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R6250 Smart WiFi Router User Manual

1. lt 2 o r Include in Loa Help Center Show Hide Help Center The log screen shows the following information Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry Target address The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted Action Whether the access was blocked or allowed To refresh the log screen click the Refresh button To clear the log entries click the Clear Log button To email the log immediately click the Send Log button Administration 81 R6250 Smart WiFi Router C coy OA a Manage the Configuration File Ly bp L The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file Xoy can back up save this file to your computer restore it or reset it to the factory default C 3 settings gt CO io 6 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 Backup Settings A copy of the current settings is saved 3 Choose a location to store the cfg file that is on a computer on your network Restore Configuration Settings gt To restore configuration settings that you backed
2. Name SSID NETGEAR Security Options None O wep WPA PSK TKIP O WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES 5 Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect a Select the wireless network frequency 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz For 802 11ac mode select 5 GHz 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 Apply The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays 7 Click Apply on the Wireless Settings screen Your changes take effect Advanced Settings 89 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J cm C Q B K View or Change WPS Settings oN gt To specify WPS Settings an 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings ee The Router s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar for example from the YW Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer to configure the router s wireless C b settings through WPS 2 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 routers wireless settings by using the router s PIN through WPS You can manually enable the PIN function by
3. Figure 8 NETGEAR USB Control Center utility The main screen shows a device icon the description for this USB device and its status Available The device is available from the computer that you are using 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 See the following section Control Center Configuration e About View details about the USB Control Center software ReadySHARE Printer 59 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O Q C l Cy K Control Center Configuration hy gt To use the Control Center Configuration screen ian 1 Select Tools gt Configuration KS i Control Center Configuration i K ERA l j 6 Automatically execute when logging on Windows Timeout 30 minute 1 600 Language Danske Note Language setting will take effect on next execution 2 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
4. 6 Service Name Serice Type TCP UDP Mi Extemal Starting Fori 1 65535 Extemal Ending Port K 5535 Use the same port range for intemal port Internal Starting Port 1 605535 Internal Ending Port intemal IF address 192 168 i Or select from currently attached devices PAdiress IP Address f Device Name 4 Inthe Service Name field enter a descriptive name 5 Inthe Service Type field select the protocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP 6 Inthe Eternal Starting Port field enter the beginning port number e If the application uses a single port enter the same port number in the 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 Fill in the Internal IP address field or select the radio button from the list of currently attached devices 8 Click Apply The service is now included in the list Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry 2 3 4 To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type In the table select the radio button next to the service name 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 y
5. Cl Turn Access Control On G o o DeviceName CMA Address Go E Cs cis 3 Q 3 Click Add The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses 4 Ifthe computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Cards list select that radio button otherwise type a name and the MAC address You can usually find the MAC address on the bottom of the wireless device Tip You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen To do this use each wireless computer to join the wireless network The computer should then display in the Attached Devices screen 5 Click Add 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 Apply 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 Advanced Settings 91 R6250 Smart
6. Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off If either the Ethernet port LEDs or the Internet LED does not light when the Ethernet connection is made check the following e Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer e Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer e Be sure that you are using the correct cable When connecting the router s Internet port to a cable or DSL modem use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL modem This cable could be a standard straight through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable WiFi LED Is Off If the WiFi LED stays off check to see if the WiFi On Off button on the router has been pressed This button turns the wireless radios in the router on and off The Wireless LED is lit when the wireless radio is turned on Cannot Log In to the Router lf you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network check the following e If you are using an Ethernet connected computer check the Ethernet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section e 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 e If your computer s IP address is shown as 169 254 x x recent versions of Windows and Mac OS ge
7. OA Q Op Device Name Rbeso On LAN TCPAP Setup IP Address 192 168 fi p IP Subnet Mask 255 2ss 288 o RIP Direction Both O M RIP Version Disable div E Use Router as DHCP Server ra A Starting IP Address 192 168 mz E Ending IF Address a92 zes 2 esa Address Reservation e Paess Devcename macanwess O _ Help Center s Show Hide Help Center 2 Enter the settings that you want to customize These settings are described in the following section LAN Setup Screen Seitings 3 Click Apply Your changes are saved LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address The LAN IP address of the router 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 RIP Direction Router Information Protocol 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 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 d
8. Help Center ShowMide Help Center 2 Select one of the keyword blocking options e Per Schedule Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings 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 Add Keyword and click Apply The Keyword list Supports up to 32 entries Here are some sample entries e Specify XXX to block http www 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 Apply Your changes are saved gt To specify a trusted computer You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking and logging The computer you exempt has to have a fixed IP address 1 In the Trusted IP Address field enter the IP address 2 Click Apply Your changes are saved Security 63 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 ey a Block Services Port Filtering ey g Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computersor 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 6 request for service to a server computer a service or port numb
9. O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly K od Zo allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless You have a specific reason b e Disable IGMP Proxying IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area nS pwork LAN to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet If you do need this feature you can select this check box to disable it iZ e MTU Size in bytes The normal MTU maximum transmit unit value for most Oz Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections For some 6 ISPs you might need to reduce the MTU This is rarely required 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 Apply Your changes are saved Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation NAT The router is programmed to recognize some of these appl
10. WPA PSK AES OC WPAMPA Enterprise Passphrase Cleverteapote1 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Help Center Show Hide Help Center The screen sections settings and procedures are explained in the following sections 2 Optional Change the settings The settings are explained in the following section Wireless Settings Screen Fields on page 26 3 Click Apply Your settings are saved lf you were connected wirelessly to the router and you changed the SSID or wireless security you are disconnected from the network 4 f 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 e 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 e Is your computer or wireless device trying to connect to your network with its old settings before you changed the setting If so update the wireless network selection in your computer or wireless device to match the current settings for your network Basic Settings 25 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K og amp K Wireless Settings Screen Fields oN You can use this screen to view or change the wireless network settings and the security option KA Enable SSID Broadcast This feature allows the router to broadcast its SS
11. Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the InternetyThis is the default setting Ly e Static IP Address Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router This KA address is usually provided by your IPv6 ISP b 4 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the 2 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 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 6 Click the Apply button 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 process 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 Inthe 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 pass through IPv6 Internet connection 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup
12. 11ac 1300 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802 11n 450 Mbps 2 Up to 1300 Mbps wireless speeds achieved when connecting to other 802 11ac 1300 Mbps devices py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Unpack Your Router by Open the box and remove the router cables and installation guide py C 2 eS Ethernet cable with internal shielding an GA a Power adapter WiFi Router Figure 1 Check the package contents Your box contains the following items e R6250 Smart WiFi Router e AC power adapter plug varies by region e Category 5 Cat 5 Ethernet cable e Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions If any parts are incorrect missing or damaged contact your NETGEAR dealer Keep the carton and original packing materials in case you return the product for repair Hardware Features Before you cable your router take a moment to become familiar with the front side and back panels and the label Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel Hardware Setup 8 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly C Q K Front and Side Panel a b The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure can o L1 6 WiFi On Off button WPS button LEDs Pa Figure 2 Router front and side view Table 1 Front panel LED descriptions Solid amber The router is starting Blinking amber The firmware is upgrading or the Restore Factory Sett
13. 2 2 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com K A login window 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 Types of Logins and Access on page 13 Upgrade the Firmware When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet the router automatically checks for you to see if newer firmware is available If it is a message is displayed on the top of the screen For more information see Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 76 Click the message when it shows up and click Yes to upgrade the router with the latest firmware After the upgrade the router restarts AN CAUTION Do not try to go online turn off the router shut down the computer or do anything else to the router until the router restarts and the Power LED has stopped blinking for several seconds Getting Started 15 R6250 Smart WiFi Router s gq Q Q E Dashboard Basic Home Screen N b D The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Interne connection and network at a glance You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard t0 view and change the settings The left column has menus You can use the Advanced tab to Op access more menus and screens G2 NETGE
14. Cn i Traffic Meter by a 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 G gt To monitor Internet traffic oom 1 Click Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter a Internet Traffic Meter C Enable Traffic Meter Traffic volume control by Monthly limit Mbytes Round up data volume for each connection by 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 Ymhen the monthly limit is reached v Help Center Show Mide 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 to do this 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 time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field 4 Optional If your ISP charges an amount of e
15. 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 65 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 1 You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer lt 4 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 4jen sends this request message to your router Uy Q 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server Your router stores the original oe information performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source address and port and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server 6 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
16. On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Routers IPvi Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment 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 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 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 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
17. Soitis accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers e 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 e 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 e 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 Types of Logins and Access NETGEAR genie Setup Use NETGEAR genie after Installation Upgrade the Firmware Dashboard Basic Home Screen Join Your Wireless Network NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 12 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Oh To O Router Setup Preparation KIN y 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
18. This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 5 Select the language ERA The first time you access the utility you are asked to select the printer ReadySHARE Printer 56 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Select the printer and click the Connect button You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection The status then changes to Available After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network the utility on each of them manages the printing queue and handling The status of the printer is Available on all of the computers e When the status is Available you can use the USB printer 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 ReadySHARE Printer 57 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D O K Q Q on O e You can set the value for the default time out time from the Tools gt Contr yCenter Configuration screen D 1 Control Center Configuration l cP a Qo Basic 0 Automatically execute when logging on Windows YW M Timeout 7 a 30 minute 1 600 MLanguage English Deutsch Francais Italiano Espanol Danske Note Language setting will take effect on nex
