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1. Internet WAN MAC address Use default hardware address connection WAN MTU size 1500 Port speed AutoSensing Local network LAN IP 192 168 1 1 LAN Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP server Enabled DHCP range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 Allow a registrar to configure this Enabled router DHCP starting IP address 192 168 1 2 DHCP ending IP address 192 168 1 254 DMZ Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR GMT 1 for GR GMT 8 Pacific time for NA Time zone adjusted for daylight Disabled savings time SNMP Disabled Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled except traffic on port 80 the HTTP port in from the Internet Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Source MAC filtering Disabled Supplemental Information 132 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Table 3 Factory default settings continued Feature Default behavior Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2 PSK AES Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto Country region United States in the US otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode Up to 217 Mbps at 2 4 GHz 1300 Mbps at 5 GHz Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled bars all unsolicited requests in from the Internet Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Maximum wireless signal rate derived
2. Advanced Settings 101 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 3 Scroll down and select the Use other operation mode check box and the Enable Bridge mode radio button The screen adjusts Wireless Settings D E Use other operation mode Enable AP Mode Enable Bridge mode Device Name E Get IP Address Dynamically IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Get DNS Server Address Dynamically Primary ONS Secondary DNS Wireless Card Access List Choose a Wireless Networks Wireless Networks 2 4Ghz b g n Name SSID NETGEAR Security Options None Owep O WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES 5 Specify the settings of the other router a Select the wireless network frequency 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz For 802 11ac mode select 5 GHz In the Name SSID field enter the wireless network name SSID In the Security Option section select a radio button d If prompted type the passphrase the WiFi password that you use to connect wirelessly 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 Advanced Wireless Settings screen Your changes take effect Advanced Settings 102 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Dynamic DNS Internet service providers ISPs assign numbers called IP addresses to identify ea
3. Security 81 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 3 Click the Add Service button Port Triggering Services Service Service Name Service User Service Type Triggering Port 1 65535 Inbound Connection Connection Type TCP UDP x Starting Port 1 65535 Ending Port 1 65535 4 Inthe Service Name field type a descriptive service name 5 In the Service User list select Any or select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer e Any the default allows any computer on the Internet to use this service e Single address restricts the service to a particular computer 6 Select the service type either TCP or UDP or TCP UDP both If you are not sure select TCP UDP 7 In the Triggering Port field enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will open the inbound ports 8 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 9 Click the Apply button The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table 10 Make sure that you enable port triggering so that the service that you added will be used Security 82 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access gt To schedule blocking 1 Select ADVANCED gt Security gt Schedule Schedule Days to Block Every Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
4. 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 802 11ac 1300 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802 11n 450 Mbps 2 Up to 1300 Mbps wireless speeds achieved when you connect to other 802 11ac 1300 Mbps devices R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router cables and installation guide Smart WiFi Router Power adapter Figure 1 Check the package contents Your box contains these items e R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e AC power adapter plug varies by region e Category 5 Cat 5 Ethernet cable with internal shielding e Installation guide 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 atten
5. If you are using Dynamic DNS you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address You can view the router s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home screen see Dashboard BASIC Home Screen on page 16 gt 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 USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings on page 55 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 USB Storage 51 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 Share Files You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational purposes The files can be any Windows Mac or Linux file type including text Word PowerPoint Excel MP3 pictures and multimedia files USB drive applications include e Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files pictures and other multimedia with lo
6. gt To access the USB device from a Windows computer Use any of these methods e Select Start gt Run Enter readyshare in the dialog box and click OK e Open a browser and enter readyshare in the address bar e Open My Network Places and enter readyshare in the address bar gt To map the USB device to a Windows network drive 1 Visit www netgear com readyshare 2 In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane click PC Utility 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and unzip the readyshareconnect exe file USB Storage 50 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 4 Launch readyshareconnect exe What network folder would you like to map Specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want to connect to Drive Folder ej Browse Example server share V Reconnect at logon Connect using different credentials Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures 5 Select the drive letter that you want to map to the network folder 6 Optional If you want to connect to the USB drive as a different user select the Connect using different credentials check box a Type the user name and password that you want to use b Click OK 7 Click Finish The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified gt To access the USB drive from a remote computer 1 Launch a web browser 2 Connect using the router s Internet port IP address
7. Click the Add button Static Routes Route Name C Private Active Destination IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Metric In the Route Name field type a name for this static route for identification purposes only Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only If Private is selected the static route is not reported in RIP To make this route effective select the Active check box Type the IP address of the final destination Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 Type the gateway IP address which has to be on the same LAN segment as the router Type a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but for a direct connection set it to 1 Click the Apply button The static route is added To edit or delete a static route 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes The Static Routes screen displays In the table select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit or delete Do one of the following e Click the Edit button Advanced Settings 107 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The Static Routes screen adjusts a Edit the route information b Click the Apply button e Click the Delete button The route is removed from the table Remote Manag
8. 8 Fill in the Internal IP address field or select the radio button for an attached device listed in the table 9 Click the Apply button The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Security 79 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry gt To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type 3 Inthe table select the radio button next to the service name 4 Click Edit Service or Delete Service 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 gt 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 t
9. Printers and Faxes y ao HP Photosmart C5200 series Printer Tasks Fa 0 E Add a printer amp Set up faxing See Also 2 Troubleshoot printing Get help with printing Other Places Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center You can set the time out and specify other settings from the Configuration screen gt 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 ReadySHARE Printer 67 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 2 Select Tools gt Configuration Control Center Configuration Basic Automatically execute when logging on Windows Timeout 30 minute 1 600 Language C Deutsch Fran ais Italiano Espa ol Danske Note Language setting will take effect on next execution 3 Specify the following settings e Automatically execute when logging on Windows Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows e Timeout Specify the time out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use e Language Select the display language for this utility 4 Click OK 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 and handling for the USB printer connected to your router After you activate t
10. 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 Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 87 Getting Started 15 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 NETGEAR genie Firmware Version R6300v2 w A lt q Language P TI S ob cb Menus Internet Wireless Attached Devices Das hboard Click the ae satus coop SSID NETGEAR25 number of Devices 1 Click to Advanced view details tab to view o more 1k Mi TT Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED Help Help amp Support Documentation Online Support Router FAQ alal ARH Enter Search tem eo Figure 5 BASIC Home screen with dashboard language and online help e Home This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the router e Internet Set update and check the ISP settings of your router e Wireless View or change the wireless settings for your router e Attached Devices View the devices connected to your network e Parental Controls Download and set
11. 2 Select the Turn E mail Notification On check box In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field enter the name of your ISP s outgoing SMTP mail server such as mail mylSP 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 This E mail 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 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 Immediately check box 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 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 Security 84 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved Security 85 Administration Managing your ne
12. 20 4 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv 6 client function e Auto Config This is the default setting 5 In the IPv6 Address Prefix Length fields specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 6 Click the Apply button IPv6 DHCP gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select DHCP The screen adjusts D E CO Internet Connection Type User Class if Required Domain Name If Required Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment O Use DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This Interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields Advanced Settings 116 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s WAN or Internet interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underlin
13. In the QoS Policy for field type the name of the application or game In the Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming A list of applications or games displays Scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable If prompted in the Connection 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 From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click the Apply button The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 41 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router QoS for a Router LAN Port gt To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router s LAN ports 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup 2 Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 3 Click the Setup QoS Rule button 4 Click the Add Priority Rule button 5 From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port D E cso o Priority Category Ethernet LAN Port LAN Port Priority 6 From the QoS Policy for list select the LAN port 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
14. The order in which the device joined the network e IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network e MAC Address The unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label e Device Name If the device name is known it is shown here 2 Click Refresh to update this screen NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 29 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home Specifying custom settings 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 QoS Setup Enable Facebook WiFi 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 30 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home Screen The genie ADVANCED Home dashboard 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 88 ADVANCED Home v Router Information v Internet Port Hardware Version R6300v2 MAC Address 10 0D 7F 8C 32 0D Firmware Version V1 0 0 129_1 0 1
15. WiFi Router 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 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 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 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 display
16. addresses in your network Make sure that the IP address of your computer is on the same subnet as the router If you are using the recommended addressing scheme your computer s address should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 If your computer s IP address is shown as 169 254 x x recent versions of Windows and Mac OS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server These autogenerated addresses are in the range of 169 254 x x If your IP address is in this range check the connection from the computer to the router and reboot your computer If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address clear the router s configuration to its factory settings This sets the router s IP address to 192 168 1 1 For more information see Factory Settings on page 132 Troubleshooting 124 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but not the Internet check to see if the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider ISP Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address your router requests an IP address from the ISP You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen gt To check the WAN IP address 1 Start your browser and select an external site such as www netgear com 2 Access the router interface at www routerlogin net 3 Select Administration gt Ro
17. and then lights green If the LED does not light green the router has a problem If the Power LED is lit amber one minute after you turn on power to the router 1 Turn off the power and then turn it back on to see if the router recovers 2 Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings See Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 129 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on the LEDs turn on for about 10 seconds and then turn off If all the LEDs stay on this indicates a fault within the router If all LEDs are still on one minute after power up e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers e Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings For more information see Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 129 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support Internet LEDs Is Off If the Internet LED does not light when the router is turned on check the following e Make sure that the cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem Troubleshooting 123 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem Be sure that you are using the correct cable When connecting the router s Internet port
18. computer but not shared on the network e The Mac and the Windows computer are not visible to each other on the network USB Storage 52 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router gt To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a Windows computer On a 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 a 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 There are two user accounts 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
