Netgear orporated 12300207 User Manual

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Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers window.

This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to always hold the connection of this USB printer. Once there is any print job for this printer, the USB utility connects to this USB printer automatically then prints. After the print job is done, the printer status returns to the Paused state.

Scan with a Multi-Function Printer

You can use the scan feature of a multi-function printer.

1. Make sure that the printer’s status shows as Available status.

2. Click the Network Scanner button.

This activates the scanner window to perform scans.

USB Speaker

 To control a USB speaker:

1. Select the USB speaker.

2. Click the Connect button to connect this speaker, or click Disconnect to disconnect the

speaker. If you click Connect, and someone else is already connected to the speaker, a request is

sent to that person. The person who receives the request can click an Accept or Reject button.

If someone is connected to the speaker and it is not being used (the router does not detect any activity), the router holds the connection for the amount of time that is in the timeout value, and then makes it available.

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Desktop NETGEAR genie

Desktop NETGEAR genie is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network.

• Automatically repair common wireless network problems.

• Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, broadband

usage meter, speed test, and more.

• Use the Network map to see all devices on your home network.

To download the free NETGEAR genie, go to this page at the NETGEAR website:

www.NETGEAR.com/genie.

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7. Security

Keeping unwanted content out of your network

This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic

• Block Services (Port Filtering)

• Schedule Blocking

• 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.

1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites to display the following screen:

2. Select one of the keyword blocking options:

• Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.

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

3. In the Keyword field, enter a keyword or domain, click Add Keyword, and click Apply.

The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries. Here are some sample entries:

• Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.

• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes 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 Delete Keyword, and then Apply to save your changes.

 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.

2. Click Apply to save your changes.

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Block Services (Port Filtering)

Services are functions performed by server computers 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, the requested service is identified by a service or port number. 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 service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF at http://www.ietf.org/) and published in RFC1700, “Assigned Numbers.” Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 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. This is called service blocking or port filtering. To add a service for blocking, first determine which port number or range of numbers are used by the application.

 To block services:

1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Services to display the following screen:

2. Select either Per Schedule or Always to enable service blocking, and click Apply. If you

selected Per Schedule, specify a time period in the Schedule screen as described in

Schedule Blocking on page 67.

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3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays:

4. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already

displays several common services, but you are not limited to these choices. To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear, select User Defined.

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

you are not sure, select Both.

6. Enter the starting and ending port numbers. If the application uses a single port number,

enter that number in both fields.

7. 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.

8. Click Add to enable your Block Services Setup selections.

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Schedule Blocking

You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.

 To schedule blocking:

1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following screen:

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 Every Day to select the check boxes for all days.

• Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All

Day for 24-hour blocking.

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 Apply to save your settings.

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Security Event Email Notifications

To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the Email screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.

 To set up email notifications:

1. Select Advanced > Security > Email to display the following screen:

2. To receive email logs and alerts from the router, select the Turn Email Notification On

check box.

3. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’s outgoing (SMTP) mail

server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent by email.

4. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This Email Address

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

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. You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site,

and you can specify that logs are sent automatically. If you select the Weekly, Daily, or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified

period, the log is automatically emailed to the specified email address. After the log is sent, the log is cleared from the router’s 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.

7. Click Apply to save your settings.

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8. Administration

Managing your network

This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See also checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 109 for information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s Internet port.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Upgrade the Router Firmware

• View Router Status

• View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

• Manage the Configuration File

• Set Password

• Time Machine

Remote Management on page 105 for information about upgrading or

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Upgrade 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 NETGEAR genie screens when new firmware is available for your product.

You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available.

 To check for new firmware and update your router:

1. Select Advanced > Administration > Router Update to display the following screen:

Click Check

2. Click Check.

The router finds new firmware information if any is available.

3. Click Yes to update and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .img).

WARNING:

When uploading firmware to the router, do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.

When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether or not you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading.

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View Router Status

To view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen:

Router Information

Hardware Version. The router model.

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

firmware.

GUI Language Version. The localized language of the user interface.

LAN Port.

• MAC Address. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address

being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router.