19. View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access 81 Manage the Configuration File 1 0 0 ccc eee 82 KA Back Up SeHINOS saidara cadeudeeee heen kaAi ei a Ra i gees 4 82 oe Restore Configuration SettingS 2 0 00 e eee ees 82 i Erase the Current Configuration SettingS 00000 0a ee 82 Change the Password aici o toe ead dad 5 WE ee Ww tom eR She om ack Wwe 83 Password Recovery 46 cc edad dededsedndeestedereeeeekses essed 83 Chapter 9 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless SettingS 0 0 ccc ee eee 86 Control the Wireless Radio 0 0 0 cece eee ee eee 86 Set Up a Wireless Schedule 0 0 0 0 0 ee 87 Set up the Router in Bridge Mode nannaa nannaa 88 View or Change WPS SettingS 0 0 0 90 Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address 90 Wireless Access Point AP 000 c cece eee eee eens 92 Wireless Distribution System WDS 0 0000 93 Set Up the Base Station s lt 07os40ee0d a eo deena eae ere ean eed ed 94 Set Up a Repeater ac cies ccseced bate ndesbnes eheshokeee awe ees 95 VG ON esperet ena oe eee ee beet he ee bee ate eeegeoaneenes 97 Static ROUICS 046 xer i dba ore bods bo ae Oo Re ooh oo ewe 98 Remote Management t604 2oe dd aS he bd rd ew dd eee baw bee ea a 99 Universal Plug and Play lt 2 2c2ccic44io4o8866 508450856 266450680 101 Iaa e asp 4 pee eae pace ea we Peed eee eee oes eee epee ET 102 Require
20. WiFi Router by Q Q R a Wireless Access Point AP by D D You can set up the router to run as an access point AP on the same local network as Z another router Co gt To set up the router as an AP K 1 Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the Oe other router Cable this port to a LAN port on the other router 2 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings 3 Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box The AP Mode section of the screen expands Wireless AP E This NETGEAR router misting 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 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 Make sure this device s Internet port is connected with an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN 4 Select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use e Get an IP address dynamically from the other router The other router on the network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode e Fixed IP address not recommended Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience Advanced Settings 92
21. a PC but not shared on the O network e The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC e 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 e Ona 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 e 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 e Onthe 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 e Be sure to select the FTP via Internet check box in the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen This option supports both downloading and uploading of files Note You can enable the HTTP via Internet option on the USB Storage Advanced Settings screen to share large files This option supports
22. among Windows afd Mac computers on the network K gt To set up ReadySHARE Printer a Q 1 Connect the USB printer to the router s USB port with a USB printer cable Kore 2 Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that shares the printer If you do not have the printer driver contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most recent printer driver software 3 On each computer that shares the printer download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version which you can access in two different ways e From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the page that you access through this URL www netgear com readyshare Ready SHARE Printer Wirelessly print from your home network to a connected USB printer Easy to Set up Instructions PC Utility MAC Utility Supported Routers WNDR4500 WNDR3800 WNDRMAC e From the ReadySHARE tab of the NETGEAR genie app See NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App on page 18 Note You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work this utility has to be running in the background ReadySHARE Printer 55 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router 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
23. cee ees 117 Troubleshoot PPPOE 222ig42 in auee Sek a iieksd 5 eeu ees eed 119 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing 0 000 c eee eee eee 119 Changes Not Saved 2660 0c6005 500s es beeeese nsec cuees 120 Wireless Connectivity 6 acc n annaa oaet ew Gowen eed bE se le ee eee 120 Wireless Signal Strength 0 0 00 cc eee 120 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 121 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 0 000 eee ees 121 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 122 Appendix A Supplemental Information Pec eNO eens ae cee Re eet ee hae seas Ben peo e eee ee deg 124 Technical Specifications 2 0 ee eee 126 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Hardware Setup 2 Getting to know your router S The R6250 Smart WiFi Router with AC dual band delivers AC1600 WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet speeds It offers the best wireless coverage for large homes and is ideal for homes with ten or more wireless devices The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming technology to enhance WiFi performance Because It s automatic you dont have to turn on Beamforming or configure it When you connect to the WiFi network Beamforming focuses on your location for even better WiFi performance and speed Beamforming locks onto your laptop tablet or smartphone and follows as you move from place to place so you keep your optimal WiFi connection Compatible with next
24. 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 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 Apply Your changes are saved Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless network This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device Each network device has a MAC address which is a unique 12 character physical address containing the hexadecimal characters 0 9 a f or A F only and separated by colons for example 00 09 AB CD EF 01 Typically the MAC address is on the label of the wireless card or network interface device If you do not have access to the label you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer You might also find the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen gt Torestrict access based on MAC addresses 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings 2 Click the Setup Access List button Advanced Settings 90 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O y Q On cn ED E te
25. does not support such a configuration Cannot Access the Internet lf 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 4 Select Administration gt Router Status 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 114 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following 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 If your ISP requires a login the login name and password might be set incorrectly Troubleshooting 117 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router D ey Q Y o K e Your ISP might check for your computer
26. each time it accesses the routers DHCP server Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings 6 gt To reserve an IP address 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt LAN Setup 2 Inthe 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 Apply 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 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 On the computer or wireless device either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN 1 Select Advanced gt WPS Wizard 2 Click Next Advanced Home Settings 38 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O oy O Q The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS clien
27. for this utility 3 Click OK Your changes are saved USB Printer The first time you use a printer click Connect You might be asked to install the driver for this printer After the driver is installed the printer status changes to Available Note Some USB printers for example HP and Lexmark printers request that you do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted to do so by the printer driver installation software lf the USB printer is detected and connected automatically you need to disconnect the printer and wait for the prompt asking you to click Connect ReadySHARE Printer 60 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router S Windows Printers and Faxes window Printers and Faxes e L File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Z Oo E gt a Search i Folders Ez iZ Address Printers and Faxes YW TRE e HP Photosmart C5200 series b rinter Tasks Ls 0 Paused a Add a printer amp Set up faxing See Also 2 Troubleshoot printing Get help with printing Other Places Figure 9 Printers and Faxes screen This USB printer is ready The utility does not need to hold the connection of this USB printer When this printer has a print job the USB utility connects to this USB printer automatically and prints After the print job is done the printer status returns to the Paused state Scan with a Multifunction Printer You can use the scan feature of a multifunction printer 1 Make sure that
28. is trying to add the wireless device or computer The LED stays solid blue when wireless security is enabled in the router 6 Rear Panel The rear panel has the connections and buttons shown in the following figure Power connector r 3 2 1 Internet Reset M Le YC Ethernet lower Power On Off USB 3 0 Ethernet Internet Reset port LAN ports 1 4 port button Figure 3 Router rear panel The Reset button restores the factory settings See Factory Settings on page 124 Hardware Setup 10 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Label a The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN login information MAC address and serial number Default access information 7 2 NETGEAR itz O Wd a GAR Aaaa Power Internet wil On w www routerlagin net C a T 8 W Preset WiFi Serial number and password MAC address Figure 4 The label shows unique information about your router Position Your Router The router lets you access your network from anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network However the operating distance or range of your wireless connection depends 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 e Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices e
29. 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 instance you might not be able to access certain websites frames within websites secure login pages or FTP or POP servers If you suspect an MTU problem a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400 If you are willing to experiment you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 2 Common MTU sizes mu Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size This setting
30. port Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your compute hen 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 clonin vA Use Default Address Use the default MAC address KA e Use Computer MAC Address The router captures and uses the MAC address of the 3 computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows Q 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 Shopping Cort Home gt Live Parental Controls Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls powered b Y NS is a router based Web filtering solution Vv rey Y WINNER available on NETGEAR Wireless N router and NX eway products yy a gt Blocks up to 50 categories of Internet content gt esigned 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 Ma
31. 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 78 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly ey CQ Ce a Connection Status Button 7 gt To view the Internet connection status EA 1 Select Advanced Home or select Administration gt Router Status py 2 Inthe Internet Connection pane click the Connection Status button iZ O Connection Status oe 6 Administration IP Address 101 1 0 11 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 1 10 1 DHCP Server 10 1 10 1 75 75 75 75 DNS Server 75 75 76 76 Lease Obtained 7 days 0 Hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 6 days 23 Hours 53 minutes Close Window 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 configura
32. s host name Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in theApternet Setup screen ben e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might chet for your computer s MAC address In this case do one of the following KA Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device and ask them to use the oe router s MAC address On 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 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 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 lf 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 rout
33. that 134 177 0 0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 In this example e The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134 177 x x addresses e The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192 168 1 100 e A metric value of 1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN e Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP Is activated gt To set up a static route 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes 2 Click Add Route Name C Private Active Destination IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Metric 3 Inthe Route Name field type a name for this static route for identification purposes only 4 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 5 Select the Active check box to make this route effective Advanced Settings 98 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Y K 6 Type the IP address of the final destination h 7 Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 by 8 Type the gateway IP address which has to be on the same LAN segment as the router 9 Type a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of routers betw
34. the NAT assigned source port for example port 33333 as the destination port The IRC server also sends an identify message to your router with destination port 113 6 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333 your router checks its session table for an active session for port number 33333 IF so the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer 7 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session table and finds an active session for port 113 associated with your computer The router replaces the message s destination IP address with your computer s IP address and forwards the message to your computer 8 When you finish your chat session your router eventually senses a period of inactivity in the communications The router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Also you need to know the number of the outbound port that triggers 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 o
35. the printer status shows as Available 2 Click the Network Scanner button This activates the scanner window to perform scans ReadySHARE Printer 61 Security Customize 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 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Block Services Port Filtering Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers Set Up Port Triggering Schedule Blocking Security Event Email Notifications For information about Live Parental Controls see Parental Controls on page 22 62 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K CQ os b Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic On hb Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your netwo k The blocking can be always or according to a schedule KSN gt To set up keyword blocking 5 Q 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Sites Kore Block Sites To leam more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please go to www netgear com ipc Keyword Blocking Never Per Schedule O Always Type keyword or domain name here Block sites containing these keywords or domain names
36. up 1 Click the Browse button to find the cfg file 2 Click the Restore button The files is uploaded to the router and the router reboots A WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Erase the Current Configuration Settings You can use the Erase button to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings You might want to do this 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 124 Administration 82 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly K a a gt To erase the configuration settings K h Click the Erase button cn The factory default settings are restored The user name is admin the password to A password and the LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 DHCP is enabled KJ K Change the Password Op This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access The label on the bottom of your router shows your unique wireless network name SSID and password for wireless access see Label on page 11 gt To set the password for the user name admin 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Set Password Set Password D E Old Password Set Password Repeat New Password C Enable Password Recovery 2 On the Set Password s
37. usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices Failure of the end user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end user by the applicable National regulatory authority This product s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country Therefore all options described in this user s guide may not be available in your version of the product Europe EU Declaration of Conformity Products bearing the CE marking comply with the following EU directives e EMC Directive 2004 108 EC e Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC If this product has telecommunications functionality it also complies with the requirements of the following EU Directive e R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Compliance with these directives implies conformity to harmonized European standards that are noted in the EU Declaration of Conformity Intended for indoor use only in all EU member states EFTA states and Switzerland This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 2483 5 MHz For detailed information the end user should contact the national spectrum authority in France FCC Requirements for Operation in the United States FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with appro
38. uses Temporal Key Integfi Protocol TKIP data encryption implements most of the IEEE 802 111 standard and Works with all wireless network interface cards but not all wireless access points K 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 Oz higher speed because it is implemented through hardware while WPA PSK is usually C implemented through software WPA2 PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate n the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPS PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients 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 To change the WPA settings 1 Select Basic gt Wireless Settings 2 Under Security Options select the WPA option you want Security Options O Mone O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES OWPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPAMPA 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 d
39. 10 Mode For 2 4 GHz Up to 145 Mbps is the default setting which allows 802 11n and 802 11g wireless devices to join the network The other settings are Up to 54 Mbps and Up to 300 Mbps At 5GHz Up to 1300 Mbps is the default setting which allows 802 11ac 802 11a wireless devices to join the network The other settings are Up to 289 Mbps and 600 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 Wi Fi Alliance http www wi fi org authorized the product because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high speed wireless local area networking Basic Settings 26 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router WPA uses a passphrase for authentication and to generate the initial data enc Sion keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK
40. 4 GHz 300 Mbps 145 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 Wireless Isolation Wireless isolation prevents wireless clients from communicating with each other when they join the wireless network Wi Fi Protected Setup Indicates whether WPS is configured for this network Administration 80 R6250 Smart WiFi Router The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access Upto 256 entries are stored in the log Log entries display only when keyword blocking is enab and no log entries are made for the trusted user gt To view logs Current Time Friday Feb 08 2013 10 41 12 192 Admin login 10 41 08 Admin login 10 40 58 Admin login 10 40 48 Admin login 10 40 36 Admin login 10 40 14 Admin login 10 40 04 Admin login 10 39 49 Admin login 10 38 58 from source from source from source from source from source from source from source from source 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday 2 Friday Select Advanced gt Administration gt Logs Feb 08 2013 Feb 08 2013 Feb 08 2013 Feb 08 2013 Feb 06 2013 Feb 06 2013 Feb 08 2013 Feb 08 2013 Q o 6
41. 6 ReadySHARE Printer For more about ReadySHARE features visit www netgear com readyshare 44 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router an ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router USB portslf your USB device has special drivers it is not compatible G gt To connect a USB storage device a 1 Insert your USB storage device into the USB port on the rear panel of the router Kore 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 2 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 2 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 USB Storage 45 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J
42. AR genie Sea ar Language te P 39 ioe amie b i wa Menus z Internet Wireless Arached Devices Dashboard Click the f STATUS GOOD iei Humber of Devices Click to tab to view PA puzi i more Lt ii Parental Controls Ready SHARE Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS READY STATUS NOT ENABLED Help amp Support pecuneeece orire signet Peter FAG Reed Erie Senrchitem PCO Help 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 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 S
43. However there is guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful gt interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user 6 is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods oes e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Kore e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the radio receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution e Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment e This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation e For product available in the USA and Canada market only channel 1 11 can be operated Selection of other channels is not possible e Pour les produits disponibles aux Etats Unis Canada du march seul le canal 1 a 11 peuvent tre exploit s S lection d autres canaux n est pas possible e This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operation i
44. ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 5 Click the Apply button Advanced Settings 103 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O Q C Q 1 K IPv6 Auto Config hy gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration i be 2 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 Co The IPv6 screen displays Oz 2 Inthe Internet Connection Type list select Auto Config Kore The screen adjusts ams E GI Internet Connection Type Auto Contig w DHCP User Class if Required DHCP Domain Name if Required Router s IPv Address On WAN Moat Available LAN Setup Routers IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment 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 displays Not Available O
45. ID so wireless KA stations can see this wireless name SSID in their scanned network lists This check box is g selected by default To turn off the SSID broadcast clear this check box and click Apply Kore Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network Name SSID The SSID is also known as the wireless network name Enter a 32 character maximum name in this field This field is case sensitive The default SSID is randomly generated and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting Region The location where the router is used Select from the countries in the list In the United States the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable Channel The wireless channel the router uses For 2 4 GHz select a value from 1 through 13 For products in the North America market only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated Do not change the channel unless you experience interference Shown by lost connections or slow data transfers If this happens experiment with different channels to see which is the best When you use multiple access points it is better if adjacent access points use different radio frequency channels to reduce interference The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is 4 channels for example use Channels 1 and 5 or 6 and
46. 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 To make sure that the browser does not cache the previous page close and reopen the browser e Browse to http www routerlogin net e If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address this is uncommon change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router If the router does not connect to the Internet 1 Review your settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly 2 Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information 3 Read Chapter 10 Troubleshooting f problems persist register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support Getting Started 14 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Z K Q KA Use NETGEAR genie After Installation KIN My When you first set up your router NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launctp n Internet browser on a computer that is connected to the router If you want to view or chang settings for the router you can use genie again KA CO 1 Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router
47. LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 me Address 9C D3 60 99 C1 94 Fanan Manna Seria as m IP Address 192 168 1 1 akn Sh DHCP F Wireless Setting 5 5GHz Name SSID NETGEAR Name SSID NETGEAR4 T 5G6 Region Marth America Region Narih America Channel Auto 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 161 Mode Upto 145 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 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 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 77 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Connection This shows if the router
48. NETGEAR ny R6250 Smart WiFi Router User Manual July 2013 202 11215 02 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Y Support K b Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products UZ After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your proguct at httos 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 QA support visit htto support netgear com 0 Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR K Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at a htto support netgear com general contact default aspx 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 2013 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Contents i Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your ROUTO saiia ra aiaa oa es eee a E a ae ae Be eee 8 Hardware FeatureS 0 0 00 ce ee eee ees 8 Front and Side Panel ccc0wcusd oboe d dee dae wt ee and Peewee eae 9 Rear Panel 0 ee eee ee ees 10 PAs dee hoe eee Go eee ea ee Gun bea ees ee eee 11 Position Your Router lt s lt taccdvnse odes demandes cnmdnve Hoan a owen 11 C
49. O Q C ls Cy K gt To access the USB device from a Windows computer GN Use any of these methods to access the USB device T e Select Start gt Run Enter readyshare in the dialog box and click OK Ge e Open a browser and enter readyshare in the address bar KA e Open My Network Places and enter readyshare in the address bar K 3 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 The readyshareconnect exe file is downloaded to your computer 3 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 LZ Folder Example server share v Reconnect at logon Connect using different credentials Finish Cancel 4 Select the drive letter to map to the network folder 5 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 6 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 If you are using Dynamic DNS you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address You can view the ro
50. S 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 log in 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 Changes Not Saved lf the router does not save the changes you make in the router interface check the following e When entering configuration settings always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab or your changes are lost e 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 e Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network If not check the WiFi LED on the router If it is off you can press the WiFi On Off bu
51. 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 no one on the network is using the Internet A value of O 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 will connect 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 ISP requires specific servers select this option Enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it also 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 e Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection Basic Settings 21 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ka On O Router MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the igrnet
52. a new application Priority Normal v Specified Port Range Connection Type TCP UDP iv Starting Port 1 865535 Ending Port 1 65535 5 In the QoS Policy for field type the name of the application or game 6 Inthe Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming A list of applications or games displays 7 Scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable 8 If prompted in the Connection Type list select either TCP UDP or both TCP UDP Specify the port number or range of port numbers that the application or game uses 9 From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest 10 Click Apply The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays Advanced Home Settings 41 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O op Q C Cy K QoS for a Router LAN Port A gt To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router s LAN ports L Q 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup Ke 2 Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box KA 3 Click the Setup QoS Rule button 3 4 Click the Add Priority Rule button S 5 From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port 9 D amp x n Priority QoS Policy for LAN Port Priority Category Ethernet LAN Port LAN Por 1 Priorit
53. are Workgroup Workgrou p _Aecessmetnod im m Netvork Neighborhood MacShare Weadyshare HTT hitp readysharerouterloginneshares 80 443 HTTPS tia internet httos 0 0 0 0 shares FTP via internet fip0_0 0 O shares Available Network Folders Read Write Total Free seen ies ee oe YP Edit Create Network Folder Help Center s Show Hide Help Center 2 Specify access to the USB storage device e Network Device Name The default is readyshare This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router e Workgroup If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain the workgroup name is displayed here The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS such as Microsoft Windows e 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 feature remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the I
54. ation Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 Repeater MAC Address 2 Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 6 Fill in the Repeater IP Address field This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station but different from the LAN IP address of the base station 7 Optional Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater 8 In the Base Station MAC Address field enter the MAC addresses for the access point that should function as the base station 9 Click Apply Your changes are saved 10 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other computer or server connected to the other access point Advanced Settings 96 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Oh 6 O Dynamic DNS ca g If your Internet service provider ISP gave you a permanently assigned IP address yok n register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domaz Name Servers DNS However if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address you do not know in advance what your IP address will be and the address can oe change frequently In this case you can
