R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
User Manual
July 2013
202-11220-01
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Unpack Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Front and Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Router Setup Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Gather ISP Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Wireless Devices and Security Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Login and Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
NETGEAR genie Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Use NETGEAR genie After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Dashboard (BASIC Home Screen). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Join Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Manual Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3 Basic Settings
Internet Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Wireless Settings Screen Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Change the Wireless Security Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
View Attached Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Chapter 4 ADVANCED Home Settings
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Internet Connection Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
LAN TCP/IP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Use Router as DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Role of the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Set Up Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Quality of Service Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Set Up Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Set Up QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chapter 5 USB Storage
Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Access the USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Share Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Share Large Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
View a USB Device Attached to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Available Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Specify Approved USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
TiVo Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo. . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Chapter 7 Security
Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Block Services (Port Filtering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .71
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Add a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
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Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Schedule Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Chapter 8 Administration
Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
View Router Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Router Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Internet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
View Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Erase the Current Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Change the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Chapter 9 Advanced Settings
Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Control the Wireless Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Set Up a Wireless Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
View or Change WPS Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Set Up a Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Remote Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Auto Detect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
IPv6 Auto Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
IPv6 6to4 Tunnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
IPv6 Pass Through. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
IPv6 Fixed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
IPv6 DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
IPv6 PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
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Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Troubleshoot with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Power/Test LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Internet LEDs Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
WiFi LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Changes Not Saved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Wireless Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . .124
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Appendix B Notification of Compliance
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1. Hardware Setup
Getting to know your router
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The R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router delivers next generation WiFi speeds with better range and
speeds, up to 1200 Mbps.
homes with 10 or more wireless devices.”
The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming+ technology to enhance WiFi
performance. Because it’s automatic, you don’t have to turn on Beamforming+ or configure it.
When you connect to the WiFi network, Beamforming+ focuses on your location for even better
WiFi performance and speed. Beamforming+ locks onto your laptop, tablet, or smartphone, and
follows as you move from place to place, so you keep your optimal WiFi connection.
Compatible with next-generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n
devices, the router enables HD streaming throughout your home. With speeds of up to (300
Mbps + 867 Mbps) and simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi technology, the router avoids wireless
interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. In addition, four Gigabit
Ethernet ports offer ultra-fast wired connections. Wirelessly access and share a USB hard drive
or USB printer using the USB 3.0 port.
If you already set up your router, you can skip this chapter. If you have not done that yet, this
chapter covers the hardware setup.
router to view or change its settings.
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It offers the best wireless coverage for large homes and is ideal for
Chapter 2, Getting Started, explains how to access your
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Unpack Your Router
• Hardware Features
• Position Your Router
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
http://support.netgear.com.
1. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network
conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual
data throughput rate and wireless coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility
with any future standards.
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Unpack Your Router
Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide.
Ethernet cable with internal shielding
R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
Figure 1. Check the package contents
Power adapter
Your box contains the following items:
• R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
• AC power adapter (plug varies by region)
• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable
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• Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions
If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the
carton and original packing materials, in case you return the product for repair
.
Hardware Features
Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front, side, and back
panels and the label. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.
2. All cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with cables connected to peripherals that are not shielded and
grounded may result interference to radio and television reception.
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Front and Side Panels
The router front and side panels have the status LEDs and buttons shown in the following
figure.
WiFi On/Off button
WPS button
LEDs
Figure 2. Router front and side view
Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions
LED Description
Power
Internet
Wireless
USB • Solid blue. The router has accepted the USB device. The USB device is ready to be used.
• Solid amber. The router is starting.
• Blinking amber.
• Solid green. The
• Blinking green. The
• Off. Power is not supplied to the router
• Solid green. The Internet connection is ready.
• Solid amber.
• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
• Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating in either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz mode.
• Blinking. The
• Off.
• Blinking blue.
• Off. No USB device is connected;, or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button,
The wireless radios are off for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.
The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed.
router is ready.
firmware is corrupted. Visit www.netgear.com/support.
.
The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected.
router is in WPS mode.
A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.
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The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off.
• W
iFi On/Off button. Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off. If the Wireless LED is lit, the wireless radios are on.
If this LED is off, the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to
the router.
• WPS button.
You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer
to your wireless network. The Wireless LED blinks blue when the router is trying to add
the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid blue when wireless security is
enabled in the router.
Rear Panel
The rear panel has the connections and buttons shown in the following figure.
Power connector
Power On/Off
USB 3.0 Ethernet Internet
LAN ports 1–4
Figure 3. Router rear panel
port
Reset
buttonport
The Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 126.
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Label
The label on the router shows the login information, MAC address, and serial number.
Default access information
Serial number andPreset WiFi
password MAC address
Figure 4. The label shows unique information about your router
Position Your Router
The router lets you access your network from anywhere within the operating range of your
wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can
vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the
thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. For
best results, place your router:
• Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and
preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices.
• So it is accessible to an
• In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings
between the router and your other devices to a minimum.
• A
way from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference. Equipment that
might cause interference includes ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves,
computers, the base of a cordless phone, or a 2.4 GHz cordless phone.
• A
way from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large
expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick, and
concrete can also affect your wireless signal.
AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.
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2. Getting Started
Connecting to the router
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This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete
cabling as described in the installation guide.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Router Setup Preparation
• Login and Access
• NETGEAR genie Setup
• Use NETGEAR genie After Installation
• Upgrade the Firmware
• Dashboard (BASIC Home Screen)
• Join Your Wireless Network
• NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App
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Router Setup Preparation
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 the computers and devices in the network have the
settings described here.
Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP
If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Gather ISP Information
If you have DSL broadband service, you might need the following information to set up your
router and to check that your Internet configuration is correct. When your Internet service
starts, your Internet service provider (ISP) typically gives you all the information needed to
connect to the Internet. 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.
• 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)
Wireless Devices and Security Settings
Make sure that the wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2
wireless security, which is the wireless security that the router uses.
Login and Access
Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you understand the
difference so that you know which login to use when.
• Router login. The user name admin logs you in to the router interface. For details about
this login, see
• ISP login. The login that your ISP provided logs you in to your Internet service. Your
service provider has provided you with this login information in a letter or some other way .
If you cannot find this login information, contact your service provider.
• Wireless network key or password. Your router is preset with a unique wireless
network name (SSID) and password for wireless access. This information is on the label
on the bottom of your router.
Use NETGEAR genie After Installation on page 15.
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NETGEAR genie Setup
NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. Installation with basic setup takes
about 15 minutes to complete.
To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router:
1. T
urn the router on by pressing the On/Off button.
2. Make sure that your computer or wireless device is connected to the router with an Ethernet
cable (wired) or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the bottom label.
3. Launch your Internet browser
• 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, type http://www.routerlogin.net in the
address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR genie screen. See Use
NETGEAR genie After Installation on page 15.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
NETGEAR genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet.
If the browser cannot display the web page:
• 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
• Close and reopen the browser or clear the browser cache.
• Browse to http://www
• 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.
.routerlogin.net.
, and that its WiFi LED is lit.