• IP Address. The IP address being used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The

default is 192.168.1.1.

• DHCP Server. Identifies whether the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the

LAN-attached devices.

Internet Provider (WAN) Setup

MAC Address. The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

IP Address. The IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet.

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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. The IP subnet mask being used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.

Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server addresses being used by the router. A

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

Statistics Button

On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the Statistics button to display the following screen:

Figure 6. System up time and poll interval statistics

System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.

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

screen displays:

• Status. The link status of the port.

• TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

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

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

• Tx B/s. 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 Time. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.

• Poll Interval. 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 Set Interval.

To stop the polling entirely, click Stop.

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Connection Status Button

On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information.

Figure 7. View connection status information

The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the items. The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen.

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

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

Default Gateway. 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. The date and time when the lease was obtained.

Lease Expires. The date and time that the lease expires.

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Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

The following settings are displayed:

Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for the 5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network.

Region. The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

Channel. Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used. The default channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router will find the best operating channel available. If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and 11 will not interfere with each other.

Mode. Indicates the wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 217 Mbps (default), and Up to 450 Mbps.

Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

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

Wireless Isolation. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network.

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Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Name (SSID). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest.

Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

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

Wireless Isolation. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Allow guest to access My Local Network. If selected, any user who connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router.

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. 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.

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Select Advanced > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays.

The log screen shows the following information:

• Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded.

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

• Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which

access was attempted.

• Action. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.

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.

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Manage the Configuration File

The configuration settings of the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit 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 Advanced > Administration > Backup Settings to display the following screen:

2. Click Back Up to save a copy of the current settings.

3. Choose a location to store the .cfg file that is on a computer on your network.

Restore Configuration Settings

 To restore configuration settings that you backed up:

1. Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the Browse button to find the file.

2. When you have located the .cfg file, click the Restore button to upload the file to the router.

Upon completion, the router reboots.

WARNING:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

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Erase

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

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

Settings on page 120), or you can click the Erase button in this screen.

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

192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP.

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Set Password

This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin.

This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access (see Label on page 11).

 To set the password for the user name admin:

1. Select Advanced > Administration > Set Password to display the following screen:

2. Type the old password, and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.

3. If you want to be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery

check box.

4. Click Apply so that your changes take effect.

Password Recovery

NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router’s user name of admin. Then you will have an easy way to 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 the Enable Password Recovery check box.

2. Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.

3. Click Apply to save your changes.

When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.

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Time Machine

Time Machine works only on Mac computers. It automatically backs up everything on your computer to a USB hard drive that is connected to the Mac.

Set Up Time Machine

If you are already using Time Machine software with your USB hard drive, you can skip the set up and go directly to the following section, Access the Connected USB Hard Drive.

 To set up Time Machine:

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

2. On your Mac, go to the magnifying glass at the top right of the desktop, and search for disk

utility.

3. Open the Disk Utility and format your drive, as shown here.

The router supports GUID and MBR partitions only. To see how to change the partition scheme, see Change the Partition Scheme on page 85.

You can now use Time Machine wirelessly by connecting the USB hard drive to your C router.

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Access the Connected USB Hard Drive

After the initial set up explained in the previous section, you can access the connected USB hard drive from Your Mac or PC.

 To access the drive:

1. Start ReadySHARE:

• On a Mac: Select Go > Connect to Server, and then type: smb://readyshare

• On a PC: Select Start > Run, and then type: \\readyshare

2. From your MAC desktop, open Macintosh HD.

3. Click the Connect As button. In the pop-up window, select Registered User, and enter

admin as the user name and password as the password. Click Connect.

• After connecting successfully, you can list your connected devices. Note that you see

one extra device, called admin, whenever you log in as admin.

• If you are backing up a large amount of data, befor eyou contineu, see Before You

Back up a Large Amount of Data on page 83.

4. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. Open Time Machine. Click Select

Disk and choose the backup disk. Click the Use for Backup button to complete your

selection. If you do not see the USB partition that you want to use for backup in the Time Machine

disk list, go to MAC finder, and click that USB partition.Then that device displays in the Time Machine list.

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