55. atus 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 The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings If you change your preset security settings make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it Basic Settings 24 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 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 proble myse a computer with a wired connection to access the router Ta ae 2 gt To view or change basic wireless settings KA 1 Select Basic gt Wireless KA _ Wireless Setup 6 Region Selection Region Wireless Network 2 4GHz bagin Enable SSID Broadcast Name SSID NETGEAR Channel Auto Mode Upto 145 Mbps Security Options None OWPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES COOWPA PSK TKIP
56. be opened 6 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 7 Click Apply The service is added in to the Portmap Table 8 Make sure that you enable port triggering so that the service that you added takes effectwillis used 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 Time of day to block use 24 hour clock All Day Start Blocking O Hour lo Minute End Blocking 24 Hour o Minute Time Zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London v S Help Center La Show Hide Help Center 2 Setup 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 Security 72 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly Q Q To Cy O 4 Click Apply K b Your settings are saved Ly E Security Event Email Notifications To
57. c Users button 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Management utility Basic Settings 22 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2D KoA Q Q oe After installation Live Parental Controls automatically starts h Live Parental Control Uve Parental Controls NETGEAR Ly You re about to setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your router to filter websites visited on your E computers and other networked devices Yop Q SP eNi za Me NETGEAR ROUTER b Q 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 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 If you already have an OpenDNS account leave the Yes radio button selected e f you do not have an O
58. count is JerAB ISP com then you would type JerAB in this field Some s like Mindspring Earthlink and T DSL require that you use your full email address wher you log in If your ISP requires your full email address type it in this field KoA In the Password field enter the password for the ISP connection KA In the Service Name name field enter a service name 3 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 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 110 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O I Q
59. creen 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 Apply Your changes take effect Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name admin Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser 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 Apply Your changes are saved Administration 83 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router D K oY o K gt To recover your password hy 1 In the address field of your browser type www routerlogin net 4 Lb A login window displays Ge 2 Click Cancel KA l 19 If password recovery is enabled you are prompted to answer two security questions Q 3 3 Enter the saved answers to the security questions Administration 84 Advanced Settings Setting up unique situations This chapter describes the advanced features of your router Networking knowledge is needed to implement some of these features This chapter includes the following sections e Advanced Wireless Settings e Wireless Access Point AP e Wire
60. d to that modem If so configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer Troubleshooting 121 Supplemental Information This appendix covers the following topics Factory Settings Technical Specifications 123 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router Factory Settings Ly Lb 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 rou i i Q resets and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table Go L1 6 Table 3 Factory default settings Ay Router login User login URL www routerlogin com or www routerlogin net 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 Time zone daylight savings time Disabled Allow a registrar to configure this Enabled router Local network DHCP starting IP address 192 168 1 2 LAN continued DHCP ending IP address 192 168 1 254 Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR GMT 1 for GR GMT 8 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 commun
61. downloading files only USB Storage 48 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router h oy Q Q View a USB Device Attached to the Router an bp gt To view basic information about the USB storage device E 1 Select Basic gt ReadySHARE Co USB Storage Basic Settings YW 3 Basic ReadySHARE Printer Network Device Name Wreadyshare Read Write id Total Free All All Available Network Folders By default the Basic radio button is selected and the screen displays a USB storage device if it is attached to the router USB port If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device you might not see your USB device in this screen If this happens log out and then log back in 2 Optional To view the files and folders on the USB device click the network device name or the share name 3 Optional 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 50 USB Storage 49 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router D yp ay do a USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings DA L You can set up the device name workgroups and network folders for your USB device Q gt To view or change the USB storage advanced settings 04 1 Select Advanced gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings O CO 6 USB Storage Advanced Setiings Network Device Name reacysh
62. e 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 Inthe Internet Connection Type list select 6to4 Tunnel The screen adjusts Internet Connection Type 6to4 Tunnel Remote Gto4 Relay Router Auto Static IP Address LAN Setup Ratter s vi Address On LAN Not Available IP Adilbress Assignment O Use DHCP Server Auto Config Cluse This Interface ID The router automatically detects the information in the following fields 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 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 Advanced Settings 105 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router Og l O 3 Configure the remote 6to4 relay router settings by selecting one of the following Suttons e Auto
63. e Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode The units cannot be daisy chained You have to know the wireless settings for both units You have to know the MAC address of the remote unit First set up the base station Then set up the repeater gt To set up the base station 1 Set up both units with the same wireless settings The SSID and mode need to be the same and the wireless security option has to be set to None See Basic Wireless Settings on page 24 Advanced Settings 94 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Wireless Repeating Function V Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz bigin Wireless MAC ofthis router 9C D3 6D 99 C 1 9A Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base Station CI Disable Wireless Client Association Repeater MAC Address 1 Repeater MAC Address 2 Repeater MAC Address 3 Repeater MAC Address 4 C Enable Wireless Repeating Function 5GHz a nac BHAA 2 ee a a a ge a a a i Help Center a Show Hide Help Center 3 Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box 4 Select the Wireless Base Station radio button 5 Optional Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associa
64. e 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 Advanced Home Settings 39 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Q l O 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 Ge gt To disable WMM QoS KA 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup G2 QoS Setup Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings C Turn internet Access QoS On C Turn Bandwidth Control On ee Uplink bandwidth Maximum 256 Kops Automatically check Intemet Uplink bandwidth Check 2 Clear the Enable WMM check box 3 Click Apply 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
65. een your network and the destination KI Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but if this is a direct connection set it to 1 10 Click the Apply button The static route is added gt To edit or delete a static route 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Static Routes The Static Routes screen displays 2 Inthe table select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit or delete 3 Do one of the following e Click the Edit button 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 Management 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 83 Advanced Settings 99 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 K a Cy K gt To set up remote management hy 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management 4 b f Remote Management py Q Or L1 C Tun Remote Management On c Remote Management Address htips 40 0 0 0 8443 Allow Remote Access By Only This Computer IP Address Range Everyone Port Number 2 Select the Turn Remote Manageme
66. efault the RIP function is disabled RIP 1 is universally supported It is adequate for most networks unless you have an unusual network setup Advanced Home Settings 36 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router O 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 pb Use Router as DHCP Server py For most home networks this check box is selected so that the router acts as a Dynamic KA Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server g 6 e Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the S 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 server Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings The 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 this screen Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avo
67. en displays K b Block Services Setup on Lb x Q Semice Type User Defined KA Protocal TCR w on Starting Port 165535 c Ending Port 165535 Service Type User Defined Filter Services For Only This IP Address OP Address Range All 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 are not in the list 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 Both 7 Enter the starting and ending port numbers lf the application uses a single port number enter that number in both fields 8 Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block and enter the IP addresses You can block the specified service for a single computer a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses or all computers on your network 9 Click Add 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
68. er You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshoot PPPoE lf you are using PPPoE try troubleshooting your Internet connection gt To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection 1 Select Administration gt Router Status 2 Click Connection Status 3 Check the Connection Status display to see if your PPPoE connection is up and working 4 If any of the field s on the Connection Status screen indicate Failed you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely 5 If you cannot connect after several minutes you might be using an incorrect service name user name or password There might also be a provisioning problem with your ISP Unless you connect manually the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network Troubleshooting 118 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O op Q Y K Troubleshoot Internet Browsing ca b If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet check the following Z e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host iZ on the Internet that translates Internet names such as www addresses to numeric IP Oz addresses 6 Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DN
69. er process The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your router 2 Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192 168 1 123 Therefore your router modifies the destination information in the request message The destination address is replaced with 192 168 1 123 Your router then sends this request message to your local network 3 Your web server at 192 168 1 123 receives the request and composes a return message with the requested web page data Your web server then sends this reply message to your router 4 Your router performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source IP address and sends this request message through the Internet to the remote computer which displays the web page from www example com To configure port forwarding you need to know which inbound ports the application needs You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups or news groups How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering e Any computer on your network can use port triggering but only one computer can use it at a time e Port forwarding is allowed only fo
70. er identifiefs the requested Or service This number is the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets For Oy example a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP web server request The Internet Engineering Task Force IETF at http www ietf org has defined and published the service numbers for many common protocols 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 called 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 Always Service Table 2 Select either Per Schedule or Always 3 If you selected Per Schedule specify a time period in the Schedule screen Click Add to add a service Security 64 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 K Q e O The Block Services Setup scre
71. er 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 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 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs and the number of the outbound port that triggers 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 Security 70 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K 6 Q gt To enable port triggering 2 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Ly 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button E Port Forwarding Port Triggering G L Y L1 6 Please select the service type Port Forwarding Port Triggering Disable Port Triggering Port Triggering Time out in minutes Port Triggering Portmap Table _ Enable Inbound Connection 3 Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box Note If t
72. errupted 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 and then lights green If the LED does not turn green the router has a problem lf the Power LED is still 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 121 lf the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support Troubleshooting 115 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D O I Q Q 1 K LEDs Never Turn Off oN When the router is turned on the LEDs turn on for about 10 seconds and then turn off ial the LEDs stay on there is a fault within the router KA lf all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power up KA L1 e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers C 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 121 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support
73. ess 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 Basic Settings 29 Advanced Home Settings specify custom settings This chapter contains the following sections e NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen e Internet Connection Setup Wizard e WAN Setup e LAN Setup e WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections e Quality of Service QoS Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters e USB Storage See Chapter 5 USB Storage e Security See Chapter 7 Security e Administration See Chapter 8 Administration e Advanced Setup See Chapter 9 Advanced Settings 30 R6250 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen The genie Advanced Home dashboard presents status information The content is the e as what is on the Router Status screen available from the Administration menu The geni amp Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure vy Router Information vy Internet Port Hardware Version R6250 Firmware Version 1 0 0 44_ 1 0 44 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 44_2 1 17 1 LAN Port MAC Address IP Address DHCP MAC Address IP Address Connection IP Subnet Mask 9C D3 6D 99 C1 9A4 192 168 1 1 On Domain Name Server 2 by 6 9C 03 6D 99 C1 98 10 1 10 11 DHCP 255 255 255 0 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 probably show menus too ELZET ZZE vy Wi