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If the router does not connect to the Internet:
1. Review your settings. Make sure that you have selected the correct options and typed
everything correctly.
2. Contact your ISP and verify that you have the correct configuration information.
3. Read Chapter 10, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and
contact NETGEAR technical support.
Use NETGEAR genie After Installation
When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch an
Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router. If you want to view or change
settings for the router, you can use genie again.
To log in to the router:
1. Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window displays.
3. Enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password, both in
lowercase letters.
The router user name and password are different from the user name and password for
logging in to your Internet connection. For more information, see
page 13.
Login and Access on
Upgrade the Firmware
When you set up your router and connect to the Internet, the router automatically checks to
see if newer firmware is available. If it is, a message is displayed on the top of the screen.
To upgrade the firmware:
1. Click the message that tells you new firmware is available.
During the firmware upgrade, you cannot access the Internet.
2. Click the Yes button to upgrade the router with the latest firmware.
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.
After the upgrade, the router restarts.
For more information, see Update the Router Firmware on page 81.
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Dashboard (BASIC Home Screen)
The router BASIC Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet
connection and network at a glance. You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to
view and change the settings. The left column has menus. You can use the ADVANCED tab
to access more menus and screens.
Language
Menus
(Click the
ADVANCED
tab to view
more)
Figure 5. Basic Home screeN
Dashboard
(Click to
view details)
• Home. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router.
• Internet. Set, update, and check the ISP settings of your router.
• W
ireless. View or change the wireless settings for your router.
• Attached Devices. V
iew the devices connected to your network.
• Parental Controls. Download and set up parental controls to prevent objectionable
content from reaching your computers.
• ReadySHARE. If you connected a USB storage device to the router, then it is displayed
here.
• Guest Network. Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router’s Internet
connection.
• ADV
ANCED tab. Set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access by
IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See Chapter 9, Advanced Settings.
You need a solid understanding of networking to use this tab.
• Help & Support. V
isit the NETGEAR support site for information, help, and product
documentation. These links work once you have an Internet connection.
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Join Your Wireless Network
You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network. For instructions
about how to set up a guest network, see
Manual Method
With the manual method, choose the network that you want and type its password to
connect.
To connect manually:
1. On your computer or wireless device, open the software that manages your wireless
connections.
This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.
2. Look for your network and select it.
The unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password are on the router label. If you
changed these settings, look for the network name that you used.
Set Up a Guest Network on page 28.
3. Enter the router password and click the Connect button.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you connect to a secure WiFi network without typing its
password. Instead, press a button or enter a PIN. NETGEAR calls WPS Push 'N' Connect.
Some older WiFi equipment is not compatible with WPS. WPS works only with WP A2 or WP A
wireless security.
To use WPS to join the wireless network:
1. Press the WPS button on the side of the router.
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless device, or follow the WPS
instructions that came with the device.
The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network
password and connects you to the wireless network.
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NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App
The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home
network. For information about the genie apps, see the NETGEAR genie App User Manual .
Retrieve wireless password
Menu
About genie
Language
Dashboard
(Click to
view
details)
Support
Figure 6. genie app dashboard
The genie app can help you with the following:
• Automatically repair common wireless network problems.
• Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet
traf
fic meter, speed test, and more.
The genie mobile app works on your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone:
Phone status
Log in to the router
Search NETGEAR
support
Information about
genie mobile app
and the connected
router
Figure 7. genie mobile app home screen
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3. Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and WiFi network
3
This chapter describes the steps in setting up the router using genie. This chapter contains the
following sections:
• Internet Setup
• Parental Controls
• Basic Wireless Settings
• Set Up a Guest Network
• View Attached Devices
For information about the ReadySHARE feature on the BASIC Home tab, see Chapter 5, USB
Storage and Chapter 6, ReadySHARE Printer.
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Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information.
Note: You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and
automatically set up the router. See Internet Connection Setup
Wizard on page 31.
To view or change the basic Internet setup:
1. Log in to the router (see Use NETGEAR genie After Installation on page 15).
The BASIC Home screen displays.
2. Select Internet.
Scroll to
view more
settings
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The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet
connection requires a login.
3. Select the Yes or No radio button.
• Yes. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to
change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.
• No. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.
4. Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server.
The default settings usually work fine. If you have problems with your connection, check
the ISP settings.
5. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
6. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 10,
T roubleshooting.
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The
fields that display in this screen depend on whether tan ISP login is required.
Does Your Internet connection require a login? Select either the Yes or No radio button.
These fields display when no login is required:
• Account Name (If required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might
also be called the host name.
• Domain Name (If required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields display when your ISP requires a login:
• Internet Service Provider. PPPoE or PPPoA.
• Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This login name is often an email address.
• Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.
• Service Name (if Required). If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.
• Connection Mode. Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.
• Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in
minutes. This setting determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active
when there is no Internet activity from the LAN. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
Internet IP Address.
• Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP
automatically assigns these addresses.
• Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router
connects.
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Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses
based on their names.
• 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’
address is available, enter it also.
s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server
NAT (Network Address Translation). NA
share the router Internet connection. NAT is enabled by default because it is needed in most
situations. The following settings are available:
• Enable
• Disable
Router MAC Address.
Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when
your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer.
This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (also called cloning).
• Use Default
• Use Computer MAC
computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows.
• Use This MAC
Address. Use the default MAC address.
The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port.
Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the
Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
T allows computers on your home network to
Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to
the Live Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or
download the application.
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To set up Live Parental Controls:
1. Select Parental Controls on the dashboard screen.
2. Click either the W
indows Users or Mac Users button.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental
Controls Management utility
.
After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
4. Click the Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log
in or create a free account.
5. Select the radio button that applies to you and click the Next button.
• If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Ye
s radio button selected.
• If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button.
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If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
• Fill in the fields and click the Check availability button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:
6. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next.
7. Click the Take me to the status screen button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as
Enabled.
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Basic Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup.
The router comes with preset security. This means that the Wi-Fi 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 unit.
Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every
device to protect and maximize your wireless 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 wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless
security settings, you are disconnected when you click the
problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.
Apply button. To avoid this
.
To view or change basic wireless settings:
1. Select BASIC > W
The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.
2. Change the settings as needed.
3. Click the Apply button.
ireless.
Your settings are saved.
If you were connected wirelessly to the router and you changed the SSID or wireless
security
, you are disconnected from the network.
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4. If you changed the settings, 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 wireless 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 wireless device trying to connect to your network with its old
settings (before you changed the settings)? If so, update the wireless network
selection in your computer or wireless device to match the current settings for your
network.
Wireless Settings Screen Fields
You can use this screen to view or change the wireless network settings and the security
option.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. This feature allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless
stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box
is selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear this check box, and click the
Apply button.
• Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, computers or wireless devices
that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access
Ethernet devices on the network.
• Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a
32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID
is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this
setting.
• Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. In the
United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.
• Channel. The wireless channel the router uses. For 2.4 GHz, select a value from 1
through 13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can
be operated.) Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by
lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different
channels to see which is the best.
When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different
radio frequency 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).