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20. from IEEE Standard 802 11 specifications Actual throughput can vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Supplemental Information 133 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Technical Specifications Table 4 R6300v2 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP and SMB Power adapter e North America 120V 60 Hz input e UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input e Europe 230V 50 Hz input e All regions output 12 VDC 2 5A output Dimensions Dimensions 1191 x 198 5 x 65 mm 7 5 x 7 79 x 2 55 in Weight Weight 430 g 0 94 Ibs Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B C Tick N10947 LAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 WAN 10BASE T or 100BASE Tx or 1000BASE T RJ 45 Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802 11 standard See the footnote for the previous table Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing Data encoding standards IEEE 802 11ac 2 0 IEEE 802 11n version 2 0 IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 119 IEEE 802 11b 2 4 GHz IEEE 802 11n
21. off e WiFi On Off button Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns on and off the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios If the Wireless LED is lit the wireless radios are Hardware Setup 9 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router on If this LED is off the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router e 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 fee gee are N Internet Reset te ac i ower Power On Off USB 3 0 Ethernet Internet port LAN ports 1 4 port button Figure 3 Router rear panel The Reset button restores the factory settings See Factory Settings on page 132 Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the login information MAC address and serial number Default access information Preset WiFi Serial number and password MAC address Figure 4 The label shows unique information about your router Hardware Setup 10 R6300v2 Smart WiFi 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
22. or create a free account Setting up Live Parental Controls Welcome this setup wizard will quickly configure NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your NETGEAR router In order to use Live Parental Controls you need a free OpenDNS account Do you already have one Yes use my existing OpenDNS account O No I need to create a free OpenDNS account 5 Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next e Ifyou already have an OpenDNS account leave the Yes radio button selected e Ifyou do not have an OpenDNS account select the No radio button If you are creating an account the following screen displays Create a free OpenDNS account Check availability e Fill in the fields and click Next NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 23 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router After you log on or create your account the filtering level screen displays Live Parental Controls choose a filtering level for your network All computers connected to your router will be protected from the content you select below You can customize your Live Parental Controls later on our website O High Protects against all adult related sites illegal activity social networking sites video sharing sites phishing attacks and general time wasters Moderate Protects against all adult related sites illegal activity and phishing attacks Low Protects against pornography and phishing attacks M
23. rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays 9 Click the Apply button QoS for a MAC Address gt Tocreate a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays 3 Click the Add Priority Rule button NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 42 4 8 9 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router From the Priority Category list select MAC Address QoS Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for Priority Category MAC Address v MAC Device List ees Pokey noy oeoa WAC nacos o Pri_MAC_6D8F19 Nomai TECHPUBS 00 1A 6B 6D 8F 19 MAC Address il Device Name Priority Normal Add Edit Delete Refresh Help Center Show Mide Help Center 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 Refresh If it still does not appear fill in these fields From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this device s traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click the Apply button This rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays Select the Turn Internet Access QoS O
24. 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 Apply To avoid this problem use a computer with a wired connection to access the router gt To view or change basic wireless settings 1 _ Help Center Select BASIC gt Wireless Wireless Setup Region Selection Region Wireless Network 2 4GHz big n Enable SSID Broadcast Name SSID NETGEAR26 Channel Auto yy Mode Up to 217 Mbps Security Options O None O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES OWPAMPA2 Enterprise Passphrase excitedwindow1 76 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Show Hide Help Center The screen sections settings and procedures are explained in the following sections 2 Change the settings as needed 3 Click the Apply button 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 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 I
25. the NETGEAR USB Control Center 00 e cece eee eee 67 Manage USB Printdnd Scan Jobs ws os vadissccsetebeoseeeseusededetyasds 68 Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center 00 cece eee eee 70 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer 71 Chapter 7 Security Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 2 0 cee cece eee eee eee 73 Block Services Port FIRCHING s00 seat aanden Mee ttire tsn Er news 74 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports i0cccededseorasereae ee sod errun 75 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 76 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering ee eee 77 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 0 cece cece eee ees 78 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router AddarCustomSenvices cin tctotsto osadedsedsoetenetadedede tara res 79 Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry 0 0 cece ee eee eee 80 Application Example Make a Local Web Server Public 80 Set Up PORE MMO GETING arrera enia arate ch bie diac aa 80 Schedule BIOCKING s 0sveveretarnserard o rene O ONE TE ened ae Rebs 83 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications 0 0 eee eee eee 84 Chapter 8 Administration Upgrade the Router FInMWAlG sss saca ded sedawedadewsaranderseieuneibw sinks 87 Vow ROUTER Status cdc igduacdiw ie agacagknnne ERE kG Lo wieiie dade aaa 88 Router Informatii si0is 5 fe 8 cectndsndend andatd ovate woking a E E
26. the following sections USB Drive Requirements Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router Safely Remove a USB Drive Access the USB Storage Device Share Files Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault 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 about ReadySHARE features visit www netgear com readyshare 48 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router USB Drive Requirements The router works with most USB compliant external flash and hard drives For the most up to date list of USB drives that the router supports go to http kbserver netgear com readyshare Note Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB device Such USB devices do not work with the router The router supports the following file system types for full read write access FAT16 FAT32 NTFS NTFS with compression format enabled Ext2 Ext3 Ext4 XFS HFS HFS Note HFS Journal is read only because Time Machine is not supported in this router For more information about Time Machine visit www netgear com readyshare or see your Mac s documentation Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router ReadySHARE lets you access an
27. the user interface LAN Port e MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router e IP Address The IP address used by the Ethernet LAN port of the router The default is 192 168 1 1 e DHCP Identifies whether the router s built in DHCP server is active for devices on the LAN e Reboot You can click this button to reboot the router 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 The IP address 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 Administration 88 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 used by the Internet WAN port of the router Domain Name Server 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 gt To view statistics 1 2 Select ADVANCED Home or select Administration gt Router Status In the Internet Port pane click the Show Statistics button Show Statistics System Up Time 00 09 15 Port Statu
28. time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field 4 Optional If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field Advanced Settings 119 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 5 In the Traffic Counter section set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date If you want the traffic counter to start immediately click the Restart Counter Now button 6 In the Traffic Control section specify whether the router should issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached By default the value is 0 and no warning message is issued You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained e The Internet LED blinks green or amber e The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled 7 Click the Apply button The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic Click the Refresh button to update the Traffic Statistics section Click the Traffic Status button to display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval Advanced Settings 120 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router If you do not find the solution here check the NETGEAR support site at http support netgear com for product an
29. to a cable or DSL modem use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem WiFi LED Is Off If the Wireless LED stays off check to see if the WiFi On Off button on the router has been pressed This button turns the wireless radio in the router on and off The Wireless LED lights when the wireless radio is turned on Cannot Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network check the following If you are using an Ethernet connected computer check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router Make sure that your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser and launching it again Make sure that you are using the correct login information The login name is admin and the default password is password Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you enter this information If you are attempting to set up your router and there is another router in your network make sure that you are using Bridge Mode See Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode on page 101 If you want to set up your router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network the router cannot perform many gateway services For example the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information NETGEAR does not support such a configuration If you specify IP
30. up parental controls to prevent objectionable content from reaching your computers e ReadySHARE If you connected a USB storage device to the router then it is displayed here e Guest Network Set up a guest network to allow visitors to use your router s Internet connection e ADVANCED 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 e Help amp Support Visit the NETGEAR support site for information help and product documentation These links work once you have an Internet connection Getting Started 16 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Join Your Wireless Network You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network For information about how to set up a guest network see Set Up a Guest Network on page 27 Manual Method With the manual method choose the network that you want and type its password to connect gt 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 3 Enter the router password and click Connect Wi Fi Prot
31. upgrade For example do not close the browser click a link or load a new page Do not turn off the router When the upload is complete your router restarts The upgrade process typically takes about one minute Read the new firmware release notes to find out if you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 87 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router View Router Status gt To view router status and usage information Select ADVANCED Home or select Administration gt Router Status vy Router Information vy Internet Port Hardware Version R6300v2 MAC Address 10 00 7F 8C 32 0D Firmware Version V1 0 0 129_1 0 16 IP Address 10 1 10 16 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 126_2 1 17 1 Connection DHCP LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC Address 10 0D 7F 8C 32 0C Tinniaie Marne Sartes ae 7 m IP Address 192 168 1 1 DHCP On aD E econ v Wireless Settings 2 4GHz vy Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEAR 26 Name SSID NETGEAR 26 5G Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 16 Mode Up to 217 Mbps Mode Up to 1300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured 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
32. want Security Options O None O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES OWPAMWPA2 Enterprise 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 Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference 5 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved 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 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 27 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router gt To set up a guest network 1 Select BASIC gt Guest Network Guest Network Settings D E Wireless Network 2 4GHz bigin Profile C Enable Guest Network M Enable SSID Broadcast Dallow guests to see each other and access my local network Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR Guest Security Options Profile none O WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Wireless Network 5GHz a ac Profile Cl Enable Guest Network M Enable SSID Broadcast Help Center Show Hide Help Center 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 S
33. 3 Click the Apply button Set Up QoS for Internet Access You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic e Specific applications e Specific online games e Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router e 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 Setup 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 gt To create a QoS policy for applications and online games 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup 2 Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 3 Click the Setup QoS rule button NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 40 10 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The QoS Priority Rule list displays QoS Priority Rule list MSN Messenger High MSN Messenger Applications IP Phone Highest IP Phone Applications CO SMTP Applications Help Center Show Hide Help Center To add a priority rule scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click the Add Priority Rule button QoS Priority Rules Priority QoS Policy for Priority Category Applications Applications Add a new application x Priority Normal Specified Port Range Connection Type TCP UDP v Starting Port Ja 65535 Ending Port j _ 65535
34. 300v2 Smart WiFi Router length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available e Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 3 Optional In the DHCP User Class If Required field enter a host name Most people do not need to fill in this field but if your ISP has given you a specific host name enter it here 4 Optional In the Domain Name If Required field enter a domain name You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here For example if your ISP s mail server is mail xxx yyy zzz you would type XXX yyy Zzz as the domain name If your ISP provided a domain name type it in this field For example Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name 5 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function e Auto Config This is the default setting
