Netgear Ac1450 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit Smart Wifi Router User Manual
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ReadySHARE Printer61 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers and Faxes window. Figure 9. Printers and Faxes window 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 prints. After the print job is done, the printer status returns to the Paused state....
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62 7 7. Security Customizing the firewall settings This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network. This chapter includes the following sections: •Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic •Block Services (Port Filtering) •Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports •Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications •How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering •Set Up Port Forwarding...
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Security63 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router 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. To set up keyword blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Block Sites. 2.Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. • Always . Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule...
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Security64 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of c\ lient computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date i\ nformation, 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...
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Security65 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router The Block Services Setup screen displays: 5. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list displays several common services, but you are not limited to th\ ese choices. To add any additional services or applications that do not already appear , select User Defined. 6. If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol. If you are not sure, select Both. 7. Enter the starting and...
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Security 66 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router 2.Your IRC client composes a request message to an IRC server using a destination port number of 6667, the standard port number for an IRC server process. Your computer then sends this request message to your router. 3.Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing 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...
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Security 67 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router 192.168.1.123.” The following sequence shows the effects of the port forwarding rule you have defined: 1.The user of a remote computer opens a browser and requests a web page from www.example.com, which resolves to the public IP address of your router. The remote computer composes a web page request message with the following destination information: Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router. Destination port...
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Security68 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers The port forwarding feature lets you allow certain types of incoming tra\ ffic to reach servers on your local network. For example, you might want to make a local web serv\ er, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet. Use the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering screen to configure the router to forward specific incoming protocols to computers on your local network. In addition to se\ rvers for specific...
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Security69 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router To add a custom service: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering . 2. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type. 3. Click the Add Custom Service button. 4.In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Service Type field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 6. In the External Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number . • If the application uses a single port, enter...
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Security 70 AC1450 Smart WiFi Router Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public If you host a web server on your local network, you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server. To make a local web server public: 1.Assign your web server either a fixed IP address or a dynamic IP address using DHCP address reservation. In this example, your router always gives your web server an IP address of 192.168.1.33. 2.In the Port Forwarding/Port...