Netgear R6050 User Manual

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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

Model R6050 User Manual

June 2014

202-11385-01

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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050

Support

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See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

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Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router

Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

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

Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Use a Web Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet and WiFi Settings

Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Control the Wireless Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 4 Specify Network Settings

View or Change WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Wireless Distribution System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Set Up a Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Set Up Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Chapter 5 Optimize Performance

Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Set Up QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Set Up Bandwidth Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chapter 6 Manage Your Network

Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

View the Internet Connection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

View the Internet Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

View Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

View Guest Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Erase Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Reboot the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Configure FastLane Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Enable FastLane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Configure the WPS/FastLane button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Chapter 7 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router

USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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View or Configure a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Configure the Available Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Specify Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Access Your USB Device Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Set Up a Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Common Uses of Network Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Share Photos and Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Print High-Quality Photos from a Nonshared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Send Large Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Chapter 8 Control Access to the Internet

Set Up Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Set Up a Wireless Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Chapter 9 Specify Internet Port Settings

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Chapter 10 Troubleshooting

Forgotten Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

WiFi Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

WiFi Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Apply Power to the Router and Check the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

All LEDs Remain Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Internet LEDs Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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The Router Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Troubleshoot IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Appendix A Supplemental Information

Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

1. Hardware Setup

If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, this chapter walks you through the hardware setup.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Unpack Your Router

• Hardware Features

• Position Your Router

• Cable Your Router

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

http://support.netgear.com.

Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time at

downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new

firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050

Unpack Your Router

Open the box and remove the router, power adapter, cable, and installation guide.

Router

Power adapter Ethernet cable

Figure 1. Package contents

Your box contains the following items:

• AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050

• AC power adapter (plug varies by region)

• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable

• Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions

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Hardware Features

Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.

Front Panel

The router front panel has the status LEDs, buttons, and ports shown in the following figure.

Power LED

Internet LED

2.4 GHz WiFi LED

Figure 2. Front panel

Ethernet ports 1–4 LEDs

5 GHz WiFi LED

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USB port and LED

WPS/FastLane button and LED

WiFi On/Off button and LED

Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions

LED Description

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Power

Internet

2.4 GHz WiFi

5 GHz WiFi

Ethernet ports 1–4

• Solid green. The startup is completed, and the router is ready.

• Blinking green.

• Blinking amber. The

pressed.

• Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

• Solid green. An IP address was received; the router is ready to transmit data.

• Solid amber. The

• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected to the router.

• Solid green. The WiFi interface is enabled.

• Blinking green. The

• Off.

• Solid blue. The WiFi interface is enabled.

• Blinking green. The

• Off.

• Solid green. The local port is connected to a 1000 Mbps device.

• Blinking green. Data is being transmitted at 1000 Mbps.

• Solid amber.

• Blinking amber. Data is being transmitted at 10/100 Mbps.

• Off. No link is detected on this port.

The WiFi interface is turned off.

The firmware is corrupted (visit http://www.netgear.com/support).

firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was

router detected the Ethernet cable connection.

WiFi network is communicating data.

The local port is connected to a 10/100 Mbps device.

USB

WPS/FastLane

• Solid green. The USB device is accepted by the router and is ready to be used.

• Blinking green. A

• Off. No USB device is connected, or the Safely Remove Hardware button was clicked

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

• Solid green. A WPS-capable or FastLane-capable device is accepted by the router and

is ready to be used.

• Blinking green.

the router within two minutes.

• Off. No WPS or FastLane connection exists.

USB device is in use.

The WPS-capable or FastLane-capable device can be associated with

The WiFi On/Off and WPS/FastLane buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off, as follows:

• WiFi On/Off button. Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4

GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios on and off. If the WiFi LEDs are lit, the WiFi radios are on. If the LEDs are of

f, the WiFi radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the

router.

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• WPS/FastLane button. You can use this button to use WPS or FastLane to add a

WiFi device or computer to your WiFi network. The LED below the WPS/FastLane button blinks green when the router is trying to add the WiFi device or computer

. The LED stays

solid green when WiFi security is enabled in the router.

Rear Panel

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

Power connector

Power On/Off button

Figure 3. Rear panel

Ethernet ports 1–4

Internet port

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Product Label

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

WiFi network name (SSID)

Restore Factory Settings button

Figure 4. The label shows unique information about your router

See Factory Default Settings on page 156 for information about restoring factory settings.

Serial numberPassword (network key)

MAC address

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. For example, the thickness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through can limit the range.

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

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

 To position your router:

1. Carefully peel of

2. 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

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

- Microwaves

f the protective film covering your router.

AC power outlet and near Ethernet

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- Computers

- Base of a cordless phone

- 2.4 GHz cordless phone

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

walls such as these:

- Solid metal doors

- Aluminum studs

- Fish tanks

- Mirrors

- Brick

- Concrete

Cable Your Router

The installation guide that came in the box has more details about installation. The following illustration shows typical cable connections for a router.

Internet

Modem

Figure 5. Router cable connections

 To cable your router:

1. Prepare your modem.

Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a battery backup, remove the battery.

2. Connect the modem.

Plug in your modem. Put the battery back in. Then cable the modem to the router’s Internet port.