74. ess signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Wireless Advanced Settings 56Hz a nac Enable Wireless Router Radio Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 234 Preamble Mode Long Preamble Turn off wireless signal by schedule g 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 Apply Your changes take effect Advanced Settings 86 6 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router 4 h On Set Up a Wireless Schedule Sp You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when Vou do not need a wireless connection For example you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town Co To configure and enable the wireless schedule K 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings Qe The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays 2 Click the Add a new period button The screen adjusts Turn off wireless signal by schedule When to turn off wireless signal Start 12 00midnight
75. evices To set up approved USB devices 4 1 2 oy YY Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt USB Settings K USB Settings Enable any USB Device connected to the USB port yes Ono Approved Devices Click the Approved Devices button USB Drive Approved Devices O Allow only approved devices Approved USB Devices Available USB Devices TT Volume name Dewcename capacity ol maw enw e This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices You can remove or add approved USB devices In the Available USB Devices list select the drive that you want to approve Click Add Select the Allow only approved devices check box Click Apply 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 53 ReadySHARE Printer Manage a shared USB printer ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers It lets you connect a USB printer to the router s USB port and access it wirelessly This chapter contains the following sections e ReadySHARE Printer e USB Control Center Utility For more about ReadySHARE features visit www netgear com readyshare 54 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Ce a ReadySHARE Printer y y You can connect a USB printer to the router s USB port and share it
76. f 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 66 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router O 192 168 1 123 The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwardingyle you have defined Ly 1 The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from key www example com which resolves to the public IP address of your router The rem computer composes a web page request message with the following destination iZ information Op Destination address The IP address of www example com which is the address of your Kore router Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web serv
77. ffic 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 The time to live hop count is the number of steps a broadcast packet is allowed to propagate for each UPnP advertisement before it disappears 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 Advanced Settings 101 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O K Q e Cy O Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that pori Best active for each IP address Ly 6 Optional To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table click the Refresh butte IPv6 b 6 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 IPv6 Basic Settings internet Connection Type Disabled v Auto Detec
78. for this device s traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest 6 Click Apply This rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays 7 Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 8 Click Apply Edit or Delete a QoS Policy gt To edit or delete a QoS policy 1 Select Advanced gt QoS Setup 2 Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete and do one of the following e Click Delete to remove the QoS policy e Click Edit to edit the QoS policy and change the policy settings 3 Click Apply Your changes are saved in the QoS Setup screen Advanced Home Settings 43 USB Storage Access and Configure 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 the following sections Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router Safely Remove a USB Drive Access the USB Storage Device File Sharing Scenarios View a USB Device Attached to the Router USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings Available Network Folders Specify Approved USB Devices For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature see Chapter
79. generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802 11 a b g n devices it enables HD streaming throughout your home With up to 3001 to 13002 Mbps speed and simultaneous dual band WiFi technology the R6250 avoids wireless interference ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections This technology also provides the best connectivity for dual band wireless devices like iPad and iPhone5 The dual core 800 MHz processor delivers high performance connectivity while the USB 3 0 port provides up to 10X faster USB hard drive access 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 For more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the support website at htto 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
80. gt IPv6 The IPv6 screen displays 2 Select Fixed from the menu Advanced Settings 106 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O Q Q Q amp l O The screen adjusts cae DA i Internet Connection Type E 2 WAH Setup G IPG Acti essPretix Length 6 I I f oe Default IPV6 Gateway i Primary DHS Secondary DNS LAN Setup IP Address Assignment Use DHCP Server Auto Config IPvG Address Prefix Length 3 Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection The following fields are included in this screen e IPv6 Address Prefix Length The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface e Default IPv6 Gateway The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway which is supposed to be on the router s WAN interface 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 f you do not specify the DNS servers the router uses the DNS servers that are configured for the Pv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup screen See Internet Setup on page 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 DHCv6 client function e Aut
81. h 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 2 From the Windows toolbar click the Start button and select Run 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 s DNS server If the path is functioning correctly replies like those shown in the previous section are displayed If you do not receive replies 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 Check to see that the network address of your computer the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask is different from the network address of the remote device Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer enter that host name as the account name in the Internet Setup screen 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 connecte
82. hapter 2 Getting Started Router Setup Preparation 0 0 0 0 eee ee 13 Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP 13 Gather ISP Informations siicsccadaeae ne sedieseveadadaaae panes 13 Wireless Devices and Security SettingS 00 0c eee 13 Types of Logins and ACCESS 1 2 0 cee 13 NETGEAR genie Setup ann nna nananana 14 Use NETGEAR genie after Installation n naana aaan aaan 15 Upgrade the Firmware 0 0 ccc eee ees 15 Dashboard Basic Home Screen 2 0 00 eee 16 Join Your Wireless Network 0 00 00 cece ee ee eee eee 17 Manual MCINOGs 62 24 e650nesea 5 een ed eeae se idea Peed a 17 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method 000 cee eee 17 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 00000 18 Chapter 3 NETGEAR genie Basic Settings Mtemet Sep ion deck ccede dc oeehe bens emda 6455 Coed kene ee aees 20 Internet Setup Screen FieldS 0 0 0 cc ee ee 21 Parental GONUCIS ciais tarde dacte ends aad aw RRSe POSER a eek Oe 22 Basic Wireless Settings 0 0 0 0 ccc eee 24 Wireless Settings Screen Fields 0 e eee eee 26 Change the Wireless Security Option 00 000 e eens 27 Set Up a Guest Network nananana anana 28 View Attached Devices 1 0 0 0 0 0 ce eee 29 Chapter 4 NETGEAR genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen 0200000 00 al Internet Connection Setup Wi
83. he 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 is required because the router cannot be sure when the application has terminated gt To add a port triggering service 1 On the Port Triggering screen click Add Service Port Triggering Services Service Service Name Service User Service Type TCP Triggering Port al 5535 inbound Connection Connection Type TCP UDP w Starting Port 1 5535 Ending Port 1 605535 2 In the Service Name field type a descriptive service name Security 71 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 7 a Cy O 3 Inthe Service User list select Any or select Single address and enter the IP amp gdress of one computer e Any the default allows any computer on the Internet to use this service L Q e Single address restricts the service to a particular computer KA 4 Select the service type either TCP or UDP or both TCP UDP If you are not sure select Go TCP UDP 5 Inthe Triggering Port field enter the number of the outbound traffic port to open the ause the S inbound ports to
84. he wireless network Getting Started 17 R6250 Smart WiFi Router Mb e7 Cy K NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App Or b L 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 C 7 Retrieve wireless password O p About genie oe On Retrieve waelss password Abol N E TG E A R g e ni e Select Language Wireless NHotwuik Engish Lang uage ae Fa 7 Men lier yl enu a ill i i lt Dashboard Internet WiFi Connection Router Settings Click to STATUS GOOD STATUS Connectod Click hone a i y view Ready HARE i z AirPrint bga amp details Heban Seppo bes M ka i tk Hetwork Map Parental Controls Ready SHARE Humber ol devices 62 Click here Click here NETGEAR Experience your laptop screen on your TV wirelessly m Ex 4 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 rua gt 7 32 PM Log in to the router _B gt gt cA i gji Information about genie mobile app support router Figure 7 genie mobile app home screen Gett
85. hich is also indicated by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 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 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 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons Advanced Settings 108 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly K Q Y o e Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devic s put some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv 6 client function Lp e Auto Config This is the default setting an 6 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that Sa 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 oe address On 7 Click the Ap
86. ications 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 Advanced Home Settings 33 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O op Q Y o K 3 Type the IP address by 4 Click Apply cn Your change takes effect Q Change the MTU Size KI The maximum transmission unit MTU is the largest data packet a network device transmits When one network device communicates across the Internet with another the data packets travel through many devices along the way If a device in the data path has a
87. ications going Enabled all out to the Internet Source MAC filtering Disabled Supplemental Information 124 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router Table 3 Factory default settings continued ae See router label Country region United States in the US otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode Up to 145 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 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 125 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router Technical Specifications i Table 4 R6250 Router specifications Feature _ Deseription Data and routing protocols TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP and SMB Power adapter North America 120V 60 Hz input UK Australia 240V 50 Hz input Europe 230V 50 Hz input All regions output 12V DC 2 5A output Dimensions 195 x 199 x 65 mm 7 68 x 7 84 x 2 56 in Weight Weight 417 0 921 b Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 90 maximum relative humidity noncondens
88. id 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 routers 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 use disable 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 3 Click Apply Advanced Home Settings 37 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O K Y o O 4 Optional If this service is disabled and no other DHCP server is on your newer set your computer IP addresses manually so that the can access the router Ly L i Z Address Reservation Q 3 When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer always K receives the same IP address
89. ilable for your product Op L1 6 You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check if new firmware is R available and to update your product gt To check for new firmware and update your router 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Router Update Router Update Check for new version from the Internet Click Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk C h ec k pe Cerca 2 Click Check The router finds new firmware information if any is available 3 Click Yes ber router locates the firmware you downloaded the file ends in img and begins the update WARNING When uploading firmware to the router do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browser is interrupted it could corrupt the firmware When the upload is complete your router restarts The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 76 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O Ko Q Q o View Router Status Or gt To view router status and usage information E Select Advanced Home or select Administration gt Router Status G 3 S Rouser intrmatio K Hardware Version R6250 MAC Address 9C D3 6D 99 01 58 6 Firtnware Version VA 0 0 44_ 1 0 44 IP Address 10 1 10 11 GUI Language Version Y1 0 0 44_231 17 1 Connection DHCP
90. information and make sure the computers and devices in the network have the KA settings described here Oi 6 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 lf 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 s 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 is rare Wireless Devices and Security Settings Make sure that the wireless device or computer that you are using supports WPA or WPA2 wireless security which is the wireless security that the router uses Types of Logins 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 logs
91. ing Electromagnetic emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B C Tick N10947 anoo 10BASE T or 100BASE TX or 1000BASE T RJ 45 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 IEEE 802 11a 5 0 GHz Maximum computers per Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node wireless network typically 50 70 nodes Supplemental Information 126 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Table 4 R6250 Router specifications continued Q 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 FCC 5 25 5 35 GHz DFS band 5 47 5 725 GHz DFS band 5600 5650 MHz is disabled and unavailable for use 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 127 O D N To O O on iy Notification of Compliance KA NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless i Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for
92. ing Started 18 Basic Settings Your Internet connection and WIFI network This chapter contains the following sections e Internet Setup e Parental Controls e Basic Wireless Settings e Set Up a Guest Network e 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 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O Q Q 1 O K Internet Setup Ly Fs The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP information py KA CO 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 cuccos ia ooo Does your Internet connection require a login O es No Account Name if Required Domain Name if Required Scroll to internet IP Address Get Dynamically from ISP VIEW more Use Static IP Address oe a setti ngs IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Address Get Automatically from ISP Use These DNS Servers Help Center Show Hide Help Center The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet connection requires a login e Yes Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name If you want to change the
