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1. 81 Chapter 9 Advanced Settings Advanced Wireless Settings 84 Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode 85 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address 87 Wireless Repeating Function WDS 88 Wireless Repeating Function 89 Set Up the Base Station 90 SetUpaRepeaterUnit 91 Port Forwarding and Triggering 92 Remote Computer Access Basics 92 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports 93 Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications 94 How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering 95 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 96 Add a Custom Service 97 Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry 98 Set Up Port Triggering 99 Dynamie DNS sists Hrd ae Be he eG eae KA oia Fee 101 Stale UA 2264 408 c2 apakata ihid Ki IAA ein tee dares 103 Remote Management 105 U DOCUS suas out irer hed tae ee Red kOe ee oe ee ee 106 Universal PlugandPlay 106 PU out elon AAA a ta bean anes 107 Hame MEIO
2. 31 Guest Network Wireless Security Options 32 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Chapter 4 Genie Advanced Home NETGEAR genie Advanced Screen 34 DCU WIZA aser bed one eh eet ORS EE Eee Kd OE eee Bee oes 34 WPS Valse i Soe b nebo e etl ee ee ee bueehawes ba ceee ome as 35 Setup Menu 37 VAN AA iii AUWA MEAN CA ee ad WA NYA WA KANUNI MANA WA a 37 Default DMZ Server 38 Change the MTU Size 39 AN DSU rara rarkia e a A AA 40 LAN Setup Screen Settings 41 Use the Router as a DHCP Server 42 Address Reservation 43 Quality of Service QOS Setup 43 Chapter 5 USB Storage USB Drive Reguirements 50 ReadySHARE ACCESS 50 File sharing Scenarios 50 Basic Settings 22 USB Storage Advanced Settings 54 Safely Remove a USB Drive 99 Media Server Settings 56 Specify Approved USB Devices 57 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remot
3. on Acces on Windows fort gt RUH gt readpshare hype Vireodyshore This device campees with Part 15 of the FCC ines Opens i MAC address L Operaison n Bupe to the fallei rig hed conddlona iT ihis doriga may ngl poupa harafu interference ond 2 this device must accept ony indortorence recerred imor jain aaa Enal may coute UE operation Preset SSID This Closs E digital apporoius complies with Canadian ES ho Cet appar Wa waua Ge la claws B eat cantare amp la morne MMB du Canada TO a pmu L FCC ID PY31210018 A E DA MWA Preset WiFi FEF IC aosan 12100187 Designed by NETGEAR in Califomia 272 11478 01 Mada in China password Figure 4 The label shows unique information about your router Hardware Setup 12 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 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 and in the previous chapter This chapter contains the following sections Router Setup Preparation Types of Logins and Access NETGEAR Genie Setup Use NETGEAR Genie After Installation Upgrade Router Firmware Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen Join Your Wireless Network NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 13 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set
4. a NETGEAR USB Control Center System Tools About 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 handles 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 62 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e You can set the value for the default time out time from the Tools gt Configuration screen i Control Center Configuration Basic Automatically execute when logging on Windows Timeout 30 minute 1 600 Language English Deutsch Fran ais Italiano Espa ol Danske Note Language setting will take effect on next 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 t
5. Advanced Settings 103 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Click Add to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Static Routes WPS Wizard Setup Route Name gt USB Storage I Private gt Security M Active Destination IP Address gt Administration IP Subnet Mask VAdvanced Setup Gateway IP Address Wireless Settings Metric Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ HELP 3 In the Route Name field type a name for this static route for identification purposes only Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only If Private is selected the static route is not reported in RIP 5 Select the Active check box to make this route effective 6 Type the destination IP address of the final destination 7 Type the IP subnet mask for this destination If the destination is a single host type 255 255 255 255 8 Type the gateway IP address which has to be a router on the same LAN segment as the R6200 WiFi Router 9 Type a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value This value represents the number of routers between your network and the destination Usually a setting of 2 or 3 works but if this is a direct connection set it to 1 10 Click Apply to add the static route Adva
6. Service User gt Setup gt USB Storage Service Type gt Security Triggering Port 1 65535 gt Administration Inbound Connection Connection Type TCP UDP B v Advanced Setup Starting Port 1 65535 Wireless Settings 1 65535 Wireless Repeating Function Dynamic DNS 4 Static Routes Remote Management USB Settings UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter HELP 8 SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ FNLA EAE Enter Search Item Go 7 In the Service Name field type a descriptive service name 8 In the Service User list select Any the default to allow this service to be used by any computer on the Internet Otherwise select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer to restrict the service to a particular computer 9 Select the service type either TCP or UDP or both TCP UDP If you are not sure select TCP UDP 10 In the Triggering Port field enter the number of the outbound traffic port that will cause the inbound ports to be opened 11 Enter the inbound connection port information in the Connection Type Starting Port and Ending Port fields 12 Click Apply The service appears in the Port Triggering Portmap table Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider ISP gave you a permanently assigned IP address you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers DNS However if your Internet account uses a dynami
7. Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Setup Menu WAN Setup LAN Setup Quality of Service QoS Setup Some selections on the Advanced Home screen are described in separate chapters USB Storage See Chapter 5 USB Storage Security See Chapter 7 Security Administration See Chapter 8 Administration Advanced Setup See Chapter 9 Advanced Seitings 33 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 NETGEAR genie Advanced Screen The genie Advanced Home screen is shown in the following figure ADVANCED Home Ce gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration gt Advanced Setup Setup Wizard ADVANCED vy Router Information vy Internet Port Hardware Version R6200 MAC Address Firmware Version 1 0 0 16_1 0 16 IP Address GUI Language Version Y 1 0 0 16_2 1 17 1 LAN Port MAC Address 4C 60 DE4A7E E6 IP Address 10 0 0 1 DHCP On 4C 60 DE 4A 7E E7 192 168 0 233 Connection DHCP IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Domain Name Server 192 168 0 1 Show Statistics vy Wireless Settings 2 4GHz vy Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEARSS Name SSID Region North America Region Channel Auto 1 livelycheese716 5G North America Channel 149 153 P 157 16 Mode Up to 145 Mbps Mode Up to 867 Mbps Wireless AP Wireless AP Broadcast Name Wireless isolation Off Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Broadcast Name Wireless isolation off Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured This screen is also displayed thr
8. Password Router Update gt Advanced Setup ADVANCED Router information Internet Port Hardware Version R6200 MAC Address 4C 60 DE4A7E E7 Firmware Version 1 0 0 16_1 0 16 IP Address 192 168 0 233 GUI Language Version V1 0 0 16_2 1 17 1 Connection DHCP LAN Port IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC Address 4C 60 DE 4A 7E E6 Domain Name Server 192 168 0 1 IP Address 10 0 0 1 DHCP On _ Show Statistics Jt Connection Status vy Wireless Settings 2 4GHz Wireless Settings 5GHz Name SSID NETGEARS3 Name SSID livelycheese716 5G Region North America Region North America Channel Auto 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 16 Mode Up to 145 Mbps Mode Up to 867 Mbps Wireless AP Wireless AP Broadcast Name Broadcast Name Wireless isolation Wireless isolation 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 MAC Address The Media Access Control address This is the unique physical address that the Ethernet LAN port of the router uses IP Address The IP address that the Ethernet LAN port of the router uses The default is 192 168 1 1 DHCP Server Identifies whether the router s built in DHCP server is active for devices on the LAN Internet Provider
9. The router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port numbers 33333 or 113 To configure port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs Also you need to know the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports You can usually determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups Note Only one computer at a time can use the triggered application Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications In both of the preceding examples your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet However you might need to allow a client computer on the Advanced Settings 94 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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
10. This chapter contains the following sections e Unpack Your Router e Position Your Router e Hardware Features For more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the Support website at http support netgear com 1 Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802 11 specifications Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product s compatibility with any future standards 802 11ac 867 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802 11n 300 Mbps 2 Up to 867 Mbps wireless speeds achieved when connecting to other 802 11ac 867 Mbps devices Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router cables and installation guide Dual Band WiFi Router Figure 1 Check the package contents Your box contains the following items e Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 Position Your Rout
11. UPnP devices on the network If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming peer to peer connections or real time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance a feature in Windows XP you should enable UPnP gt To turn on Universal Plug and Play 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt UPnP The UPnP screen displays ADVANCED Setup Wizard see WPS Wizard ceo Turn UPnP On gt USB Storage Advertisement Period in minutes 30 gt Security Advertisement Time to Live in hops gt Administration UPnP Portmap Table v Advanced Setup Active Protocol Int Port Ext Port IP Address Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port agering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ The following settings and information are displayed Turn UPnP On UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuration The default setting for UPnP is disabled If this check box is not selected the router does Advanced Settings 106 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 not allow any device to automatically control the resources such as port forwarding mapping of the router Advertisement Period The advertisement period is how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes The de
12. 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 To use the PIN method select the PIN Number radio button enter the client security PIN and click Next ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Add WPS Client Setup Wizard Select a setup method O Push Button recommended Wowie PIN Number gt Setup This is the security PIN of the WPS client While connecting WPS enabled adapters provide a randomly generated security PIN gt USB Storage g Security Enter Client s PIN O Net O gt Administration gt Advanced Setup HELP 8 SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ A NL IAA Enter Search Item Go 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 3 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 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network Genie Advanced Home 36 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Setup Menu gt To display the Setup menu Select Advanced gt Setup to display the Setup menu The following selections are available e Internet Setup Go to the same Internet Setup screen that you can access from the dashboard on
13. Weekly Daily or Hourly option and the log fills up before the specified period the log is emailed to the specified email address After the log is sent the log is cleared from the router s memory If the router cannot email the log file the log buffer might fill up In this case the router overwrites the log and discards its contents 7 Click Apply to save your settings Security 72 Administration Managing your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network See Remote Management on page 105 for information about checking the status of your router over the Internet and Traffic Meter on page 108 for information about monitoring Internet traffic on your router s Internet port This chapter includes the following sections Upgrade the Router Firmware View Router Status View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access Manage the Configuration File Set Password 73 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware routing software is stored in flash memory You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab You might see a message at the top of the Genie screens when new firmware is available for your product You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and update to the latest firmware for your product if new firmware is available gt To check for new firmware an
14. a web page request message with the following address and port information The request message is sent to your router Source address Your computer s IP address Source port number 5678 which is the browser session Destination address The IP address of www example com which your computer finds by asking a DNS server Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the web server at www example com Before sending Advanced Settings 92 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 the web page request message to www example com your router stores the original information and then modifies the source information in the request message performing Network Address Translation NAT e The source address is replaced with your router s public IP address This is necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally unique and cannot be used on the Internet e The source port number is changed to a number assigned by the router such as 33333 This is necessary because two computers could independently use the same session number Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the web server at www example com The web server at www example com composes a return message with the requested web page data The return message c
15. bytes 32 time NN ms TTL xxx If the path is not working you see this message Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly you could have one of the following problems Wrong physical connections For a wired connection make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is on for the port to which you are connected Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch make sure that the link LEDs are on for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP IP software are both installed and configured on your computer Troubleshooting 118 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN path works correctly test the path from your computer to a remote device 1 2 From the Windows toolbar click the Start button and then 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 comput
16. cont enekt coach eons 6 ee ee es aaa Rees eames eee 108 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting QUI TPS eee eke ee eee ee ke eee 111 Sequence to Restart Your Network 111 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 111 Wireless Settings 111 Network Settings 111 Troubleshooting with the LEDS 112 Power Test LED Is Off or Blinking 112 Power Test LED Stays Amber 0 0 0 0 0c cece eens 112 LEDs Never Turn Off 113 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off 113 Wireless LEDsAreOff 113 The Push N Connect WPS Button Blinks Amber 113 CannotLogintotheRouter 114 Cannot Access the Internet 114 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 TroubleshootingPPPCoE 116 Troubleshooting Internet Browsing 116 Changes NOL Saved as 0424544444400 a OSG eee Se bee ESS 117 Wireless Connectivity 117 Wireless Signal Strength 117 Restore the Factory Settings and Password 117 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 118 Test the
17. e Your Internet service provider ISP might require a login program Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet PPPoE or some other type of login e lf your ISP requires a login the login name and password might be set incorrectly e Your ISP might check for your computer s host name Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen e Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer s MAC address In this case do one of the following Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device and ask them to use the router s MAC address Configure your router to clone your computer s MAC address If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that 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 If your computer obtains its information from the
18. field type the name of the application or game 5 In the Priority Category list select either Applications or Online Gaming In either case a list of applications or games displays in the list 6 You can select an existing item from the list or you can scroll and select Add a New Application or Add a New Game as applicable Genie Advanced Home 45 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 a If you add an entry the Priority Rules screen expands as shown ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules x Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Priority QoS Policy for L Setup Priority Category Applications b Internet Setup Wireless Setup Priority Highest F Guest Network WAN Setup Specified Port Range LAN Setup Connection Type TCP UDP b cuter ee Ending Port 1 65535 gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration gt Advanced Setup gt Center HELP 8 SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP cio b In the QoS Policy for field enter a descriptive name for the new application or game c 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 7 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 8 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to
19. here For more information about USB storage see Chapter 5 USB Storage gt To display the USB Storage Basic Settings screen 1 From the Basic Home screen select ReadySHARE Home USB Storage Basic Settings Internet Refresh Wireless Attached Devices Basic Parental Controls ReadySHARE Printing ReadySHARE a Network Device Name readyshare Guest Network Available Network Folders Read Write a Total Free Share Hame kwan wepi Folder Name Volume Name Space Space sent IED All All AC Ya weadyshareWSB Siorage no password no p i UA E Safely Remove USB Device This screen displays the following information e Network Device Name The default is readyshare This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router e Available Network Folders The folders on the USB device Genie Basic Settings 27 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Share Name If only one device is connected the default share name is USB_ Storage You can click the name shown 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 Write Access Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The user name account name for All no password is guest The pas