Ethernet cable

Router

Ethernet cable (not included)

3. Connect the power adapter cord that came in the package to the power input on the rear

panel of the router and plug it in to an electrical outlet.

The Power LED

lights.

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4. Connect a computer or WiFi device.

You have two options:

• Connect with WiFi. To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi network name and password

on the product label.

• Connect with an Ethernet cable. Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to

one of the Ethernet LAN ports on the rear panel of the router.

Hardware Setup

2. Connect to the Network and

Access the Router

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Connect to the Network

• Types of Logins

• Use a Web Browser to Access the Router

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Connect to the Network

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

Wired Connection

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

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

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

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

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

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

WiFi Connection

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

 To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:

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

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

3. Press the WPS/FastLane button on the router.

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

instructions for WPS connections.

Your computer or WiFi device connects to the WiFi network.

 To find and select the WiFi network:

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

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

The WiFi network name is on the product label.

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

The password is on the product label.

Your WiFi device connects to the WiFi network.

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Types of Logins

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

Types of logins:

• Internet service login. The login that your Internet service provider (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 login. Your router is preset with a unique WiFi network name (SSID) and

password for WiFi access. This information is on the product label.

• Router login. This logs you in to the router interface from the 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. The first time you access the router, NETGEAR genie automatically checks to see if your router can connect to your Internet service.

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup

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

When your Internet service starts, your 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 settings (special deployment by ISP; this setting is rare)

If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP to provide it. When your Internet connection is working, you no longer need to launch the ISP login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router automatically logs you in.

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

minutes to complete.

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 To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router:

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

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

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

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

2. Launch a web browser.

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

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

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

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

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

3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

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

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

• Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or

wirelessly to the router.

• Make sure that the router has full power, and that its Power LED is lit white.

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

• Browse to http://www.routerlogin.net.

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

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

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

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

everything correctly.

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

• Read Chapter 10, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR

product and contact NETGEAR technical support.

Log In to the Router

When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch a web browser on a computer that is connected to the router. If you want to view or change settings for the router, you can use genie again.

 To log in to the router:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

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3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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3. Specify Your Internet and WiFi

Settings

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

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Use the Internet Setup Wizard

• Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

• Specify Basic WiFi Settings

• Change the WiFi Password or Security Level

• Control the Wireless Radio

• Set Up a Wireless Schedule

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Use the Internet Setup Wizard

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

 To use the Setup Wizard:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. Select the Yes radio button.

If you select the No, I want to configure the router myself radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 22).

6. Click the Next button.

ANCED > Setup Wizard.

The default password is password. The user name and

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

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

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

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login

 To specify the Internet connection settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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

The default password is password. The user name and

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4. Select Internet.

You might need to scroll to view all the settings.

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

selected.

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

Name (If Required) field.

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

Required) field.

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

8. Select an Internet IP

• Get Dynamically from ISP.

Address radio button:

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 buttons:

• 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

• Use Computer MAC

Address. Use the default MAC address.

Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

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

• Use This MAC

Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

11. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

12. Click the T

est button to test your Internet connection.

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If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 10,

Troubleshooting.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login

 To view or change the basic Internet setup:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select Internet.

You might need to scroll to view all the settings.

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

radio button.

The screen adjusts.

6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method: PPPoE, L2TP, or

PPTP.

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

This login name is often an email

address.

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

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

10. In the Connection Mode list, select Always

11. T

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

On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.

minutes) field, type the number of minutes.

This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the network is using the Internet connection.

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A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

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12. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

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

automatically assigns these addresses.

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

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

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 Chapter 10,

Troubleshooting.

Specify Basic WiFi Settings

The router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the product label.

Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every

device to protect and maximize your WiFi security.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it.

If you use a WiFi device to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.

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 To specify basic WiFi settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select W

ireless.

The default password is password. The user name and

Wireless mode settings vary by product. Some models support up to 145 Mbps maximum. See the details on the box that your router came in.

5. In the Region list, select your region.

In some locations, you cannot change this setting.

6. T

o change the network name (SSID), type a new name in the Name (SSID) field.

The name can be up to 32 characters long and it is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated and is on the product label. If you change the name, make sure to write down the new name and keep it in a safe place.

7. T

o change the wireless channel, select a number in the Channel list.

In some regions, not all channels are available. Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with dif

ferent channels to see which is the best.

When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different channels to reduce interference.

The recommended channel spacing between adjacent

access points is four channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 5, or 6 and 10).

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8. To change the mode, select it from the Mode list.

9. To control the SSID broadcast, select or clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box.

When this check box is selected, the router broadcasts its network name (SSID) so that it displays when you scan for local WiFi networks on your computer or WiFi device.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

If you connected wirelessly to the network and you changed the SSID, you are disconnected from the network.

Make sure that you can connect wirelessly to the network with its new settings.

If you cannot connect wirelessly, check the following:

• Is your computer or WiFi device connected to another wireless network in your area?

Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without wireless security that they discover.

• Is your computer or WiFi device trying to connect to your network with its old settings

(before you changed the settings)? If so, update the WiFi network selection in your computer or WiFi device to match the current settings for your network.

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level

Your router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security. The WiFi password that you enter to connect to your network is unique to your router and is on the product label. NETGEAR recommends that you use the preset security, but you can change the settings. NETGEAR recommends that you do not disable security.