93. ings button was pressed Solid green The router is ready Blinking green The firmware is corrupted See www netgear com support Off Power is not supplied to the router Internet Solid green The Internet connection is ready Solid amber The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected Off No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem Wireless Solid blue The wireless radio is operating in either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz mode Blinking Someone is trying to join the WiFi network using the WPS method Off The wireless radios are off for both 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz Solid blue The router has accepted the USB device The USB device is ready to be used Blinking blue A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect Off No USB device is connected someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device Hardware Setup 9 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K On Cy K The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off D e WiFi On Off button Pressing and holding this button for 2 seconds turns on anai the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios If the Wireless LED is lit the wireless radios are n If this LED is off the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly t amp the router Q Or 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
94. ireless base station The router acts as the parent access point that bridges Faftic to and from the child repeater access point The base station also handles wireless and wited local computers To configure this mode you have to know the MAC addresses of the chil bes repeater access point Often the MAC address is on the product label Yop Q Wireless repeater The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point To configure this mode you have to know the MAC address of the oe remote parent access point Kore The router is always in dual band concurrent mode unless you turn off one radio If you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band the wireless base station or wireless repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band However if you enable the wireless base Station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or wireless base station dual band concurrent mode is not affected For you to set up a wireless network with WDS both access points have to meet the following conditions e Both access points have to use the same SSID wireless channel and encryption mode e Both access points have to be on the same LAN IP subnet That is all of the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network e All LAN devices wired and wireless computers are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points Set Up the Bas
95. 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 Advanced Home Settings 34 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Table 2 Common MTU sizes continued by ZA gt To change the MTU size 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup 2 Inthe MTU Size field enter a value from 64 to 1500 3 Click Apply 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 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 You will have to open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again Advanced Home Settings 35 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router D O I Q Q or K gt To change the LAN settings by 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt LAN Setup can e LAN Setup
96. is using a fixed IP address on the WAN the value is DHCP Client the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP Ly IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask used by the Internet WAN port of the router E Q 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 Oz addresses Q 6 Q Show Statistics Button gt To view statistics 1 Select Advanced Home or select Administration gt Router Status 2 Inthe Internet Provider WAN Setup pane click the Show Statistics button Show Statistics System Up Time 00 06 21 Pot Status TxPkts RxPkts Collisions TxB s WAN 100MFu 148992 o 18665 667052 00 05 37 LAN1 1000M Full 00 06 21 __LAN2 Link Down a LANS Link Down ZO 13331 st LANA D 2 4G WLAN b g n 0 0 0 00 06 01 TS5GWLANanac 1300M_ 0 0 0 00 06 01 Poll Interval 5 _ 6 86400 Seconds Set interval F 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
97. less Distribution System WDS e Dynamic DNS e Static Routes e Remote Management e Universal Plug and Play e IPv6 e Traffic Meter For information about the Approve USB feature see Specify Approved USB Devices on page 53 85 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router h Q or O Advanced Wireless Settings Sy on D You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off to specify WPS settings tous AP mode and to set up a wireless access list ey The Fragmentation Length CTS RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options in this screen Dy 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 front 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 yD Ee Wireless Advanced Settings 2 4GHz bagin Enable Wireless Router Radio Enable 20 40Hz Coexistence Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2 346 CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 Preamble Mode Long Preamble vi Turn off wireless signal by schedule The wirel
98. login time out enter a new value in minutes e No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 2 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 3 Click Apply Your settings are saved 4 Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute see Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Basic Settings 20 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly ey Q Y KA Internet Setup Screen Fields ca The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup scredft The fields that display in this screen depend on whether tan ISP login is required py Does Your Internet connection require a login Answer either yes or no KA These fields display when no login is required K 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
99. ly End 12 00no0n v Recumence Pattern Daily Select Days Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday 3 Use the menus radio buttons and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the wireless signal 4 Click the Apply button The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays 5 Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box This activates the schedule 6 Click the Apply button Advanced Settings 87 R6250 Smart WiFi Router s gq Q Ta Cy K Set up the Router in Bridge Mode hy You can set up your R6250 Smart WiFi Router to run in Bridge mode This mode lets y connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802 11ac speed To use the router in Bridge mode you need two WiFi Routers one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge O R6300 Smart WiFi Router R6250 Smart WiFi Router in Bridge mode K e Q A LOTA Figure 10 Router in Bridge mode with an 802 11ac WiFi connection Installing your R6250 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 game console 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 y
100. ments for Entering IPv6 Addresses 00005 102 AUO We Clea aeeceotene cuca dete ee tees Wee E ee ce ees 103 IPVG Auto Config 20 ccnsctcacaeden donee hbntesehee dees aeee 104 Sle OU i oe aa ead Be aa ee hee eee eed Ee 105 IPVO Fass IR sce te ac tenteasti sec ppa di ake we A wee ek a Ad 106 IPVO na ak gp Ae ee a ee a ee ee es 106 PPO OM nag beh at trias eoe a ie tae bead gp heehee or 108 IPG PPPOE se o4005 nae ree be ena ibe Ae bean bese a ene 109 DIC Meler o os eo bat eoaes aiaa a aa d i AE neat hosed habe sabe 111 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting OTD cass Sense e AeA EEE a EAE A 114 Sequence to Restart Your Network naana nanana 114 Check Ethernet Cable Connections n a naana anaana 114 Wireless Settings 0 0 eee ees 114 Network Settings 24 aa ven cue de whose do aa pee eee tad boed eae 114 Troubleshoot with the LEDS 0 0 0 0c ccc ee ees 115 Power Test LED Is Off or Blinking 0 0000 c eee eee 115 Power Test LED Stays Amber 0 00000 cece eee eens 115 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D JA Q Q Q KA LEDs Never Turn Off l 00 0 ccc c cece cece cece eee 2 116 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off 0020005 typ Wireless LEDs Are Off 0 00 cece cece cece cece cece eeeee 116 The Push N Connect WPS Button Blinks Amber 116 Z Cannot Log In to the Router 264 adic ued toe naaa 117 Cannot Access the Internet 0 0 0 0 cc
101. mmediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site 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 Security 73 Lp R6250 Smart WiFi Router O the log file the log buffer might fill up In this case the router overwrites the g and discards its contents Ly 8 Click Apply E Your settings are saved 23 K Security 74 Administration Manage your network 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 99 For information about monitoring Internet traffic see Traffic Meter on page 111 75 R6250 Smart WiFi Router b 2 Q Q E Upgrade the Router Firmware N b L The router firmware routing software is stored in flash memory You can update the firmar from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab You might see a message at the top o 3 the genie screens when new firmware is ava
102. n conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter e Cet appareil et son antenne s ne doit pas tre co localis s ou fonctionnement en association avec une autre antenne ou transmetteur Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus R6250 Smart WiFi Router does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Industry Canada This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Caution The device for the band 5150 5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce po iential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems Ce dispositif est conforme a la norme CNR 210 d Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exem
103. nerate 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 Troubleshooting 116 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Q Y Ka this range check the connection from the computer to the router and rebodty ur computer Lp clear the router s configuration to factory defaults This sets the router s IP address 192 168 1 1 For more information see Factory Settings on page 124 iZ Make sure that your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Oz Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded E Try quitting the browser and launching it again If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP adr t Q 6 Make sure that you are using the correct login information The factory default login name is admin and the password is password Make sure that Caps Lock Is off when you enter this information If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as an additional router behind an existing router in your network consider replacing the existing router NETGEAR does not support such a configuration If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR 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
104. nt On check box 3 Under Allow Remote Access By specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router s remote management Note For enhanced security restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical e To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet select Only This Computer Enter the IP address that will be allowed access e To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet select IP Address Range Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range e To specify IP addresses select IP Address List and type in the allowed IP addresses e To allow access from any IP address on the Internet select Everyone 4 Specify the port number for accessing the web management interface Normal web browser 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 router s 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 Advanced Settings 100 O R6250 Sma
105. nternet This feature supports both downloading and uploading of files If you changed the settings click Apply Your changes are saved USB Storage 50 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly C Q K Available Network Folders Kn an You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device E gt To view network folders Co 1 Select Advanced gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings K USB Storage Advanced Settings a Network Device Name reacdyshare Workgroup Workgroup Network Neighborhood M acShare hreadyshare dee HTTPS eater mamen https 70 0 0 Ofshares FTP T internet Available Network Folders Reail Write Total Free a E Create Network Folder mee Center Show Hide Help Center 2 scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen Share Name If only one device is connected the default share name is USB_ Storage Some router models have more than one USB port You can click the name or you can type it in the address field of your web browser If Not Shared is shown the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists Click the link to change this setting Read 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 Folder Name Full path
106. nyone 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 Apply Your settings are saved Basic Settings 28 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly K Ce a View Attached Devices y b n Use the Attached Device screen to view all computers or devices that are currently cP connected to your network gt Togo to the Attached Devices screen gt 1 From the Basic Home screen select Attached Devices 6 Attached Devices Wired Devices Device Hame MAC Address y TECHPUBS 00 1A6B 608F 19 Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here PAddwess MAC Adress Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network The following information is displayed e number 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 addr
107. o Config This is the default setting 5 Inthe IPv6 Address Prefix Length fields specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length of the router s LAN interface lf you do not specify an ID here the router generates one automatically from its MAC address 6 Click the Apply button Advanced Settings 107 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O Q Od K IPv6 DHCP N b gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server be 4 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 Co The IPv6 screen displays QW 2 Inthe Internet Connection Type list select DHCP Kore The screen adjusts internet Connection Type User Class if Required Domain Name df Required Routers IPvo Address On WAN Mot Available LAN Setup Routers IPvi Address On LAN Not Available IP Address Assignment 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 w
108. of the network folder Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD 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 51 p R6250 Smart WiFi Router K 3 Click Create Network Folder b USB Device U HPv100w Z 2 All no password v If the Add a Network Folder screen does not display your web browser might be blocking pop ups If it is then change the browser settings to allow pop ups gt 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 setting that you want Se 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 N Click Apply The folder is added on the USB device gt To edit a network folder 1 Select Advanced gt ReadySHARE 2 Click the Edit button The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network Folder screen 3 Change the settings in the fields as needed 4 Click Apply Your changes are saved USB Storage 52 Cp R6250 Smart WiFi Router Specify Approved USB Devices gt For more security you can set up the router to share only approved USB d
109. ou 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 From the Windows toolbar click Start and select Run 2 Inthe field provided type ping followed by the IP address of the router as in this example ping www routerlogin net 3 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 e Wrong physical connections Troubleshooting 120 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Q Y Zo For a wired connection make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit forthe port to which you are connected Ly 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 ag lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router iZ K 6 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 Test the Pat
