a world map.

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In the Select Ping Target menu, click the pencil icon for the list that you want to change.

The Custom List window opens.

Change the settings for the ping list. For more information about the settings, see Add

a Custom Ping List on page 78.

After you changed the settings, click the SAVELIST button. Your settings are saved.

Delete a Custom Ping List

You can delete a custom ping list that you no longer need.

To delete a custom ping list:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap. The page that displays shows a world map.

In the Select Ping Target menu, click the pencil icon for the list that you want to change.

The Custom List window opens.

6. Click the DELETE LIST button. The list is removed.

View the Ping History for One or More Servers for a Specific Game

If you scheduled ping tracking for the servers for a specific game (see Ping for a Specific Game on page 75) or you added a custom ping list and added ping tracking for the server or servers on the custom ping list, you can view the ping history for a server.

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To view the ping history for a server:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap.

5. From the Select Ping Target menu, select a game or a custom ping list that you added before.

The detected server or servers display on the map.

If you schedule ping tracking (see Ping

Game Servers for a Specific Game on page

75), you can select a time span from the Slider Timespan menu to the right below the map and move the slider below the map to view a specific period within the selected time span. Doing so lets you compare the pings to the servers for the game over time.

To open the ping history pane for a server, do one of the following.

Use the map. On the map, click the server.

•

At the bottom of the page, the ping history pane opens, displaying information about the server.

Use the menu. Do the following:

•

To the right of the colored bar above the map, click the menu icon. A pane with the IP addresses displays. These are the IP addresses of all servers that were pinged for the specific game.

Click the IP address of the server. At the bottom of the page, the ping history pane opens, displaying information about the server.

c. To close the pane with IP addresses, click the > button.

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The ping history pane shows the current and historical ping times for the server. The pane shows the average ping time, indicated by the dotted line, and the current ping time, indicated by a white arrow at the right.

You can select a time span from the Slider Timespan menu to the right below the ping history pane and move the slider below the pane to view a specific period within the selected time span. Doing so lets you compare the pings to the specific server over time.

Manage the Ping Heatmap Settings

You can manage the Ping Heatmap settings such as whether detected server clusters are expanded on the map and whether manual pings are saved.

Fore information about pinging game servers, see Ping Game on page 75.

To manage the Ping Heatmap settings:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Ping Heatmap. The page that displays shows a world map.

5. Click the Ping Heatmap menu icon. The Options pane displays.

Game Servers for a Specific

Configure the following general settings:

Ping Cluster Default. By default, clusters of servers are expanded on the map

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so that individual servers are displayed. To disable this option so that clusters are displayed on the map, click the Ping Cluster Default button so that the button displays as a white circle.

Save Manual Pings. By default, the router saves manual pings that you add

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through clicking the PING AGAIN button on the Ping Heatmap page. To disable this option so that manual pings are not saved, click the Save Manual Pings button so that the button displays as a white circle.

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Note: For information about adding a custom ping list, see Add a Custom Ping List

on page 78.

To sync the server information in the cloud with the information on your device, click the FORCE CLOUD UPDATE button.

In most situations, the sync process occurs automatically. However, a situation might occur in which you want to force the cloud update.

8. To close the Options pane, click the X.

View and Manage Devices Currently on the Network

You can view all computers and devices that are currently connected to your router network. You can change the settings that display on the page (you cannot change the actual settings for a device through the router), prevent a device from being displayed, and block a device from connecting to the Internet through router.

To view and manage devices on the network:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Device Manager. The Network Map page displays, showing the device tree with your network setup.

The device tree shows separate branches for devices connected through the wired LAN and devices connected over WiFi, as well as a branch for the WAN connection.

To display the settings for a device, click the device. The Device Settings pane displays. The pane shows the MAC address, IP address (if

any), and connection type for the device.

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To assign or change the displayed name and type for the device, in the Device Settings pane, do the following:

In the Name field, enter a name of up to 35 characters.

b. From the Device Type menu, select a type.

c. Click the SAVE button.