 To change the WiFi password or security level:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select Wireless.

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5. Under Security Options, select a WPA option:

• WP

The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older computers and wireless devices cannot use WP WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button is selected so that new or old computers and WiFi devices can connect to the WiFi network by using either WPA2 or WPA security.

The Passphrase field displays.

6. In the Passphrase field, enter the network key (password) that you want to use.

It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters. This is the WiFi password that you will enter in your computer or WiFi devices to connect to the network.

7. W

8. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

A2-PSK [AES]

A-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]

A/WPA2 Enterprise

A2. By default, the WPA-PSK [TKIP] +

rite down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.

Control the Wireless Radio

The router has an internal wireless radio that broadcasts signals in the 2.4 GHz range. By default, it is enabled so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. When the wireless radio is disabled, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.

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Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio

 To enable or disable the wireless radio:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. Select or clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box.

Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the router.

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

The default password is password. The user name and

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Wireless Schedule

You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection. For example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.

 To set up the wireless schedule:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

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A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.

5. Click the Add a new period button.

6. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to

turn off the wireless signal.

7. Click the Apply button.

The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.

8. Select the T

urn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule.

9. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

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4. Specify Network Settings

This chapter includes the following sections:

• View or Change WAN Settings

• Set Up a Default DMZ Server

• Change the MTU Size

• Change the Router’s Device Name

• Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

• Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns

• Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router

• Reserve LAN IP Addresses

• Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections

• Specify WPS Settings

• Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point

• Wireless Distribution System

• Set Up Dynamic DNS

• Static Routes

• View Devices Currently on the Network

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View or Change WAN Settings

You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You can set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port.

 To view or change the WAN settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select

The following settings display:

• Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against

• Default DMZ Server.

• Respond to Ping on Internet Port.

• MTU Size (in bytes).

ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.

denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf others. Select this check box only in special circumstances.

games or videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective. See Set

Up a Default DMZ Server on page 33.

Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if you have a specific reason.

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

MTU Size on page 35.

The default password is password. The user name and

Attack, Ping of Death, and many

This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online

This feature allows your router to be discovered.

The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most

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• NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router

processes inbound traffic:

- Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN

from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. By default, the Secured radio button is selected.

- Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet

applications to function.

• Disable SIP ALG. Some Voice over IP (VoIP) applications do not function well with

the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Layer Gateway (ALG). Selecting the check box to turn off the SIP ALG might enable connected VoIP devices to create and accept a VoIP call through the router. By default, this check box is cleared.

• Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows computers on the LAN to receive the

multicast traffic they are subscribed to from the Internet. By default, this check box is selected and the IGMP proxy is disabled, preventing multicast traffic from the Internet to the LAN. Clear the Disable IGMP Proxying check box to allow multicast traffic from the Internet to the LAN.

• VPN Passthrough. The router supports VPN passthrough for IPSec, PPTP, and

L2TP.

- IPSec Passthrough. To enable or disable IPSec passthrough, select the Enable

or Disabled radio button.

- PPTP Passthrough. To enable or disable PPTP passthrough, select the Enable

or Disabled radio button.

- L2TP Passthrough. To enable or disable L2TP passthrough, select the Enable

or Disabled radio button.

5. Change the settings as needed.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Default DMZ Server

The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them, but other applications might not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application correctly if the IP address for that computer is entered as the default DMZ server.

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WARNING:

DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network.

The router detects and discards incoming traf

fic from the Internet that is not a response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen. Instead of discarding this traffic, you can have the router forward the traffic to one computer on your network. This computer is called the default DMZ server.

 To set up a default DMZ server:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.

5. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.

6. T

ype the IP address.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

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

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

- America Online’s DSL service

• You use VPN and have severe performance problems.

• You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have

connectivity or performance problems.

Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication

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

 To change the MTU size:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.

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

6. Click the Apply button.

Your change is saved.

If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away applications.

Table 2. Common MTU sizes

MTU Application

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

1492 Used in PPPoE environments.

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

1468 Used in some DHCP environments.

1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments, for example.

1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.

1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL.

576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.

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

. The following table describes common MTU sizes and

Change the Router’s Device Name

The router’s device name displays in file manager when you browse your network.

 To change the router’s device name:

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

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2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. In the Device Name field, type a new name.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your change is saved.

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

The router is preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act as a DHCP server. The router’s default LAN IP configuration is as follows:

• LAN IP address. 192.168.1.1

• Subnet mask. 255.255.255.0

These addresses are part of the designated private address range for use in private networks and are suitable for most applications. If your network requires a dif scheme, you can change these settings.

You might want to change these settings if you need a specific IP subnet that one or more devices on the network use, or if you have competing subnets with the same IP scheme.

 To change the LAN TCP/IP settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

ferent IP addressing

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

5. In the IP Address fields, type the IP address.

6. In the IP Subnet Mask fields, type the subnet mask of the router.

The IP address and subnet mask identify which addresses are local to a specific device and which must be reached through a gateway or router.

7. Change the RIP settings.

Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router t

o exchange routing information with

other routers.

a. In the RIP Direction list, select one of the following:

- Both. The router broadcasts its routing table periodically and incorporates

information that it receives.