• Mode. For 2.4 GHz, Up to 145 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11n and
802.11g wireless devices to join the network. The other settings are Up to 54 Mbps, and
Up to 300 Mbps.
At 5 GHz, Up to 867 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11ac and 802.11a
wireless devices to join the network. The other settings are Up to 173 Mbps and Up to
400 Mbps.
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• Security Options. The router comes with unique preset wireless security. These settings
are on the product label. NETGEAR recommends that you use preset security so that you
can refer to the label if you forget the WiFi password. However, you can change the
security option and passphrase.
A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The
security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices
receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA) has several
options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption.
WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified seal. This seal means
that the Wi-Fi
Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org/) authorized the product because it complies with
the worldwide single standard for high-speed wireless local area networking.
WPA uses a passphrase for authentication and to generate the initial data encryption keys.
Then it dynamically varies the encryption key
. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and works
with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access points.
WP A2-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due
to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates. WP
A2-PSK gets
higher speed because it is implemented through hardware, while WPA-PSK is implemented
through software. WP A2-PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate the initial data
encryption keys. Then it dynamically varies the encryption key.
WPS-PSK + WPA2-PSK mixed mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients.
A2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed
WP
and security. For help with WPA settings on your wireless computer or device, see the
instructions that came with your product.
Change the Wireless Security Option
Your router is preset with unique wireless security settings. You can change the settings if
you want. NETGEAR recommends that you do not disable security.
To change the WPA settings:
1. Select BASIC > W
2. Under Security Options, select the WP
3. In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option, enter the
network key (password) that you want to use. It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
4. W
rite down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.
5. Click the Apply button.
ireless Settings.
A option you want.
Your changes are saved.
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Set Up a Guest Network
A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless
security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0
GHz a/n.
To set up a guest network:
1. Select BASIC > Guest Network.
2. Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is
enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt
the correct SSID for connections to this access point.
• Allow guest to access My Local Network. If this check box is selected, anyone who
connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Internet access.
3. Give the guest network a name.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then
manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name in
addition to the main SSID.
4. Select a security option from the list.
The security options are described in Wireless Settings Screen Fields on page 26.
5. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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View Attached Devices
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network.
To go to the Attached Devices screen:
1. From the Basic Home screen, select Attached Devices.
Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have
joined the wireless network. The following information is displayed:
• # (number). The order in which the device joined the network.
• IP Address.
network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network.
• Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here.
• MAC Address.
address is typically shown on the product label.
2. Click the Refresh button to update this screen.
The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the
The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC
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4. ADVANCED Home Settings
Specifying custom settings
4
This chapter helps you configure the advanced settings in your router using genie. This chapter
contains the following sections:
• NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen
• Internet Connection Setup Wizard
• WAN Setup
• LAN Setup
• WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
• Quality of Service Setup
Some selections on the ADVANCED Home screen are described in separate chapters:
• USB Storage. See Chapter 5, USB Storage.
• Security. See Chapter 7, Security.
• Administration. See Chapter 8, Administration.
• Advanced Setup. See Chapter 9, Advanced Settings.
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NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen
The genie Advanced Home screen presents status information. The content is the same as
what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu. See View
Router Status on page 82.
Internet Connection 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. Select ADV
2. Select the Yes button.
If you select No, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see Internet Setup on
page 20).
3. Click the Next button.
ANCED > Setup Wizard.
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The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to
determine your ISP configuration.
WAN Setup
The WAN Setup screen lets you configure advanced settings for the Internet port.
To view or change the WAN settings:
1. Select ADV
2. Specify the following settings:
• Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against
denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, Teardrop
Attack, UDP Flood, ARP Attack, Spoofing ICMP, Null Scan, and many others. This
feature should be disabled only in special circumstances.
• Default DMZ Server.
games or videoconferencing. Be careful when using this feature because it makes the
firewall security less effective. See the following section, Default DMZ Server.
• Respond to Ping on Internet Port. If you want the router to respond to a ping from
the Internet, select this check box. Use this setting only as a diagnostic tool because it
allows your router to be discovered. Do not select this check box unless you have a
specific reason.
ANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online
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• Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network
(LAN) to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not
need this feature, you can select this check box to disable it.
• MTU Size (in bytes). The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most
Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. For some
ISPs, you might need to reduce the MTU. Reduce the MTU only if you are sure that it
is necessary for your ISP connection. See
Change the MTU Size on page 34.
• NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router
processes inbound traffic. Secured NAT provides a 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 working. Open NAT
provides a less secure firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to work.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
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.
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 usually detects and discards incoming traffic 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. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
2. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.
3. Type the IP address.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your change takes effect.
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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 have to be split or “fragmented” to
accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.
The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just 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 have 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.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are
willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500
until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and
applications.
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.
PPPoE or VPN, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches.
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Table 2. Common MTU sizes (continued)
MTU Application
1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN.
1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL.
576 Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs.
To change the MTU size:
1. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your change is saved.
LAN Setup
The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
The router is shipped 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:
• 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 different IP addressing
scheme, you can change these settings in the LAN Setup screen.
Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected
through the browser, you are disconnected. If you want to continue
to use the router menus, open a new connection to the new IP
address and log in again.
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To change the LAN settings:
1. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
2. Enter the settings that you want to customize.
These settings are described in the following sections.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
LAN TCP/IP Setup
• IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.
• IP Subnet Mask.
IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which
have to be reached through a gateway or router.
• RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing
information with other routers.
RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting, the router
broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the router
incorporates the RIP information that it receives.
• RIP V
ersion. This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP
packets that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, the
RIP function is disabled.
- RIP-1 is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an
unusual network setup.
- RIP-2 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.
The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the
This setting controls how the router sends and receives
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Use Router as DHCP Server
For most home networks, this check box is selected so that the router acts as a Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
• Starting IP Address. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the
same subnet as the router.
• Ending IP Address. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the
same subnet as the router.
Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives
the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP
addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings. See
page 38.
Set Up Address Reservation on
Role of the Router as a DHCP Server
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. The router assigns IP addresses to the attached
computers from a pool of addresses specified in the LAN Setup screen. Each pool address is
tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most applications,
the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory.
You can specify the pool of IP addresses that the router assigns by setting the starting IP
address and ending IP address. These addresses should 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 might want to 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’s LAN IP address)
• DNS server IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)
You can use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or specify the network
settings of all of your computers.
To disable the DHCP server feature in the router:
1. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
2. Clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box.
3. Click the Apply button.
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4. (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.
Set Up Address Reservation
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. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup.
2. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button.
3. 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.
4. Type the MAC address of the computer or server.
Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC
address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
5. 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. Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release
and renew.
To edit or delete a reserved address entry:
1. Select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete.
2. Click the Edit button and make changes, or click the Delete button.
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. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard.
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2. Click the Next button.
3. Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use.
• Push button. Either click the WPS button on this screen, or press the WPS button on
the side of the router. Within two minutes, go to the wireless client and press its WPS
button to join the network without entering a password.
• PIN Number.
The screen adjusts.
Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the
network without entering a password.
The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED on the front of
the router blinks green. When the router establishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid
green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message.