35. 347 Preamble Mode Long Preamble Turn off wireless signal by schedule The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period CED as cs Wireless Advanced Settings 5GHz a n ac Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Long Preamble x Turn off wireless sianal by schedule Help Center Show Hide Help Center By default the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box is selected 2 Select or clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the wireless router 3 Optional Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box and fill in the fields 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 Advanced Settings 96 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Your changes take effect 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 gt To configure and enable the wireless schedule 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays Click the Add a new period button Turn off wireless sig
36. 6 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 7 Click the Apply button IPv6 6to4 Tunnel The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel Make sure that the IPv4 Internet connection is working before you apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the IPv6 connection gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select 6to4 Tunnel Advanced Settings 113 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The screen adjusts p ED COL Internet Connection Type 6to4 Tunnel Remote 6to4 Relay Router auto O Static IP Address LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment Ouse DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields e Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s WAN or Internet interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available e Router s IPv6
37. 6 IP Address 10 1 10 16 GUI Language Version 1 0 0 126_2 1 17 1 Connection DHCP gt Setup LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 gt USB Storage ade ee eileg Domain Name Server z z5 n 5 IP Address 192 168 1 1 gt Security DHCP On gt Administration GD ED Ga v Wireless Settings 2 4GHz v Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEAR26 Name SSID NETGEAR 26 5G Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 16 Mode Up to 217 Mbps Mode Up to 1300 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured gt Advanced Setup 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 gt To use the Setup Wizard 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup Wizard Setup Wizard The Smart Setup Wizard can detect the type of Internet connection that you have Do you want the Smart Setup Wizard to try and detect the connection type now Ores Ono want to configure the router myself 2 Select Yes If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see nternet Setup on page 20 3 Select your location 4 Click Next NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 31 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The Setup
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39. Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available Configure the remote 6to4 relay router settings by selecting one of the following buttons e Auto Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Internet This is the default setting e Static IP Address Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router This address is usually provided by your IPv6 ISP Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv 6 client function e Auto Config This is the default setting Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address Click the Apply button Advanced Settings 114 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router IPv6 Pass Through In pass through mode the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports LAN and WAN Ethernet ports for IPv6 packets The router does not proc
40. IEEE 802 11a 5 0 GHz Maximum computers per wireless network Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node typically 50 70 nodes Supplemental Information 134 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Table 4 R6300v2 Router specifications continued Feature Description Operating frequency range 2 4 GHz 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 5 GHz 5 18 5 24 5 745 5 825 GHz US 5 18 5 24 GHz Europe ETSI CE Europe ETSI 5 25 5 35 GHz DFS band 5 47 5 725 GHz DFS band 802 11 security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA WPA2 Supplemental Information 135
41. IP address 10 1 10 16 Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 31 25 Internet disconnected Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 29 16 v Initialized firmvare version V1 0 0 129_1 0 16 Help Center ShowMide Help Center The log screen shows the following information e Action Whether the access was blocked or allowed e Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry e Target address The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted e Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded 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 Administration 91 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 gt To back up the router s configuration settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Backup Settings Backup Settings Save a copy of current settings Restore saved settings from a file Revert to factory default settings 2 Click Back Up 3 Specify a location to store the cfg file that is on a computer on your network A copy of the current settings is saved Restore Configura
42. 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 To view more detail or to change the USB device settings click Edit The USB Storage Advanced Settings screen displays See USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings on page 55 USB Storage 54 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings You can set up the device name workgroups and network folders for your USB device gt To view or change the USB storage advanced settings Select ADVANCED gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings 1 USB Storage Advanced Settings Network Device Name readyshare Workgroup Workgroup nate __Accessmetnod tre Pon E peman neinoomooamacsrae weer _ e e ea o rar ae HTTPS via internet https 0 0 0 0 shares 443 oO FTP via internet fip 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Read Write Total Free Access Access Space Space Ys Edit Create Network Folder Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Specify access to the USB storage device 3 Network Device Name The default name is readyshare This name is used to access the USB device connected to the router Workgroup If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a dom
43. Internet Port If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet select this check box Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool because NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 32 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router it allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason e 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 e 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 e NAT Filtering Network Address Translation NAT determines how the router processes inbound traffic Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet but might prevent some Internet games point to point applications or multimedia applications from functioning Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall but allows almost all Internet applications to function 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 vide
44. NES sisedircereirsieissn nani aris nii hiattaa odes 49 Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router 2 eee eee eee 49 Safely Remove a USB Drive 0 cee n nee ee 50 Access the USB Storage Devices ss2c26 285 084 crcdanetmaddar oe nin eiea 50 Share Files ncccnectuke tertsen ERREEN A EEEREN RENERE KERSIES AA eo ERRER 52 Share POOS sacle chi Sesepet rere ENEE rE EED 52 Store Files in a Central Location for Printing sss uessur 52 Share Large Files over the Internet ususrsrsusurruererrrrerreene 53 Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault 00 53 View a USB Device Attached to the Router 0 cece eee ee eee 54 USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings 00 55 Available Network Folders 00 eee eee e eee eee e eee e nee eees 56 Specify Approved USB Devices 0 0c c cece ence teen eee e eens 58 Media Server Settings serirerrnerramine kert otda te 6 4 dua EEEE gecees 59 TIVO SUPPOLE s c ckisitngesdnnd sonata case anaaneMaisbanassedacaas NESEN 60 Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo 60 Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer ReadVSHARE Printer Utility covss csvvesoodamnnegimarebs po i adeuadiee E 63 Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 0 00 08 63 Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center 00 0 e cece eens 64 Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center 0 cece eee eee 66 Configure
45. NETGEAR R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router User Manual March 2014 202 11202 03 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https my netgear com You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website For product updates and web support visit http support netgear com Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at http support netgear com general contact default aspx Compliance For regulatory compliance information visit http www netgear com about regulatory See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Information is subject to change without notice NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your ROUTE cs cot oth okatnen inh addaadaamare bari dedadedoteitas 8 Hardware Features c 200s 2 005 405 45 54dunagedeieeahenees sage oddso005s 8 Front and Side PamelSa e sra d acaie sd scaeotiaratecdaend anaic
46. Name field enter the user name for your account For a NETGEAR account at www no ip in the Email field type the email address for your account In the Password 6 32 characters field type the password for your DDNS account Click the Apply button Your changes are saved Advanced Settings 105 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 13 To verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the router click the Show Status button A message displays the Dynamic DNS status Change the Dynamic DNS Settings gt To change your settings 1 Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network 2 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com A login screen displays 3 Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS 5 Change your DDNS account settings as necessary 6 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved Static Routes Static routes provide more routing information to your router Typically you do not need to add static routes You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network As an example of when a static route is needed consider the following case e Your primary Internet access is through
47. P requires specific servers select this option Enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it also NAT Network Address Translation NAT allows computers on your home network to share the router Internet connection NAT is enabled by default because it is needed in most situations The following settings are available e Enable e Disable Router MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 21 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 e Use Default Address Use the default MAC address e Use Computer MAC Address The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows e Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use 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 NETGEAR Products Svc Provider Solutions Where to Buy Support Partners Community About W7 S
48. Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet 1 8 meters away and see whether the signal strength improves Are objects between the router and your computer blocking the wireless signal Troubleshooting 128 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device The device then responds with an echo reply You can easily troubleshoot a network is easy using the ping utility in your computer or workstation Test the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly gt To ping the router from a Windows computer 1 2 From the Windows toolbar click Start and select Run In the field provided type ping followed by the IP address of the router as in this example ping www routerlogin net Click OK You should see a message like this one Pinging lt IP address gt with 32 bytes of data If the path is working you see this message Reply from lt IP address gt bytes 32 time NN ms TTL xxx If the path is not working you see this message Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly you could have one of the following problems Wrong physical connections For a wired connection make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit for the port to which you are
49. S process sets up your wireless computer with the network password and connects it to the wireless network When that happens the WiFi LED lights solid and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message Quality of Service QoS 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 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 39 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 gt To disable WMM QoS 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup TD Emo Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings Turn Internet Access QoS On POWERED BY Uplink bandwidth Maximum 256 Kbps OOKLA 2 Clear the Enable WMM check box
50. SID 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 Security Options on page 26 5 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 28 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router View Attached Devices You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network gt To go to the Attached Devices screen 1 From the BASIC Home screen select Attached Devices Attached Devices Wired Devices aaa IP Address Device Name MAC Address Lay 10 0 0 2 TECHPUBS 00 1A 68 6D 9F 19 Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here IP Address MAC Address Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network The following information is displayed e number
51. 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 ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type 3 Click the Add Custom Service button Ports Custom Services Service Name Service Type TCP UDP External Starting Port 1 565535 External Ending Port 1 65535 Use the same port range for Internal port Internal Starting Port 1 65535 Internal Ending Port Internal IP address 192 168 1 Or select from currently attached devices Paess Devconame 4 In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name 5 In the Service Type field select the protocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP 6 In the External Starting Port field enter the beginning port number e Ifthe application uses a single port enter the same port number in the External Ending Port field e Ifthe application uses a range of ports enter the ending port number of the range in the External Ending Port field 7 Specify the internal ports by one of these methods e Leave the Use the same port range for Internal port check box selected e Fill in the Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port fields
52. Time of day to block use 24 hour clock All Day Start Blocking o Hour o Minute End Blocking 24 Houro Minute TimeZone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services e 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 e 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 the Apply button Your settings are saved Security 83 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 gt To set up email notifications 1 Select ADVANCED gt Security gt E mail C Turn E mail Notification On Send alerts and logs through e mail Your Outgoing Mail Server Send to This E mail Address My mail server requires authentication User Name Password Send Alert Immediately When someone attempts to visit a blocked site Send logs according to this schedule Day Sunday am pm Help Center ShowMide Help Center
53. USB Storage Advanced Settings screen to share large files This option supports downloading files only Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home Connect a USB hard disk drive HDD to the USB port on your router for centralized continuous and automatic backup gt To back up your Windows computer 1 Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router The USB 3 0 port on the back panel of the router performs faster than the USB 2 0 port on the front panel of the router Install the genie app on each Windows computer To download the genie app visit www netgear com genie Download ReadySHARE Vault from www netgear com readyshare and install it on each Windows computer Launch ReadySHARE Vault USB Storage 53 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 5 Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup View a USB Device Attached to the Router gt To view basic information about the USB storage device 1 Select BASIC gt ReadySHARE USB Storage Basic Settings Basic O ReadySHARE Printer Network Device Name readyshare Available Network Folders Read Total Free i oe oo weadyshare USB_Storage _ no ERE no BER HP v1 00w 909 9M Safely Remove USB Device 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
54. Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration Congratulations You are successfully connected to the Internet Wireless security is not enabled on this router NETGEAR highly recommends that you Click here to enable wireless security and protect your network Print this Take me to the Internet WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ demilitarized zone server change the maximum transmit unit MTU size and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN Internet port gt To view or change the WAN settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt WAN Setup C Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection C Default DMZ Server C Respond to Ping on Internet Port Disable IGMP Proxying MTU Size in bytes 1500 NAT Filtering secured O open CI Disable SIP ALG 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 This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online 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
55. a cable modem to an ISP e You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you are employed This router s address on your LAN is 192 168 1 100 e Your company s network address is 134 177 0 0 When you first configured your router two implicit static routes were created A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192 168 1 x addresses With this configuration if you attempt to access a device on the 134 177 0 0 network your router forwards your request to the ISP The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed and the request is likely to be denied by the company s firewall In this case you have to define a static route telling your router that 134 177 0 0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 In this example Advanced Settings 106 gt R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134 177 x x addresses The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 A metric value of 1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated To set up a static route 1 2 10 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes
56. a reserved address entry 1 Select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete 2 Click Edit or Delete 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 gt To use the WPS Wizard 1 Select ADVANCED gt WPS Wizard NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 38 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 2 Click Next Add WPS Client Select a setup method Push Button recommended You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen OPIN Number 3 Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use and follow the steps e Push Button a Either click the WPS button on this screen or press the WPS button on the router b Within two minutes go to the wireless client and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a password e PIN Number The screen adjusts Add WPS Client Select a setup method Push Button recommended PIN Number This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting W PS enabled adapters provide a randomly generated security PIN Enter Client s PIN hea a Enter the client security PIN b Click Next Within two minutes go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password The router WiFi LED blinks The WP
57. able also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address 6 Optional To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap table click the Refresh button IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if genie does not detect it automatically gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv 6 CZD ES Internet Connection Type Disabled v Auto Detect 6to4 Tunnel Pass Through Fixed DHCP PPPoE Auto Confi 2 Inthe Internet Connection Type list select the IPv6 connection type Your Internet service provider ISP can provide this information e If your ISP did not provide details you can select IPv6 Tunnel e Ifyou are not sure select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use Advanced Settings 110 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE DHCP or fixed but is IPv6 select Auto Config For more information about Internet connection types see the following sections 3 Click the Apply button Your changes take effect Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by colons Any four digit group of zeroes within an IPv6 address can be reduced to a single zero or altogether omitted The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address e More than e
58. address of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 8 Click the Apply button Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the router Internet port You can set limits for traffic volume gt To monitor Internet traffic 1 Click ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter Internet Traffic Meter C Enable Traffic Meter Traffic volume control by Monthly limit Mbytes Round up data volume for each connection by L Mbytes Connection time control Scroll to view Monthly limit hours more settings Traffic Counter Restart traffic counter at 00 00 On the day of each month Traffic Control Pop up a warning message Mbytes Minutes before the monthly limit is reached When the monthly limit is reached v Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box 3 Optional Control the volume of Internet traffic You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature e Select the Traffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the following options No Limit No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only Both Directions The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic e Select the Connection
59. ain the 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 You can type http readyshare routerlogin net shares to access the USB drive HTTP via Internet Disabled by default If you enable this feature remote users can type http lt public IP address shares gt for example http 1 1 10 102 shares or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet This feature supports file uploading only FTP Disabled by default FTP via Internet Disabled by default If you select this check box remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files If you changed the settings click Apply Your changes are saved USB Storage 55 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Available Network Folders You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device gt To view network folders 1 Select ADVANCED gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings USB Storage Advanced Settings Network Device Name readyshare Workgroup Workgroup matie __Aecessmetnod tm E Fe frear nenomooamacsnas weas __ Pa oe e oo Po mesvomemo __nipsrooonsnaes a0 O Fr __ _ disatanareroumioain
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61. apter contains the following sections e ReadySHARE Printer Utility e Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility e Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center e 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 62 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 e 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 e The driver software for the USB printer has to be installed on each computer from which you want to control this USB printer e The ReadySHARE Printer utility has both a Mac version and a Windows version e 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 th
62. ashboard BASIC Home Screen Join Your Wireless Network NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 12 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 e The ISP configuration information for your DSL account e ISP login name and password e Fixed or static IP address settings special deployment by ISP this setting is rare Wireless Devices and Security Settings Make sure tha
63. at you have the correct configuration information 3 Read Chapter 10 Troubleshooting lf 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 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 screen displays 3 Enter admin for the router user name and password for the router password both in lowercase letters Note 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 Login and Access on page 13 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 gt 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 A WARNING To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware do not interrupt the upgrade For example
64. ble TiVo support Select this check box if you want to play ReadyNAS media on your TiVo device See the following section Media Server Name Specify the name of the media server Automatic when new files added When this radio button is selected the router automatically scans for media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB storage Only shared folders with All no password in the Read Access list can be scanned for media files 3 Click the Apply button Your changes take effect USB Storage 59 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 e Video See and play mpeg1 and mpeg files e Music See and play MP3 files e Pictures View images in jpg format Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo You can use the TiVo Series 2 and up Home Media Option to play photos and music on your Windows computer or Mac right in your TiVo user interface To set up the router to work with TiVo 1 Select ADVANCED gt USB Storage gt Media Server 2 Make sure that the Enable TiVo support check box is selected To play videos 1 On the TiVo select TiVo Central gt My Shows My Shows Watch Live TV Find Shows Video on Demanc Music P 2 Go to the bottom of the list to find and select
65. 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 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 The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port but also sends an identify message to your computer on port 113 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 preceding example the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined Security 75 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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
66. cal and remote users e 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 e 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 gt 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 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 55 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 e One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print e The photo capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows
67. cebook Page before using the web for free Please visit and read the setup procedure http www netgear com facebookwifi Enable Facebook Wi Fi This only applies to the Wi Fi guest network so the Wi Fi guest network needs to be enabled on the router for this to work Click Configure to associate this device with a Facebook page fi To enable the Configure button please check the Enable Facebook Wi Fi option and click the Apply si sind button Select the Enable Facebook Wi Fi check box Click the Apply button Click the Configure button The Facebook Login screen displays Log in to your Facebook business account NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 45 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The Facebook Wi Fi Configuration screen displays Facebook Wi Fi Configuration Facebook Page To Facebook Wi Fi you need to be the admin of a local business Page that has a valid location d with it Select a Page v Bypass Mode do this by dicking on a link that lets Skip check in link Require Wi Fi code Session Length Select the length of time your customers will have Wi Fi for after they check in Five hours v Terms of Service Optional Add your own Terms of Service Visit Help Center 10 Select a Facebook business page from the Select a Page drop down list 11 If you want to allow customers to skip check in select the Skip check in link radio button If you select this radio button customer
68. ch Internet account Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses This means that the IP address can change at any time You can use the IP address to access your network remotely but most people don t know what their IP addresses are or when this number changes To make it easier to connect you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS service that lets you use a domain name to access your home network To use this account you must set up the router to use Dynamic DNS Then the router notifies the Dynamic DNS service provider whenever its IP address changes When you access your Dynamic DNS account the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects you 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 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account gt To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account 1 Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network 2 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com A login screen displays 3 Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays 4 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provi
69. 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 device 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 gt Torestrict access based on MAC addresses 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings 2 Click the Setup Access List button Wireless Card Access List D Es Turn Access Control On Po Device Name MAC Address O 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 Available Wireless Cards list select that radio b
70. connected Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP IP software are both installed and configured on your computer Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet Troubleshooting 129 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly test the path from your computer to a remote device 1 From the Windows toolbar click the Start button and select Run 2 In the Windows Run window type ping n 10 lt P address gt where lt IP address gt is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP DNS server If the path is functioning correctly replies like those shown in the previous section are displayed If you do not receive replies e Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as the default gateway If the IP configuration of your computer is assigned by DHCP this information is not visible in your computer Network Control Panel Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the default gateway e Check to see that the network address of your computer the porti
71. d applications Table 2 Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers adapters and switches 1492 Used in PPPoE environments NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 34 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Table 2 Common MTU sizes continued MTU Application 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging Larger packets are fragmented 1468 Used in some DHCP environments 1460 Usable by AOL if you do not have large email attachments for example 1436 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN 1400 Maximum size for AOL DSL 576 Typical value to connect to dial up ISPs gt To change the MTU size 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt 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 e LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 e 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
72. d contact information This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Troubleshoot with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Router Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Wireless Connectivity Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems Sequence to Restart Your Network When you need to restart your network follow this sequence 1 Turn off and unplug the modem 2 Turn off the router 3 Plug in the modem and turn it on Wait two minutes 4 Turn on the router and wait two minutes Wireless Settings Make sure that the wireless settings in the computer and router match exactly e Fora wirelessly connected computer the wireless network name SSID and wireless security settings of the router and wireless computer need to match exactly e If you set up an access list in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen you have to add each wireless computer s MAC address to the router s access list Network Settings Make sure that the network settings of the computer are correct e Wired and wirelessly connected computers need to have network IP addresses on the same network as the router The simplest way to do this is to use computers that obtain an IP address automatically with DHCP Most computers are set up this way e Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of