- Out Only. The router broadcasts its routing table periodically

- In Only. The router incorporates the RIP information that it receives.

b. In the RIP V

- Disabled.

- RIP-1.

ersion list, select one of the following:

This is the default setting.

This format is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks,

unless you have an unusual network setup.

- RIP-2.

This format carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2 format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses multicasting.

8. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

If you changed the LAN IP address of the router, you are disconnected when this change takes ef

fect.

9. To reconnect, close your browser, relaunch it, and log in to the router.

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Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns

By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router.

These addresses must be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range between 192.168.1.2 and

192.168.1.254, although you can save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.

The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:

• An IP address from the range that you have defined

• Subnet mask

• Gateway IP address (the router’

• DNS server IP address (the router’

 To specify the pool of IP addresses that the router assigns:

s LAN IP address)

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

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

The default password is password. The user name and

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

5. Make sure that the Use Router as DHCP Server check box is selected.

6. Specify the range of IP addresses that the router assigns:

a. In the Starting IP

This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router.

Address field, type the lowest number in the range.

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b. In the Ending IP Address field, type the number at the end of the range of IP

addresses.

This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router

By default, the router acts as a DHCP server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router.

You can use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or specify the network settings of all your computers.

 To disable the DHCP server feature in the router:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

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

The default password is password. The user name and

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

5. Clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

7. (Optional) If this service is disabled and no other DHCP server is on your network, set your

computer IP addresses manually so that they can access the router.

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Reserve LAN IP Addresses

When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings.

 To reserve an IP address:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button.

6. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server

Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.

7. T

ype the MAC address of the computer or server.

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC

address from the

8. Click the Apply button.

The reserved address is entered into the table.

The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the router’s DHCP server and renew.

. Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release

Attached Devices screen and paste it here.

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 To edit a reserved address entry:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address.

6. Click the Edit button.

7. Change the settings.

8. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

 To delete a reserved address entry:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.

5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address.

6. Click the Delete button.

The address is removed.

Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections

The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.

 To use the WPS Wizard:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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

The default password is password. The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard.

5. Click the Next button.

6. Select the setup method that you want to use:

• Push button. Click the WPS button on this screen.

• PIN Number. The screen adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click the Next

button.

7. Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi

network.

The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password when it connects.

The router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.

Specify WPS Settings

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.

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 To specify WPS settings:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless settings through WPS.

5. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box.

The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN check box.

6. (Optional) Select or clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box.

By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this check box selected.

If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random SSID and security key.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point

The router can function in access point (AP) mode instead of regular router mode. In AP mode, the router can function as a bridge between WiFi clients and another router or gateway in your network that connects to the Internet. When the router functions in AP mode, many router functions are disabled, but WiFi clients can connect to the router. You can still access the router to change the configuration, for example, to disable AP mode and return to regular router mode.

 To enable and configure AP mode:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

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A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP.

5. Select the Enable AP Mode check box.

6. (Optional) Select the Enable fixed IP settings on this device check box.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not use this feature.

7. Enter the following information about your Internet connection:

• IP Address. The IP address that your ISP assigned.

• IP Subnet Mask.

• Gateway IP

The IP subnet mask that your ISP assigned.

Address. The gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway

is the ISP’s router to which your router connects.

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• Primary DNS. The IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server.

• Secondary DNS.

The IP address of your ISP’s secondary DNS server.

8. Click the Apply button.

The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected.

9. T

o reconnect, close and restart your browser and enter www.routerlogin.net.

Wireless Distribution System

You can set up the router to be used as a wireless base station or wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station.

The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.

RepeaterBase station access pointaccess point

Figure 6. Wireless repeating scenario

The router can function either as a base station or as a repeater:

• W

ireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and

from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local

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computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the child repeater access point.

• Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers

to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access point.

For you to set up a WiFi network in a WDS, the following conditions must be met for both access points:

• Both access points must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.

• Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN

IP addresses are in the same network.

• All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the

same LAN network address range as the access points.

• The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see Specify Basic WiFi Settings on page 25).

• The security option must be WEP (or no security). The WEP option displays only if you

select Up to 54 Mbps from the Mode list on the Wireless Settings screen (see

Specify

Basic WiFi Settings on page 25).

Set Up the Base Station

The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You must know the wireless MAC addresses of all units. First, set up the base station and then set up the repeater.

 To set up the base station:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.

The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router displays onscreen.

5. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.

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6. Select the Wireless Base Station radio button.

7. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client

associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations.

8. In the Repeater MAC

Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access

points that should function as repeaters.

If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access points.

9. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Repeater

To set up the repeater to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station, use a wired Ethernet connection.

Note: If you set up your router as a base station with a non-NETGEAR

access point as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that functions as the repeater.

 To configure the router as a repeater:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.

The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router displays onscreen.

5. Select the Enable W

6. Select the W

ireless Repeater radio button.

ireless Repeating Function check box.

7. Complete the Repeater IP Address field.

This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station.

8. T

o prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allow LAN client

associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater

9. In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that

will function as the base station.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

11. V

erify connectivity across the LANs.

A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the base station or a repeater can

connect to the Internet.