110. our Internet connection After this router is powered on and set up 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 R6300 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 R6250 Smart WiFi Router that will run in Bridge mode select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings Advanced Settings 88 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly oy C Q 3 Scroll down and select the Use other operation mode check box and the Erfable Bridge mode radio button D i The screen adjusts L Wireless Settings ex 22 Zp EZI O Q V Use other operation mode 6 ee Ca i o Enable Bridge mode gt setup bridge mode wireless settings Device Name V Get IP Address Dynamically IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Z Get DNS Server Address Dynamically Primary ONS Secondary ONS Wireless Card Access List 4 Click the setup bridge mode wireless settings button Wireless Settings Choose a Wireless Networks Wireless Networks 2 4Ghz b g n
111. our web server Security 69 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Q 1 K gt To make a local web server public b 1 Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using D CP address reservation 7 In this example your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192 168 1 E 2 In the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen configure the router to forward the HTTP K service to the local address of your web server at 192 168 1 33 6 HTTP port 80 is the standard protocol for web servers 3 Optional Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service and configure your router to use the name To access your web server from the Internet a remote user has to know the IP address that your ISP assigned However if you use a Dynamic DNS service the remote user can reach your server by a user friendly Internet name such as mynetgear dyndns org Set Up Port Triggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases 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 rout
112. own the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference 5 Click Apply Your changes are saved Basic Settings 27 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Q 1 K Set Up a Guest Network N a A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without revealing your Z wireless security key You can add a guest network to each wireless network 2 4 GHz TI and 5 0 GHz a n Go L1 gt To set up a guest network E 6 Q 1 Select Basic gt Guest Network Guest Network Settings Wireless Network 2 4GHz big Profile Cl Enable Guest Network Enable SSID Broadcast LC Allow guests to see each other and access my local network Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR Guest Security Options Profile None OWPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Wireless Network 5GHz am ac Profile Ll Enable Guest Network Enable SSID Broadcast A Help Center eee meee He Te 2 Select any of the following wireless settings Enable Guest Network When this check box is selected the guest network is enabled and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile Enable SSID Broadcast If this check box is selected the wireless access point broadcasts its name SSID to all wireless stations Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point Allow guest to access My Local Network If this check box is selected a
113. penDNS 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 Basic Settings 23 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 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 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 Minimal Protects only against phishing attacks O 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 check whether Live Parental Controls are enabled e disable or enable Live Parental Controls e modify basic settings e 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 st
114. ply 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 Inthe Internet Connection Type list select PPPoE The screen adjusts CD E En Internet Connection Type Login Password Semice Name lf Required Connection Mode Routers IPvi Address On WAN Not Available LAN Setup Router s IPv6 Address On LAN Not Available IP Adilress Assignment Use DHCP Server Auto Config CI Use This lntemtace 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 displays Not Available 3 In the Login fields enter the login information for the ISP connection Advanced Settings 109 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Y o gt O This is usually the name that you use in your email address For example iour main mail ac
115. ptional 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 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 XxXx 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 Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network the LAN by selecting one of the following radio buttons Advanced Settings 104 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Od o Use DHCP Server This method passes more information to LAN devic s put some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv 6 client function Lp Auto Config This is the default setting an 6 Optional Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that Sa 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 Ka CO address Kore 7 Click the Apply button IPv6 6to4 Tunnel The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates the 6to4 tunnel Make sur
116. pts de licence Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes 1 le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage pr judiciable et 2 ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage regu y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable Notification of Compliance 129 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 O K Y 2 K NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations D Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnemerpor contr l Cet equipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps Z K Avertissement Go Le dispositif fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz est r serv uniquement pour une utili sation l int rieur afin G2 de r duire les risques de brouillage pr judiciable aux systemes de satellites mobiles utilisant les m mes canaux Q Interference Reduction Table The following table shows the recommended minimum distance between NETGEAR equipment and household appliances to reduce interference in feet and meters Household Appliance Recommended Minimum Distance pin feetandmeters S feet and meters Baby Monitor Analog 20 feet 6 meters Baby Monitor Digital 40 feet 12 meters Notification of Compliance 130
117. py R6250 Smart WiFi Router O Note f the other router or gateway in your network has wireless capability NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on this route to avoid interference You can also disable the wireless radio on the other P router or gateway and use your router only for wireless client access py Q Q 5 Click the Apply button gt The IP address of the router changes and you are disconnected To reconnect close and 6 CQ restart your web browser and type http www routerlogin net Wireless Distribution System WDS You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system WDS A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through multiple access points A wireless base station connects to the Internet can have wired and wireless clients and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario Repeater access point Base station access point Figure 11 Wireless repeating scenario Note To use the wireless repeating function you need to select None as the security option in the Wireless Settings screen and you cannot select Auto Channel Advanced Settings 93 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 Y o O W
118. r the computer that you specify on your network e With port triggering you do not need to specify the computer s IP address The IP address is captured automatically e Port forwarding requires that you specify the computer s IP address during configuration and the IP address can never change e Port triggering requires specific outbound traffic to open the inbound ports and the triggered ports are closed after a period of no activity e Port forwarding is always active and does not need to be triggered Security 67 R6250 Smart WiFi Router b 2 Q Q Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers b The port forwarding feature lets you allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servergon your local network For example you might want to make a local web server FTP server Gy game server visible and available to the Internet KN Use the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen to configure the router to forward specific G2 incoming protocols to computers on your local network In addition to servers for specific A 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 re
119. 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 i 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 Su Time am p m Help Center am Show Hide Help Center Select the Turn Email 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 Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This Email Address field This email address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent lf 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 Optional Select the Send Alerts Immediately check box Email alerts are sent i
120. reless Settings 2 4GHz vy Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID Region NETGEAR4 7 North America Auto 1 Up to 145 Mbps Name SSID Region Channel Mode Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Channel Mode Wireless AP Broadcast Name NETGEAR47 5G North America 149 153 P 157 161 Up to 1300 Mbps On On Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured 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 es O no want to configure the router myself select either Yes or No want to configure the router myself If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see nternet Setup on page 20 Select Yes and select your location Click Next Advanced Home Settings 31 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 Q Q 6 O The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocssjto determine your ISP configuration b 77 Congratulations Z You are successfully connected to the Internet 1 O Wireless securit
121. rt WiFi Router Ly O K Q K Universal Plug and Play Kan g Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and compute S access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can QA automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network O CO If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections or real time G2 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 Turn UPnP On Advertisement Period in minutes 30 Advertisement Time to Live in haps 4 UPnP Portmap Table Protocol it Port Ext Port IPAddress 2 select the Turn UPnP 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 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 tra
122. s in a central location so that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing In addition you can share files between Macintosh Linux and Windows computers by using the USB drive as a go between across the systems Sharing files such as Word documents PowerPoint presentations and text files with remote users A few common uses are described in the following sections Share Photos You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia This method eliminates the need to log in to and pay for an external photo sharing site 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 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 50 USB Storage 47 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly J Q 4 amp K Store Files in a Central Location for Printing b bp This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to az computer but not shared on the local area network LAN This family does not have a pray server y O e One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print K e The photo capable color printer is directly attached to
123. served IP address feature of your product See 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 TES coos Please select the service type Port Forwarding Port Triggering inbound Firewall Rules Enable Servicename Action LaNUsers WANServers Log Deran Yes An BLOCK always Any An Never 2 Leave the Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type 3 In the Service Name list select the service name If the service is not in the list see Add a Custom Service on page 69 4 Fill in the Server IP Address field 5 Click Add The list now includes the service Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that is not in the Service Name list first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups When you have the port number information follow these steps Security 68 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K Q C gt To adda custom service K b 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Ly 2 Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type E 3 Click the Add Custom Service button G 7 Porta Custom Servacee l a QW
124. 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 Advanced Home Settings 40 R6250 Smart WiFi Router The QoS Priority Rule list displays QoS Priority Rule list QoS Policy Promy Description MSN Messenger MSN Messenger Applications Yahoo Messenger Yahoo Messenger Applications IP Phone Highest IP Phone Applications Vonage IP Phone Highest Vonage IP Phone Applications NetMeeting Netheeting Applications Google Talk Google Talk Applications Netgear EVA Highest Netgear EVA Applications VPN Applications re o FTP Applications SMTP Applications Help Center Show Hide Help Center You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the Edit or Delete button You can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button 4 To add a priority rule scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule QoS Priority Rules EZB Priority QoS Policy for Priority Category Applications v Applications Add
125. t yireless device or computer b E Add WPS Client I Q Select a setup method 1 Push Button recommended 6 You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen oe A On O PIN Number You can use either the push button or PIN method 3 Select either Push Button or PIN Number e To use the push button method either click the WPS button on this screen or press the WPS button on the side of the router Within 2 minutes go to the wireless client and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a password e To use the PIN method select the PIN Number radio button enter the client security PIN and click Next Add WPS Client Select a setup method Push Button recommended PIN Number This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting YYPS enabled adapters provide a randomly aenerated security PIN Enter Client s PIN O Net Within 2 minutes go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password The router attempts to add the WPS capable device The WPS LED gt on the front of the router blinks green When the router establishes a WPS connection the LED Is solid green and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message Quality of Service QoS Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others Th
126. t 6to4 Tunnel Pass Through 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 lf you are not sure select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use e f your Internet connection does not use PPPoE DHCP or fixed but is IPv6 select Auto Config For more detailed 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 eight groups of hexadecimal quartets e More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet e More than two colons in a row Advanced Settings 102 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O K od K Auto Detect b b gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection w b 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 Ke The IPv6 screen displays KA L1 2 In the Internet Connection Type list select Auto Detect A The screen adjusts Internet Connection Type Auto Detect Connection Type DHCPIAuto Detect Routers IPvi Adiress