20. in the Internet Setup screen otherwise the router s LAN IP address Genie Advanced Home 42 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e Secondary DNS server if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen To use another device on your network as the DHCP server or to specify the network settings of all of your computers clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box and click Apply Otherwise leave this check box selected If this service is not enabled and no other DHCP server is available on your network set your computer IP addresses manually so that it can access the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings gt To reserve an IP address 1 In the Address Reservation section of the screen click the Add button 2 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 3 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 4 Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the comput
21. interference that may cause undesired operation Ce dispositif est conforme a la norme CNR 210 d Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts 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 re u y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement ind sirable Caution The device for the band 5150 5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce po tential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems High power radars are allocated as primary users meaning they have priority of 5250 5350 MHz and 5650 5850 MHz and these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement Le dispositif fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz est reserve uniquement pour une utili sation a l int rieur afin de r duire les risques de brouillage pr judiciable aux syst mes de satellites mobiles utilisant les m mes canaux Notification of Compliance 125 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Les utilisateurs de radars de haute puissance sont d sign s utilisateurs principaux c a d qu ils ont la priorit pour les bandes 5250 5350 MHz et 5650 5850 MHz et que ces radars pourraient causer du brouillage et ou des dommages aux dispositifs LAN EL IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure lim
22. mode with an 802 11ac WiFi connection Installing a R6200 WiFi Routeras 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 R6200 WiFi Router in a room like a home office that has your Internet connection After this router is up and running 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 then use its 802 11ac WiFi connection to the first router Advanced Settings 85 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt To set up the R6200 WiFi Router in Bridge mode 1 Make sure that the first router the one cabled to the modem has an Internet connection and that wireless devices can connect to it Make a note of the following items SSID security mode wireless password operating frequency either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz 2 Log in to the router that you want to set up in Bridge mode and select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings 3 Scroll down to view the Use other operating mode setting and select the Enable Bridge
23. other multimedia with local and remote users e Sharing resources on your network You can store files in a central location so that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing In addition you can share files between Macintosh Linux and PC computers by using the USB drive as a go between across the systems e Sharing files such as Word documents PowerPoint presentations and text files with remote users A few common uses are described in the following sections Sharing Photos You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia This eliminates the need to log in to and pay for an external photo sharing site To share files with your friends and family 1 Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable Computers on your local area network LAN can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking 2 If you want to specify read only access or to allow access from the Internet see USB Storage Advanced Settings on page 54 Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to a computer but not shared on the local area network LAN This family does not have a print server e One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print e The photo capable color printer is directly attached to a PC but n
24. printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server connected to the other access point Port Forwarding and Triggering By default the router blocks inbound traffic from the Internet to your computers except replies to your outbound traffic You might need to create exceptions to this rule for these purposes e To allow remote computers on the Internet to access a server on your local network e To allow certain applications and games to work correctly when your router does not recognize their replies Your router provides two features for creating these exceptions port forwarding and port triggering The next sections provide background information to help you understand how port forwarding and port triggering work and the differences between the two Remote Computer Access Basics When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet your computer sends your router a message that contains the source and destination address and process information Before forwarding your message to the remote computer your router has to modify the source information and create and track the communication session so that replies can be routed back to your computer Here is an example of normal outbound traffic and the resulting inbound responses 1 You open a browser and your operating system assigns port number 5678 to this browser session 2 You type http www example com into the URL field and your computer creates
25. router by DHCP reboot the computer and verify the gateway address e You might be running login software that is no longer needed If your ISP provided a program to log you in to the Internet Such as WinPoET you no longer need to run that software after installing your router You might need to go to Internet Explorer and select Tools gt Internet Options click the Connections tab and select Never dial a connection Troubleshooting 115 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Troubleshooting PPPoE If you are using PPPoE try troubleshooting your Internet connection To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection 1 Log in to the router 2 Select Administration gt Router Status 3 Click Connection Status If all of the steps indicate OK then your PPPoE connection is up and working If any of the steps indicate Failed you can attempt to reconnect by clicking Connect The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely 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 Note Unless you connect manually the router does not authenticate using PPPoE until data is transmitted to the network Troubleshooting Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet check the following e Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addre
26. that may cause undesired operation 124 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Warnings amp Instructions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 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 fo
27. that you want to use It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters Genie Basic Settings 30 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your wireless security key You can add a guest network to each wireless network 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 0 GHz a n gt To set up a guest network 1 Select Basic gt Guest Network to display the following screen Home Guest Network Settings a P XCancet b Wireless A Attached Devices Wireless Network 2 4GHz bigin Profile Parental Controls C Enable Guest Network ReadySHARE 3 C Enable Wireless Isolation Enable SSID Broadcast C Allow guest to access My Local Network Guest Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR Guest Guest Network Security Options Profile None O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Wireless Network 5GHz a n Profile me 1 Aa Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 Fora 5 GHz network scroll down to view that section of the Guest Network screen 3 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 Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then wireless clients computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access e
28. the Basic Home screen See Internet Setup on page 22 e Wireless Setup Go to the same Wireless Settings screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Basic Wireless Settings on page 28 e Guest Network This is a shortcut to the same Guest Network screen that you can access from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen See Guest Networks on page 31 e WAN Setup Internet WAN setup See WAN Setup on page 37 e LAN Setup Local area network LAN setup See LAN Setup on page 40 e QoS Setup Quality of Service QoS setup See Quality of Service QoS Setup on page 43 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 Select Advanced gt Setup gt WAN Setup ADVANCED ADVANCED Home WAN Setup EA ED Ee d Apply WES Wizard Setup O Disable Port Scan and Dos Protection Internet Setup Wireless Setup CJ Default DMZ Server WAN Set 0O Respond to Ping on Internet Port LAN Setup Dos Setup Disable IGMP Proxying Giiest Network _ lt hw h ii EA MTU Size in bytes 1492 Security NAT Filtering secured open L Disable SIP ALG USE Storage Administration The following settings are available Genie Advanced Home 37 Dual Band 11ac
29. the EU Declaration of Conformity For indoor use only Valid 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 approved 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 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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
30. the default MAC address e Use Computer MAC Address The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You have to use the one computer that is allowed by the ISP e Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use Attached Devices Use the Attached Device screen to view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network gt To go to the Attached Devices screen 1 From the Basic Home screen select Attached Devices to display the following screen Home Internet Wireless Attached Devices p Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network b b F Attached Devices Wired Devices IP Address Device Name MAC Address __TECHPUBS 1 SONAR GDF 19 Wireless Devices Wireless intruders also show up here IP Address Device Name MAC Address Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables Wireless devices have joined the wireless network The following information is displayed e number The order in which the device joined the network e IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network e MAC Address The unique MAC address for each device does not change The MAC address is typically shown on the product label e Device Name If the device name is known it is shown h
31. the router Combined with the IP address the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it and which have to be reached through a gateway or router e RIP Direction Router Information 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 Genie Advanced Home 41 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e RIP Version This setting controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the router sends It recognizes both formats when receiving By default the RIP function is disabled RIP 1 is universally supported It is adequate for most networks unless you have an unusual network setup RIP 2 carries more information Both RIP 2B and RIP 2M send the routing data in RIP 2 format RIP 2B uses subnet broadcasting RIP 2M uses multicasting Use Router as a DHCP Server This check box is usually selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server e Starting IP Address Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as the router e Ending IP Address Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the
32. the share name or change the read access or write access from All no password to admin 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 4 Click Apply for your changes to take effect USB Storage Advanced Settings You can set up the device name workgroups and network folders for your USB device To view or change USB Storage Advanced Settings 1 Select Advanced gt USB Storage gt Advanced Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Advanced Settings Setup Wizard PG eres WPS Wizard gt Setup Network Device Name readyshare v USB Storage Workgroup Workgroup Basic Settings Enable z Enable Access Method Link Port Advanced Settings v Network Connection weadyshare Media Server wre mmama 00 gt Administration MP todteadvsharecoutertoainnetshares 21 Read Write Total Free PL am Se pe weadyshare USB_Storage Le ga UA 9 no password no password gt Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 You can use this screen to 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
33. up your router manually Before you start the setup process get your ISP information and make sure the computers and devices in the network have the settings described here Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP If you set up your computer to use a static IP address change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Gather ISP Information If you have DSL broadband service you might need the following information to set up your router and to check that your Internet configuration is correct When your Internet service starts your Internet service provider ISP typically gives you all the information needed to connect to the Internet If you cannot locate this information ask your ISP to provide it When your Internet connection is working you no longer need to launch the ISP 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 There are separate types of logins that have different purposes It is important that you understand the d
34. 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 123 Notification of Compliance NETGEAR Dual Band Wireless Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for 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 C 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
35. 5 99 ports listed back panel 11 positioning the router 8 Power LED troubleshooting and 112 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 115 Preamble mode 84 preset security about 28 passphrase 30 pre shared key 32 primary DNS addresses 23 printing files and photos 51 prioritizing traffic 43 Q QoS Quality of Service 43 R radio wireless 84 range of wireless connections 8 ReadySHARE access 50 recovering admin password 81 releasing connection status 77 remote management 105 renewing connection status 77 repeater units 91 reserved IP adresses 43 restarting network 111 restoring configuration file 80 default factory settings 81 117 router interface described 17 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 129 S scheduling keyword and service blocking 71 secondary DNS 23 security 28 firewall settings 67 see also security options security options 32 security PIN 12 36 sending logs by email 72 serial number product label 12 services blocking 69 settings default See default factory settings Setup Wizard 34 35 sharing files 50 sites blocking 68 SMTP server 72 specifications technical 120 SSID described 30 static routes 103 subnet mask 76 system up time 76 7 technical specifications 120 technical support 2 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 32 time to live advertisement 107 time out port triggering 100 trademarks 2 traffic metering 108 troubleshooting 110 log in access 114 router chan
36. Application Example Making a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server Advanced Settings 98 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt To make a local web server public 1 Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation In this example your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192 168 1 33 2 In the Port Forwarding screen configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192 168 1 33 HTTP port 80 is the standard protocol for web servers 3 Optional Register a host name with a Dynamic DNS service and configure your router to use the name as described in Dynamic DNS on page 101 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
37. Block Sites Service Type User Defined l Schedule Filter Services For E mail Ses C Only This IP Address ho Jo i fo gt Administration gt Advanced Setup C IP Address Range hio i lo lo i to ho Jo fo i All IP Addresses Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Suppot NETGEAR com Router FAQ ag se 4 From the Service Type list select the application or service to allow or block The list already displays several common services but you are not limited to these choices To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear select User Defined 5 If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP select the appropriate protocol If you are not sure select Both 6 Enter the starting and ending port numbers If the application uses a single port number enter that number in both fields 7 Select the radio button for the IP address configuration you want to block and enter the IP addresses You can block the specified service for a single computer a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses or all computers on your network 8 Click Add to enable your Block Services Setup selections Security 70 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 to display the following
38. LAN Path to YourRouter 118 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device 119 Appendix A Supplemental Information Faclory SeuINGS lt 4 sarai buen ddede ace a MIA ee SSSe sd eeha Rees 120 Technical Specifications 122 Appendix B Notification of Compliance Index Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The NETGEAR R6200 WiFi Router is compatible with the latest WiFi devices and is backward compatible with 802 11 a b g and n devices The R6200 with simultaneous dual band WiFi technology offers speeds up to 3001 to 8672 Mbps and avoids interference ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections You can also use the Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB port to connect local devices The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming technology to enhance WiFi performance Because it s automatic you don t have to turn on Beamforming or configure it When you connect to the WiFi network Beamforming focuses on your location for even better WiFi performance and speed Beamforming locks onto your laptop tablet or smartphone and follows as you move from place to place so you keep your optimal WiFi connection 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 with NETGEAR Genie explains how to access your router to view or change its settings
39. NCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules Setup Wizard a Priority Internet Setup QoS Policy for ae Wireless Setup Priority Category MAC Address j LAN Setup MAC Device List QoS Setup QoS Policy Priority Device Name MAC Address Guest Network Pri_MAC_6D8F19 Normal TECHPUBS 00 1A 6B 6D 8F 19 MAC Address l gt Administration Device Name gt Advanced Setup Priority High If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List select its radio button The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name MAC Address and Device Name fields If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List click Refresh If it still does not appear then fill in these fields manually From the Priority list select the priority for Internet access for this device s traffic relative to other applications and traffic The options are Low Normal High and Highest Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Click Apply Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy gt To edit or delete a QoS policy 1 2 Select Advanced gt QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen 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 polic