Any computer that is connected to the base station can share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server that is connected to a repeater.

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Set Up Dynamic DNS

If your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you do not know in advance what your IP address is, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service. This type of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address.

If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.

Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS.org. First visit their website at host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org.

http://www.dyndns.org and obtain an account and

Note: Before you set up Dynamic DNS on router, first register an account

with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs display in the Service Provider list on the Dynamic DNS screen.

 To set up Dynamic DNS:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.

5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.

6. Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider

7. T

ype the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you.

8. T

ype the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.

This name is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name.

9. T

ype the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account.

10. Click the Apply button.

To verify the Dynamic DNS status, click the Show Status button.

Static Routes

Static routes provide routing information to your router. Under usual circumstances, the router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for Internet access, and you do not need to configure more static routes. You must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network.

As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:

our primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.

• Y

ou have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where

you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.1.100.

• Y

our company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.

When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the company’s firewall denies the request.

, and a second static route was created to your

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In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. This example assumes the following settings:

• The Destination IP

Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route

applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses.

• The Gateway IP

Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be

forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100.

• A metric value of 1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN.

• Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated.

Set Up a Static Route

 To set up a static route:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

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

The default password is password. The user name and

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes.

5. Click the Add button.

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The screen adjusts:

6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only).

7. If you want to limit access to the LAN only

, select the Private check box.

If you select Private, the static route is not reported in RIP.

8. T

o make this route effective, select the Active check box.

By default, the Active check box is selected.

9. T

ype the IP address of the final destination.

10. T

ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type

255.255.255.255.

11. T

ype the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the same LAN segment as this

router.

12. T

ype a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value.

This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually

, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this link is a direct connection, set it to 1.

13. Click the Apply button.

The route is added to the table on the Static Routes screen.

Edit a Static Route

 To edit a static route:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes.

The Static Routes screen displays.

5. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit.

6. Click the Edit button.

The Static Routes screen adjusts.

7. Edit the route information.

8. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Delete a Static Route

 To delete a static route:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes.

The Static Routes screen displays.

5. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to delete.

6. Click the Delete button.

The route is removed from the table.

View Devices Currently on the Network

You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network.

 To view devices on the network:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

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3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. S

elect Attached Devices.

The Wired Devices section lists devices that are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. The Wireless Devices section lists devices that are connected to the wireless network.

The following information is displayed:

• # (number). The order in which the device joined the network.

• IP Address.

The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the

network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network.

• MAC Address.

The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC

address is typically shown on the product label.

• Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here.

5. T

o update this screen, click the Refresh button.

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5. Optimize Performance

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

• Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

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Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection.

WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

The router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and the client running that application must WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by default.

 To disable WMM QoS:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

5. Clear the Enable WMM check box.

6. Click the Apply button.

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Your changes are saved.

Set Up QoS for Internet Access

You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:

• Specific applications

• Specific online games

• Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router

• A specific device by MAC address

To specify prioritization of traffic, you need to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.

By default, QoS is disabled for Internet traffic, the default QoS rules and any custom QoS rules that you created are not activated, and no traf

fic is prioritized.

QoS for an Application or Online Game

 To create a QoS policy for an application or online game:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

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5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

Scroll down

6. Click the Add Priority Rule button.

7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the new application or game.

8. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming:

• Applications. The Applications list lets you select existing applications, but scroll

down to the bottom to select Add a new application.

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• Online Gaming. The Online Gaming list lets you select existing games, but scroll

down to the bottom to select Add a new game.

9. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other

applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.

The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

10. In the Connection T

ype field, select either TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.

11. In the Starting Port and Ending Port fields, specify the port number or range of port

numbers that the application or game uses.

12. Click the Apply button.

The rule is saved in the QoS Policy table.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

QoS for a Router Ethernet LAN Port

 To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router's Ethernet LAN

ports:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

The default password is password. The user name and

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4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

6. Click the Add Priority Rule button.

7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the LAN port.

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8. In the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port.

9. From the LAN Port list, select the Ethernet LAN port number.

10. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traf

fic should receive relative to other

applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.

The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

11. Click the Apply button.

The rule is saved in the QoS Policy table.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

QoS for a MAC Address

 To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

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5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

Scroll down

6. Click the Add Priority Rule button.

7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the MAC address.

8. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address.

9. If the device for which you want to create a QoS policy is displayed in the MAC Device List,

select its radio button.

The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields.

10. (Optional) If the device does not display in the MAC Device List, click the Refresh button.

If it still does not display, you must complete these fields manually.

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11. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other

applications and traffic when accessing the Internet.

The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

12. Click the Apply button.

The rule is saved in the QoS Policy table.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

Edit a MAC Address

 To edit or delete a MAC address on the MAC Device List:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

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5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

Scroll down

6. Click the Add Priority Rule button.

7. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address.

8. Select the radio button next to the device that you want to edit.

9. Click the Edit button.

10. Edit the information you want to change.

Note: You cannot edit a device that is detected and automatically added to

the MAC Device List.

11. Click the Apply button.

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The device information is saved from the MAC Device List.

Delete a MAC Address

 To delete a MAC address on the MAC Device List:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

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5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

Scroll down

6. Click the Add Priority Rule button.

7. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address.