Quality of Service Setup
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 have to have WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do
not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned to the best effort
category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabled by
default.
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To disable WMM QoS:
1. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
2. Clear the Enable WMM check box for the band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
3. Click the Apply button.
Set Up Bandwidth Control
To set up the maximum uplink bandwidth:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
2. Leave the Enable WMM check boxes selected.
3. (Optional)
4. (Optional)
To prioritize Internet traffic, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box.
To detect the current uplink bandwidth, click the Check button.
This helps you to determinate the maximum bandwidth setting
5. Select the T
urn Bandwidth Control On check box.
6. Use one of these methods to specify the maximum bandwidth:
• To use the current uplink bandwidth, select the Uplink bandwidth radio button.
• Select the Automatically check Internet uplink bandwidth radio button.
7. Click the Apply button.
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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, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the
QoS Policy table in the QoS Priority Rules screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table
lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the T
3. Click the Set Up QoS rule button.
The QoS Priority Rule list displays.
ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
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4. To add a priority rule, scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button.
5. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
6. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming.
A list of applications or games displays.
7. Scroll and select Add a New
8. If prompted, in the Connection
Application, or Add a New Game, as applicable.
Type list, select either TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP (both). Specify
the port number or range of port numbers that the application or game uses.
9. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this traf
fic relative to other
applications and traffic.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
10. Click the Apply button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the T
3. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button.
4. Click the Add Priority Rule button.
5. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port.
ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
6. From the QoS Policy for list, select the LAN port.
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7. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this port’s traffic relative to
other applications.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
8. Click the Apply button.
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
9. Click the Apply button.
QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
2. Click the Setup QoS Rule button.
The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays.
3. Click Add Priority Rule.
4. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address.
5. If the device to be prioritized appears 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. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click the
Refresh button. If it still does not appear
6. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this device’
, fill in these fields manually.
s traffic relative to
other applications and traffic.
The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
7. Click the Apply button.
This rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
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8. Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box.
9. Click the Apply button.
Edit or Delete a QoS Policy
To edit or delete a QoS policy:
1. Select ADVANCED > QoS Setup.
2. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete, and do one of
the following:
• Click the Delete button to remove the QoS policy.
• Click the Edit button to edit the QoS policy and change the policy settings.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
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5. USB Storage
Accessing and configuring a USB storage
5
Device
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router.
The USB port on the router can be used to connect only USB storage devices like flash drives or
hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to
the router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router
• Safely Remove a USB Drive
• Access the USB Storage Device
• Sharing Files
• View a USB Device Attached to the Router
• USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings
• Available Network Folders
• Specify Approved USB Devices
• Media Server Settings
• TiVo Support
For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature, see Chapter 6, ReadySHARE
Printer.
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
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Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router
ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB port. If
your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.
To connect a USB storage device:
1.
Insert your USB storage device into the USB port on the rear panel of the router.
2. If your USB device has a power supply
to the router.
It might take up to 2 minutes before the USB device is ready for sharing.
, you must use it when you connect the USB device
Safely Remove a USB Drive
If you want to physically disconnect a USB drive from the router USB port, first, log in to the
router, and then safely remove the USB device.
To remove a USB drive safely:
1. Select USB Storage > Basic Settings.
2. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.
This takes the drive offline.
3. Physically disconnect the USB drive.
Access the USB Storage Device
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers
on your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB device from a Mac:
1. Select Go > Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click the Connect button.
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To access the USB device from a Windows computer:
Use any of these methods:
• Select Start > Run. Enter \\readyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button.
• Open a browser and enter \\readyshare in the address bar
.
• Open My Network Places and enter \\readyshare in the address bar
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1. V
isit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the PC Utility button.
The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer.
3. Launch readyshareconnect.exe.
.
4. Select the drive letter that you want to map to the network folder.
5. (Optional) If you want to connect to the USB drive as a dif
using different credentials check box.
a. T
ype the user name and password that you want to use.
b. Click the OK button.
6. Click the Finish button.
The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
To access the USB drive from a remote computer:
1. Launch a web browser
2. Connect using the router’
.
s Internet port IP address.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the IP address.
Y
ou can view the router’s Internet IP address on the Basic Home screen (see Dashboard
(BASIC Home Screen) on page 16).
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To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer:
1. Make sure that the FTP check box is selected in the Access Method section of the USB
Storage (Advanced Settings) screen (see
Settings on page 51).
2. Launch a web browser.
3. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.
For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
4. Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB
drive.
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest.
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example,
you could see: share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB
directory.
USB Storage Device Network and Access
Sharing Files
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational
purposes. The files can be Windows, Mac, or Linux file types NTFS, Ext 3, FAT 32,including
text, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia files. USB drive applications
include:
• Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other
multimedia with local and remote users.
• Sharing resources on your network. You can store files in a central location so that you do
not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files
between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB drive as a
go-between across the systems.
• Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with
remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Share Photos
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This method
eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo-sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
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2. If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see USB
Storage Device Network and Access Settings on page 51.
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer directly attached to a
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print
server.
• One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
• The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows computer, but not
shared on the network.
• The Mac and the Windows computer are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a Windows computer:
• On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing \\readyshare in the address field of a web
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
• On the Window computer, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files
from the USB drive to the computer. Then print the files.
Share Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the
Internet. FTP can be used to download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations:
• The two user accounts are admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one
that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has
no password.
• On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters
the password. (FTP requires that you type something in the password field.)
• Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet) check box in the USB Storage (Advanced
Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files.
Note: You can enable the HTTP (via Internet) option on the USB Storage
(Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option supports
downloading files only.
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View a USB Device Attached to the Router
To view basic information about the USB storage device:
1. Select BASIC > ReadySHARE.
By default, the Basic radio button is selected, and the screen displays a USB storage
device if it is attached to the router USB port.
If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you might not see
your USB device in this screen. If this happens, log out and then log back in.
2. (Optional) To view the files and folders on the USB device, click the network device name or
the share name.
3. (Optional)
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays. See USB Storage Device
Network and Access Settings on page 51.
To view more detail or to change the USB device settings, click the Edit button.
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USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.
To view or change the USB storage advanced settings:
1. Select ADV
2. Specify access to the USB storage device.
• Network Device Name.
USB device that is connected to the router.
• W
workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that
supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want.
- Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.
- HTTP. Enabled by default.
- HTTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users
ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.
The default is readyshare. This name is used to access the
orkgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the
You can type
http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB drive.
can type http://<public IP address/shares> for example, http://1.1.10.102/shares)
or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet.
supports file uploading only.
This feature
- FTP. Disabled by default.
- FTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users
can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet.
both downloading and uploading of files.
3. If you changed the settings, click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
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Available Network Folders
You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.
To view network folders:
1. Select ADV
2. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen.
• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is
USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)
ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.
You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. If
Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the
root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
• Read
• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder
• V
• T
To add a network folder:
1. Select ADV
2. Click the Edit button.
Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the
network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network
folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router.
olume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
otal Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device.
ANCED > ReadySHARE.
.
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3. Click the Create Network Folder button.
