NETGEAR R6300 User Manual

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134, USA

April 2012

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Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6300

Installation Guide

Package Contents

The box should contain the following items. If any items are
incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer.

Note: In some regions, a Resource

CD is included with your
product.

Important: Be sure to remove the plastic
film from the router before using it.

Ethernet cable

Power cord

Dual Band WiFi Router

Power adapter

You can use this diagram to connect your router or follow the detailed instructions in this booklet.

1. Prepare your modem.

4. Connect

3. Power on the router.

5. Launch a browser.

2. Connect your modem.

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

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

Modem

Internet

Router

DSL or Cable

a computer.

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Contents

Install Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Prepare your modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connect your modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Power on the router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connect a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Launch a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Preset Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Add Wireless Devices to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

WPS Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Manual Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Access the Router to Make More Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ReadySHARE Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ReadySHARE Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1

Install Your Router

Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install the
router. Follow steps 1 through 5.

1. Prepare your modem.

a. Unplug your modem’s

power.

b. If the modem has a battery

backup, remove its
batteries.

c. If your modem was already

connected to another
router, disconnect the cable
between your modem and
that router.

Now your modem should be
completely turned off, and
cabled only to the wall jack for your Internet service.

2. Connect your modem.

Internet

2

b

a

Modem

1

DSL or cable

Modem

Router

a. Plug in, then turn on your modem. (Replace the batteries if

you removed them previously.)

b. With the yellow Ethernet cable that came with the router,

connect your modem to the Internet port of your router.

2

3. Power on the router.

b

On/Off

Router

Modem

a

3

a. Connect the power adapter to the router and plug the power

adapter into an outlet.

b. Before going to Step 4, wait for the wireless LED on the front

panel of the router to turn on. If none of the LEDs on the
front panel are on, press the Power On/Off button on the
rear panel of the router.

4. Connect a computer.

Router

Modem

Computer

4

You can use an Ethernet cable (not included) or connect
wirelessly.

• Use the Ethernet cable to connect your computer to an

Ethernet port on your router.

• Or, connect wirelessly by using the preset wireless security

settings located on the label on the bottom of the router.

3

5. Launch a browser.

If a web page does not open,
close and reopen the browser
and type http://routerlogin.net
in the address bar, or see

Troubleshooting on page 9.

5

Preset Wireless Security

This product has a unique WiFi network name (SSID) and network
key (password). The default SSID and network key (password) are
uniquely generated for every device, like a serial number, to protect
and maximize your wireless security. This information is located on
the label on the bottom of the product.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the preset WiFi
network name (SSID) and network key (password). If you do change
the settings, the security SSID and password on the bottom of the
product no longer apply.

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