Your settings are saved.

To remove the device from the network tree, in the Device Settings pane, click the DELETE button.

The device no longer displays in the device tree. This option is useful when a device is removed from the network and you no longer want to see it in the device tree.

To block a device from accessing the Internet through the router, in the Device Settings pane, click the BLOCK button.

The device is blocked and is indicated by a black icon in the device tree.

9. To unblock a previously blocked device so that it can once again access the Internet through the router, in the Device Settings pane, click the UNBLOCK button.

The device is unblocked and is indicated by a red icon in the device tree.

View Network Usage Information

The router integrates deep packet inspection (DPI) so that you can view the devices, traffic categories, and applications that are using the upload and download bandwidth in your router network. You can then use this information to apply your Quality of Service (QoS) settings and optimize gaming (see Optimize Service Settings on page 45).

You can view real-time information about all devices on your network that are consuming bandwidth and you can view details about traffic categories and applications that are consuming bandwidth for a device. You also view the total bandwidth usage across the router network relative to the network’s overall bandwidth speeds.

To view network usage information:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

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Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

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The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

4. Select Network Monitor. The page that displays shows the Network Snapshot pane and the Network Overview

pane:

Network Snapshot pane. This pane displays the upload and download network

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bandwidth in Mbps per second. The pane displays the total usage as well as individual usage for active devices.

Network Overview pane. This pane displays the network’s total bandwidth

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usage in Mbps per second, relative to the network’s overall bandwidth speeds.

5. To view upload or download volume details, point to a bar (in the Network Snapshot pane) or point to a node (in the Network Overview pane).

A small pop-up window displays volume details.

6. To limit the displayed bandwidth in a pane to the download bandwidth or upload bandwidth, do the following:

To exclude upload bandwidth from the pane, above the graph in a pane, click

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Upload. The Upload text is crossed out and the graph displays the download bandwidth only. Click Upload again to redisplay the upload bandwidth.

To exclude download bandwidth from the pane, above the graph in a pane, click

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Download. The Download text is crossed out and the graph displays the upload bandwidth only. Click Download again to redisplay the download bandwidth.

To view the traffic category breakdown for the total usage or for an individual device, in the Network Snapshot pane, click the download or upload bar for either the total usage or for an individual device.

The Category Breakdown pane displays and shows the traffic categories that are using download or upload bandwidth for your selection.

You can take any of the following actions in the Category Breakdown pane:

To view traffic category volume details, point to the graph.

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A small pop-up window displays volume details.

To exclude a traffic category from the graph, above the graph, click the name

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for the traffic category. The name is crossed out and the graph excludes the traffic category. Click the name for the category again to redisplay the traffic category.

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To view the applications that are consuming bandwidth for your selection and

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traffic category, click the graph. The Application Breakdown pane displays and shows the applications that are using download or upload bandwidth for your selection. You can take any of the following actions in the Application Breakdown pane:

- To view application volume details, point to the graph. A small pop-up window displays volume details.

To exclude an application from the graph, above the graph, click the name for the application. The name is crossed out and the graph excludes the application. Click the name for the application again to redisplay the application.

- To close the Application Breakdown pane, click the X.

To close the Category Breakdown pane, click the X.

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View Router System Information

To view router system information:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select System Information. The page that displays shows the following panes by default:

CPU Usage. This pane shows usage information about both CPUs on the router.

• You can take any of the following actions in the CPU Usage pane:

To exclude a CPU from the graph, above the graph, click the name of the CPU. The name is crossed out and the graph excludes information about the CPU. Click the name of the CPU again to redisplay information about the CPU.

- To view usage details about a CPU, point to a node on the graph.

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A small pop-up window displays usage details.

RAM Usage. This pane shows usage information about the random access

• memory (RAM) categories on the router. You can take any of the following actions in the RAM Usage pane:

To exclude a RAM category from the graph, above the graph, click the name of the RAM category. The name is crossed out and the graph excludes information about the RAM category. Click the name of the RAM category again to redisplay information about the RAM category.