40. NETGEAR Dual Band 11ac WIFI Router R6200 User Manual July 2013 202 11029 02 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Support Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products After installing your device locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at 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 support visit http support netgear com Phone US amp Canada only 1 888 NETGEAR Phone Other Countries Check the list of phone numbers at http support netgear com general contact default aspx Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Information is subject to change without notice NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack YourRouter 8 Position Your Router 8 Hardware Features 9 Front and SidePanel 10 Bae lel ou ne sed gt oS Sa e ee eee bowen AA E E AAA 11 HI AI IA Aa aa 12 Chapter 2 Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Ro
41. PS Wizard Internet Connection Type Disabled x gt Setup m gt USB Storage X Cancel gt Security gt Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port agering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Advanced Settings 107 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Select the IPv6 connection type from the list Your Internet service provider ISP can provide this information If your ISP did not provide details you can select IPv6 Tunnel If you are not sure select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE DHCP or fixed but is IPv6 then select IPv6 auto config 3 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Traffic Meter Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through your router Internet port With the Traffic Meter utility you can set limits for traffic volume set a monthly limit and get a live update of traffic usage gt To monitor Internet traffic 1 2 To enable the Traffic Meter select the Enable Traffic Meter check box If you want to record and restrict the volume of Internet traffic select the Traffic volume control by radio button You can select one of the following options for controlling the tr
42. R6200 Erase You can erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings Some examples are If you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password You can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router see Factory Settings on page 120 or you can click the Erase button in this screen Erase sets the user name to admin the password to password and the LAN IP address to 192 168 1 1 and enables the routers DHCP Set Password This feature lets 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 12 gt To set the password for the user name admin 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Set Password to display the following screen ADVANCED Wizar WPS Wizard gt Setup Old Password gt USB Storage Set Password gt Security Repeat New Password v Administration C Enable Password Recovery Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Router Update gt Advanced Setup Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 On the Set Password screen type the old password and type the new password twice 3 If you want to be able to recover the password sel
43. S Wizard gt Setup j p gt USB Storage gt Security v Administration Router Status Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Current Time Tuesday Jul 26 2011 01 02 55 Admin login from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 26 08 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 25 46 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 25 32 Admin login from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 14 53 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 14 49 USB device attached The USB storage device SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro is attached to the router Tuesday Jul 26 2011 00 00 25 Admin login failure from source 10 0 0 2 Monday Jul 25 2011 23 57 23 DoS attack Smurf attack packets in last 20 sec from ip Router Update gt Advanced Setup Ss Ge Include in Log Help Center Lm Show Hide Help Center SEARCH Help amp Support Documentation Suppott NETGEAR com Router FAC HELP The log screen shows the following information e Date and time The date and time the log entry was recorded e Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry e Target address The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted e 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 Lo
44. Settings Internal IP address 10 jo o Wireless Repeating Or select from currently attached devices Port Forwarding Port IP Address Device Name Triggering Dynamic DNS oO 10 0 0 2 TECHPUBS 4 In the Service Name field enter a descriptive name 5 In the Protocol list select the protocol If you are unsure select TCP UDP 6 Specify the port settings e External Starting Port and External Ending Port The starting number and ending number for the public ports at the Internet interface For single port forwarding number in the External Starting Port and External Ending Port fields can be the same The range is from 1 to 65534 e Use the same port range for Internal port This checkbox is selected by default If you want to use different ports clear this check box and specify the internal ports e Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port The starting number and ending number for the ports of a computer on the router s local area network LAN These are private ports The router calculates the internal ending port 7 Inthe Server IP Address field enter the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 8 Click Apply The service appears in the list in the Port Forwarding Port Triggering screen Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry To edit or delete a port forwarding entry 1 In the table select the radio button next to the service name 2 Click Edit Service or Delete Service
45. WAN Setup MAC Address The Media Access Control address which is the unique physical address that the Internet WAN port of the router uses IP Address The IP address that the Internet WAN port of the router uses If no address is shown or the address is 0 0 0 the router cannot connect to the Internet Administration 75 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Connection This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN If the value is DHCP Client the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP IP Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask that the Internet WAN port of the router uses Domain Name Server The Domain Name Server addresses that the router uses A Domain Name Server translates human language URLs such as www netgear com into IP addresses Statistics Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Provider WAN Setup pane click the Statistics button to display the following screen Show Statistics System Up Time 00 13 01 WAN 100NMHalf 13108 30168 oo 1244 30444 O 00 12 37 r LANI Link Down LAN3 1O00NFull ASUS ABEL LEER aki 00 12 37 LAN4 es AGWLAN bign 145M o f o0 0 J 0 0 00 12 43 lt 5GWLANamac semm 0o 0 lt ee eee 00 12 43 Pole 5 Jeeos au Figure 6 System up time and poll interval statistics System Up Time The time elapsed since the router was last restarted Port The statistics for the WAN Internet and LAN Et
46. When the router is turned on the Power Test LED turns amber for about 20 seconds and then turns green If the LED does not turn green the router has a problem If the Power Test LED is still amber 1 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 as explained in Restore the Factory Settings and Password on page 117 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support Troubleshooting 112 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on the LEDs turn on for about 10 seconds and then turn off If all the LEDs stay on there is a fault within the router If all LEDs are still on 1 minute after power up e Cycle the power to see if the router recovers e Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings as explained in Restore the Factory Settings and Password on page 117 If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at www netgear com support 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
47. WiFi Router R6200 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 for more details 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 allows your router to be discovered Do not select this check box unless you have a specific reason e Disable IGMP Proxying IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network LAN to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet If you do not need this feature you can select this check box to disable it e MTU Size in bytes The normal MTU Maximum Transmit Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections For some ISPs you might need to reduce the MTU This is rarely required Only reduce the MTU if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection See Change the MTU Size on page 39 e NAT Filtering Network Address T
48. a web server process forward it to the local computer at 192 168 1 123 The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you have defined 1 The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from www example com which resolves to the public IP address of your router The remote computer composes a web page request message with the following destination information Destination address The IP address of www example com which is the address of your router Destination port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process The remote computer then sends this request message through the Internet to your router 2 Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic Your port forwarding rule specifies that incoming port 80 traffic should be forwarded to local IP address 192 168 1 123 Therefore your router modifies the destination information in the request message The destination address is replaced with 192 168 1 123 Your router then sends this request message to your local network 3 Your web server at 192 168 1 123 receives the request and composes a return message with the requested web page data Your web server then sends this reply message to your router 4 Your router performs NAT on the source IP address and sends this request message through the Internet to the remote com
49. ach other or access Ethernet devices on the network Enable SSID Broadcast If this check box is selected the wireless access point broadcasts its name SSID to all wireless stations Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point Allow guest to access My Local Network If this check box is selected anyone who connects to this SSID has access to your local network not just Internet access 4 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 5 Select a security option from the list The security options are described in Guest Network Wireless Security Options on page 32 6 Click Apply to save your selections Genie Basic Settings 31 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Guest Network 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 This section presents an overview of the security options and provides guidance on when to use which option It is possible to set up a guest network without wireless security NETGEAR does n
50. affic volume 3 4 ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ ADVANCED Traffic Meter EZB internet Traffic Meter T Enable Traffic Meter Traffic volume control by No limit Monthly limit Round up data volume for each connection by Connection time contro Monthly limit Traffic Counter Jo Mbytes 0 Mbytes a hours Restart traffic counter at oo oo am z Onthe ist day of each month Traffic Control Pop up a warming message Restart Counter Now lo Mbytes Minutes before the monthly limit is reached When the monthly limit is reached E Tam tha Intarnnt CN tn flachina arnnnin Help Center Show Hide Help Center HELP GO No Limit No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached Download only The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only Advanced Settings 108 Click Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Traffic Meter to display the following screen Scroll to view more settings Both Directions The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic You can limit the amount of data traffic allowed per month
51. and 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance You can click any of the six sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information The left column has the menus and at the top there is an Advanced tab that lets you access additional menus and screens NETGEAR genie R6200 Language Internet Wireless Y Attached Devices gt a gt p M n u S Parental Controls gt Internet Wireless Attached Devices C lick the STATUS GOOD a aa 1 Sias Number of Devices 1 D as h b oa rd Advanced wa Click to tab to view io T view details more iki Mw Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED Help amp Support Documentation O S SAN 5104 5 Ba Ma Enter Search Item H el p Figure 5 Router 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 displa
52. and photos on DLNA UPnP AV compliant media players such as Xbox360 Playstation and NETGEAR media players gt To view the media server settings Select Advanced gt USB Storage gt Media Server to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Media Server Settings Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup MV Enable Media Server v USB Storage Media Server Name ReadyDLNA WNDR3400v2 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Content Scan Automatic when new files added By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic when new files are added radio button are selected When these options are selected the router scans for media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive USB Storage 56 Specify Approved USB Devices gt To set up approved USB devices 1 2 Click the Approved Devices button The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays 4 5 If you wantto use another USB device first click the Safely Remove USB Device button for the currently connected USB device Then connect the other USB device ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration v Advanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes Remote Management UPnP USB Drive Approved Devices T Allow only approved devices Approved USB Dev
53. 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 and click the Setup Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Wireless Card Access List Setup Wizard Apply gt WPS Wizard gt Setup Turn Access Control On gt USB St tn MAC Address i aati f0 dex1 72 22 31 gt Administration Add Edit vAdvanced Setup Wireless Settings 2 Click Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list T he Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses 3 If the 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
54. 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 to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Services Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup Services Blocking gt USB Storage Never Per Schedule v Security O Always Parental Controls a Block Sites Service Table qrr Service Type Schedule cneduie CUED GED X Delete Delete E mail gt Administration gt Advanced Setup 2 Select either Per Schedule or Always to enable service blocking and click Apply If you selected Per Schedule specify a time period in the Schedule screen as described in Schedule Blocking on page 71 Security 69 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 3 Click Add to add a service The Block Services Setup screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Services Setup Setup Wizard ii gt Setu p Service Type User Defined x USB Storage Protocol TCP bd v Security Starting Port 1 65535 Parental Controis Ending Port 1 65535
55. arental 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 O Low Protects against pornography and phishing attacks Minimal Protects only against phishing attacks O None Nothing blocked Genie Basic Settings 26 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 disable or enable Live Parental Controls modify basic settings change custom settings such as per user and time of day based Live Parental Controls Take me to the status screen 7 Click the Take me to the status screen button Parental controls are now set up for the router The Dashboard shows Parental Controls as Enabled ReadySHARE USB Storage You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router s USB port
56. 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 and then Apply to save your changes 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 to save your changes Security 68 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Block Services Port Filtering Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers For example web servers serve web pages time servers serve time and date information and game hosts serve data about other players moves When a computer on the Internet sends a request for service to a server computer the requested service is identified by a service or port number This number appears as the destination port number in the transmitted IP packets For example a packet that is sent with the destination port number 80 is an HTTP web server request The service numbers for many common protocols are defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF at htto www ietf org and published in RFC1700 Assigned Numbers Service numbers for other applications are typically chosen from the range 1024 to 65535 by the authors of the application Although the router already holds a list of many service port numbers you
57. by specifying how many Mbytes per month are allowed or by specifying how many hours of traffic are allowed Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Set the Traffic Counter to begin at a specific time and date Set up Traffic Control to issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained e The Internet LED flashes green or amber e The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled Set up Internet Traffic Statistics to monitor the data traffic Click the Traffic Status button for a live update on Internet traffic status on your router Click Apply to save your settings Advanced Settings 109 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router If you do not find the solution here check the NETGEAR support site at http support netgear com for product and contact information This chapter contains the following sections Quick Tips Troubleshooting with the LEDs Cannot Log In to the Router Cannot Access the Internet Changes Not Saved Wireless Connectivity Restore the Factory Settings and Password Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 110 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Quick Tips s section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems Sequence to Restart Your Network When you need to restart your network follow this sequ
