User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the Router’s Network and Automatically Set Up the Internet Connection
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection
- Set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd tunnel connection
- Manage the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
- Activate Armor using the Nighthawk app
- View or change your NETGEAR Armor settings using the Nighthawk app
- View or change your NETGEAR Armor settings from the Armor portal
- Sign in to NETGEAR Armor from the router web interface and start your subscription
- Access the NETGEAR Armor portal from the router web interface
- Disable or Reenable NETGEAR Armor from the router web interface
- Enable Circle with Disney
- Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet
- Manage network access control lists
- Use keywords to block Internet sites
- Delete keywords from the blocked list
- Prevent blocking on a trusted computer
- Block services from the Internet
- Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
- Set up security event email notifications
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
- 5. Optimize Performance
- 6. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the WAN settings
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Change the router’s device name
- Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up the router in bridge mode
- Return the router to router mode
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- 7. Manage the WiFi Network Settings
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify basic WiFi settings
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Set up WPA/WPA2 enterprise WiFi security
- Set up WEP legacy WiFi security
- Change the WiFi Mbps settings
- Change the transmission power of the WiFi radios
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Manage WPS settings
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable airtime fairness
- Enable or disable MU-MIMO
- Manage advanced WiFi settings
- 8. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- Manage the router configuration file
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- Monitor, meter, and control Internet traffic
- Set your time zone
- Change the NTP server
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 9. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router
- Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Approve a USB storage device
- Remotely access a USB device using ReadyCLOUD
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 10. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- Set up a VPN connection
- Manage Dynamic DNS for VPN connections
- Enable and configure OpenVPN on the router
- Install OpenVPN software
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Windows-based computer
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on a Mac
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an iOS device
- Install the OpenVPN client utility and VPN configuration files on an Android device
- LAN requirements for VPN connections
- Use a VPN tunnel on a Windows-based computer
- Use VPN to access your Internet service at home
- 11. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Traffic Rules
- 12. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
You can select another service provider.
7. Select the No radio button.
8.
In the Host Name field, type the name that you want to use for your URL.
The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the
host name that you specify and ends with mynetgear.com. For example, specify
MyName.mynetgear.com.
9.
In the Email field, type the email address for your account.
10.
In the Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for your account.
11. Click the Register button.
12.
Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS service.
Specify a DNS account that you already created
If you already created a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR, No-IP, or DynDNS, you
can set up the router to use your account.
To set up Dynamic DNS if you already created an account:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6. From the Service Provider menu, select your provider.
7. Select the Yes radio button.
The page adjusts and displays the Show Status, Cancel, and Apply buttons.
8.
In the Host Name field, type the host name (sometimes called the domain name)
for your account.
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