- To view usage detail about a RAM category, point to the graph.

A small pop-up window displays usage details.

Flash Usage. This pane shows usage information about the flash memory

• categories on the router. You can take any of the following actions in the Flash Usage pane:

To exclude a flash memory category from the graph, above the graph, click the name of the flash memory category. The name is crossed out and the graph excludes information about the flash memory category. Click the name of the flash memory category again to redisplay information about the flash memory category.

To view usage details about a flash memory, point to the graph. A small pop-up window displays usage details.

System Info. The information in this pane includes the firmware version that is

• installed on the router.

Network Status. This pane shows the amount of traffic that was transferred since

• your started the router. The information includes the transmitted and received bytes, packets, and unprioritized packets (packets that did not reach their destination).

Installed Rapps. This pane shows the default router applications (Rapps) that

• are installed on the router.

Note: Do not change the retry-attempts-on-startup value in the Options pane that is accessible from the Installed R-Apps pane, unless Technical Support instructs you to do so.

Internet Status. The information in this pane includes the Internet connection

• type, WAN IP address, and Internet connection status of the router.

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Wireless Status. The information in this pane includes the network name (SSID),

• network key (WiFi password), and type of WiFi security for the 2.4 GHz radio and 5 GHz radio in the main WiFi network.

Guest Wireless Status. This information in this pane includes the network name

• (SSID), network key (WiFi password), and type of WiFi security for the guest WiFi network.

Logs. This pane shows the logs. You can also download the logs as a text file.

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Customize the Dashboard

By default, the Dashboard includes the following panes:

Internet Status

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Guest Wireless Status

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Wireless Status

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Network Overview

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CPU Usage

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Installed Rapps

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For information about these panes except for the Network Overview pane, see View Router System Information on page 86. For information about the Network Overview pane, see View

You can customize the panes that display on the Dashboard by adding panes that are useful to you and removing panes that are not. You can also rearrange and resize the panes.

To customize the Dashboard:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password.

Network Usage Information on page 84.

The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

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To add a pane to the Dashboard, do the following: a.

Select one of the following from the router menu on the left of the page:

Geo-Filter, Ping Heatmap, QoS, Connection Benchmark, Device Manager, Network Monitor, Traffic Controller, or System Information.

The page displays panes.

b. Click the pin icon that is associated with the pane that you want to add to the

Dashboard The pane is added to the Dashboard.

c. To add another pane to the Dashboard, repeat the previous two steps.

To remove a pane from the Dashboard, on the Dashboard, click the pin icon that is associated with the pane.

The pane is removed from the Dashboard but not from its home page.

To move a pane to another location on the Dashboard, do the following: a.

Point to the title banner of a pane until the cursor displays as a cross with four arrows.

b. Click and hold the pane and move it to another location.

c. Release the pane.

To resize a pane, do the following: a. Point to a pane until the diagonal double-headed arrow displays at the lower

right corner of the pane.

b. Click the arrow and move the pane horizontally, vertically, or both.

c. Release the pane.

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Control Access to and From the Internet

The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet. You can also set up traffic rules to allow, block, or reject all traffic, particular categories of traffic, specific games, or port ranges.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Manage NETGEAR Armor

• Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic Categories, Specific Games, or Port Ranges With Traffic Rules

• Block Access to Internet Sites Using Keywords

• Block Services and Applications With Simple Outbound Firewall Rules

• Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Simple Outbound Firewall Rules

• Set Up Email Notifications for Security Events and Log Messages

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Manage NETGEAR Armor

Your router supports NETGEAR Armor.

After you start your subscription, NETGEAR Armor protects your home network from potential cyber threats and provides complete data protection, advanced threat defense, webcam protection, multilayer ransomware protection, anti-phishing, safe files, secure browsing, rescue mode, anti-fraud, and anti-theft. In addition, NETGEAR Armor provides multiple performance and privacy tools.