58. cables checking 111 changes not saved router 117 compliance 124 configuration file 80 configuring DMZ server 39 Dynamic DNS 102 NAT 38 port forwarding 96 port triggering 99 QoS 44 repeater unit 91 user defined services 69 connecting wirelessly 8 country setting 34 crossover cable 113 CTS RTS Threshold 84 custom service port forwarding 97 D dashboard 17 data packets fragmented 39 default DMZ server 38 default factory settings list of 120 default factory settings restoring 81 117 default gateway 77 deleting keywords 68 denial of service DoS protection 67 devices attached 24 DHCP server 42 77 DHCP setting 76 DMZ server 38 39 DNS addresses troubleshooting 115 DNS servers 92 Domain Name Server DNS addresses 23 76 Dynamic DNS 101 DynDNS org 101 E electromagnetic emissions 122 email notices 72 encryption keys 32 Ethernet cables checking 111 Ethernet LED troubleshooting and 112 113 F factory default settings restoring 81 117 factory settings list of 120 resetting 12 file sharing 50 fiimware version 75 fiimware upgrading 16 74 fragmentation length 84 fragmented data packets 39 front panel 10 G games online QoS for 44 gateway IP address 23 Genie NETGEAR 15 guest networks 31 H host name 23 host trusted 68 inbound traffic allowing or blocking 92 installing NETGEAR Genie 15 installing with the Setup Wizard 34 Internet connection setti
59. cally assigned IP address you do not know your IP address in advance and the address can change frequently In this case you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service This type of service lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain to your frequently changing IP address If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by DynDNS org First visit their website at http www dyndns org and obtain an account and Advanced Settings 101 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 host name that you configure in the router Then whenever your ISP assigned IP address changes your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider logs in to your account and registers your new IP address If your host name is hostname for example you can reach your router at http hostname dyndns org gt To set up Dynamic DNS 1 SE a Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Dynamic DNS ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Dynamic DNS Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup 7 Use a Dynamic DNS Service Service Provider www DynDNS org gt USB Storage gt Security Host Name gt Administration User Name vAdvanced Setup Password Wireless Settings Wireless Repeati
60. ccount You can view the MAC address in the Attached Devices screen Troubleshooting 111 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Troubleshooting with the LEDs After you turn on power to the router the following sequence of events should occur 1 When power is first applied verify that the Power Test LED is on 2 Verify that the Power Test LED turns amber within a few seconds indicating that the self test is running 3 After approximately 30 seconds verify the following e The Power Test LED is solid green e The Internet LED is on e Anumbered Ethernet port LED is on for any local port that is connected to a computer This indicates that a link has been established to the connected device The LEDs on the front panel of the router can be used for troubleshooting Power Test 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 5A power adapter that NETGEAR supplied for this product e Ifthe Power Test LED blinks slowly and continuously the router firmware is corrupted This can happen if a firmware upgrade is interrupted or if the router detects a problem with the firmware If the error persists you have a hardware problem For recovery instructions or help with a hardware problem contact technical support at www netgear com support Power Test LED Stays Amber
61. ces connected to your network e Parental Controls Manage parental controls to protect devices in your network from inappropriate content e ReadySHARE If you connected a USB storage device or printer to the USB port on the router then you can access its contents e Support Support FAQs are available on your computer without an Internet connection You can get answers to common router issues here Some simple network tools are available to help you debug the network as well Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 19 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 NETGEAR genie Mobile App To install the genie mobile app l 2 Use your mobile device to navigate to the Apple AppStore or Google Play for Android and search for NETGEAR genie You can use the following QR codes to speed up this process iPhone App Android App Install the app on your iPad or phone 3 Launch the app and it displays the dashboard screen Login NETGEAR genie QO To use this app you need a WiFi connection from your phone or iPad to your NETGEAR home network From this app you can do the following Manage WiFi settings and guest access for your home network View a map of your network Set up or manage Parental Controls Use Traffic Meter to check your Internet usage With My Media play media on devices on your network Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 20 Genie Basic Settings Your Internet connection and network This chapter contain
62. correct 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 Genie Advanced Home 39 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 until the problem goes away The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications Table 2 Common MTU Sizes mu application The largest Ethernet packet size and the default value This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers adapters and switches 1492 Used in PPPoE environments 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging Larger packets are fragmented 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 to save the settings 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
63. cribing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server Your router stores the original information performs Network Address Translation NAT on the source address and port and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server 4 Noting your port triggering rule and having observed the destination port number of 6667 your router creates an additional session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer 5 The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT assigned source port as in the previous example say port 33333 as the destination port The IRC server also sends an identify message to your router with destination port 113 6 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333 your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer 7 Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 113 your router checks its session table and learns that there is 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
64. ction Status screen IP Address The IP address that is assigned to the router Subnet Mask The subnet mask that is assigned to the router Default Gateway The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with DHCP Server The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router DNS Server The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses Lease Obtained The date and time when the lease was obtained Lease Expires The date and time that the lease expires Administration 77 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz lt J Wireless Settings 2 4GHz y Wireless Settings 5GHZz Name SSID NETGEAR30 Name SSID yellowflamingo376 5G Region North America Region North America Channel 1 Channel 149 153 P 157 161 Mode Up to 300 Mbps Mode Up to 867 Mbps Wireless AP On Wireless AP On Broadcast Name On Broadcast Name On Wireless isolation Off Wireless isolation Off Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured Wi Fi Protected Setup Configured The information here is based on the fields in the Wireless Settings screen The following settings are displayed Wireless Network Name SSID The wireless network name SSID used by the router Region The geographic region where the router is being used It might be illegal to us
65. ction requires a login Genie Basic Settings 22 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e Yes Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name If you want to change the login time out enter a new value in minutes e No Enter the account and domain names only if needed 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 to save your settings 4 Click Test to test your Internet connection If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute see Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Internet Setup Screen Fields The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen The fields that display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is required Does Your ISP Require a Login Answer either yes or no These fields display when no login is required e Account Name if required Enter the account name that your ISP provided This might also be called the host name e Domain Name if required Enter the domain name that your ISP provided These fields display when your ISP requires a login e Internet Service Provider Encapsulation ISP types The choices are PPPoE PPTP or L2TP e Login The login name provided by your ISP This is often an email address e Password The password that you use to log in to your ISP e Idle Timeout In minutes If you want to c
66. ction screen select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box 4 Select the Wireless Base Station radio button 5 Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units 6 Click Apply to save your changes Set Up a Repeater Unit 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 R6200 base station with a non NETGEAR router as the repeater you might need to change additional configuration settings In particular you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless repeater AP gt To configure the router as a repeater unit 1 Log in to the router that will be the repeater Select Basic gt Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None 2 Select Advanced gt Wireless Repeating Function 3 Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box 4 Select the Wireless Repeater radio button Advanced Settings 91 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 5 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 6 Click Apply to save your changes 7 Verify connectivity across the LANs A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and
67. ctions e System Exit the utility e Tools Access the Control Center Configuration to set up your shared USB device See the following section e About View details about the USB Control Center software ReadySHARE Printer 64 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt To view or change the configuration Select Tools gt Configuration to display the following screen T Control Center Configuration Basic Automatically execute when logging on Windows M Timeout 30 minute 1 600 Language English Deutsch Fran ais Italiano Espa ol Danske Note Language setting will take effect on next execution The following settings are available Automatically execute when logging on Windows Enable this utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows Timeout Specify the time out value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use Language Select the display language for this utility 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 their installation software prompts you to do so If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically you need to disconnect the printer and th
68. d NETGEAR Genie screen displays e If you already used NETGEAR Genie type http www routerlogin net in the address field for your browser to display the NETGEAR Genie screen See Use NETGEAR Genie After Installation on page 16 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete NETGEAR Genie setup NETGEAR Genie guides you through connecting the router to the Internet If the browser cannot display the web page Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router Make sure that the router has full power and its wireless LED is lit Close and reopen the browser to make sure that the browser does not cache the previous page Browse to http www routerlogin net 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 2 Review your settings to be sure that you have selected the correct options and typed everything correctly Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information Read Chapter 10 Troubleshooting If problems persist register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 15 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Use NETGEAR Genie After Installation When you first set up your router NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet brows
69. d update your router 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Router Update to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Check for new version from the intemet Click WPS Wizard a a aa au aa Locate and select the upgrade file on your hard disk Check ka gt USB Storage v Administration Router Status Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Router Update gt Advanced Setup Help Center a Show Hide Help Center 2 Click Check If new firmware is available the router finds it 3 Click Yes to update and locate the firmware you downloaded the file ends in img WARNING When uploading firmware to the router do not interrupt the web browser by closing the window clicking a link or loading a new page If the browser is interrupted it could corrupt the firmware When the upload is complete your router restarts The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading Administration 74 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 View Router Status gt To view router status and usage information Select Advanced Home or select Administration gt Router Status to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security Administration Logs Attached Devices Backup Settings Set
70. 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 Genie Advanced Home 40 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt To change the LAN settings Note If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected through the browser you will be disconnected You will have to open a new connection to the new IP address and log in again 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt LAN Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home LAN Setup Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Apply gt XCancel vSetup Device Name Internet Setup Wireless Setup LAN TCPAP Setup WAN Setup IP Address 10 0 0 1 QoS Setup IP Subnet Mask 2ss 2ss 2ss fo Guest Network RIP Direction Both y RIP Version Disabled gt Security Use Router as DHCP Server Starting IP Address Ending IP Address gt USB Storage gt Administration gt Advanced Setup Address Reservation cs cs x Help Center La Show Mide Help Center 2 Enter the settings that you want to customize These settings are described in the following section LAN Setup Screen Settings 3 Click Apply to save your changes LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP IP Setup e IP Address The LAN IP address of the router e IP Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of
71. e Computer 58 Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP 58 Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer 60 USB Control Center Utility 64 USB Printer 65 Scan with a Multifunction Printer 66 Chapter 7 Security Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 68 Block Services Port Filtering 69 Schedule Blocking 71 Security Event Email Notifications 72 Chapter 8 Administration Upgrade the Router Firmware 74 View Router StatusS 15 Rouler informalo as dda ca daeetec tet aw ey bed ag nee ss 75 Internet Provider WAN Setup 75 Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz and 5DGHZ 78 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access 19 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Manage the Configuration File 80 Back Up Settings 80 Restore Configuration Settings 80 SI oof kee ee beee eee shes AI a Rhee anaes een thes ones 81 Sel ooo Old IIIA kee seine CoS bees eee AA 81 Password Recovery
72. e following case 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 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 will work since 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
73. e the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world Channel The operating channel that the wireless port is using The default channel is Auto When Auto is selected the router finds the best operating channel available If you notice interference from nearby devices you can select a different channel Channels 1 6 and 11 do not interfere with each other Mode The currently selected wireless communication mode Up to 54 Mbps 145 Mbps 300 Mbps at 2 4 GHz Up to 173 Mbps 400 Mbps 867 Mbps at 5 GHz Wireless AP Indicates whether the router is acting in AP mode In AP mode the router acts as a wireless bridge and can coexist on the same network as another router 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 Wi Fi Protected Setup is configured for this network Administration 78 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access Up to 256 entries are stored in the log Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted user Select Advanced gt Administration gt Logs The Logs screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard WP
74. ect the Enable Password Recovery check box 4 Click Apply so that your changes take effect Password Recovery NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name of admin Then if the password is forgotten you can recover it This Administration 81 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome browsers but not in the Safari browser To set up password recovery 1 Select the Enable Password Recovery check box 2 Select two security questions and provide answers to them 3 Click Apply to save your changes When you use your browser to access the router the login window displays If password recovery is enabled when you click Cancel the password recovery process starts You can then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password Administration 82 Advanced Settings This chapter describes the advanced features of your router The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed This chapter includes the following sections e Advanced Wireless Settings e Wireless Repeating Function WDS e Port Forwarding and Triggering e Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers e Set Up Port Triggering e Dynamic DNS e Static Routes e Remote Mana
75. en wait for the prompt asking you to click Connect ReadySHARE Printer 65 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Once the printer shows Available status it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers window gt Printers and Faxes File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 5 kJ Pi ya Search gt Folders Ez Address 3 Printers and Faxes Lo HP Photosmart C5200 series a 0 Printer Tasks Paused E Add a printer amp Set up faxing See Also 12 Troubleshoot printing Get help with printing Other Places This USB printer is ready The utility does not need to hold the connection of this USB printer Once there is any print job for this printer the USB utility connects to this USB printer automatically and then prints After the print job is done the printer status returns to the Paused state Scan with a Multifunction Printer gt To use the scan feature of a multifunction printer 1 Make sure that the printer status shows as Available 2 Click the Network Scanner button This activates the scanner window to perform scans ReadySHARE Printer 66 Security Keeping unwanted content out of your network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network This chapter includes the following sections e Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic e Block Services Port Filter
76. ence 1 Turn off and unplug the modem Turn off the router and computers Plug in the modem and turn it on Wait 2 minutes Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes ee Turn on the computers 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 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 a