If this screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is,
change the browser settings to allow pop-ups.
4. In the Folder field, browse and select the folder.
5. Fill in the Share Name field.
6. In the Read
Access list and the Write Access list, select the settings that you want.
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is
the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.
7. Click the Apply button.
The folder is added on the USB device.
To edit a network folder:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > ReadySHARE.
2. Click the Edit button.
The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Create a
Network Folder screen.
3. Change the settings in the fields as needed.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share only approved USB devices.
To set up approved USB devices:
1. Select ADV
2. Click the Approved Devices button.
This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices. You can
remove or add approved USB devices.
ANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings.
3. In the Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve.
4. Click the Add button.
5. Select the Allow only approved devices check box.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, first click the Safely Remove USB Device
button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and repeat
this process.
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Media Server Settings
By default, the router acts as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies and
photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and
NETGEAR media players.
To view these settings:
1. Select ADV
By default, the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic (when new files are
added) radio button are selected. When these options are selected, the router scans for
media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive.
2. Adjust the settings as needed:
• Enable Media Server. Select this check box to enable this device to act as a media
server
• Enable T
your TiVo device. See the following section.
• Media Server Name. Specify the name of the media server
• Automatic (when new files added).
new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB storage. Only shared folders with All –
no password in The Read Access field can be scanned for media files.
ANCED > USB Storage > Media Server.
.
iVo support. Select this check box if you want to play ReadyNAS media on
.
Automatically scans for media files whenever
3. Click the Apply button.
TiVo Support
You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to
your router. The TiVo must be on the same network as the router. This feature supports the
following file formats:
ideo. See and play mpeg1, and mpeg2 files.
• V
• Music. See and play MP3 files.
• Pictures. V
iew images in .jpg format.
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Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo
You can use the TiVo (Series 2 and newer) Home Media Option to play photos and music on
your Windows or Mac computer right in your TiVo user interface.
To set up the router to work with TiVo:
1. Select ADV
2. Make sure that the Enable T
To play videos:
1. On the
ANCED > USB Storage > Media Server.
iVo support check box is selected.
TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows.
2. Go to the bottom of the list to find and select the R6200v2.
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To play music or view photos:
1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases.
2. Select what you want to play or watch.
To copy TiVo Files onto a computer:
Use the TiVo Desktop accessory available at
https://www3.tivo.com/store/accessories-software.do.
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6. ReadySHARE Printer
Setting up and managing a shared USB printer
6
ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers. It lets you connect a
USB printer to the router USB port, and access it wirelessly.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• ReadySHARE Printer Utility
• Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
• Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center
• Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs
Note: The USB port on the router can connect only to USB devices like
flash drives, hard drives, and printers. Do not connect computers,
USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
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ReadySHARE Printer Utility
The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer a shared USB
printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer
among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature.
• For this feature to work, this utility has to be installed and running in the background on
each computer from which you want to control this USB printer.
• The driver software for the USB printer has to be installed on each computer from which
you want to control this USB printer
• The ReadySHARE Printer utility has both a Mac version and a Windows version.
• The ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions are available through this
URL: www.netgear.com/readyshare
Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the NETGEAR
USB Control Center
.
.
Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You have to connect the USB printer to your router and install the utility on each computer in
your network from which you want to control the USB printer.
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1. Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable.
Note: Some USB printers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request that
you do not connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you.
2. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
for the USB printer.
, install the driver software
If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download
the most recent printer driver software.
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3. Download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
4. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
Printer utility.
Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the
NETGEAR USB Control Center
.
, install the ReadySHARE
Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center
For the ReadySHARE Print feature to work, this utility has to be installed and running in the
background on each computer in the network from which you want to control this USB printer.
Once installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computers as the NETGEAR
USB Control Center.
To install the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.
The ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions can be downloaded through
this URL: www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility
, double-click the
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3. Select the language and click the OK button.
The setup file installs the utility.
4. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
The first time you use the USB printer that is connected to your router, you are asked to
select the USB printer
NETGEAR USB Control Center.
5. (Optional) Change the default settings.
For more information, see Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center on page 63.
. For more information, see the following section, Set Up the
, perform the initial setup of
Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center
The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer.
• When a USB printer is detected and connected automatically during the initial setup, you
have to disconnect the printer and wait for the prompt asking you to click the Connect
button.
• Y
ou might be asked to install the driver for this printer. After the driver is installed, the
printer status changes to Available.
To set up the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer
USB Control Center the same way you launch any application program on your
Windows or MAC computer.
, launch the NETGEAR
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2. Select the printer and click the Connect button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually Connected by xxx.
3. Click the Disconnect button.
The status changes to Available.
For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility
automatically handles the printing queue. The status of the printer appears as Available
on all the computers.
The utility does not always need to hold the connection of a USB printer. After a print job
is created for some USB printers, the NETGEAR USB Control Center connects to this
USB printer automatically and prints.
After the print job is done, the printer status might
return to a Paused state.
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For example, the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is
ready for print jobs.
Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center
You can set the time-out and specify other settings from the Control Center - Configuration
screen.
To configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
1. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center the same way you launch any application
program on your Windows or MAC computer
2. Select T
ools > Configuration.
.
3. Specify the following settings:
• Automatically execute when logging on W
automatically when you are logged in to Windows.
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• Timeout. Specify the time-out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in
use.
• Language. Select the display language for this utility.
4. Click the OK button.
Your changes are saved.
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs
The NETGEAR USB Control Center utility runs in the background on each computer in your
network. This utility manages the printing queue for the USB printer connected to your router.
After you activate the utility on each computer in the network, the status of the USB printer is
Available on all of the computers.
• When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer from any computer in the
network. The utility on each computer automatically manages the printing queue. The
status of the USB printer appears as Available on all of the computers when no print jobs
are in process.
• When the status is Manually Connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can use the
printer. Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the
connection, or until the connection times out (the default time-out value is 30 seconds).
You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection.
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Configuration screen. For more
information, see
Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility
from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer in the utility, you can
disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For
more information, see
Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center on page 63.
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer on page 65.
Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center
The NETGEAR USB Control Center shows the availability status of the USB devices. The
NETGEAR USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to
the USB printer attached to the router. If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
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To launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center:
Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center the same way you launch any application
program on your Windows or MAC computer.
The main screen shows a device icon, the description for this USB device, and its status.
• A
vailable. The device is available from the computer that you are using.
• W
aiting to Connect. You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are
using. The first time you connect, you might be prompted to install the device driver.
The following menu selections display:
• System. Exit the utility
• T
ools. Access the Control Center - Configuration screen to set up your shared USB
device. For more information, see Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center on
page 63.
• About. V
The following control buttons are available:
• Connect.
the Connect button.
• Disconnect. Click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection.
• Network Scanner.
printer for scanning. Your printer must support scanning and be in the Available state.
iew details about the USB Control Center software.
The first time you access the utility , you are asked to select the printer and click
.
This button activates the scanner window so that you can use the
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning
To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer:
1. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center the same way you launch any application
program on your Windows or MAC computer
2. Make sure that the printer status shows as
.