73. d share a USB drive connected the router USB port If your USB device has special drivers it is not compatible gt To connect a USB storage device 1 Insert your USB storage device into the USB 3 0 port on the back of the router USB 3 0 port 1 Internet Reset m pc Power USB Storage 49 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router For best USB hard drive access speed use the blue USB 3 0 port on the back of the router If you want to share a USB printer connect it to the USB 2 0 port on the side of the router 2 If your USB device has a power supply you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router It might take up to two minutes before the USB device is ready for sharing 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 safely remove it gt To remove a USB disk drive safely 1 Select USB Storage gt 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 gt To access the USB device from a Mac 1 Select Go gt Connect to Server 2 Enter smb readyshare as the server address 3 Click Connect
74. d 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 can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups gt To enable port triggering 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button Port Forwarding Port Triggering Please select the service type O Port Forwarding Port Triggering CoDisable Port Triggering Port Triggering Time out in minutes 20 Port Triggering Portmap Table Enable Service Name Service Type Inbound Connection Service User 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 Inthe Port Triggering Timeout 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 This timeout is required because the router cannot detect when the application has terminated gt To add a port triggering service 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button
75. der Do you have a NETGEAR DDNS or a No IP DDNS account Yes No Please enter the following information for registration Host Name mynetgear com Email Password 6 32 characters By submitting this form agree to the terms of service and that will only create one free ccount 5 Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box Advanced Settings 103 9 10 11 12 13 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router In the Service Provider list select NETGEAR Select the No radio button In the Host Name field type the name that you want to use for your URL The host name is sometimes called the domain name Your free URL includes the host name that you specify and ends with mynetgear com For example specify MyName mynetgear com In the Email field type the email address that you want to use for your account In the Password 6 32 characters field type the password for your account Click the Register button Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS service To check that Dynamic DNS is enabled in the router click the Show Status button A message displays the Dynamic DNS status Specify a DNS Account That You Already Have If you already have a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR no ip www NolP com or www DynDNS org you can set up the router to use your account gt To set up Dynamic DNS if you already have an account f 2 Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wi
76. e _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available e Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 3 Optional In the DHCP User Class If Required field enter a host name Most people do not need to fill in this field but if your ISP has given you a specific host name enter it here 4 Optional In the Domain Name If Required field enter a domain name You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here For example if your ISP s mail server is mail xxx yyy zzz you would type Xxx yyy Zzz as the domain name If your ISP provided a domain name type it in this field For example Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home and Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name 5 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function e Auto Config This is the default setting 6 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID t
77. e Uplink bandwidth Maximum field and select either Kbps or Mbps from the drop down list e Ifyou are not sure click the Speed Test button Speedtest verifies the upstream speed of your Internet connection The Uplink bandwidth Maximum field displays the result of the test Click the Apply button Your changes are saved NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 44 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Enable Facebook WiFi If you have a small business you can set up Facebook WiFi on your router so that customers can access your business WiFi by checking in to your Facebook business page Before you enable Facebook WiFi you must set up a guest network For more information see Set Up a Guest Network on page 27 gt To enable Facebook WiFi 1 2 Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network Enter www routerlogin net or www routerlogin com A login screen displays Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays Set up a guest network For more information see Set Up a Guest Network on page 27 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Facebook Wi Fi The Facebook Wi Fi screen displays Facebook Wi Fi Facebook Wi Fi is an application for small businesses The application turns the router into a Wi Fi hotspot allow patrons to check in and like your Fa
78. e utility on each computer in your network from which you want to control the USB printer gt To set up ReadySHARE Printer 1 Use a USB cable to connect the printer to the USB port on the side of the router ReadySHARE Printer 63 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer install the driver software for the USB printer If you do not have the printer driver contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most recent printer driver software Download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions from www netgear con readyshare Ready SHARE Printer Wirelessly print from your home network to a connected USB printer Easy to Set up Instructions PC Utility MAC Utility om Supported Routers WNDR4500 WNDR3800 WNDRMAC On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer install the ReadySHARE Printer utility Once installed the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the NETGEAR USB Control Center 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
79. ected 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 WPA2 or WPA wireless security gt 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 Getting Started 17 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing monitoring and repairing your home network See the NETGEAR genie App User Manual for details about the genie apps Retrieve wireless password Network Support About genie Retrieve wireless password About x NETGEAR Select language Wireless Network Ne Language CD enu a lt 9 uill mep an aa lt Dashboard Network Map Internet WiFi Connection Router Settings C l ick to Parental Controls STATUS GOOD STATUS Connected Click here view Ready SHARE Aire details Network Map Parental Controls ReadySHARE Number of devices 62 Click here Click here NETGEAR Experience your laptop Search NETGEAR Support screen on your TV wi
80. ection for your router the browser goes to http www routerlogin net and the NETGEAR genie screen displays NETGEAR genie R6300v2 Configuring the Internet Connection You are not yet connected to the Internet Do you want NETGEAR Genie to help Yes No want to configure the Internet connection myself Ihave saved the router settings in a file and want to restore the router to those settings e 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 e Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router e Make sure that the router has full power and that its WiFi LED is lit e Close and reopen the browser or clear the browser cache e Browse to http www routerlogin net e Ifthe 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 Getting Started 14 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 to verify th
81. ed e Account Name If required Enter the account name provided by your ISP This might also be called the host name e Domain Name If required Enter the domain name provided by your ISP These fields display when your ISP requires a login e Internet Service Provider PPPoE or PPPoA e Login The login name provided by your ISP This login name is often an email address e Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP e Service Name if Required If your ISP provided a service name enter it here e Connection Mode Always On Dial on Demand or Manually Connect e 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 e Get Dynamically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses e 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 Domain Name Server DNS Address The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names e Get Automatically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers Your ISP automatically assigns this address e Use These DNS Servers If you know that your IS
82. ed service blocking or port filtering To add a service for blocking first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses gt To block services 1 Select ADVANCED gt Security gt Block Services Block Services Services Blocking Never O Per Schedule O Always Service Table 3 i Service Type 2 Select either Per Schedule or Always 3 If you selected Per Schedule specify a time period in the Schedule screen 4 Click the Add button Security 74 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The Block Services Setup screen displays Block Services Setup Service Type User Defined Protocol TCP v Starting Port 1 65535 Ending Port 1 65535 Service Type User Defined Filter Services For O Only This IP Address O IP Address Range AII IP Addresses 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 select User Defined 6 If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP select the appropriate protocol If 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
83. ement The remote management feature lets you access your router over the Internet to view or change its settings Note Be sure to change the router default login password to a secure password The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and symbols It can be up to 30 characters See Change the Password on page 93 gt To set up remote management 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management Remote Management C Turn Remote Management On Remote Management Address https 0 0 0 0 8443 Allow Remote Access By Only This Computer O IP Address Range Everyone Port Number 2 Select the Turn Remote Management On check box 3 Specify the external IP addresses from which you want to allow access the router s remote management Note For enhanced security restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical Under Allow Remote Access By select one of the following Advanced Settings 108 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e Fora single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address e Fora range of IP addresses on the Internet select IP Address Range Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range e For access from any IP address on the Internet select Everyone 4 Specify the port number for accessing the web management interface Normal web b
84. engeeg sawerandad as ees 123 LEDS Never TUMON 4 iis0 554 mcsanraandgecndebatedeteue obue detente 123 Internet LEDS IS OI sc ccocavceusesaccdd muanemeageneehatedoeesseece 123 WIP LEDIS OR casetietctctatoieiebaticccadagsans babetmtatad mi bos 124 Cannot Log im tothe ROULEs ooo i545 sicecnnocngeeeusheimees coesees sees 124 Cannot Access the Internet 1 05 lt 2 500 0 cad cee c 205 4d 40 04 Mer daiatrae lace mons 125 WoubleshOOU PPPOE scsccssedcatacntsshevoleuseehnwannceoneascaas 127 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing 0 cece cece eee eee eee 127 ChangesiNot Saved ccccicsedercsbhscsscnasogomeatapegewseeenen eae 128 Wireless COMNECHVITVs ni dcis dw ascdascgensnngewere tere tou su eewes oecaee 128 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 0 129 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 0 0 e cece eee eee eens 129 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 130 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory SONG node tate tene sete seen date ebay iuetensa eter 132 Technical Specifications oo 0c0 apoeateaeneaswaeese sed Erene Enara 134 Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The NETGEAR R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router with AC1750 dual band delivers the world s faster WiFi With AC1750 WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet speeds this router offers ultimate performance in wireless coverage for large homes The R6300v2 comes with a dual core 800 MHz processor with enough processing powe
85. ent 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 217 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 450 Mbps At 5 GHz Up to 1300 Mbps is the default setting which allows 802 11ac and 802 11a wireless devices to join the network The other settings are Up to 600 Mbps and 289 Mbps 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 Wireless Security Options 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 product is authorized by the Wi Fi Allia
86. er from blocking This computer must have a fixed IP address 1 In the Trusted IP Address field enter the IP address 2 Click the Apply button Security 73 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 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 Avww ietf org and 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 This is call
87. es Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration reboot your computer and verify the DNS address You can configure your computer manually with DNS addresses as explained in your operating system documentation e Your computer might not have the router configured as its TCP IP gateway Troubleshooting 125 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router If your computer obtains its information from the router by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address e You might be running login software that is no longer needed If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet such as WinPoET you no longer need to run that software after installing your router You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshooting 126 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot PPPoE If you are using PPPoE try troubleshooting your Internet connection To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection 1 Select Administration gt Router Status 2 Click Connection Status 3 Check the Connection Status display If any of the field s on the Connection Status screen indicate Failed you might be using an incorrect service name user name or password There might also be a provisioning p
88. ess any IPv6 header packets gt To set up a pass through IPv6 Internet connection 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select Pass Through The screen adjusts but no additional fields display 3 Click the Apply button IPv6 Fixed gt To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select Fixed The screen adjusts Internet Connection Type WAN Setup IPV6 Address Prefix Length Default IPV6 Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS LAN Setup IP Address Assignment O Use DHCP Server auto Config IPV6 Address Prefix Length 3 Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection IPv6 Address Prefix Length The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface Default IPv6 Gateway The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router s WAN interface Advanced Settings 115 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e Primary DNS Server The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router e Secondary DNS Server The secondary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router Note Ifyou do not specify the DNS servers the router uses the DNS servers that are configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup screen See nternet Setup on page
89. 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 The server computer has to always have the same IP address 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 gt To forward specific incoming protocols 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Port Forwarding Port Triggering D E Please select the service type Port Forwarding O Port Triggering Inbound Firewall Rules enone _Seviconane acion Joram ves aw BLOCK aways kaa ill Wan 2 Leave the Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type 3 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 79 4 Fill in the Server IP Address field 5 Click the Add button The service appears in the list on the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Security 78 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that does not appear in the