77. er The router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network However the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router For example the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range For best results place your router 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 So itis 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 Hardware Setup 8 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference Equipment that might cause interference includes ceiling fans home security systems microwaves PCs the base of a cordless phone or a 2 4 GHz cordless phone Away from any large metal surfaces such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs Large expanses of other materials such as glass insulated walls fish tanks mirrors brick and concrete can also affect your wireless signal 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 b
78. er Lm Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ Port Forwarding is selected as the service type 2 From the Service Name list select the service or game that you will host on your network If the service does not appear in the list see Add a Custom Service on page 97 3 In the corresponding Server IP Address field enter the last digit of the IP address of your local computer that will provide this service 4 Click Add The service appears in the list in the screen Add a Custom Service To define a service game or application that does not appear in the Service Name list first determine which port number or range of numbers the application uses You can usually get this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups gt To add a custom service 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering 2 Select Port Forwarding as the service type Advanced Settings 97 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 3 Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Ports Custom Services Setup Wizard A gt Setup Service Name gt USB Storage Service Type TCP UDP v External Starting Port 1 65535 PLL External Ending Port 1 65535 gt Administration Use the same port range for Internal port ica Mili Internal Starting Port 1 65535 Internal Ending Port Wireless
79. er contacts the routers DHCP server Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew To edit or delete a reserved address entry select the radio button next to the reserved address you want to edit or delete Then click Edit or Delete Quality of Service QoS Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others The R6200 WiFi Router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection To configure QoS use the QoS Setup screen Genie Advanced Home 43 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt Togo to the QoS Setup screen Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Setup et biscia kii l F Apply H WPS Wizard Setup Enable WMM Wi Fi multimedia settings Intemet Setup Wireless Setup WAN Setup O Turn Bandwidth Control On babel Uplink bandwidth Maximum 256 Kops QoS Setup Automatically check Intemet Uplink bandwidth Check buest Network C Turn internet Access QoS On USE Storage QoS Priority Rule list Setup QoS rule Security Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The R6200 WiFi 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 acc
80. er 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 connected to that modem If so configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer Troubleshooting 119 Supplemental Information This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least 7 seconds The router resets and returns to the factory co
81. er on a computer that is connected to the router You can use NETGEAR Genie again if you want to view or change settings for the router 1 Launch your browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the router 2 Type http www routerlogin net or http www routerlogin com The login window displays User name g admin Password ORK KK Remernber my password 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 See Types of Logins and Access on page 14 for more information Upgrade Router Firmware When you set up your router and are connected to the Internet the router automatically checks for newer firmware If newer firmware is available a message is displayed on the top of the screen See Upgrade the Router Firmware on page 74 for more information about upgrading firmware gt To upgrade your firmware 1 Click the message when it displays 2 Click Yes to upgrade the router with the latest firmware 3 After the upgrade the router restarts A N 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 finishes restarting and the Power LED has stopped blinking for several seconds Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 16 Dual B
82. ere 2 You can click Refresh to update this screen Genie Basic Settings 24 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen your browser goes to the Parental Controls website You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application NETGEAR a Worldwide Enter Keywords IGo Products Svc Provider Solutions Where to Buy Support Partners Community About W7 Shopping Cart Home gt Live Parental Controls Print Ga Email Favorites Live Parental Controls NETGEAR Live Parental Controls powered by OpenDNS is a router based Web filtering solution ou available on NETGEAR Wireless N router and y Minnen gateway products Dy ptpa jat gt Blocks up to 50 categories of Internet content SPRL gt Designed to protect you from identity theft and scams gt And it s FREE for NETGEAR customers gt To set up Live Parental Controls 1 Select Parental Controls on the Dashboard screen 2 Click either the Windows Users or Mac Users button 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Management Utility After installation Live Parental Controls automatically starts Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS NETGEAR PUTILA You re about to setup NETGEAR Live Parental Controls Powered by OpenDNS on your router to filter websites visited on your computers and other n
83. ess categories voice video best effort and background For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS both it and the client running that application have to have WMM enabled Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category which receives a lower priority than voice and video WMM QoS is enabled by default You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the Enable WMM check box and clicking 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 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 In the QoS Setup screen select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box Genie Advanced Home 44 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rule list Setup Wizard x Apply e gt XCancet WPS Wizard Setup TT aospoic
84. etween adjacent access points is 4 channels for example use Channels 1 and 5 or 6 and 10 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 9 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Front and Side Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure WiFi On Off button WPS button Figure 2 Router front and side view Table 1 Front panel LED descriptions Power Internet Wireless USB Solid amber The router is starting up Blinking amber The firmware is upgrading or the Restore Factory Settings 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 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 Solid blue The wireless radio is operating in either 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz mode Blinking The router is in WPS mode 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 HDD is plugged in and is trying to connect Off No USB device is connected someone clicked the Safely Remove Ha
85. etworked devices THE INTERNET LIVE PARENTAL A CONTROLS ENABLED FILTERING HIGH CABLE DSL NETGEAR ROUTER MODEM FILTERING NONE 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 Genie Basic Settings 25 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 Select the radio button that applies to you and click Next e f you already have an OpenDNS account leave the Yes radio button selected e If you do not have an OpenDNS account select the No radio button If you are creating an account the following screen displays Create a free OpenDNS account Username Check availability Password e Fill in the fields and click Next After you log on or create your account the filtering level screen displays Live P
86. evice you might not see your USB device in the router screens If this happens log out and then log back in gt To add or edit a network folder 1 Either select Basic gt ReadySHARE or select Advanced gt USB Storage gt ReadySHARE ADVANCED ADVANCED Home USB Storage Advanced Settings Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup readyshare Workgroup Workgroup v USB Storage Basic Settings Advanced Settings Enable Access Method Link Port Network Connection weadyshare Media Server HTTP http ireadyshare routerlogin net shares 80 O HTTP ia intemet https 0 0 0 0 443 shares r FTP Jir hare routerlogin net shar 21 CO FTP via internet ftp 0 0 0 0 shares 21 gt Security gt Administration gt Advanced Setup Available Network Folders Share Name Read Write Folder Name Volume Name 10ta Free Access Access Space Space GED Create Network Folder v Help Center a Show Hide Help Center 2 Specify the changes that you want to make e To add a folder click Create Network Folder K http www routerlogin net USB_Folder_creat htm W Create Network Folder KA Ce O USB Device U U Drive 1 96 GB B Write Access All no password Apply gt Close Window e To edit a folder select its radio button and then click Edit USB Storage 53 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 3 You can use this screen to select a folder change
87. fault period is 30 minutes Shorter durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of additional network traffic Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but can significantly reduce network traffic Advertisement Time to Live 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 is fine for most home networks If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly then it might be necessary to increase this value UPnP Portmap Table The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is currently accessing the router and which ports internal and external that device has opened The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address 2 Click Apply to save your settings IPv6 You can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if NETGEAR genie does not detect it automatically gt To set up an IPv6 Internet connection type 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt IPv6 to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Internet Setup Setup Wizard W
88. g button To email the log immediately click the Send Log button Administration 79 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the R6200 WiFi Router are stored within the router in a configuration file You can back up save this file to your computer restore it or reset it to the factory default settings Back Up Settings gt To back up the router s configuration settings 1 Select Advanced gt Administration gt Backup Settings to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Backup Settings Setup Wizard T Saveac of current setti WPS Wizard ad ngs gt Setup gt USB Storage Restore saved settings from a file gt Security v Administration Router Status a meee Attached Devices Backup Settings Set Password Router Update gt Advanced Setup 2 Click Back Up to save a copy of the current settings 3 Choose a location to store the cfg file that is on a computer on your network Restore Configuration Settings gt To restore configuration settings that you backed up 1 Enter the full path to the file on your network or click the Browse button to find the file 2 When you have located the cfg file click the Restore button to upload the file to the router Upon completion the router reboots WARNING Do not interrupt the reboot process Administration 80 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router
89. gement e USB Settings e Universal Plug and Play e IPv6 e Traffic Meter 83 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Advanced Wireless Settings gt To go to the Advanced Wireless Settings screen Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Settings ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Wireless Settings CD Ecce Apply gt gt Setup Wireless Advanced Settings 2 4GHz bigin Enable Wireless Router Radio gt USB Storage Fragmentation Length 256 2346 2346 CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 2347 gt Administration Preamble Mode gt Security Long Preamble v vAdvanced Setup Tum off wireless signal by schedule f l The wireless signal is scheduled to turn off during the following time period Wireless Settings IAE WAA end ST uzi jeg i ae Ss aye ie Scroll to Triggering ui Dynamic DNS Wireless Advanced Settings 5GHz am view Enable Wireless Router Radio Static Routes m ore Remote Management Fragmentation Length 256 2346 UPnP CTSIRTS Threshold 1 2347 settin gs IPv6 Preamble Mode Long Preamble v Traffic Meter Turn off wireless signal by schedule v USB Settings Help Center Show Mide Help Center The following settings are available in this screen Enable Wireless Router Radio You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router by clearing this check box Select this check box again to enable the wireless portion of the router When the wireless radio is disabled o
90. ges not saved 117 trusted host 68 U Universal Plug and Play UPnP 106 up time system 76 upgrading firmware 16 74 USB advanced configuration 54 basic storage settings 52 drive requirements 50 file sharing 50 ReadySHARE access 50 remote computer connection 58 specifying approved devices 57 unmounting a USB drive 55 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 USB devices approved 57 user defined services 69 V viewing logs 79 W WAN IP address troubleshooting 114 WAN setup 37 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS 18 36 devices adding 18 Wireless Card Access List 87 wireless channel 30 wireless connection troubleshooting 117 wireless connections 8 wireless devices adding to the network 18 Wireless Distribution System WDS 88 89 Wireless LED troubleshooting and 113 114 wireless mode 30 wireless network name SSID broadcast 30 described 30 product label 12 wireless network settings 30 wireless radio 84 wireless repeating 88 89 base station 90 repeater unit 91 wireless security options 32 wireless settings 28 checking for correct 111 SSID broadcast 30 WMM Wi Fi Multimedia 44 WPA encryption 32 WPA2 encryption 32 WPA2 PSK encryption 32 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mixed mode 32 WPS button 18 WPS PSK encryption 32 WPS PSK WPA2 PSK encryption 32 130
91. hange the login timeout enter a new value in minutes This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN Entering a value of 0 zero means never log out Internet IP Address e Get Dynamically from ISP Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses e Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned The gateway is the ISP s 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 Genie Basic Settings 23 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Router MAC Address The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on its Internet port Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer This feature allows your router to use your computer s MAC address this is also called cloning e Use Default Address Use
92. he 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 screen opens so you can use the printer for scanning CN NETGEAR USB Control Center f System Tools About Dia Network Scanner ReadySHARE Printer 63 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 USB Control Center Utility The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router The utility allows you to control a printer and a scanner Install the utility on each computer on your network from which you want to control the device You can download this utility for PC and Mac at www netgear conVlanding en us readyshare aspx When you launch the USB Control Center utility a screen similar to the following displays i NETGEAR USB Control Center System Tools About Device Status Audio Logitech Speaker Manually Connected by netgear 8dc0086 This is the main screen which 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 If this is the first time you are connecting you might be prompted to install the device driver Menu sele
93. hernet ports For each port the screen displays Status The link status of the port e TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear e RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear e Collisions The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear e Tx B s The current transmission outbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Rx B s The current reception inbound bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports e Up Time The time elapsed since this port acquired the link e Poll Interval The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen To change the polling frequency enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and click Set Interval To stop the polling entirely click Stop Administration 76 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Connection Status Button gt To view the connection status On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane click the Connection Status button to view connection status information Connection Status IP Address 192 1 68 0 233 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 0 1 DHCP Server 192 168 0 1 DNS Server 192 168 0 1 Lease Obtained 0 days 1 Hours 0 minutes Lease Expires 0 days 0 Hours 4 minutes Close Window The Release button returns the status of all items to 0 The Renew button refreshes the items The Close Window button closes the Conne
94. ices Volume Name Available USB Devices Volume Name G U Drive 1 9G ADVANCED USB Settings Enable any USB Device connected to the USB port Yes No Help Center ana Git SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 19GB USB Storage 57 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 For more security you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt USB Settings The following screen displays Approved Devices Show Hide Help Center This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices You can remove or add approved USB devices To add an approved USB device select it from the Available USB Devices list and then click Add Select the Allow only approved devices check box Click Apply so that your change takes effect Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser use 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 router s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP gt To connect to the router s USB drive using a web browser 1 Connect to the router by typing ftp and the Internet port IP address in the address field of Internet Explorer o
95. ifference so that you know which login to use when e Router login logs you in to the router interface from NETGEAR Genie See Use NETGEAR Genie After Installation on page 16 for details about this login 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 with NETGEAR Genie 14 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a web browser It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifies that those steps have been successfully completed It takes about 15 minutes to complete To use NETGEAR Genie to set up your router 1 2 If the router is not on press the On Off button to turn it on Make sure that your computer or device is connected to the router You can use an Ethernet cable for a wired connection or connect wirelessly The wireless network name and password are listed on the bottom label of the router Launch your Internet browser e The first time that you set up the Internet connection for your router the browser goes to http www routerlogin net an