Available.
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3. Click the Network Scanner button.
The scanner window opens so that you can use the USB printer for scanning.
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7. Security
Customizing the firewall settings
7
This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable
content from reaching the computers and devices on your network.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
• Block Services (Port Filtering)
• Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports
• Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications
• How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering
• Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers
• Set Up Port Triggering
• Schedule Blocking
• Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
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Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network.
The blocking can be always or according to a schedule.
To set up keyword blocking:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > Security > Block Sites.
2. Select one of the keyword blocking options:
• Per Schedule.
Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.
(See Schedule Blocking on page 77.)
• Always.
Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen.
3. In the Keyword field, enter a keyword or domain, click the Add Keyword button.
4. Click the Apply button.
The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries. Here are some sample entries:
• Specify XXX to block http://www
• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suf
.badstuff.com/xxx.html.
fixes such as .edu or .gov.
• Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access.
To delete a keyword or domain:
1. Select the keyword you want to delete from the list.
2. Click the Delete Keyword button.
3. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
To specify a trusted computer:
You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking and logging. The computer you exempt
has to have a fixed IP address.
1. In the
Trusted IP Address field, enter the IP address.
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2. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Block Services (Port Filtering)
Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers. For
example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and
game hosts serve data about other players’ moves. When a computer on the Internet sends
a request for service to a server computer, a port number identifies the requested service.
This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets. For
example, a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP (web server)
request.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF at http://www
for many common protocols and they are published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbers.”
Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 – 65535 by
the authors of the application. Although the router already holds a list of many service port
numbers, you are not limited to these choices. You can often determine port number
information by contacting the publisher of the application, by asking user groups or
newsgroups, or by searching.
The Block Services screen lets you add and block specific Internet services by computers on
your network.
first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses.
To block services:
1. Select ADV
This is called service blocking or port filtering. To add a service for blocking,
ANCED > Security > Block Services.
.ietf.org/) defines service numbers
2. Select either the Per Schedule or Always button.
3. If you selected Per Schedule, specify a time period in the Schedule screen.
4. Click the Add button to add a service.
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The Block Services Setup screen displays:
5. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block.
The list displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To
add any additional services or applications that do not already appear
Defined.
, select User
6. If you know that the application uses either
you are not sure, select TCP/UDP (both).
7. Enter the starting and ending port numbers.
If the application uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.
8. Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block, and enter the IP
addresses.
You can block the specified service for a single computer, a range of computers with
consecutive IP addresses, or all computers on your network.
9. Click the Add button.
Your changes are saved.
TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol. If
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports
Some application servers (such as FTP and IRC servers) send replies to multiple port
numbers. Using the port triggering function of your router, you can tell the router to open
more incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session.
An example is Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Your computer connects to an IRC server at
destination port 6667.
also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 1 13. Using port triggering, you can
tell the router, “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you have to also allow
incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer.” Using steps similar to the
The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port, but
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preceding example, the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you
have defined:
1. You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer.
2. Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port
number of 6667, the standard port number for an IRC server process. Your computer then
sends this request message to your router.
3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication
session between your computer and the IRC server. Your router stores the original
information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port,
and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server.
4. Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667,
your router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your
computer.
5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT-assigned source port
(for example, port 33333) as the destination port. The IRC server also sends an “identify”
message to your router with destination port 113.
6. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333, your router checks its
session table for an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the
router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply
message to your computer.
7. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session
table and finds an active session for port 113, associated with your computer. The router
replaces the message’s destination IP address with your computer’s IP address and
forwards the message to your computer.
8. When you finish your chat session, your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the
communications. The router then removes the session information from its session table,
and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113.
To configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs.
Also, you need to know the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the
inbound ports. You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the
application or the relevant user groups or news groups.
Only one computer at a time can use the triggered application.
Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications
In both of the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a
server computer on the Internet. However, you might need to allow a client computer on the
Internet to initiate a connection to a server computer on your network. Normally, your router
ignores any inbound traffic that is not a response to your own outbound traffic. You can
configure exceptions to this default rule by using the port forwarding feature.
A typical application of port forwarding can be shown by reversing the client-server
relationship from the previous web server example. In this case, a remote computer’s
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browser needs to access a web server running on a computer in your local network. Using
port forwarding, you can tell the router, “When you receive incoming traffic on port 80 (the
standard port number for a web server process), forward it to the local computer at
192.168.1.123.” The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you
have defined:
1. The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from
www.example.com, which resolves to the public IP address of your router. The remote
computer composes a web page request message with the following destination
information:
• Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of
your router.
• Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server
process.
The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your
router.
2. Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering
the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic. Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming
port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192.168.1.123. Therefore, your router
modifies the destination information in the request message:
The destination address is replaced with 192.168.1.123.
Your router then sends this request message to your local network.
3. Your web server at 192.168.1.123 receives the request and composes a return message
with the requested web page data. Your web server then sends this reply message to your
router.
4. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source IP address, and
sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer, which displays the
web page from www.example.com.
To configure port forwarding, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs.
You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the
relevant user groups or news groups.
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering
The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering:
• Any computer on your network can use port triggering, although only one computer can
use it at a time.
• Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network.
• With port triggering, the router does not need to know the computer’s IP address in
advance. The IP address is captured automatically.
• Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer’s IP address during configuration,
and the IP address can never change.
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• Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports, and the
triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity.
• Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered.
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers
The port forwarding feature lets you allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on
your local network. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or
game server visible and available to the Internet.
Use the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen to configure the router to forward specific
incoming protocols to computers on your local network. In addition to servers for specific
applications, you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols
are forwarded.
Before you start, determine which type of service, application, or game you want to provide,
and the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service.
has to always have the same IP address.
The server computer
To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP
address feature of your product. See Set Up Address Reservation on page 38.
To forward specific incoming protocols:
1. Select ADV
2. Leave the Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type.
3. In the Service Name list, select the service name.
4. Click the Add button.
A list of services displays. If the service that you want to add is not in the list, see Add a
Custom Service on page 74.
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
5. Fill in the Server IP
6. Click the Add button.
The service appears in the list on the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen.
Address field.
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Add a Custom Service
To define a service, game, or application that does not appear in the Service Name list, first
determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses. You can usually
determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or
news groups. When you have the port number information, follow these steps.
To add a custom service:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type.
3. Click the Add Custom Service button.
4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name.
5. In the Service
6. In the External Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number
• If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the External
Ending Port field.
• If the application uses a range of ports, enter the ending port number of the range in
the External Ending Port field.
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
Type field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP.
.
7. Specify the internal ports by one of these methods:
• Leave the Use the same port range for Internal port check box selected.
• Fill in the Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port fields.
8. Click the Apply button.
The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen.
Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry
To edit or delete a port forwarding entry:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
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3. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name.
4. Click the Edit Service or Delete Service button.
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public
If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web
requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server.
To make a local web server public:
1. Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP
address reservation.
In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33.
2. In the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP
service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33.
HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol for web servers.
3. (Optional) Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service, and configure your router to
use the name.
