Netgear Ac1450 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Internet Setup Screen Fields
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The 
fields that display in this screen depend on whether tan ISP login is required.
Does Your Internet connection require a login? Answer either yes or no.
These fields display when no login is required:
•Account Name (If required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might 
also be called the host name.
•Domain...

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your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. 
This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (also called cloning). 
• Use Default 
 Address. Use the default MAC address.
• Use Computer MAC 
 Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the 
computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows.
• Use This MAC 
 Address. Enter the MAC...

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
4.
Click  Next, read the note, and click Next  again to proceed.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are promp\
ted to log 
in or create a free account.
5. Select the radio button that applies to you and click  Next.
• If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the  Ye
 s radio button selected. 
• If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No...

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After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
lays:
6.
Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click \
 Next.
7.Click the T ake me to the status screen button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as 
Enabled.
Basic Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless net\
work setup.
The router comes with preset...

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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 SSID or other wireless secu\
rity settings, you 
are disconnected when you click 
 Apply. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired 
connection to access the router.
To view or change...

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Wireless Settings Screen Fields
You can use this screen to view or change the wireless network settings and the security 
option.
Enable SSID Broadcast. This feature allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless 
stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box is 
selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear this check box, and click Apply.
Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box...

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WPA uses a passphrase for authentication and to generate the initial data \
encryption keys. 
Then it dynamically varies the encryption key. WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity  Protocol (TKIP) data encryption, implements most of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and works 
with all wireless network interface cards, but not all wireless access p\
oints. 
WPA2-PSK is stronger than WPA-PSK. It is advertised to be theoretically indecipherable due 
to the...

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Set Up a Guest Network
A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without\
 using your wireless 
security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5\
.0 
GHz a/n. 
To set up a guest network:
1. Select  Basic >  Guest Network.
2.Select any of the following wireless settings:
Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, 
and guests can connect to your...

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View Attached Devices
Use the Attached Device screen to view all computers or devices that are current\
ly 
connected to your network.
To go to the Attached Devices screen:
1.
From the Basic Home screen, select  Attached Devices.
Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless\
 devices have 
joined the wireless network. The following information is displayed:
•# (number). 
 The order in which the device joined the...

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4.   NETGEAR genie Advanced Home
Specify custom settings
This chapter contains the following sections:
•NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen 
•Internet Connection Setup Wizard 
•WAN Setup 
•LAN Setup 
•WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 
•Quality of Service (QoS) Setup 
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,...