96. igure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network In addition to servers for specific applications you can also specify a default DMZ server to which all other incoming protocols are forwarded Before you start determine which type of service application or game you want to provide Find out the local IP address of the computer that will provide the service The server computer has to always have the same IP address gt To set up port forwarding Tip To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address use the reserved IP address feature of your R6200 WiFi Router See Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address on page 87 Advanced Settings 96 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 1 Select Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering to display the following screen ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration vAdvanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering ADVANCED Port Forwarding Port Triggering Please select the service type Port Forwarding Port Triggering Service Name FTP x Server IP Address ne Ce uu External External Internal Internal e semecemame Sartor End por erat adaress Edit Service X Delete Service Dynamic DNS Static Routes Add Custom Service Remote Management Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Cent
97. in an operating system that supports NetBIOS such as Microsoft Windows e Access Method The access methods are described here Network Connection Enabled by default this connection allows anyone connected to the local area network LAN to have access to the USB drive 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 setting 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 setting supports file uploading only USB Storage 54 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 FTP Disabled by default FTP via Internet Disabled by default If you enable this setting remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet This setting supports both downloading and uploading of files Available Network Folders You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen ADVANCED ADVANCED rme USB Storage Advanced Settings Semp Wizard J f Apiye WPS Wizard gt Setup Network Device Name readyshare USD ores Workgroup Workgroup Basic Settings Advanced Settings Media Server gt Security HTTP via internet http 192_168 1 65 shares gt Administration G se 7 ftp readyshare routerlogin net shares gt Advanced Setup Ea FTP via internet ftp 192 168 1 65
98. ing e Schedule Blocking e Security Event Email Notifications 67 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network The blocking can be always or according to a schedule gt To set up keyword blocking 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Block Sites to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Block Sites WPS Wizard Setup To learn more about advanced content filtering and keyword blocking features from NETGEAR please goto gt USB Storage www netgear comvipc Never Parental Controls Per Schedule Block Sites O Always Block Services Schedule Type keyword or domain name here E mail gt Administration Add Keyword gt Advanced Setup Block sites containing these keywords or domain names Help Center Lam Show Hide 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
99. ireless 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 front of the router If it is off you can press the WiFi On Off button on the side of the router to turn the router wireless radios back on If you disabled the router s SSID broadcast then your wireless network is hidden and does not show up in your wireless client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled e Does your wireless device support the security that you are using for your wireless network WPA or WPA2 e If you want to view the wireless settings for the router use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router Then log in to the router and select Wireless see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28 Note Be sure to click Apply if you change settings Wireless Signal Strength 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 Restore the Factory Settings and Password This section explains how to restore the factory settings changing the router
100. its set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body NOTE IMPORTANTE D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contr l Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps 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 in feet and meters Baby Monitor Analog 20 feet 6 meters Baby Monitor Digital 40 feet 12 meters Notification of Compliance 126 Index A access remote 105 viewing logs 79 access control turning on 88 access points 88 accessing remote computer 92 adding custom service 97 priority rules 45 address reservation 43 advertisement period 107 alerts emailing 72 applications QoS for online gaming 44 approved USB devices 57 attached devices 24 authentication required by mail server 72 automatic firmware checking 74 automatic Internet connection 35 B back panel 11 backing up configuration 80 base station setting up 90 blocking inbound traffic 92 keywords 68 services 69 sites 68 box contents 8 C
101. k name SSID or password is look on the label on the bottom of your router Wireless Settings Screen Fields Region Selection 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 Wireless Network 2 4 GHz b g n and 5 0 GHz a n ac The b g n and a n notation references the 802 11 standards of conformance For instance the 2 4 b g n conforms to 802 11b 802 119 and 802 11n at 2 4 GHz radio frequency Genie Basic Settings 29 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Enable Wireless Isolation If this check box is selected then computers or wireless devices that join the network can use the Internet but cannot access each other or access Ethernet devices on the network Enable SSID Broadcast This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name SSID in their scanned network lists This check box is selected by default To turn off the SSID broadcast clear the Allow Broadcast of Name SSID check box and click Apply Name SSID The SSID is also known as the wireless network name Enter a 32 character maximum name in this field This field is case sensitive The default SSID is randomly generated and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting Channel This setting is the wireless channel the gateway uses Enter a value from 1 through 13 For products in the N
102. llowing 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 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 in 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 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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
103. mode radio button ADVANCED Wireless Settings Use other operating mode Enable AP Mode Enable Bridge Mode EF Setup bridge mode wireless settings Device Name Get IP Address Dynamically IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IF Address Get DNS Server Address Dynamically Primary DNS Secondary ONS Wireless Card Access List Help Center a Show Hide Help Center The following screen displays Choose a Wireless Networks Wireless Networks 5Ghz n ac x Name SSID 123456300 WPA2 PSK AES Passphrase happycarrot933 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Help Center Show Hide Help Center 4 Click the Setup bridge mode wireless settings button and specify the settings of the wireless network to which your bridge mode router will connect a Inthe Choose a Wireless Network drop down list select the wireless network frequency 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz of the router you are connecting to Advanced Settings 86 ao 5 e Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Type the wireless network name SSID of the router you are connecting to Select the security option for the router you are connecting to Type the passphrase of the router you are connecting to Click Apply 5 Click Apply again on Wireless Settings screen The R6300 router reboots and connects to the base router within a few minutes Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that
104. most up to date list of USB drives that the router supports go to http kbserver netgear com readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16 FAT32 NTFS and Linux file systems EXT2 and EXT3 Note Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB device Such USB devices do not work with the router ReadySHARE Access Once you have set up your router you can connect any USB storage device and share the contents with others on your network You can access your USB device in any of the following ways e On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems select Start gt Run and enter readyshare in the dialog box Click OK e On Windows 7 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems open Internet Explorer or Safari and enter readyshare in the address bar e On Mac OSX version 10 2 or later enter smb readyshare in the address bar e In My Network Places enter readyshare in the address bar 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 PC Mac or Linux file type including text files Word PowerPoint Excel MP3 pictures and multimedia USB drive applications include USB Storage 50 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files pictures and
105. nced Settings 104 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Remote Management The remote management feature lets you upgrade or check the status of your R6200 WiFi Router over the Internet gt To set up remote management 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Remote Management ADVANCED Remote Management ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Apa gt X Cancel Cancel WPS Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration v Advanced Setup 1 Tum Remote Management On Remote Management Address http 192 168 1 65 8080 Allow Remote Access By C Only This Computer ron YA a hn a Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes IP Address Range Everyone Remote Management Port Number UPnP Note Be sure to change the router s default login password to a secure password The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains upper case and lower case letters numbers and symbols It can be up to 30 characters 2 Select the Turn Remote Management 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
106. nfiguration settings shown in the following table Table 4 Factory default settings 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 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 120 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Table 4 Factory default settings continued Local network DHCP starting IP address 192 168 1 2 LAN continued DHCP ending IP address 192 168 1 254 DMZ Disabled Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR GMT 1 for GR GMT 8 for NA Time zone adjusted for daylight Disabled savings time SNMP Disabled Firewall Inbound communications coming Disabled except traffic on port 80 the HTTP port in from the Internet Outbound communications going Enabled all out to the Internet Wireless Wireless communication Security WRAR PSK AES 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 const
107. ng Port Triggering Setup Wizard Apply X Cancel Cancel WPS Wizard gt Setup Please select the service type gt USB Storage Port Forwarding gt Securi Port Triggering gt Administration 7 Disable Port Triggering Port Triggering Time out in minutes 2 0 vAdvanced Setup Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Port Triggering Portmap Table Enable Service Name Service Type mbound Connection Service User Triggering Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center a Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support 3 Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box if it is selected Note fthe 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 5 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 detect when the application has terminated Advanced Settings 100 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 6 Click Add Service to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Port Triggering Services Setup Wizard WPS Wizard Service Name
108. ng Port Forwarding Port Static Routes Remote Management UPnP IPv6 Traffic Meter USB Settings Help Center gt Show Hide Help Center Help amp Support Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear 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 name 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 account This is the name that you use to log in to your account not your host name Type the password or key for your Dynamic DNS account If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL you can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature For example the wildcard feature causes yourhost dyndns org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost dyndns org Click Apply to save your configuration Advanced Settings 102 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router Typically you do not need to add static routes You have to configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network As an example of when a static route is needed consider th
109. ng 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 does not support such a configuration Cannot Access the Internet If you can access your router but not the Internet check to see if the router can obtain an IP address from your Internet service provider ISP Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address your router requests an IP address from the ISP You can determine whether the request was successful using the Router Status screen gt To check the WAN IP address 1 Start your browser and select an external site such as www netgear com 2 Access the router interface at www routerlogin net 3 Select Administration gt Router Status Troubleshooting 114 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 4 Check that an IP address is shown for the Internet port If 0 0 0 0 is shown your router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP If your router cannot obtain an IP address from the ISP you might need to force your cable or DSL modem to recognize your new router by restarting your network as described in Sequence to Restart Your Network on page 111 If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following
110. ng this traffic you can have the router forward the traffic to one computer on your network This computer is called the default DMZ server To set up a default DMZ server 1 On the WAN Setup screen select the Default DMZ Server check box 2 Type the IP address 3 Click Apply Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit MTU is the largest data packet a network device transmits When one network device communicates across the Internet with another the data packets travel through many devices along the way If a device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices the data packets have to be split or fragmented to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often just the default value In some situations changing the value fixes one problem but causes another Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs 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 in
111. ng up 22 troubleshooting 114 Internet LED troubleshooting and 112 Internet port 35 75 Internet Relay Chat IRC 94 Internet service provider ISP account information 14 Internet Setup screen 23 login 14 Internet services blocking access 69 Internet Setup screen 23 interval poll 76 IP addresses current 75 DHCP 14 dynamic 101 reserved 43 IP subnet mask 76 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 K keywords 68 L label product 12 LAN port QoS for 46 settings 75 LAN setup 40 language setting 34 large files sharing 51 lease DHCP 77 LEDs described 10 troubleshooting and 112 local servers port forwarding to 96 logging in 14 16 logs emailing 72 viewing 79 MAC addresses current 75 product label 12 QoS for 47 mail server outgoing 72 maintenance settings 73 managing router remotely 105 media server setting the router to be a 56 menus described 17 metric value 104 mixed mode security options 32 MTU size 39 multicasting 42 N NAT Network Address Translation 38 93 NETGEAR Genie 15 network how to restart 111 networks guest 31 networks troubleshooting 111 O outgoing mail server 72 P packets fragmented 39 Parental Controls 25 passphrases changing 30 product label 12 password recovery admin 81 password restoring 117 photos sharing 51 poll interval 76 port filtering 69 port forwarding 92 94 95 96 port numbers 69 port status 76 port triggering 92 93 9
112. ontains the following address and port information The web server then sends this reply message to your router Source address The IP address of www example com Source port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process Destination address The public IP address of your router Destination port number 33333 Upon receiving the incoming message your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333 Finding an active session the router then modifies the message to restore the original address information replaced by NAT Your router sends this reply message to your computer which displays the web page from www example com The message now contains the following address and port information Source address The IP address of www example com Source port number 80 which is the standard port number for a web server process Destination address Your computer s IP address Destination port number 5678 which is the browser session that made the initial request When you finish your browser session your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in the communications Your router then removes the session information from its session table and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port number 33333 Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports In the preceding example requests are sent to a remote computer by your router from a particular service por
113. orth 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 Mode The mode setting depends on the frequency band e 2 4 GHz Up to 145 Mbps is the default and allows 802 11n and 802 119 wireless devices to join the network g amp b supports up to 54 Mbps The 145 Mbps setting allows 802 11n devices to connect at this speed e 5 GHz 11ac Up to 867 Mbps is the default and allows 802 11a and 802 11ac wireless devices to join the network Security Options Settings The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security option and passphrase NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security option or passphrase but if you want to change these settings this section explains how Do not disable security Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase You can change the security settings for your router If you do so then write down the new settings and store them in a secure place for future reference gt To change the WPA settings 1 Under Security Options select the WPA option you want Security Options None OWPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES COWPA P SK TKIP WWPA2 PSE AES 2 In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option enter the network key passphrase
114. ot recommend this WPA Encryption WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi Fi certified seal This seal means the product is authorized by the Wi Fi Alliance http www wi fi org because it complies with the worldwide single standard for high speed wireless local area networking WPA uses a passphrase to perform authentication and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP data encryption implements most of the IEEE 802 111 standard and is designed to work with all wireless network interface cards but not all wireless access points It is superseded by WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is stronger than WPA PSK It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due to the greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates WPA2 PSK gets higher speed because it is usually implemented through hardware while WPA PSK is usually implemented through software WPA2 PSK uses a passphrase to authenticate and generate the initial data encryption keys Then it dynamically varies the encryption key WPS PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode can provide broader support for all wireless clients WPA2 PSK clients get higher speed and security and WPA PSK clients get decent speed and security Genie Basic Settings 32 Genie Advanced Home Specifying custom settings This chapter contains the following sections NETGEAR genie Advanced Screen