90. gin O ves No Account Name if Required R6300v2 amp Domain Name If Required Scroll to m net IP Address v i ew more Get Dynamically from ISP o Ouse Static IP Address settings IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Address Get Automatically from ISP _ ltelp Center Show ide Help Center _ The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login 2 Select the Yes or No radio button e 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 e No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 3 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 4 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved 5 Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute see Chapter 10 Troubleshooting NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 20 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Internet Setup Screen Fields 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 Yes or No These fields display when no login is requir
91. hat you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 7 Click the Apply button IPv6 PPPoE gt To set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select PPPoE Advanced Settings 117 6 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router The screen adjusts ID ED CO Internet Connection Type Login Password Service Name lf Required Connection Mode Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment O Use DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This Interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields e Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s WAN or Internet interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available e Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field display
92. hat 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 e More than one local computer needs port forwarding for the same application but not simultaneously e 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 Security 80 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Note 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 Universal Plug and Play on page 109 To configure port triggering you nee
93. he 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 e 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 e You use VPN and have severe performance problems e 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 an
94. he utility on each computer in the network the status of the USB printer is Available on all of the computers e 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 and handling The status of the USB printer appears as Available on all of the computers when no print jobs are in process e 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 ReadySHARE Printer 68 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router You can set the value for the default time out time from the Configuration screen For more information see Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center 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 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer on page 710 ReadySHARE Printer 69 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center The NETGEAR USB C
95. hopping Cort Home gt Live Parental Controls Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls powered b is a router based Web filtering solution available on NETGEAR Wireless N router and fme ateway products Dy ptpa gt Blocks up to 50 categories of Internet content gt Designed to protect you from identity theft and scams gt And it s FREE for NETGEAR customers gt To set up Live Parental Controls 1 Select Parental Controls on the dashboard screen 2 Click either the Windows Users or Mac Users button 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Management utility NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 22 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router After installation Live Parental Controls automatically starts Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS NETGEAR KIOIN You re about to setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your router to filter websites visited on your computers and other networked devices THE INTERNET LIVE PARENTAL CONTROLS ENABLED NETGEAR ROUTER v Set different filtering rules for each user on your network v Set rules based on the time of day FILTERING LOW Our custom settings let you relax security settings for some users or at some times of the day Learn more 4 Click Next read the note and click Next again to proceed Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts you are prompted to log in
96. ight groups of hexadecimal quartets e More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet e More than two colons in a row Auto Detect gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select Auto Detect The screen adjusts Internet Connection Type Auto Detect w Connection Type DHCPiAuto Detect Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment O Use DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This Interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields e Connection Type This field indicates the connection type that is detected e Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s WAN or Internet interface The number after the slash is the Advanced Settings 111 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available e Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Ava
97. ilable 3 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv 6 client function e Auto Config This is the default setting 4 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router s LAN interface If you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 5 Click the Apply button IPv6 Auto Config gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt IPv 6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select Auto Config The screen adjusts aD ED COI Internet Connection Type Auto Config v DHCP User Class if Required DHCP Domain Name if Required Router s IPv6 Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment O Use DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields e Router s IPv6 Address on WAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s WAN or Internet interface The number after the slash is the Advanced Settings 112 R6
98. inimal Protects only against phishing attacks None Nothing blocked 6 Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next Setup is complete You have successfully setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS Next time you run the Management Utility it will take you to the status screen where you can e check whether Live Parental Controls are enabled e disable or enable Live Parental Controls e modify basic settings change custom settings such as per user and time of day based Live Parental Controls Take me to the status screen 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 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 bottom of the unit Note The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 24 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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
99. king 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 gt To set up keyword blocking 1 Select ADVANCED gt Security gt Block Sites Block Sites D ED To learn more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please go to www netgear com ipe Keyword Blocking Never O Per Schedule O Always Type keyword or domain name here Block sites containing these keywords or domain names Heip Center Show Hide Help Center oa 2 Select one of the keyword blocking options e Per Schedule Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings See Schedule Blocking on page 83 e 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 and click the Apply button The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries Here are some sample entries e Specify XXX to block http Awww badstuff com xxx html e Specify com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as edu or gov e Enter a period to block all Internet browsing access gt To delete a keyword or domain 1 Select the keyword you want to delete from the list 2 Click Delete Keyword 3 Click the Apply button gt To specify a trusted computer You can exempt one comput
100. l RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers This setting controls how the router sends and receives 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 e RIP Version 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 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 36 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 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 e Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router e 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 routers DHCP serve
101. min 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Set Password Set Password Old Password Set Password Repeat New Password C Enable Password Recovery 2 Type the old password and type the new password twice 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 Administration 93 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 gt To set up password recovery 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt 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 gt To recover your password 1 Inthe address field of your browser type www routerlogin net A login window 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 Administration 94 Advanced Settings Setting up unique situations This chapter describes the advanced features of your router Networking knowledge is needed to impleme
102. n also turn off the wireless radio on the other router or gateway Advanced Settings 99 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router gt To set up the router as an AP 1 Connect an Ethernet cable to the Internet port of this router and to a LAN port in the other router Cable this port to a LAN port on the other router 2 Select ADVANCED gt Wireless AP Wireless AP e Ethernet We Fj cable W cabi Internet Existing This NETGEAR router Router Gateway acts as Wireless AP Wireless AP mode allows this device to work as a stand alone wireless access point on your existing network E Enable AP Mode C Enable fixed IP setting on this device not recommended Please follow these instructions to have the optimal setup and performance Step 1 Make sure this device s Internet port is connected with an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN 3 Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box The screen adjusts 4 Optional If you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode select the enable fixed IP setting on this device not recommended check box 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 Advanced Settings 100 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode You can use your R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode to connect mul
103. n check box Click the Apply button Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy gt To edit or delete a QoS policy 1 2 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete and do one of the following e Click Delete to remove the QoS policy e Click Edit to edit the QoS policy and change the policy settings Click the Apply button Your changes are saved in the QoS Setup screen NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 43 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Bandwidth Control Bandwidth control lets you set a limit to the bandwidth that is available for traffic from the router to the Internet To set the maximum uplink bandwidth 1 2 Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network Enter www routerlogin net or www routerlogin com A login screen displays Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt QoS Setup The QoS Setup screen displays Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings Turn Internet Access QoS On POWERED BY Uplink bandwidth Maximum 256 Kbps OOKLA Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection e Ifyou Know what your uplink bandwidth is type it in th
104. nP On check box By default this check box is selected UPnP for automatic device configuration can be enabled or disabled If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared the router does not allow Advanced Settings 109 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router any device to automatically control the resources such as port forwarding mapping of the router 3 Type the advertisement period in minutes The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes The default period is 30 minutes Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more network traffic Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic 4 Type the advertisement time to live in hops The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops steps for each UPnP packet sent Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers The number of hops can range from 1 to 255 The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops which should be fine for most home networks If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly it might be necessary to increase this value 5 Click the Apply button The UPnP Portmap table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports internal and external that device has opened The UPnP Portmap t
105. nal by schedule When to turn off wireless signal Start 12 00midnight End 12 00no0n Recurrence Pattern Daily O Select Days Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Use the drop down lists radio buttons and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the wireless signal Click the Apply button The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule Click the Apply button View or Change WPS Settings gt To specify WPS Settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings The Router s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar for example from the Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer to configure the router s wireless settings through WPS Optional Select or clear the Disable Router s PIN check box The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the router s wireless settings by using the router s PIN through Advanced Settings 97 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router WPS You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router s PIN check box 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
106. nce http Avww wi fi org 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 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 26 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router WPA2 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 WPA2 PSK gets higher speed because it is implemented through hardware while WPA PSK is implemented through software WPA2 PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients WPA2 PSK clients get higher speed and security and WPA PSK clients get decent speed 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 NETGEAR recommends that you do not disable security gt To change the WPA settings 1 Select BASIC gt Wireless Settings 2 Under Security Options select the WPA option you
107. neanares 2 o FTP via internet fip 0 0 0 0 shares Available Network Folders Read Write a Free T E E avo I reit Create Network Folder Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen e Share Name If only one device is connected the default share name is USB_Storage Some router models have more than one USB port 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 e Read 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 e Folder Name Full path of the network folder e Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD e Total Space and Free Space Show the current utilization of the storage device gt To add a network folder 1 Select ADVANCED gt ReadySHARE 2 Click Edit USB Storage 56 3 ou R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Click Create Network Folder U HPv100w U Photos ee ee Read Access All no password v All no password If the Add a Network Folder screen does not display your web browser might be blocking po
108. nt some of these features This chapter includes the following sections Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless Access Point AP Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management Universal Plug and Play IPv6 Traffic Meter For information about approving a USB device see Specify Approved USB Devices on page 58 95 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 gt To turn the wireless radio on or off 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Wireless Advanced Settings 2 4GHz bigin Enable Wireless Router Radio E Enable 20 40Hz Coexistence Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 2