8. Select the radio button next to the device that you want to delete.

9. Click the Delete button.

Note: You cannot delete a device that is detected and automatically added to

the MAC Device List.

10. Click the Apply button.

The device information is removed from the MAC Device List.

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Edit an Existing QoS policy

 To edit a QoS policy:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

The default password is password. The user name and

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5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

Scroll down

6. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit.

7. Click the Edit button.

8. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Delete an Existing QoS policy

 To delete a QoS policy:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.

6. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to delete.

7. Click the Delete button.

8. Click the Apply button.

The QoS policy is removed.

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Set Up Bandwidth Control

Bandwidth control lets you set a limit to the bandwidth that is available for traffic from the router to the Internet.

 To set the maximum uplink bandwidth:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.

5. Select the Turn Bandwidth Control On check box.

6. Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:

• If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, select the Uplink bandwidth radio button,

type the maximum bandwidth that you want to allow

, and select either Kbps or Mbps

from the drop-down list.

• If you are not sure, select Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth radio

button and click the Check button.

The router detects the available uplink bandwidth. After about one minute, the available bandwidth displays on the screen. determine the maximum bandwidth setting that you want to allow.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

This information can help you to

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Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.

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

 To enable Universal Plug and Play:

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

2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. Select the Turn UPnP On check box.

By default, this check box is selected. If the T router does not allow any device to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding.

ANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP.

The default password is password. The user name and

urn UPnP On check box is cleared, the

ype the advertisement period in minutes.

6. T

The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information. This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes.

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durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic.

7. Type the advertisement time to live in hops.

The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.

8. Click the Apply button.

The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address.

9. To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the Refresh button.

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6. Manage Your Network

This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and

home network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Update the Router Firmware

• Change the admin Password

• Recover the admin Password

• View Router Status

• View the Internet Connection Settings

• View Wireless Settings

• View Guest Network Settings

• View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

• Manage the Configuration File

• Traffic Meter

• Reboot the Router

• Remote Management

• Configure FastLane Settings

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Update the Router Firmware

The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. You can respond to that message to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to update your product.

 To check for new firmware and update your router:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update.

5. Click the Check button.

The router finds new firmware information if any is available and displays a message asking if you want to download and install it.

6. Click the Yes button.

The router locates and downloads the firmware.

7. To upload the firmware that you have downloaded from the NETGEAR support website, do

the following:

a. Click Browse, navigate to the firmware file (the file ends in .img), and select the

firmware file.

b. Click the Upload button.

WARNING:

To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the upgrade. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the router.

A progress bar shows the progress of the firmware upload process.

When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upload process can take up to three minutes, and the upgrade process typically takes about one minute. To determine whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading, read the new firmware release notes.

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Change the admin Password

This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The product label shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access.

 To set the password for the user name admin:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

5. Type the old password, and type the new password twice.

6. T

o be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box.

NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery.

ANCED > Administration > Set Password.

The default password is password. The user name and

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Recover the admin Password

NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.

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 To set up password recovery:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.

The Set Password screen displays.

5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.

6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.

7. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

 To recover your password:

1. In the address field of your browser, enter www.routerlogin.net.

A login screen displays.

2. Click the Cancel button.

If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the router.

The serial number is on the product label.

3. Enter the serial number of the router.

4. Click the Continue button.

A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions.

5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.

6. Click the Continue button.

A screen displays your recovered password.

7. Click the Login again button.

A login screen displays.

8. With your recovered password, log in to the router.

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View Router Status

 To view router status and usage information:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADV

The Router Information pane displays the following information:

• Hardware V

• Firmware Version.

router firmware.

• GUI Language V

• LAN Port:

- MAC Address.

This address is the unique physical address that the Ethernet (LAN) port of the

- IP Address.

- DHCP Server. Identifies whether the router’

ANCED tab.

ersion. The router model.

router uses.

default is 192.168.1.1.

LAN-attached devices.

The default password is password. The user name and

The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the

ersion. The localized language of the router user interface.

The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet (LAN) port.

The IP address that the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router uses. The

s built-in DHCP server is active for the

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View the Internet Connection Settings

 To view the Internet connection settings:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

The Internet Port pane displays the following information:

• MAC Address. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This

address is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses.

• IP Address. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no

address is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet.

• Connection. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the

Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN.

• IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask that the Internet port of the router uses.

• Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server address that the router uses. A

Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP addresses.

Display Internet Port Statistics

 To display Internet port statistics:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

4. The BASIC Home screen displays

5. Click the ADVANCED tab.

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6. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button.

The following information displays:

• System Up T

• Port.

The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port,

ime. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.

the screen displays the following information:

- Status.

- TxPkts.

The link status of the port.

The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual

clear.

- RxPkts.

- Collisions.

- Up T

- Poll Interval.

7. T

o change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and click

The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.

ime. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen.

the Set Interval button.

To stop the polling, click the Stop button.

View the Internet Connection Status

 To check the Internet connection status:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADV

ANCED tab.

5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

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The Connection Status pop-up screen displays. The following figure shows the connection status information for a DHCP connection.

The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection. You can start new connections and end existing connections from this screen.