115. ot shared on the 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 1 On the Mac access the USB drive by typing readyshare in the address field of a web browser Then copy the photos to the USB drive 2 On the PC use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive to the PC Then print the files Sharing 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 USB Storage 51 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 On the FTP site the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters the password FTP requires that you type something in the password field 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 Advanced USB Storage screen to share large files This op
116. ough the Administratio n menu The NETGEAR genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router After you set up the router the first time to use the Setup Wizard again log in to the router and select the Advanced tab 1 Select Setup Wizard to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security 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 Yes O No want to configure the router myself 2 Select either Yes or No want to configure the router myself If you select No you are taken to the Internet Setup screen see Internet Setup on page 22 Genie Advanced Home 34 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 If you selected Yes click Next The following screen displays ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Setup Wizard Detecting the Internet Connection WPS Wizard This process can take a minute or two please wait gt Setup gt USB Storage gt Security gt Administration The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration The following screen displays ADVANCED Congratulations You are successfully connected to the Internet This router is preset with the following unique wireless network name SSID and gt Set
117. outbound traffic looking for a specified outbound trigger port When the router detects outbound traffic on that port it remembers the IP address of the local computer that sent the data The router then temporarily opens the specified incoming port or ports and forwards incoming traffic on the triggered ports to the triggering computer Port forwarding creates a static mapping of a port number or range to a single local computer Port triggering can dynamically open ports to any computer that needs them and can close the ports when they are no longer needed 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 according to the instructions in Universal Plug and Play on page 106 To set up port triggering you need to know which inbound ports the application needs and the number of the outbound port that will trigger the opening of the inbound ports You can usually get this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or newsgroups gt To set up port triggering 1 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Port Forwarding Port Triggering Advanced Settings 99 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Select the Port Triggering radio button to display the port triggering information ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Port Forwardi
118. puter which displays the web page from www example com To configure port forwarding you need to know which inbound ports the application needs You usually can determine this information by contacting the publisher of the application or the relevant user groups and newsgroups How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering The following points summarize the differences between port forwarding and port triggering e Port triggering can be used by any computer on your network although only one computer can use it at a time e Port forwarding is configured for a single computer on your network Advanced Settings 95 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e Port triggering does require that you know the computer s IP address in advance 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 Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers The port forwarding feature lets you allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach servers on your local network For example you might want to make a local web server FTP server or game server visible and available to the Internet Use the Port Forwarding screen to conf
119. r This field displays the MAC address for your router for your reference You will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using e Wireless Repeater If your router is the repeater select this check box Repeater IP Address If your router is the repeater enter the IP address of the other access point Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the repeater selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed If you are setting up a point to point bridge select this check box If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point repeater with wireless client association leave this check box cleared Base Station MAC Address If your router is the repeater enter the MAC address for the access point that is the base station e Wireless Base Station If your router is the base station select this check box Disable Wireless Client Association If your router is the repeater selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it Only LAN client associations are allowed Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 If your router is the base station it can act as the parent of up to 4 other access points Enter the MAC addresses of the other access points in these fields Set Up the Base Station The wireless repeating function
120. r Netscape Navigator for example ftp 10 1 65 4 If you are using Dynamic DNS you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address 2 Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive The user name account name for All no password is guest 3 The directories of the USB drive that your account can access are displayed for example share partition1 directory1 You can now read and copy files from the USB directory USB Storage 58 ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs It lets you connect a USB printer to the router USB port and access it wirelessly This chapter contains the following sections e ReadySHARE Printer e USB Control Center Utility This activates the scanner window to perform scans For additional about ReadySHARE features see www netgear com readyshare 59 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 ReadySHARE Printer You can connect a USB printer to the router USB port and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network gt To set up ReadySHARE Printer 1 Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable 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 Cen
121. ranslation 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 Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation NAT The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them but there are other applications that 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 Genie Advanced Home 38 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 discardi
122. rdware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off Hardware Setup 10 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e WiFi On Off button Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds turns the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off If the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs are lit then the wireless radio is on If these LEDs are off then the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router e WPS button You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network The Wireless LED blinks blue when the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer The LED stays solid blue when wireless security is enabled in the router Back Panel The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure Power connector Power On Off USB Ethernet Internet Reset port LAN ports 1 4 port button Figure 3 Router rear view see Factory Settings on page 120 for information about restoring factory settings Hardware Setup 11 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN login information MAC address and serial number Default Access Information WATER CSN kipa T E iin red War name ii password password R46200 WiFi Router O amp lt Model R6200 Power Internet WiFi USE Serial number On OR
123. rnet connection between the computer and the router as described in the previous section Make sure that the IP address of your computer is on the same subnet as the router If you are using the recommended addressing scheme your computer s address should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 If your computer s IP address is shown as 169 254 x x recent versions of Windows and MacOS generate and assign an IP address if the computer cannot reach a DHCP server These auto generated addresses are in the range of 169 254 x x If your IP address is in this range check the connection from the computer to the router and reboot your computer If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address clear the router s configuration to factory defaults This sets the router s IP address to 192 168 1 1 This procedure is explained in Factory Settings on page 120 Make sure that your browser has Java JavaScript or ActiveX enabled If you are using Internet Explorer click Refresh to be sure that the Java applet is loaded Try quitting the browser and launching it again Make sure that you are using the correct login information The 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 existi
124. ruction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Supplemental Information 121 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Technical Specifications Table 5 R6200 Router specifications Feature Description S 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 205 x 255 x 77 mm 8 07 x 10 04 x 3 03 in 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Part 15 Class B VCCI Class B EN 55 022 CISPR 22 Class B C Tick N10947 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 122 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Table 5 R6200 Router specifications continued Feature Description S Operating frequency range 2 4 GHz 2 412 2 462 GHz US 2 412 2 472 GHz Japan
125. s administration password back to password You can erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways e Use the Erase function of the router see Erase on page 81 Troubleshooting 117 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Use the Reset button on the back of the router See Factory Settings on page 120 If you restore the factory settings and the router fails to restart or the green Power Test LED continues to blink the unit might be defective If the error persists you might have a hardware problem Contact technical support at htto www netgear com support 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 Troubleshooting a network is made easy by using the ping utility in your computer or workstation Test the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly gt To ping the router from a Windows PC 1 2 From the Windows toolbar click Start and then select Run In the field provided type ping followed by the IP address of the router as in this example ping www routerlogin net Click OK You should see a message like this one Pinging lt IP address gt with 32 bytes of data If the path is working you see this message Reply from lt IP address gt
126. s the following sections Basic Home Screen Internet Setup Attached Devices Parental Controls ReadySHARE USB Storage Basic Wireless Settings 21 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Basic Home Screen The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure Internet i i Wireless Py i LI i i Attached Devices s Internet Wireless Attached Devices Parental Controls Name SSID NETGE Ready SHARE oi SUAE DESE se423Key Password happi Guest Network Number of Devices 1 io it Parental Controls ReadySHARE Guest Network STATUS NOT ENABLED STATUS No USB drive STATUS NOT ENABLED Internet Setup The Internet Settings screen is where you view or change ISP information gt To change the Internet settings 1 From the Home screen select Internet The following screen displays Internet Setup Does your Intemet connection require a login O Yes Parental Controls No Wireless Attached Devices Ready SHARE Guest Network Account Name lf Required Domain Name If Required Scroll to Te view Internet IP Address Get Dynamically from ISP more O Use Static IP Address settings IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Domain Name Server DNS Address Get Automatically from ISP Help Center Show Hide Help Center The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet conne
127. same subnet as the router Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN that computer receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router s DHCP server Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings Use 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 avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN For most applications the default DHCP and TCP IP settings of the router are satisfactory You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned 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 you have defined e Subnet mask e Gateway IP address the router s LAN IP address e Primary DNS server if you entered a primary DNS address
128. screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Schedule Setup Wizard WPS Wizard gt Setup Days to Block gt USB Storage Every Day Sunday Monday v Security Parental Controls Block Block Sites Wednesday Block Services Thursday Friday E mail Saturday gt Administration Tuesday Time of day to block use 24 hour clock Start Blocking o H omer Mi WA End Blocking Hour Minute Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tiwana v v Help Center a Show Hide Help Center 2 Set up the schedule for blocking keywords and services e Days to Block Select days on which you want to apply blocking by selecting the appropriate check boxes or select Every Day to select the check boxes for all days e Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour format or select All Day for 24 hour blocking 3 Select your time zone from the list If you use daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 4 Click Apply to save your settings Security 71 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email provide your email information in the Email screen and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often gt To set up email notifications 1 Select Advanced gt Security gt Email to display the following screen ADVANCED etup Wizard WPS Wizard a DO Turn E mail Notifica
129. shares Free Space U Drive 1 9G 1 9G 922 7M Help Center Show Hide Help Center e Share Name If only 1 device is connected the default share name is USB Storage You can click the name shown or you can type it in the address field of your web Browser If Not Shared is shown the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root folder exists Click the link to change this setting e Read Write Access Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router e Folder Name Full path of the network folder e Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD e Total Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device Safely Remove a USB Drive gt Toremove a USB disk drive safely 1 Select USB Storage gt Basic Setting USB Storage 55 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Click the Safely Remove USB Device button Available Network Folders Share Name Read Folder Name Volume Name Total Free Access Space Space veadyshare USB_ Storage All All UA HPvioow 1 96 914 5M no password no password Safely Remove USB Device A This takes the drive offline Media Server Settings By default the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server This setting lets you view movies
130. sses A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names Such as www addresses to numeric IP addresses Typically your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use If you entered a DNS address during the router s configuration restart your computer Alternatively you can configure your computer manually with a DNS address as explained in the documentation for your computer e Your computer might not have the router configured as its default gateway Reboot the computer and verify that the router address www routerlogin net is listed by your computer as the default gateway address e You might be running 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 Troubleshooting 116 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Changes Not Saved If 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 W
131. 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 Wireless LEDs Are Off If the Wireless LEDs stay off check to see if the Wireless On Off button on the router has been pressed This button turns the wireless radios in the router on and off The Wireless LEDs are lit when the wireless radio is turned on The Push N Connect WPS Button Blinks Amber If after using the WPS function the button blinks amber check the following e Make sure that you are using the button and not the router s built in registrar e Check that PIN verification has succeeded for the wireless device you are adding to the wireless network e Make sure that you have not pressed the WPS button on the side of the router after disabling the WPS feature you logged in to the router and disabled this previously e Check that the router is not in the temporary AP setup locked state if you are using the wireless repeater function Troubleshooting 113 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Cannot Log In to the Router If you are unable to log in to the router from a computer on your local network check the following If you are using an Ethernet connected computer check the Ethe
132. sword for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router By default it is password Folder Name Full path of the network folder Volume Name Volume name from the storage device either USB drive or HDD Total Free Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device e Edit Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings e Safely Remove a USB Device Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your router 2 You can click Refresh to update this screen Basic Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup The R6200 WiFi Router comes with preset security This means that the Wi Fi network name SSID network key password and security option encryption protocol are preset in the factory You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom of the unit Note The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security gt To view or change basic wireless settings NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings If you change your preset security settings make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name SSID or other wireless security settings you are disconnected when you click Apply To avoid this problem use a computer with a