NETGEAR Armor can support features for your Windows-based computers and your Mac OS, iOS, and Android devices.

For more information about NETGEAR Armor, visit netgear.com/landings/armor/default.aspx

You can manage NETGEAR Armor from the Nighthawk app. You can also view or change your Armor settings from the NETGEAR Armor portal.

Activate Armor Using the Nighthawk App

To activate Armor using the Nighthawk app:

1. Launch the Nighthawk app. The dashboard displays.

2. Tap Security. The Armor page displays.

3. Tap the ACTIVATE button. Armor is activated.

View or Change Your NETGEAR Armor Settings Using the Nighthawk App

To view or change your NETGEAR Armor settings using the Nighthawk app:

1. Launch the Nighthawk app. The dashboard displays.

2. Tap Security. The Armor page displays.

You can now view or change the settings.

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View or Change your NETGEAR Armor Settings From the Armor Portal

If you already activated NETGEAR Armor, you can view or change your NETGEAR Armor settings from the NETGEAR Armor portal.

To view or change your NETGEAR Armor settings:

1. Launch a web browser and visit armor.netgear.com. The NETGEAR account sign in page displays.

Enter your NETGEAR account email address and password in the fields and then click the Sign In button.

The NETGEAR Armor portal displays.

Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic Categories, Specific Games, or Port Ranges With Traffic Rules

You can set up traffic rules to allow, block, or reject all traffic, particular categories of traffic, specific games, or port ranges. You can apply a traffic rule to one or more specific devices or to all devices on your network, and you can set up a schedule for each traffic rule. You can also apply a traffic rule to all devices and then set up an exception for a device.

For each traffic rule, you can set up one of the following filtering actions:

Block. This action blocks traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic.

• When traffic is blocked, it is dropped without notification to the traffic source.

Allow. This action allows traffic that conforms to the rule but blocks all other traffic.

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Reject. This action rejects traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic.

• When traffic is rejected, it is dropped with a notification to the traffic source. This action is available only for a rule that applies to all traffic or to a port range. It is not available for a rule that applies to particular categories of traffic or to specific games.

As you add rules, they are added to the table of rules, with the rule at the top of the table as the most important rule that takes priority over all other rules. The second rule in the table takes priority over all other rules that follow in the table, and so on. The rule at the bottom of the table is the least important rule that is applied only after all other rules were applied. However, you can reorder the rules in the table.

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As an example, if you want to block every port except for one on your smart home device, set up a first rule that allows traffic on that port on your smart home device. Then, set up a second rule that blocks all traffic on your smart home device.

Add a Rule to Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic

Before you add a traffic rule, consider the following:

Devices. Which devices will the rule apply to? The rule can apply to all devices or

• to one or more specific devices.

Traffic. Which traffic will the rule apply to? The rule can apply to all traffic, one or

• more particular categories of traffic, one or more specific games, or a port range.

Action. What will be the action of the rule? The rule can allow, block, or, for all traffic

• or a port range, reject traffic.

Duration. When will the rule be in effect? The rule can be in effect continuously or

• on specific days and at specific times.

Priority. What will be the priority of the rule in relation to other rules. For information

• about reordering your rules, see Reorder

To add a rule to allow, block, or reject traffic:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, click the ADD RULE button. The Add Rule window opens.

Type a name for your rule.

the Priority of a Traffic Rule on page 96.

The name helps you to identify the rule.

To allow the router to track events for the rule (for example, when a rule is applied to traffic), leave the Event Capture check box selected (it is by default).

To disable even tracking for the rule, clear the Event Capture check box.

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8. Click NEXT.

Either select the All Devices check box or select one or more devices from the list of detected devices.

10. Click NEXT.

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From the Select Target menu, select the type of traffic to which the rule must apply:

All Traffic. The rule applies to all traffic.

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Port Range. Specify the source start and end ports, the destination start and end

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ports, and the protocol or protocols.

Application. Select one or more games.