The following list describes the different types of connections and the associated settings that display on the Connection Status pop-up screen.

DHCP Connection

The following information displays for a DHCP connection:

• IP Address.

• Subnet Mask.

• Default Gateway.

with.

• DHCP Server.

configures the TCP/IP for all the computers that are connected to the router.

• DNS Server.

network names to IP addresses.

• Lease Obtained.

• Lease Expires.

 To release the router’s IP address and terminate the Internet connection:

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

2. Enter http://www

The IP address that is assigned to the router.

The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates

The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that

The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that translates of

The date and time when the lease was obtained.

The date and time that the lease expires.

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

1. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

2. Click the Release button.

3. T

o close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

 To acquire an IP address from the DHCP server and start the Internet connection:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADV

ANCED tab.

1. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

2. Click the Renew button.

3. T

o close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

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PPPoE Connection

The Connect and Disconnect buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect.

The following information displays for a PPPoE connection:

• Connection Time. The time that elapsed since the connection was established.

• Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected, Disconnected,

Negotiation (---, Success), or Authentication (---, Success). --- indicates failure.

• IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

• Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

 To establish the PPPoE connection manually:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

1. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

2. Click the Connect button.

3. To close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

 To terminate the PPPoE connection manually:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

6. Click the Disconnect button.

7. To close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

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PPTP Connection

The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection. The Connect and Disconnect buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect.

The following information displays for a PPTP connection:

• Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected or Disconnected.

• IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router.

• Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.

 To establish the PPTP connection manually:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

1. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

2. Click the Connect button.

3. To close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

 To terminate the PPTP connection manually:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.

6. Click the Disconnect button.

7. To close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button.

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View Wireless Settings

 To view the wireless settings:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

The Wireless Settings pane displays the following information:

• Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses.

• Region. The geographic region where the router is used. It might be illegal to use the

wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

• Channel. The operating channel of the wireless port. The default channel is Auto.

When Auto is selected, the router finds the best operating channel available.

• Mode. The wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 150 Mbps (the

default), or Up to 300 Mbps.

• Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio of the router is enabled. If the radio is not

enabled, the WiFi LED on the front panel is off.

• Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

• Wireless Isolation. Indicates whether wireless isolation is on or off. When it is off,

wireless clients (computers or WiFi devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.

• Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for

this network.

View Guest Network Settings

 To view the guest network settings:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADVANCED tab.

The Guest Network pane displays the following information:

• Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default

name is NETGEAR-Guest.

• Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio of the router is enabled for the guest

network.

• Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID for the guest

network.

• Wireless Isolation. Indicates whether wireless isolation is on or off for the guest

network. When it is off, wireless clients (computers or WiFi devices) that join the guest network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network.

• Allow guest to access My Local Network. Indicates whether wireless clients on the

guest network can access your local network, instead of only the Internet and other wireless clients on the guest network.

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

A log is a detailed record of the websites that users on your network have accessed or attempted to access. If you have set up content filtering on the Block Sites screen, the Logs screen shows you when someone on your network tried to access a blocked site. If you have email notification on, you receive these logs in an email message. If you do not have email notification set up, you can view the logs here.

 To view the logs:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs.

The Logs screen shows the following information:

• Source IP.

• T

arget address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to

The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

which access was attempted.

• Action.

• Date and time.

The action that occurred.

The date and time the log entry was recorded.

5. Do any of the following:

o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button.

• T

o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.

• T

o email the log, click the Send Log button.

 To specify logs settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs.

5. Select the check boxes for the events that you want to include in the log:

• Attempted access to allowed sites

• Attempted access to blocked sites and services

• Connections to the W

• Router operation (startup, get time etc)

• Known DoS attacks and Port Scans

• Port Forwarding / Port T

• W

ireless access

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

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Manage the Configuration File

The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings.

Back Up Settings

 To back up the router’s configuration settings:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

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

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3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.

5. To save a copy of the current settings, click the Back Up button.

6. Choose a location to store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.

7. Click the OK button.

A copy of the current settings is saved.

Restore Configuration Settings

 To restore configuration settings that you backed up:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

The Backup Settings screen displays.

5. T

o find the .cfg file, click the Browse button.

6. Select the file and then click the Restore button.

The file is uploaded to the router.

The router reboots.

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

The default password is password. The user name and

ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.

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WARNING:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

Erase Configuration Settings

Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings.

You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory

Default Settings on page 156), or you can use the Erase button on the Backup Settings

screen.

 To erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.

The Backup Settings screen displays.

5. Click the Erase button.

6. To confirm the action click the Yes button.

The router reboots.

WARNING:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

Erasing sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to

192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP server.

Traffic Meter

Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port. With the traffic meter utility, you can set limits for traffic volume, set a monthly limit, and get a live update of traffic usage.

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 To start monitoring Internet traffic:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter.

5. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box.

6. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traf

fic.

You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature:

• T

raffic volume control by. Select one of the following options:

- No Limit. No restriction is applied when the traf

- Download only.

- Both Directions.

The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only.

The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic.

fic limit is reached.

• Connection time control. Enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field.

7. (Optional) If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection,

enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field.

8. In the

Traffic Counter section, set up the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date

of each month.

If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button.