133. t number Replies from the remote computer to your router are directed to that port number If the remote server sends a reply to a different port number your router does not recognize it and discards it However 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 additional incoming ports when a particular outgoing port originates a session Advanced Settings 93 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 An example is Internet Relay Chat IRC Your computer connects to an IRC server at destination port 6667 The IRC server not only responds to your originating source port but also sends an identify message to your computer on port 113 Using port triggering you can tell the router When you initiate a session with destination port 6667 you have to also allow incoming traffic on port 113 to reach the originating computer Using steps similar to the preceding example the following sequence shows the effects of the port triggering rule you have defined 1 You open an IRC client program to start a chat session on your computer 2 Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667 which is the standard port number for an IRC server process Your computer then sends this request message to your router 3 Your router creates an entry in its internal session table des
134. ter 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 reach 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 a MAC Utility wa Supported Routers WNDR4500 WNDR3800 WNDRMAC l e From the ReadySHARE tab of the Desktop NETGEAR genie See This activates the scanner window to perform scans on page 66 Note You have fo 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 60 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 4 Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility stallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NETGEAR USB Control Center The InstallShield R Wizard will install NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 5 After you have installed the utility select the language NETGEAR USB Control Center ReadySHARE Printer 61 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 6 The first time you access the utility you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button
135. ters are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points Wireless Repeating Function To view or change the wireless repeater settings for the router Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Wireless Repeating Function Setup Wizard gt Setup 7 Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n gt USB Storage Wireless MAC of this router E0 91 F5 76 F2 E0 gt Security Cc gt Administration Trein as IEPENET Repeater IP Address zo Jo fo I Disable Wireless Client Association Wireless Settings Base Station MAC Address fez fz ie ie is a v Advanced Setup Scena Scroll to Port Forwarding Port Disable Wireless Client Association y ew a DNS Repeater MAC Address 1 ie Na z ie ie Fy m o re Static Routes Repeater MAC Address 2 E Fa E i S si Remote Management Repeater MAC Address 3 lie BE je ia i S etti n g S UPnP Repeater MAC Address 4 CA R Bg BY IPv6 Traffic Meter zi USB Settings Help Center pu Show Hide Help Center 1 Enable Wireless Repeating Function 5GHz a n Help amp Support Documentaiion Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ The following settings are available e Enable Wireless Repeating Function Select the check box for the 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz network to use the wireless repeating function Advanced Settings 89 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 e Wireless MAC of this route
136. 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 allow access from any IP address on the Internet select Everyone 4 Specify the port number for accessing the 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 Advanced Settings 105 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 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 Apply so that your changes take effect 6 When you acces 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 USB Settings For added security the router can be set up to share only approved USB devices See Specify Approved USB Devices on page 57 for the procedure Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers access the network and connect to other devices as needed UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered
137. 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 appear in the Attached Devices screen Advanced Settings 87 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 4 Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List The screen changes back to the list screen 5 Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly Select the Turn Access Control On check box 7 Click Apply Wireless Repeating Function WDS You can set the R6200 WiFi Router up to be used as a wireless access point AP Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater A wireless repeater connects to another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System WDS A WDS allows a wireless network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario Repeater access point Base station access point Figure 8 Wireless repeating scenario Note If you use the wireless repeating function you need to select either WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen The WEP option displays only if yo
138. the QoS Setup screen QoS for a Router LAN Port gt To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router s LAN ports 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen Select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button 3 Click the Add Priority Rule button Genie Advanced Home 46 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 From the Priority Category list select Ethernet LAN Port as shown in the following figure 4 ADVANCED v Setup Priority Internet Setup QoS Policy for ILAN Port 1 Wireless Setup Priority Category Ethemet LAN Port vi H LAN Port am LAN Setup e aoe gt Security 5 From the LAN port list select the LAN port 6 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 7 Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen 8 In the QoS Setup screen click Apply QoS for a MAC Address gt To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address 1 Select Advanced gt Setup gt QoS Setup 2 Click the Setup QoS Rule button The QoS Setup screen displays 3 Click Add Priority Rule Genie Advanced Home 47 7 8 9 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 From the Priority Category list select MAC Address to display the following screen ADVA
139. ther members of your household can use the router by connecting their computers to the router with an Ethernet cable Note The Fragmentation Length CTS RTS Threshold and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only Do not change these settings Turn off wireless signal by schedule You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection For instance you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town WPS Settings You can add WPS devices to your network e Enable Router s PIN e Keep Existing Wireless Settings 2 4 GHz b g n e Keep Existing Wireless Settings 5 GHz a n ac AP Mode or Bridge You can set up the R6200 in Bridge mode See Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode on page 85 Advanced Settings 84 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Wireless Card Access List Click the Set Up Access List button display the Wireless Card Access List screen You can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on their MAC address See Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address on page 87 Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode The R6200 WiFi Router can be configured in bridge mode This mode lets you connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802 11ac speed To use the router in Bridge mode you need two R6200 WiFi Routers one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge Figure 7 Router in Bridge
140. tion On gt USB Storage Send alerts and logs through e mail v Securit y Your Outgoing Mail Server Parental Controls Block Sites Send to This E mail Address My mail server requires authentication User Name Block Services Schedule Password gt Administration Send Alert Immediately gt Advanced Setup When someone attempts to visit a blocked site Send logs according to this schedule v Help Center Show Hide Help Center 2 To receive email logs and alerts from the router select the Turn Email Notification On check box 3 In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field enter the name of your ISP s outgoing SMTP mail server Such as mail 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 by email 4 Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This Email Address field This email address is also used for the From address If you leave this field blank log and alert messages are not sent by email 5 If your outgoing email server requires authentication select the My Mail Server requires authentication check box Fill in the User Name and Password fields for the outgoing email server 6 You can have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site and you can specify that logs are sent automatically If you select the
141. tion supports downloading files only Basic Settings You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached to your router By default the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network LAN gt To view or change the USB Basic Settings Either select Basic gt ReadySHARE or select Advanced gt USB Storage gt ReadySHARE The USB Storage Basic Settings screen displays Home USB Storage Basic Settings Internet G Refresh Wireless Attached Devices 9 Basic Parental Controls gt ReadySHARE Printing Ready SHARE e Network Device Name Weadyshare Guest Network gt Available Network Folders Share Name Read Folder Name Volume Name Total Free Access Space Space veadyshare USB_ Storage All All HP HP vioow 1 96 1 96 14sm 5M no password no password Safely Remove USB Device The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you connect to the USB port on your router To use the ReadySHARE print feature on a Windows PC you need to use the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility For information about this feature see Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer USB Storage 52 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 gt To access your USB device 1 Click the network device name or the share name in your computer s network folders list 2 For smb readyshare click Connect Note If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB d
142. u 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 computer or device or follow the WPS instructions that came with the device The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password and connects you to the wireless network Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 18 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App The genie app is your home network dashboard It lets you easily view manage and control your entire home network and helps you fix common network problems You can use the genie app or the genie mobile app Y N m amp ul Qs LIL Internet WiFi Connection Router Settings STATUS GOOD STATUS Connected Click here Network Map Parental Controls ReadySHARE Number of devices 16 Click here Click here Visit the NETGEAR genie web page at www netgear com genie From the genie app you can do the following e Internet Monitor and repair Internet connectivity issues for both wired and wireless connections e WiFi Connection View or change your router wireless settings e Router Settings Log in to your router to view or change its settings e Network map View network devi
143. u select the wireless mode Up to 54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen Advanced Settings 88 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Wireless Base Station The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and from the child repeater access point The base station also handles wireless and wired local computers To configure this mode you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point Often the MAC address is on the product label Wireless Repeater The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point To configure this mode you have to know the MAC address of the remote parent access point The R6200 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 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 the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network e All LAN devices wired and wireless compu
144. up network key password gt USB Storage 2 4GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 gt Security 5GHz Wireless Network Name SSID NETGEAR35 5G gt Administration Wireless Network Key Password fuzzyumbrella906 gt Advanced Setup rent nr HELP 8 SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP cle WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS capable client device a wireless device or computer to your network On the client device either press its WPS button or locate its WPS PIN To use the WPS Wizard 1 Select Advanced gt WPS Wizard Genie Advanced Home 35 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Click Next The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS client a wireless device or computer ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Add WPS Client Setup Wizard Select a setup method WPS Wizard Push Button recommended gt Setup You can either press the physical push button on the router or click the button soft push button in this screen gt USB Storage O gt Security O PIN Number gt Administration gt Advanced Setup Help Center rs Show Hide Help Center HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ IAA Bs oe Enter Search Item GO You can use either the push button or PIN method 3 Select either Push Button or PIN Number To use the push button method either click the WPS button on this screen or press the
145. uter Setup Preparation 14 Use Standard TCP IP Properties for DHCP 14 Gather ISP Information 14 Wireless Devices and Security Settings 14 Types of Logins and Access 14 NETGEAR Genie Setup 15 Use NETGEAR Genie After Installation 16 Upgrade Router Firmware 16 Router Dashboard Basic Home Screen 17 Join Your Wireless Network 18 Manual MBINU AA Hee Ree oe eee oe aes 18 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Method 18 NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App 19 NETGEAR genie Mobile App 20 Chapter 3 Genie Basic Settings Basic Home SOTE as irasra cipriota kaiaa hbase kane daeesokee ce 22 Menel Sells IIIA IAEA IAEA 22 Internet Setup Screen Fields 23 Attached Devices 24 Mi IA II III AA IA WA 25 ReadySHARE USB Storage 27 Basic Wireless Settings 28 Wireless Settings Screen Fields 29 Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase 30 Guest Networks
146. wired connection to access the router Genie Basic Settings 28 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 1 On the Basic Home screen select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen Home Wireless Setup Internet Attached Devices Region Selection Region Parental Controls No ReadySHARE Wireless Network 2 4GHz bigin C Enable wireless Isolation Enable SSID Broadcast Name SSID NETGEARS3 Channel Auto Mode Up to 145 Mbps v Guest Network Security Options O None O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES O WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES Passphrase livelycheese71 6 8 63 characters or 64 hex digits Help Center Show Hide Help Center You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings The screen sections settings and procedures are explained in the following sections 2 Make any changes that are needed and click Apply to save your settings 3 Setup and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect wirelessly If they do not check the following e ls your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network without wireless security that they discover e Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen If it does then it is connected to the network e Ifyou are not sure what the networ
147. 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 and then set up the repeater gt To set up the base station 1 Set up both units with the same wireless settings SSID mode channel and security The wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP Advanced Settings 90 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 2 Select Advanced gt Advanced Setup gt Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home Wireless Repeating Function Setup Wizard WPS Wizard W Enable Wireless Repeating Function 2 4GHz b g n Wireless MAC of this router E0 91 F5 B8 BD A6 O Wireless Repeater gt USB Storage Repeater IP Address Disable Wireless Client Association Base Station MAC Address ii gt Administration Wireless Base Station Sc roll to view C Disable Wireless Client Association n 7 r_i more settings v Advanced Setup Repeater MAC Address 1 g Wireless Settings Repeater MAC Address 2 Wireless Repeating Repeater MAC Address 3 gt Setup gt Security Repeater MAC Address 4 Port Forwarding Port Triggering Dynamic DNS Static Routes YA Help Center Remote Management m HELP amp SUPPORT Documentation Support NETGEAR com Router FAQ SEARCH HELP Enter Search Item GO 3 In the Wireless Repeating Fun
148. y Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to change the policy settings Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes Genie Advanced Home 48 USB Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive 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 e USB Drive Requirements e ReadySHARE Access e File sharing Scenarios e Basic Settings e USB Storage Advanced Settings e Safely Remove a USB Drive e Media Server Settings e Specify Approved USB Devices For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature see Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer For additional about ReadySHARE features see www netgear com readyshare 49 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1 0 and 1 1 USB Full Speed and 2 0 USB High Speed standards The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table Actual bus speeds can vary depending on the CPU speed memory speed of the network and other variables Table 3 USB Drive Speeds Bus OO Seeedisee USB 1 1 12 Mbits USB 2 0 480 Mbits The router works with most USB compliant external flash and hard drives For the
149. y KAA KA UT Internet Setup 4 MSN Messenger MSN Messenger Applications WAN Setup wa Yahoo Messenger High Yahoo Messenger Applications LAN Setup m paa IP Phone IP Phone Applications aeann O 5 Vonage IP Phone Highest Vonage IP Phone Applications Ears NetMeeting NetMeeting Applications SB Storage gt Security 8 Google Talk Highest Google Talk Applications gt Administration mai Netgear EVA Highest Netgear EVA Applications 10 SSH High SSH Applications Of ener Tenet Anpeatons FTP k Normal FTP Applications z Help Center Show Hide Help Center gt Advanced Setup 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 of the rules by simply clicking the Delete All button 3 To add a priority rule scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click Add Priority Rule to display the following screen ADVANCED ADVANCED Home QoS Priority Rules Setup Wizard cc WPS Wizard v Se tup Priority Internet Setup QoS Policy for Wireless Se Priority Category Applications vi WAN Setup ar Applications Add a new application Y LAN Setup Priority Normal QoS Setup Guest Network Specified Port Range gt USB Storage Connection Type TCP UDP v gt Security Starting Port 1 65535 gt Administration Ending Port 1 65535 gt Advanced Setup 4 In the QoS Policy for
150. yed 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 Using this tab requires a solid understanding of networking concepts e Help amp Support Go to the NETGEAR support site to get information help and product documentation These links work once you have an Internet connection Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 17 Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200 Join Your Wireless Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to join your wireless network See Guest Networks on page 31 for instructions for how to set up a guest network Manual Method With the manual method you 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 is on the router label If you changed these settings then 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 yo

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