109. o that you can use the printer for scanning Your printer must support scanning and be in the Available state ReadySHARE Printer 70 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer If your USB printer supports scanning you can also use the USB printer for scanning gt 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 3 Click the Network Scanner button The scanner window opens so that you can use the USB printer for scanning ReadySHARE Printer 71 Security Customizing the firewall settings 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 e Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic e Block Services Port Filtering e Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports e Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications e How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering e Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers e Set Up Port Triggering e Schedule Blocking e Set Up Security Event Email Notifications For information about Live Parental Controls see Parental Controls on page 22 72 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Keyword Bloc
110. oconferencing 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 A 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 gt To set up a default DMZ server 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt WAN Setup 2 Select the Default DMZ Server check box NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 33 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 3 Type the IP address 4 Click the Apply button Your change takes effect Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit MTU is the largest data packet a network device transmits When one network device communicates across t
111. on 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 you want to 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 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 Security 76 R6300v2 Smart
112. on of the IP address specified by the subnet mask is different from the network address of the remote device e Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning e If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer enter that host name as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP could be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers Many broadband ISPs restrict access by allowing traffic only from the MAC address of your broadband modem Some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single computer connected to that modem If so configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer Troubleshooting 130 Supplemental Information This appendix covers the following topics e Factory Settings e Technical Specifications 131 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least 7 seconds The router resets and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table Table 3 Factory default settings Feature Default behavior Router login User login URL www routerlogin com or www routerlogin net User name case sensitive admin Login password case sensitive password
113. ontrol 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 To launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center Launch the NETEAR USB Control Center the same way you launch any application program on your Windows or MAC computer EN NETGEAR USB Control Center System Tools About Status Manually Connected by netgear 8dc0086 The main screen shows a device icon the description for this USB device and its status e Available The device is available from the computer that you are using e Waiting 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 e System Exit the utility e Tools 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 67 e About View details about the USB Control Center software The following control buttons are available e Connect The first time you access the utility you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button e Disconnect Click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection e Network Scanner This button activates the scanner window s
114. ot save the changes you make in the router interface check the following When entering configuration settings always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab or your changes are lost Click the Refresh or Reload button in the web browser The changes might have occurred but the old settings might be in the web browser s cache Wireless Connectivity If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router try to isolate the problem Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network If not check the WiFi LED on the front of the router If it is off you can press the WiFi On Off button on the side of the router to turn the router wireless radios back on If you disabled the router s SSID broadcast then your wireless network is hidden and does not show up in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 If you want to view the wireless settings for the router use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router Then log in to the router and select Wireless see Basic Wireless Settings on page 24 Note Be sure to click Apply if you change settings If your wireless device finds your network but the signal strength is weak check these conditions Is your router too far from your computer or too close
115. p ups If it is change the browser settings to allow pop ups In the Folder field browse and select the folder Fill in the Share Name field 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 Click the Apply button The folder is added on the USB device gt To edit a network folder 1 2 3 Select ADVANCED gt ReadySHARE Click the Edit button The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network Folder screen Change the settings in the fields as needed 4 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved USB Storage 57 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Specify Approved USB Devices For more security you can set up the router to share only approved USB devices gt To set up approved USB devices f 2 Qa Pr amp Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt USB Settings USB Settings Enable any USB Device connectedto the USBpot yYes Ono Ayr ypu Click the Approved Devices button USB Drive Approved Devices p CE C Allow only approved devices Approved USB Devices __vonmename Devrenome taacty_ Available USB Devices ___vonmename Deveename Camacty Po He ow ce This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB device
116. r Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings See Set Up Address Reservation on page 38 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 e An IP address from the range that you have defined e Subnet mask e Gateway IP address the router s LAN IP address e 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 gt To di
117. r to provide you with the best performance and comes with two USB ports for connecting a hard drive or printer including one USB 3 0 port that provides access speeds up to 10 times faster Compatible with next generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802 11 a b g n devices it enables HD streaming throughout your home With up to 4501 13002 Mbps speed and simultaneous dual band WiFi technology the R6300v2 avoids wireless interference ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections especially for dual band wireless devices like iPad and iPhoned In addition Beamforming technology boosts speed reliability and range of WiFi connections The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming technology to enhance WiFi performance with 802 11ac WiFi devices 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 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 Chapter 2 Getting Started explains how to access your router to view or change its settings This chapter contains the following sections e Unpack Your Router e Hardware Features e Position Your Router
118. reless device that is connected to the network Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com A login screen displays Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home screen displays Advanced Settings 104 4 10 11 12 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider Do you have a NETGEAR DDNS or a No IP DDNS account Yes No Please enter the following information for registration Host Name mynetgear com Email Password 6 32 characters By submitting this form agree to the terms of service and that will only create one free account Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box In the Service Provider list select one of the following e NETGEAR e NolP com e www DynDNs org Select the Yes radio button The screen adjusts and displays the Show Status Cancel and Apply buttons i Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider NETGEAR Do you have a NETGEAR DDNS or a No IP DDNS account Yes No Host Name mynetgear com Email Password 6 32 characters Forget your password click here To manage your DDNS account click here In the Host Name field type the host name sometimes called the domain name for your account For a www NolP or www DynDNS account in the User
119. relessly PTV2000 ED Support Figure 6 genie app dashboard The genie app can help you with the following e Automatically repair common wireless network problems e Have easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls guest access Internet traffic meter speed test and more The genie mobile app works on your iPhone iPad or Android phone Phone status gt roa gt 7 32 PM Log in to the router gt BE A i lt gj Information about genie mobile app Search NETGEAR _ gt and the connected support router Figure 7 genie mobile app home screen Getting Started 18 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and WiFi network 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 19 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 nternet Connection Setup Wizard on page 31 gt To view or change the basic Internet setup 1 From the Home screen select Internet internet Setup Does your Internet connection require a lo
120. roblem with your ISP Note Unless you connect manually the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network Troubleshoot Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet check the following e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration restart your computer Alternatively you can configure your computer manually with a DNS address as explained in the documentation for your computer e Your computer might not have the router configured as its default gateway Reboot the computer and verify that the router address www routerlogin net is listed by your computer as the default gateway address e You might be running login software that is no longer needed If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet such as WinPoET you no longer need to run that software after installing your router You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshooting 127 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Changes Not Saved If the router does n
121. rowser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80 For greater security enter a custom port number for the remote web management interface Choose a number from 1024 to 65535 but do not use the number of any common service port The default is 8080 which is a common alternate for HTTP 5 Click the Apply button Your changes take effect 6 When you access your router from the Internet type your routers WAN IP address into your browser s address or location field followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your external address is 134 177 0 123 and you use port number 8080 enter http 134 177 0 123 8080 in your browser Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections or real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should enable UPnP gt To turn on Universal Plug and Play 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt UPnP The UPnP screen displays D E CE Turn UPnP On Advertisement Period in minutes 30 Advertisement Time to Live in hops 4 UPnP Portmap Table Acte Protocol mpPot ExtPot IP Address 2 Select the Turn UP
122. s TxPkts Collisions TxBis RxBs UpTime Wan 1000wWFull Es 0 308 3584 1 LANI Link Down LAN3 TOO0MIF ull vee cous e 0915 LAN4 Link Down Down 2 4G WLAN bi A Se ES ae ES E E 08 57 a o E r 00 08 57 Poll Interval 5 86400 Seconds Setinterval Stop The following information is displayed 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 e Status The link status of the port e TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear e RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear e Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear e Tx B s The current transmission outbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Rx B s The current reception inbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link e 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 Administration 89 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Connection Status Button gt To view the Internet connection status 1 Select ADVANCED Home or select Administration gt Ro
123. s You can remove or add approved USB devices In the Available USB Devices list select the drive that you want to approve Click the Add button Select the Allow only approved devices check box 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 USB Storage 58 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 The router serves media in DLNA compatible form to DLNA UPnP AV compliant media players gt To specify the media server settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt USB Storage gt Media Server Media Server Settings M Enable Media Server Enable TiVo support P 7 Media Server Name ReadyDLNA t R6300v2 Content Scan Automatic when new files added 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 Specify the settings that you want to use Enable Media Server Select this check box to enable this device to act as a media server Ena
124. s Not Available In the Login field enter the login information for the ISP connection This is usually the name that you use in your email address For example if your main mail account is JerAB ISP com then you would type JerAB in this field Some ISPs like Mindspring Earthlink and T DSL require that you use your full email address when you log in If your ISP requires your full email address type it in this field In the Password field enter the password for the ISP connection In the Service Name name field enter a service name If your ISP did not provide a service name leave this field blank Note The default setting of the Connection Mode field is Always on to provide a steady IPv6 connection The router never terminates the connection If the connection is terminated for example when the modem is turned off the router attempts to reestablish the connection immediately after the PPPoE connection becomes available again Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function Advanced Settings 118 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e Auto Config This is the default setting 7 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6
125. s of the world Administration 90 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Channel The operating channel of the wireless port being used The default channel is Auto When Auto is selected the router finds the best operating channel available Channels 1 6 and 11 do not interfere with each other Mode The wireless communication mode At 2 4 GHz 450 Mbps 217 Mbps or Up to 54 Mbps At 5 GHz 1300 Mbps 600 Mbps or Up to 289 Mbps Wireless AP Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled If this feature is not enabled the WiFi LED on the front panel is off Broadcast Name Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID Wi Fi Protected Setup Indicates whether WPS is configured for this network View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of events Up to 256 entries are stored in the log gt To view logs Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Logs Current Time Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 39 07 Admin login from source 192 168 1 2 Wednesday 03 2013 10 38 43 dmin login from source 192 168 1 2 Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 38 03 Admin login from source 192 168 1 2 Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 37 28 Admin login from source 192 168 1 2 Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 33 52 DHCP IP 192 168 1 2 to MAC address 00 14 6B 6D 8F 19 Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 31 38 Time synchronized with NTP server Wednesday Apr 03 2013 10 31 26 Internet connected
126. s the web page from www example com To configure port forwarding you need to know which inbound ports the application needs You usually can determine 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 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 Security 77 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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