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9. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether a warning message is issued before the

monthly traffic limit of MB or hours is reached.

By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued.

You can select one of the

following to occur when the traffic limit is reached:

• The Internet LED blinks green or amber.

• The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled.

10. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

 To continue monitoring Internet traffic after the initial setup:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select ADV

ANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter.

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5. In the Internet Traffic Statistics section, monitor the data traffic.

Scroll down

• To update the Traffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button.

• T

o display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the

poll interval, click the Traffic Status button.

Reboot the Router

 To reboot the router:

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

2. Enter http://www

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Click the ADV

ANCED tab.

The default password is password. The user name and

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5. In the Router Information pane, click the Reboot button.

6. Click OK to confirm.

The router reboots.

WARNING:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

Remote Management

You can upgrade or check the status of your router over the Internet.

Note: Before you enable remote management, be sure to change the

router’s default login password to a secure password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.

 To set up remote management:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

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4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management.

5. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box.

6. Under

Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that the router’s remote

management allows.

Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses

as practical.

7. Select one of the following:

• Only This Computer. Select this radio button to allow access from a single IP

address on the Internet. Enter the IP address that is allowed access.

• IP Address

Range. Select this radio button to allow access from a range of IP

addresses on the Internet. To define the allowed range, enter a beginning and ending IP address.

• Everyone. Select this radio button to allow access from any IP address on the

Internet.

8. Specify the port number for accessing the router user interface.

Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For greater security

, enter a custom port number for the remote router user interface. Choose a number from 1024 through 65535, but do not use the number of any common service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.

9. Click the Apply button.

When you access your router from the Internet, type your router’s WAN IP address in your browser

’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 203.0.113.123 and you use port number 8080, enter http://203.0.113.123:8080 in your browser.

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Configure FastLane Settings

FastLane lets you reserve bandwidth when you are connecting from a trusted IP address and gives you guaranteed bandwidth for video streaming applications. You can also specify whether the WPS/FastLane button on the router is used for WPS or FastLane.

You can do the following:

• T

urn the FastLane feature on and off. (FastLane is set to off by default.)

• Specify the IP address of the trusted computer

• Set the WPS/FastLane button on your router to WPS or FastLane. (This button is set to

WPS by default.)

Enable FastLane

 To enable FastLane:

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

2. Enter http://www

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

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select BASIC > FastLane.

The default password is password. The user name and

5. Select the Turn On FastLane check box.

6. In the T

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

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When you connect to the router from the trusted IP address, you have guaranteed bandwidth for video streaming applications.

7. Click the Apply button.

FastLane is enabled.

Configure the WPS/FastLane button

You can set the WPS/FastLane button to be used as a WPS or a FastLane button. The WPS/FastLane button is set to WPS by default.

 To specify the WPS/FastLane button for WPS or FastLane:

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

2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter the router user name and password.

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

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4. Select BASIC > FastLane.

5. Select the WPS or FastLane radio button.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

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7. Share USB Devices Attached to the

Router

This chapter describes how to use the USB port on your router to enhance your local network.

The chapter contains the following sections:

• USB Device Requirements

• Access a USB Device on the Network

• Safely Remove a USB Device

• View or Configure a USB Device

• Access Your USB Device Remotely

• Set Up a Network Printer

• Common Uses of Network Sharing

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USB Device Requirements

The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. If your USB device requires nonstandard drivers, it is not compatible. For the most up-to-date list of USB devices supported by the router, visit http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.

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

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

• FAT16

• F

AT32

• NTFS

• NTFS with compression format enabled

• Linux file systems (EXT2, EXT3, EXT4)

Access a USB Device on the Network

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

USB port

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Contents

1. Hardware Setup

Unpack Your Router

Hardware Features

Front Panel

Rear Panel

Product Label

Position Your Router

Cable Your Router

Connect to the Network

Wired Connection

WiFi Connection

Types of Logins

Use a Web Browser to Access the Router

NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup

Log In to the Router

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 Basic WiFi Settings

Change the WiFi Password or Security Level

Control the Wireless Radio

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio

Set Up a Wireless Schedule

4. Specify Network Settings

View or Change WAN Settings

Set Up a Default DMZ Server

Change the MTU Size

Change the Router’s Device Name

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router

Reserve LAN IP Addresses

Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections

Specify WPS Settings

Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point

Wireless Distribution System

Set Up the Base Station

Set Up a Repeater

Set Up Dynamic DNS

Static Routes

Set Up a Static Route

Edit a Static Route

Delete a Static Route

View Devices Currently on the Network

5. Optimize Performance

Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service

WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications

Set Up QoS for Internet Access

Set Up Bandwidth Control

Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play

6. Manage Your Network

Update the Router Firmware

Change the admin Password

Recover the admin Password

View Router Status

View the Internet Connection Settings

Display Internet Port Statistics

View the Internet Connection Status

View Wireless Settings

View Guest Network Settings

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

Manage the Configuration File

Back Up Settings

Restore Configuration Settings

Erase Configuration Settings

Traffic Meter

Reboot the Router

Remote Management

Configure FastLane Settings

Enable FastLane

Configure the WPS/FastLane button

USB Device Requirements

Access a USB Device on the Network