To access your web server from the Internet, a remote user has to know the IP address
that your ISP assigned. However, if you use a Dynamic DNS service, the remote user can
reach your server by a user-friendly Internet name, such as mynetgear.dyndns.org.
Set Up Port Triggering
Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases:
• More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application (but not
simultaneously).
• An application needs to open incoming ports that are different from the outgoing port.
When port triggering is enabled, the router monitors outbound traffic looking for a specified
outbound “trigger” port. When the router detects outbound traffic on that port, it remembers
the IP address of the local computer that sent the data. The router then temporarily opens the
specified incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the
triggering computer.
Port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer.
Port triggering can dynamically open ports to any computer that needs them and can close
the ports when they are no longer needed.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, real-time
communications such as instant messaging, or remote assistance (a feature in Windows
XP), you should also enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). See
on page 104.
Universal Plug and Play
To configure port triggering, you need to know which inbound ports the application needs,
and the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports. You
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can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user
groups or news groups.
To enable port triggering:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the Port T
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.
riggering radio button.
3. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
Note: If the Disable Port Triggering check box is selected after you
configure port triggering, port triggering is disabled. However, any
port triggering configuration information you added to the router is
retained even though it is not used.
4. In the Port
Triggering Time-out field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes.
This value controls the inactivity timer for the designated inbound ports. The inbound
ports close when the inactivity time expires.
router can determine when the application has terminated.
To add a port triggering service:
1. On the Port Forwarding/Port
The time-out value is required so that the
Triggering screen, click the Add Service button.
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2. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name.
3. In the Service User list, select Any
one computer.
• Any (the default), allows any computer on the Internet to use this service.
• Single address restricts the service to a particular computer
4. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both). If you are not sure, select
TCP/UDP
5. In the
inbound ports to open.
6. Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection
Ending Port fields.
7. Click the Apply button.
The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table.
8. Make sure that you enable port triggering so that the service that you added will be used.
.
Triggering Port field, enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will trigger the
, or select Single address and enter the IP address of
.
Type, Starting Port, and
Schedule Blocking
You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.
To schedule blocking:
1. Select ADV
2. Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services.
• Days to Block. Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the
appropriate check boxes, or select the Every Day check box to select the check
boxes for all days.
ime of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select the All
• T
Day check box for 24-hour blocking.
ANCED > Security > Schedule.
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3. Select your time zone from the list. If you use daylight savings time, select the
Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the E-mail screen, and
specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.
To set up email notifications:
1. Select ADV
2. Select the Turn E-mail Notification On check box.
3. In the
server (such as mail.myISP.com).
You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email
program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.
4. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to
field.
ANCED > Security > E-mail.
Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail
This E-mail Address
This email address is also used for the From address. If you leave this field blank, log and
alert messages are not sent.
5. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires
authentication check box. Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email
server
.
6. (Optional) Select the Send Alerts
Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.
7. (Optional) Fill in the fields in the Send logs according to this schedule section of the screen.
Immediately check box.
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Logs are sent automatically . If the log fills up before the specified time, the log is emailed.
After the log is sent, the log is cleared from the router memory. If the router cannot email
the log file, the log buffer might fill up. In this case, the router overwrites the log and
discards its contents.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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8. Administration
Managing your network
8
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
• View Router Status
• View Logs
• Manage the Configuration File
• Change the Password
• Password Recovery
For information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, see
Remote Management on page 103. For information about monitoring Internet traffic, see Traffic
Meter on page 114.
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Update the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the
firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at
the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available for your product.
You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check if new firmware is
available, and to update your product.
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1. Select ADV
2. Click the Check button.
The router finds new firmware information if it is available.
3. Click the Ye
The router locates and downloads the firmware and begins the update.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes
about 1oneminute. Read the new firmware release notes to find out if you need to
reconfigure the router after upgrading.
ANCED > Administration > Router Update.
s button.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the
update process. For example, do not close the browser, click a
link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the router..
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View Router Status
To view router status and usage information:
Select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status.
Router Information
• Hardware Version. The router model.
• Firmware Version.
router firmware.
• GUI Language V
• LAN Port.
- MAC Address.
address used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.
- IP Address.
default is 192.168.1.1.
- DHCP. Identifies whether the router’
LAN.
The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the
ersion. The localized language of the user interface.
The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical
The IP address used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The
s built-in DHCP server is active for devices on the
Internet Port
• MAC Address. The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address
used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
• IP Address.
is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet.
The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address
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• Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value
is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP.
• IP Subnet Mask.
• Domain Name Server.
The IP subnet mask used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
The Domain Name Server addresses used by the router. A
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into
IP addresses.
Show Statistics Button
To view statistics:
1. Select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status.
2. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button.
The following information is displayed:
• 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:
- Status.
- TxPkts.
The link status of the port.
The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual
clear.
- RxPkts.
- Collisions.
- Tx B/s.
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.
The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and
LAN ports.
- Rx B/s.
The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN
ports.
- Up T
- Poll Interval.
ime. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen.
To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and click
the Set Interval button.
To stop the polling entirely, click the Stop button.
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Connection Status Button
To view the Internet connection status:
1. Select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status.
2. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.
The following information displays:
• IP Address.
• Subnet Mask.
• Default Gateway.
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 with.
• DHCP Server.
The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the
router.
• DNS Server.
The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides
translation of network names to IP addresses.
• Lease Obtained.
• Lease Expires.
The date and time when the lease was obtained.
The date and time that the lease expires.
Click the Release button to return the status of all items to 0.
Click the Renew button to refresh the items.
Click the Close W
indow button to close the Connection Status screen.
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Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
The following settings are displayed:
• Name (SSID).
• Region.
the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.
• Channel.
Auto. When Auto is selected, the router finds the best channel available. For the 2.4 GHz
setting, you can select channel 1 - 11 if your region is North America. In other regions,
you can select channel 1-13.
The default channel at 5 GHz is 53. For the 5 GHz setting, you can select channels 36,
40, 44, 48, 149, 157, and 161.
• Mode.
or Up to 54 Mbps. At 5 GHz, Up to 867 Mbps, Up to 400 Mbps, or Up to 173 Mbps.
• W
not enabled, the WiFi LED on the front panel is off.
• Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.
• W
each other when they join the wireless network.
• W
The wireless communication mode. At 2.4 GHz, Up to 300 Mbps, Up to 145 Mbps,
ireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is
ireless Isolation. Wireless isolation prevents wireless clients from communicating with
i-Fi Protected Setup. Indicates whether WPS is configured for this network.
The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses.
The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use
The operating channel of the wireless port. The default channel at 2.4 GHz is
View Logs
The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access and
other activities. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when
keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user
To view logs:
Select ADV
ANCED > Administration > Logs.
.
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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 which
access was attempted.
• Action.
• Date and time.
To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button.
To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
To email the log immediately, click the Send Log button.
The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
The action that occurred.
The date and time the log entry was recorded.
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. Select ADV
2. Click the Backup Settings button.
3. Specify a
A copy of the current settings is saved.
ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.
location to store the .cfg file.
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Restore Configuration Settings
To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
1. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.
2. Click the Browse button and find the cfg file.
3. Click the Restore button.
The files is uploaded to the router and the router reboots.
WARNING:
Do not interrupt the reboot process.
Erase the Current Configuration Settings
You can use the Erase button to erase the configuration and restore the factory default
settings. You might want to erase the settings if you move the router to a different network.
You can also use the Reset button on the back of the router to erase the configuration and
restore the factory settings. (See Factory Settings on page 126.)
To erase the configuration settings:
1. Select ADV
2. Click the Erase button.
The factory default settings are restored. The user name is admin, the password to
password, and the LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1. DHCP is enabled.
ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.
Change the Password
This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the
user name admin. (For information about the WiFi password, see Wireless Settings Screen
Fields on page 26.)
To set the password for the user name admin:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > Administration > Set Password.
2. Type the old password, and type the new password twice.
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3. If you want to be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery
check box.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
Password Recovery
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.
To set up password recovery:
1. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
2. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
3. Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
To recover your password:
1. In the address field of your browser, type www.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays.
2. Click Cancel.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to answer two security questions.
3. Enter the saved answers to the security questions.
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9. Advanced Settings
Setting up unique situations
9
This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. Networking knowledge is needed
to implement some of these features.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Advanced Wireless Settings
• Wireless Access Point
• Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
• Dynamic DNS
• Static Routes
• Remote Management
• Universal Plug and Play
• IPv6
• Traffic Meter
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Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off, to specify WPS settings, to use
AP mode, and to set up a wireless access list.
The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options in this screen
are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these
settings unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Control the Wireless Radio
By default, the wireless radio is enabled so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. You
can turn the wireless radio on or off in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen or by using the
WiFi On/Off button on the router side panel. When the wireless radio is off, you can still use
an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.
To turn the wireless radio on or off:
1. Select ADV
By default, the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box is selected.
2. Select or clear the Enable W
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
ireless Router Radio check box.
Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the wireless router.
3. (Optional) Select the T
to specify the times when you do not need a wireless connection.
For example, you could turn off the wireless signal for the weekend if you leave town.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
urn off wireless signal by schedule check box and fill in the fields
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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 could turn it off for the weekend if you
leave town.
To configure and enable the wireless schedule:
1. Select ADV
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2. Click the Add a new period button.
3. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to
turn off the wireless signal.
4. Click the Apply button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. Select the T
6. Click the Apply button.
urn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule.
View or Change WPS Settings
To specify WPS Settings:
1. Select ADV
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the
Network Explorer on a V
settings through WPS.
2. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious
attempts to break into the router’
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
ista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless
s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through
Advanced Settings
’s PIN check box.
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3. (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
.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address
You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless
network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device.
Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address,
containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for
example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless
card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label, you can display the
MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find the
MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Select ADV
2. Click the Set Up
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
Access List button.
3. Click the Add button.
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active
wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
4. If the computer or device you want is in the
button; otherwise, type a name and the MAC address.
You can usually find the MAC address on the label of the wireless device.
Tip: Y
ou can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices
screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this, use each
wireless computer to join the wireless network. The computer should be
listed in the Attached Devices screen.
Available Wireless Cards list, select that radio
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5. Click the Add button.
The screen changes back to the list screen.
6. Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly
7. Select the T
urn Access Control On check box.
.
8. Click the Apply button.
To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list:
1. Select ADV
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2. In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device that you want to edit or
delete.
3. Do one of the following:
• Click the Edit button.
The Edit Wireless Card screen displays.
a. Edit the address information.
b. Click the Accept button.
• Click the Delete button.
The address is removed from the table.
Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the
other router
.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on the other router
2. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
3. Select the Enable Access
Point Mode check box.
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The AP Mode section of the screen expands.
4. Select a check box for one of the following IP address settings:
• Get an IP address dynamically from the other router.
The other router on the
network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
• Fixed IP address (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually
assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in
AP mode. Using this option
effectively requires advanced network experience.
Note: To avoid interference, NETGEAR recommends that you use different
wireless settings for the router in access point mode. You could also turn off the
wireless radio on the other router or gateway and use your router only for
wireless client access.
5. Click the Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and
restart your web browser
, and type http://www.routerlogin.net.
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Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
You can use your R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode to connect multiple devices
wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To do this, you need two routers: one set up as a
router and the other set up as a bridge.
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Figure 8. Router in bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing your router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
• Y
ou can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
• Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.
• Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart
TV , NeoTV, Blu-ray Player, and game consoles
at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
• A
void the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you could install the first router in a room like a home office that has your
Internet connection.
Then set up the second router in bridge mode. Then place the router in
Bridge mode in a different room that has your home entertainment center . Cable the router in
Bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console or Blu-ray player, and use its 802.11ac
WiFi connection to the first router.
To set up Bridge mode:
1. Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this router will connect:
You need to know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and operating
frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
2. On the router that will run in Bridge mode, select ADV
ANCED > Advanced Setup >
Wireless Settings.
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3. Scroll down and select the Use other operation mode check box and the Enable Bridge
mode radio button.
The screen adjusts.
4. Click the setup bridge mode wireless settings button.
5. Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect.
a. Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.
b. In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID).
c. In the Security Option section, select a radio button.
d. If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect to the
other router).
6. Click the Apply button.
The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen
displays.
7. Click the Apply button on the
Your changes take effect.
Advanced Wireless Settings screen.
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Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a
wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through
multiple access points. 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.
Repeater
access point
Base station
access point
Figure 9. Wireless repeating scenario
Note: To use the wireless repeating function, you need to select None as
the security option in the Wireless Settings screen, and you cannot
select Auto Channel.
Wireless base station.
The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and
from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local
computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child
repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.
Wireless repeater .
The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a
remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the
remote parent access point.
The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. If you
enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless
repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However
, if you enable the wireless base
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station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base
station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.
For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have to meet the following
conditions:
• Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
• Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet.
That is, all of the access point
LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
• All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same
LAN network address range as the access points.
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to know the
MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station. Then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode need to be the same and the wireless security option has to be set to
None. (See Basic Wireless Settings on page 25.)
2. Select ADV
ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.
3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.
4. Select the W
5. (Optional) Select the Disable W
ireless Base Station radio button.
ireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless
clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client associations only.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate
with the base stations.
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6. 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.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the
wireless connection to the base station.
Note: If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR
router 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 is the repeater.
To configure the router as a repeater:
1. Log in to the router that will be the repeater
2. Select BASIC > W
ireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit
exactly .
The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None.
3. Select ADV
4. Select the Enable W
5. Select the W
ANCED > Wireless Repeating Function.
ireless Repeating Function check box.
ireless Repeater radio button.
.
6. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field.
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This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the
LAN IP address of the base station.
7. (Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless
clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate
with the repeater.
8. In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that
should function as the base station.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
10. Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the
Internet or share files and printers with any other computer or server connected to the
other access point.
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 your IP address in advance, 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 http://www.dyndns.org and obtain an account and
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.
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