127. s will have the option to check in to your Facebook business page or skip the check in 12 If you want to allow customers to access your business WiFi by entering a WiFi code select the Require Wi Fi code radio button and type a WiFi code in the field that displays If you select this radio button customers will have the option to check in to your Facebook business page or skip the check in by using the WiFi code Note The WiFi code is different from your guest network passphrase If you select this radio button you must give customers the WiFi code for them to use your business WiFi 13 From the Session Length drop down list select a length of time you want to allow your customers to have access to your business WiFi after they check in 14 If you want to add terms of service to your Facebook check in screen select the Terms of Service check box and type your terms of service 15 Click the Save Settings button NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 46 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Facebook WiFi is enabled NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 47 USB Storage Accessing and Configuring a USB Storage 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 only to connect 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
128. s 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 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings 25 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 Apply 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 experim
129. sable the DHCP server feature in the router 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt LAN Setup 2 Clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 37 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 3 Click the Apply button 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 gt Toreserve an IP address 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt LAN Setup 2 In the Address Reservation section of the screen click the Add button 3 Inthe 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 gt To edit or delete
130. t 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 e Router login The user name admin logs you in to the router interface For details about this login see Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 15 e 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 e 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 your router Getting Started 13 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR genie Setup NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser Installation with basic setup takes about 15 minutes to complete gt To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router 1 Turn 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 label 3 Launch your Internet browser e The first time you set up the Internet conn
131. the computer initially registered on the account You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen Troubleshoot with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power LED is lit 2 Verify that the Power LED lights amber within a few seconds indicating that the self test is running 3 After approximately 30 seconds verify the following e The Power LED is lit solid green e The Internet LED is lit Troubleshooting 122 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router e The Wireless LED is lit unless you turned off the wireless radio The LEDs on the front panel of the router can be used for troubleshooting Power LED Is Off or Blinking e Make sure that the power cord is securely connected to your router and that the power adapter is securely connected to a functioning power outlet e Check that you are using the 12 VDC 2 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e Ifthe Power LED blinks slowly and continuously the router firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the router detects a problem with the firmware If the error persists you have a hardware problem For recovery instructions or help with a hardware problem contact technical support at www netgear com support Power LED Stays Amber When the router is turned on the Power LED lights amber for about 20 seconds
132. the R6300v2 A Recently ed 22 s Hi Videos on ReadyDLNA R6300v2 Groups sorted by date press ENTER to change USB Storage 60 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router gt To play music or view photos 1 On the TiVo select TiVo Central gt Music Photos amp Showcases Find S Video on Demand Music Photos amp Showcases Settings amp 2 Select what you want to play or watch Podcaster Slideshows 1eGame Wordsmith Skull amp Bones Music on ReadyDLNA R6300v2 Pictures on ReadyDLNA R6300v2 Manually add a gt To copy TiVo Files onto a computer Use the TiVo Desktop accessory available at https www3 tivo com store accessories software do Find a store Shopping cart Oltems Total 0 00 TiVo Desktop software for the PC Transfer shows from your TiVo box to your computer in order to view them Works with All Tivo DVRs Free to download Important A software patch for TiVo Desktop is required to transfer content from your TiVo DVR to your PC TiVoToGo For more information TiVo Desktop software for the Mac Transfer shows from Ti DO your TiVo box to your computer in order to view them Works with Free to download USB Storage 61 ReadySHARE Printer Setting up and managing a shared USB printer 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 ch
133. the printer e 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 Connect e You might be asked to install the driver for this printer After the driver is installed the printer status changes to Available gt To set up the NETGEAR USB Control Center 1 On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center the same way you launch any application program on your Windows or MAC computer 2 Select the printer and click the Connect button 3 Click the Disconnect button The status changes to Available ReadySHARE Printer 66 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router For each computer after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once the utility automatically handles the printing queue and handling 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 For example the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is ready for print jobs h Printers and Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt B ms Search E Folders Ez Address
134. 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 to determine whether a session is active 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 informati
135. tion Settings gt Torestore configuration settings that you backed up 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Backup Settings 2 Click the Browse button and find and select the cfg file 3 Click the Restore button The file is uploaded to the router and the router reboots WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Administration 92 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 132 gt To erase the configuration settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Backup Settings 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 Change the Password This feature lets you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin Changing this password 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 10 gt To set the password for the user name ad
136. tion to the LEDs on the front panel Hardware Setup 8 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Front and Side Panels The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure WiFi On Off button WPS button USB 2 0 port LEDs Figure 2 Router front and side view Table 1 Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power e Solid amber The router is starting up e Blinking amber The firmware is upgrading or the Reset button was pressed e Solid green The router is ready e Blinking green The firmware is corrupted Visit www netgear com support e Off Power is not supplied to the router Internet e Solid green The Internet connection is ready e Solid amber The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected e Off No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem Wireless e Solid blue The wireless radio is operating in either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz mode e Blinking A wireless computer or device is using WPS to join the network e Off The wireless radios are off for both 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz USB e Solid blue The router has accepted the USB device The USB device is ready to be used lt e Blinking blue A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect e Off No USB device is connected or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and
137. tiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802 11ac speed To do this you need two WiFi routers one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode i A Figure 8 Router in bridge mode with an 802 11ac WiFi connection Installing your R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router as a bridge offers the following benefits e You can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices e Use gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming e Connect multiple devices like NAS Smart TV NeoTV Blu ray Player and game consoles at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link e Avoid 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 gt 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 ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings
138. twork This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network 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 Change the Password Password Recovery For information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet see Remote Management on page 108 For information about monitoring Internet traffic see Traffic Meter on page 119 86 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 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 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 gt To check for new firmware and update your router 1 Select ADVANCED gt Administration gt Router Update Check for new version from the Internet Check c Click Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk c h ec k Ee D Click Check The router finds new firmware if it is available Click Yes The router locates an downloads the firmware and begins the update A WARNING To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware do not interrupt the
139. uter Status 4 Check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port If 0 0 0 0 is shown your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network For more information see Sequence to Restart Your Network on page 122 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following e Your Internet service provider ISP might require a login program Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet PPPoE or some other type of login e If your ISP requires a login the login name and password might be set incorrectly e Your ISP might check for your computer s host name Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer s MAC address In this case do one of the following Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device and ask them to use the router s MAC address Configure your router to clone your computer s MAC address If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translat
140. uter Status 2 Inthe Internet Port pane click the Connection Status button Connection Status DNS Server IP Address 10 1 10 16 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 1 10 1 DHCP Server 10 1 10 1 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 Lease Obtained 7 days 0 Hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 6 days 23 Hours 52 minutes The following information displays 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 Click the Release button to return the status of all items to 0 Click the Renew button to refresh the items Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz The following settings are displayed Name SSID The wireless network name SSID that the router uses Region The geographic region where the router is being used It might be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some part
141. utility displays on your computers as the NETGEAR USB Control Center To install the NETGEAR USB Control Center On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer double click the 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 ReadySHARE Printer 64 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router 2 Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NETGEAR USB Control Center The InstallShield R Wizard will install NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties iN NetGear U NETGEAR USB Control Center The utility is installed 4 On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer perform the initial setup of 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 For more information see nitial Setup of the NETGEAR USB Control Center on page 75 5 Optional Change the default settings For more information see Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center on page 77 ReadySHARE Printer 65 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center The first time you access the utility you are asked to select
142. utton otherwise type a name and the MAC address You can usually find the MAC address on the bottom of the wireless device Advanced Settings 98 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router Tip You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen Use each wireless computer or device to join the wireless network Then each is listed in the Attached Devices screen 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 Turn Access Control On check box 8 Click the Apply button gt To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list 1 Select ADVANCED gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays 2 Inthe table select the radio button next to the wireless device that you want to edit or delete 3 Do one of the following e Click the Edit button The Edit Wireless Card screen displays a Edit the address information b Click the Accept button e Click the Delete button The address is removed from the table Wireless Access Point AP You can set up the router to run as an access point AP on the same local network as another router Note To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on the router in access point mode You ca
143. y Re eg NENG ses E tee ees 22 Basle Wireless Settings tas icweSGe nerenin need wba dace dieu T E Ea 24 Wireless Settings Sereen Fields isi ovcssinonivanawews sewed ewau een yews 26 Set Upa Guest NetWork choles chess ddedacederssGerebadodeseeonaanss 27 View Attached DeVICES ccccccce cadacadesarassnduniadadeses coos esraases 29 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home Screen 0 cece eee eee ee 31 Internet Connection Setup Wizard cece eee eee eee 31 WAN SCLUP citincnittigw soccer renit anamin GEA aaan cae 32 DetaulU DMZ SerVverncs deci cl asavasstacdecesebetaeeteseteee hares ad 33 Change the MTU Sizes cc0ccs cagccs cs chtinwng em easadeeeeoseslegetsse 34 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router PGS HPs AAE EA SE ETE E A EAT 35 LAN Setup Screen Settings o ssecrsresrersid ttri riar EITE EAEE REESE 36 Role of the Router as a DHCP Server 0 cece eee eens 37 Set Up Address Reservation ss s2s2cecesasiaatareateeesdeseeuseawaees 38 WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 00 cece eee eee eee ees 38 Quality of Service QOS Setups cas isadiedodeieeea renis ias ia n 39 WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications 00 39 Set Up QoS for Internet Access ssi ci disdadadadeeticaiedeceeeiadaiais 40 Bandwidth Gonttol ssc4ccce gacicedashbniniereaiateeasesosaaiannes 44 Enable Facebook WiIFisis5scc0sccee sere eed eee dee ebiti iega none es 45 Chapter 5 USB Storage USB Drive REQUIFEME
144. 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 NETGEAR genie ADVANCED Home 35 R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router gt To change the LAN settings 1 Select ADVANCED gt Setup gt LAN Setup LAN Setup Device Name R6300v2 LAN TCPAP Setup IP Address 192 i68 2 fa IP Subnet Mask 2ss ass ass o RIP Direction Both xj RIP Version Disabled Use Router as DHCP Server Starting IP Address 192 168 1 2 Ending IP Address a92 aes a 254 Address Reservation Parawess _Devconame _WACAdwess dd cs G lw Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Enter the settings that you want to customize These settings are described in the following section LAN Setup Screen Settings 3 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP IP Setup e IP Address The LAN IP address of the router e IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of the router Combined with the IP address the 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 e RIP Direction Router Information Protoco
145. 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 AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers 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 Away 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 Away 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 Hardware Setup 11 Getting Started Connecting to the router 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 D

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