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Category. Select one or more traffic categories.

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12. Click NEXT.

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From the Allow or Block Traffic menu, select one of the following actions for the rule:

Allow. Allows traffic that conforms to the rule but blocks all other traffic.

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Block. Blocks traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic. When

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traffic is blocked, it is dropped without notification to the traffic source.

CAUTION: Make sure that your first traffic rule does not block all traffic for all

devices because your connection to the router web interface might be terminated and you might need to reset the router to factory default settings to regain access.

Reject. Rejects traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic. When

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traffic is rejected, it is dropped with a notification to the traffic source. This action is available only for a rule that applies to all traffic or to a port range. It is not available for a rule that applies to particular categories of traffic or to specific games.

By default, the rule applies continuously.

14.

To specify that the rule must apply to specific days and times, do the following: a.

Days. Select or clear the check boxes for individual days on which the rule must be active.

b. Times. In the AM circle, PM circle, or both, click the hours that the rule must be

active. If you click a hour segment (for example, the 9-to-10 segment), the color changes. To reset the times, click the Toggle All button under the AM circle or PM circle.

15. Click DONE.

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The rule is added to the Traffic Rules table.

Traffic information about the rule displays in the Traffic Analysis pane. If you enabled event capture, events for the rule display in the Event Capture pane. For more information about the Traffic Analysis pane and the Event Capture pane, see View Traffic Analytics and Events for a Traffic Rule on page 100.

Change a Traffic Rule

You can change any settings for an existing traffic rule.

To change the settings for a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, to the right of the rule, click the pencil icon. The Add Rule window opens.

Change the settings of the rule. For more information about the settings, see Add

Traffic on page 93.

After you changed the settings, click DONE. The Traffic Rules table displays the changed settings for the rule.

a Rule to Allow, Block, or Reject

Change the Action for a Traffic Rule

You can easily change the action for a traffic rule. For example, if the action for a rule is to block traffic, you can change it to allow traffic.

To change the action for a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.

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A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, select one of the following actions from the menu for the rule in the Block column:

Allow. Allows traffic that conforms to the rule but blocks all other traffic.

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Block. Blocks traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic. When

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traffic is blocked, it is dropped without notification to the traffic source.

CAUTION: Make sure that your first traffic rule does not block all traffic for all

devices because your connection to the router web interface might be terminated and you might need to reset the router to factory default settings to regain access.

Reject. Rejects traffic that conforms to the rule but allows all other traffic. When

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The new action takes effect immediately.

Reorder the Priority of a Traffic Rule

The order of your traffic rules in the Traffic Rules table is important.

As an example, if you want to block every port except for one on your smart home device, set up a first rule that allows traffic on that one port on your smart home device. Then, set up a second rule that blocks all traffic on your smart home device.

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To reorder the priority of a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, for the rule that you want to change, do the following: a.

In the Priority column, to the right of the rule number, click and hold the icon with the six small dots.

b. Move the rule up or down in the table, and release the icon where you want to

place the priority of the rule.

The rule and all rules below the rule are renumbered. The new priority takes effect immediately.

Enable or Disable a Traffic Rule

When you add a traffic rule, the rule is enabled automatically. You can disable the rule and you can enable it again.

To enable or disable a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, for the rule that you want to enable or disable, click the button in the Enabled column.

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If the rule is disabled, the button displays white. If the rule is enabled, the button displays red.

The new action takes effect immediately.

Enable or Disable all Traffic Rules

When you add a traffic rule, the rule is enabled automatically. With one click of a button, you can disable all rules and you can enable them again.

To enable or disable all traffic rules:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, above the table, at the upper right, enable or disable all rules by clicking the Disable All Rules button.

When all rules are disabled, the Disable All Rules button displays white. When all rules are enabled, the Disable All Rules button displays red.

The new action takes effect immediately.

Enable or Disable Tracking for a Traffic Rule

When you add a traffic rule, you must decide whether event tracking is enabled (by default it is). After you add the rule, you can change the tracking settings.