127. t execution e The 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 e Some firewall software such as Comodo blocks the ReadySHARE Print utility from accessing the USB printer If you do not see the printer in the utility you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work If your printer Supports scanning make sure that the printer is in the Available state and click the Network Scanner button The scanner window opens so you can use the printer for scanning E NETGEAR USB Control Center i System Tools About Netwk Scannd ReadySHARE Printer 58 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Oh 5 USB Control Center Utility KA g The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from a computer that is connected to the USB port on your router The utility allows you to control a printer a scanner WY O y 2 You have to install the utility on each computer on your network from which you want to G2 control the device You can download this utility for a Windows or Mac computer at www netgear com landing en us readyshare aspXx When you launch the USB Control Center Utility a screen similar to the following displays i NETGEAR USB Control Center Eek System Tools About Device Status Audio Logitech Speaker Manually Connected by netgear 8dc0086
128. tarted 16 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly ey Q KA Join Your Wireless Network Kn You can use the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network For instructiops about how to set up a guest network see Set Up a Guest Network on page 28 O ly Manual Method 4 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 Protected Setup WPS 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 2 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 t
129. te with the base stations 6 In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters lf your router is the base station it can function as the parent for up to four other access points 7 Click the Apply button Your changes are saved Set Up a Repeater Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station Note If you are using the router as the base station with a non NETGEAR router as the repeater you might need to change more configuration settings In particular you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that is the repeater Advanced Settings 95 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router 2 K Q On Cy K gt To configure the router as a repeater w 1 Log in to the router that will be the repeater ca 2 Select Basic gt Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base nih exactly 2 The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None K 3 Select Advanced gt Wireless Repeating Function Qe 4 Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box 5 Select the Wireless Repeater radio button CD EZZ Enable Wireless Repeating Function Wireless MAC ofthis router 20 E5 2A 2A C5 6C Wireless Repeater Repeater IP Address 192 168 _ 0 _ Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address Wireless Base St
130. ter ReadySHARE Printer a nn naana anaa 55 USB Control Center Utility n a naaa aaa a eee aewe a 59 Control Center Configuration aaa aaa eaa eee eee 60 USB Printer naana auaa 60 Scan with a Multifunction Printer 0 0 0 eee eee ee 61 Chapter 7 Security Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 0 0 cece eee 63 Block Services Port Filtering woos cos autad teva tpawie eadads aden 64 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports 0 0c eee eee 65 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 66 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 67 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 0 000 e eee eee 68 Add a Custom Service 24440445 2405 4o O08 REDS who HE EEaE O 69 Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry 20 0000 2 cues 69 Set Up Port Triggering i649 oc06 4 beens ou bh Ros Seek 34e oe Rok 70 SChedule ROC cee bs bee dd ceee eeee a eeeae be eases an cede age es 72 Security Event Email Notifications 0 0 0 0 eee eee 73 Chapter 8 Administration Upgrade the Router Firmware n nannaa naaa cece ee ee ene 76 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly oy Q On Cy O View Router Status ics octane cdedddaeda teen ds bee aedddcideen Q 77 Router Information 0 0 0 ee ees ah WHKETNCUWOM oantdnee aopedua baaeee caress aeeedands ae seer sens 7H Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHZ 000 00 80 Z
131. 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 configure each computer to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP e Some cable modem service providers require you to use the MAC address of the computer initially registered on the account You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen Troubleshooting 114 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router h Q or Troubleshoot with the LEDs gt K 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power Test LED 9 is lit iZ O A After you turn on power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 2 Verify that the Power LED lights amber within a few seconds indicating that the self test is running AS 3 After approximately 30 seconds verify the following e The Powert LED lights solid green e The Internet LED is lit 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 12V DC 2 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e If the Power LED blinks slowly and continuously the router firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is int
132. tion 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 refreshes the items Click the Close Window button to close the Connection Status screen 79 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D Q Q ls OS K Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz GA The following settings are displayed be a Ke Name SSID NETGEAR Name SSID NETGEAR4 56 O Region North America Region North America oe Channel Auto 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 161 6 M cde pto 145 Mbps Moie 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 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 parts of the world 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
133. tton on 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 display in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled e Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 Troubleshooting 119 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router h Q or O e Ifyou want to view the wireless settings for the router use an Ethernet cable fxgonnect a computer to a LAN port on the router Then log in to the router and select Wirel gs see Basic Wireless Settings on page 24 L 2 Q Note Be sure to click Apply if you change settings iZ K Wireless Signal Strength KS If your wireless device finds your network but the signal strength is weak check these conditions e Is your router too far from your computer or too close Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet 1 8 meters away and see whether the signal strength improves e Are objects between the router and your computer blocking the wireless signal 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 Y
134. ubleshoot 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 113 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly 27 O Q Q 1 K Quick Tips Ly DA L This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems py Q Sequence to Restart Your Network KI 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 2 minutes 4 Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes Check Ethernet Cable Connections If your device does not power on make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged In e The Internet LED on the router is on if the Ethernet cable connecting the router and the modem is plugged in securely and the modem and router are turned on e For each powered on computer connected to the router by an Ethernet cable the corresponding numbered router LAN port LED is on 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 lf 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
135. unt DRY This is the name that you use to log in to your account not your host name N Type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account 8 Click Apply Your changes are saved Advanced Settings 97 R6250 Smart WiFi Router be Q Q amp K Static Routes N A Static routes provide more routing information to your router Typically you do not need E add static routes You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multipte routers or multiple IP subnets on your network Go L1 As an example of when a static route is needed consider the following case Ga e Your primary Internet access is through 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
136. use a commercial Dynamic DNS service This type Kore of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS org First visit their website at htto www dyndns org and obtain an account and host name that you configure in the router Then whenever your ISP assigned IP address changes your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider logs in to your account and registers your new IP address If your host name is hostname for example you can reach your router at http nostname dyndns org gt To set up Dynamic DNS 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS C Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider www DynDNS org Host Name User Name Password 2 Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs are in the Service Provider list For example for DynDNS org select www dyndns org Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider Type the host name or domain name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS acco
137. uter s Internet IP address on the Basic Home screen see Dashboard Basic Home Screen on page 16 USB Storage 46 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router Oh To O gt To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer K 1 Make sure that the FTP check box is selected in the Access Method section of the USB Storage Advanced Seitings screen see USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings on page 50 Yon Launch a web browser KA Type ftp and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser K 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 Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB drive The user name account name for All no password is guest The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display For example you could see share partition1 directory1 You can now read and copy files from the USB directory File Sharing Scenarios 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 Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files pictures and other multimedia with local and remote users Sharing resources on your network You can store file
138. ved antennas only Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Declaration of Conformity We NETGEAR Inc 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 declare under our sole responsibility that the R6250 Smart WiFi Router complies with Part 15 Subpart B of FCC CFR47 Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 128 py R6250 Smart WiFi Router K Q FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings amp Instructions O This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant o Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferencedn a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and din accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications
139. xtra 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 5 Inthe 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 Advanced Settings 111 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O K Y o K e The Internet LED flashes green or amber DA e The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled cn 7 Click the Apply button The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic iZ O Click the Refresh button to update the Traffic Statistics section KS Click the Traffic Status button to display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval Advanced Settings 112 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 htto support netgear com for product and contact information This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Tro
140. y Normal n j From the QoS Policy for list select the LAN port 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 Click Apply The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list The QoS Setup screen displays Click Apply QoS for a MAC Address gt To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 2 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup and click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays Click Add Priority Rule Advanced Home Settings 42 O R6250 Smart WiFi Router Ly O y Q Q V 3 From the Priority Category list select MAC Address h QoS Priority Rules Ly CD E E Priority l Co QoS Policy for Priority Category M EJ MAC Device List QoS Policy Priority Device Name MAC Address TO Pri _MAC_6D8F19 TECHPUBS 00 1A 6B 6D 8F 19 i Ir i pig j Tl MAC Address E E oe g Device Name Priority Normal Help Center p s Show Hide Help Center 4 Ifthe device to be prioritized is 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 is not in the MAC Device List click Refresh If it still does not display fill in these fields manually 5 From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access
141. y is not enabled on this router NETGEAR highly recommends that you Click QW here to enable wireless security and protect your network CA CI Toe me tothe hternet 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 WAN Setup oO Disable Port Scan and Dos Protection Ll Defaut DMZ Server O Respond to Ping on Internet Port Disable IGMP Proxying MTU Size in bytes i mn NAT Filtering Secured Open CI Disable SIP ALG 2 Specify the following settings e 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 should be disabled only in special circumstances e 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 e Respond to Ping on Internet Port If you want the router to respond to a ping from the Internet select this check box Use this setting only as a diagnostic tool because it Advanced Home Settings 32
142. you in to the router interface from NETGEAR genie For details about this login see Use NETGEAR genie after Installation on page 15 e ISP login 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 the bottom of your router Getting Started 13 gt h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D J O Q oY o K NETGEAR genie Setup Ly on NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser Installation and basic setup takos about 15 minutes to complete C To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router K 1 Turn the router on by pressing the On Off button Qo 2 Make sure that your computer or wireless device is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable wired or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the bottom label 3 Launch your Internet browser e The first time you set up the Internet connection for your router the browser goes to http www routerlogin net and the NETGEAR genie screen displays NETGEAR genie R6250 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
143. zard 1 0 0 0 0 ee ees 31 WAN GOUD er rerrereite reri a E A eae pes 32 Default DMZ Server 1 ee ee 33 h R6250 Smart WiFi Router D oy Q On Change the MTU Size tsiacteddceeae anon ede Ee eee oe eews 2 34 LAN Setup 0 ee eee eee ees 255 LAN Setup Screen Settings c2 cs nat eccearceredewentrenddagas 36 The Role of the Router as a DHCP Server 37 Z Address Reservation 00000 ee ee ee ee ees 38 G WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections a na auaa aaa aaa eee ee eee 38 6 Quality of Service QOS Setup ees 39 Or WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications 39 i Set Up QoS for Internet AcceSS 1 0 cc ee 40 Chapter 5 USB Storage Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router 00 45 Safely Remove a USB Drive 2 ocac5 ode cece eb doesd he beduw Bewedeed 45 Access the USB Storage Device 00 ee 45 File Sharing Scenarios dt eee i pbw PERE a OSES dk Bee amp 4 Rok e 47 Share Photos 0 0 cc a ee eee ees 47 Store Files in a Central Location for Printing 005 48 Share Large Files over the Internet 0 0 00 e eee 48 View a USB Device Attached to the Router 0005 49 USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings 50 Available Network Folders 0 0 00 00 cee eee ee eee 51 Specify Approved USB Devices 0 000 eee 53 Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Prin

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