To enable or disable tracking for a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, enable or disable tracking for a rule by selecting or clearing the check box in the Track column.

If tracking is enabled for a rule, events for the rule display in the Event Capture pane. For more information about the Event Capture pane, see View Events for a Traffic Rule on page 100.

The new action takes effect immediately.

Traffic Analytics and

Remove a Traffic Rule

You can remove a traffic rule that you no longer need. After you remove the rule, traffic to which the rule applied is no longer affected.

To remove a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller.

In the Traffic Rules pane, to the right of the rule, click the trashcan icon. A confirmation window displays.

6. Click Yes. The rule is removed from the Traffic Rules table.

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View Traffic Analytics and Events for a Traffic Rule

When you add a traffic rule, the router automatically provides traffic analytics for the rule. If event tracking is enabled for the rule, the router maintains a traffic rule event log. You can view this information.

To view traffic analytics and events a traffic rule:

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.

Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.

3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time

that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Dashboard displays.

Select Traffic Controller. In the Traffic Analytics pane and Event Capture pane, the following information

displays:

Traffic Analytics pane. The information in this pane shows how effective your

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traffic rules are. The status indicator lights when traffic is being detected for the rule. For example, if a rule blocks all traffic for a device, the status indicator lights when the router detects that the device attempts to send or receive traffic. The number of packets and the number of bytes then increase to show the amount of traffic blocked by the rule.

Note: Even when a traffic rule is disabled, you can monitor the potential effectiveness of the rule.

Event Capture pane. For each traffic rule for which event capturing is enabled,

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this pane includes an entry for each attempt to access blocked content and for each time allowed content was accessed. The information includes the services that were blocked or accessed and when they were blocked or accessed (that is, the events are timestamped).

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Contents

Hardware Setup

Unpack Your Router

LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel

Back Panel

Attach the Antennas

Router Label

Position Your Router

Cable Your Router

Connect to the Network and Access the Router

Connect to the Router Network

Connect to the router using a wired connection

Connect to the router WiFi network

WiFi Connection Using WPS

Types of Logins

Use a Web Browser to Access the Router

Automatic Internet Setup

Log In to the Router

Change the Language

Manage Your Router With the NETGEAR Nighthawk App

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 Internet Connection

Change the MTU Size

Optimize Gaming and Customize Quality of Service Settings

Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter

Use the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance Radius

Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas

Ping a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection

View the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a Connection

Add a Device to the Geo Filter

Remove a Device From the Geo Filter

Manage the Geo Filter Map Settings

Run and Manage Connection Benchmark Tests

Run a Connection Benchmark Test

Schedule Connection Benchmark Tests

Manage if Tests Can Be Scheduled or Delete Tests

Manage Bandwidth Allocation

Prevent Network Congestion With Congestion Control

Disable Congestion Control

Allocate Bandwidth to Devices

Allocate Bandwidth to Types of Applications

Reset the Bandwidth Distribution

Manage Traffic Prioritization

Prioritize Traffic for a Device and Service and View Prioritization Information

Add a Device and a Service for Traffic Prioritization

Stop Traffic Prioritization for a Device

Disable Automatic Traffic Prioritization

Monitor Game Servers and Your Devices, Router, and Network

Ping Game Servers and Track Pings Over Time

Ping Game Servers for a Specific Game

Add a Custom Ping List

Change a Custom Ping List

Delete a Custom Ping List

View the Ping History for One or More Servers for a Specific Game

Manage the Ping Heatmap Settings

View and Manage Devices Currently on the Network

View Network Usage Information

View Router System Information

Customize the Dashboard

Control Access to and From the Internet

Manage NETGEAR Armor

Activate Armor Using the Nighthawk App

View or Change Your NETGEAR Armor Settings Using the Nighthawk App

View or Change your NETGEAR Armor Settings From the Armor Portal

Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic Categories, Specific Games, or Port Ranges With Traffic Rules

Add a Rule to Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic