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 Name (If required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields display when your ISP requires a login:
•Internet Service Provider. PPPoE or PPPoA.
•Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This login name is often an email address.
•Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. 
•Service Name (if Required). If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.
•Connection Mode. Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.
•Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in 
minutes. This setting determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active 
when there is no Internet activity from the LAN. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
Internet IP Address.
•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP 
automatically assigns these addresses.
•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP 
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router will 
connect.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses 
based on their names. 
•Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP 
automatically assigns this address. 
•Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this 
option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server 
address is available, enter it also.
NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT allows computers on your home network to 
share the router Internet connection. NAT is enabled by default because it is needed in most 
situations. The following settings are available:
•Enable
•Disable
•Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection
Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port. 
Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when  
						

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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 address that you want to use.
Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, \
your browser goes to 
the Live Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or 
download the application. 
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1. Select  Parental Controls  on the dashboard screen.
2. Click either the  W
 indows Users or Mac Users button. 
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Liv\
e Parental 
Controls Management utility

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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  radio button. 
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
• Fill in the fields and click Next. 
						

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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 security. This means that the WiFi network name (SSID),  network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) ar\
e 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. 
						

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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 basic wireless settings:
1. Select  Basic >  W
 ireless.
The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the follo\
wing sections.
2. Make any changes that are needed.
3. Click  Apply .
Your settings are saved.
If you were connected wirelessly to the router and you changed the SSID \
or wireless 
security
 , you are disconnected from the network.
4. If you changed the settings, make sure that you can connect wirelessly t\
o the network with 
its new settings. 
If you cannot connect wirelessly, check the following:
• Is your computer or wireless device connected to another wireless networ\
k in your 
area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open netw\
ork (without 
wireless security) that they discover

.
• Is your computer or wireless device trying to connect to your network wi\
th its old 
settings (before you made changes)? If so, update the wireless network\
 selection in 
your computer or wireless device to match the current settings for your \
network. 
						

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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 is selected, computers or wireless devices that 
join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or access Ethernet 
devices on the network.
Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character 
(maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly 
generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting.
Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. In the 
United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.
Channel. The wireless channel the router uses. For 2.4 GHz, select a value from 1 through 
13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated.) 
Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or 
slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the 
best. 
When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different radio 
frequency channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between 
adjacent access points is four channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 5, or 6 and 10).
Mode. For 2.4 GHz, Up to 217 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11n and 802.11g 
wireless devices to join the network. The other settings are Up to 54 Mbps, and Up to 450 
Mbps.
At 5 GHz, Up to 975 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11ac and 802.11a wireless 
devices to join the network. The other settings are Up to 433 Mbps and 867 Mbps.
Security Options. The router comes with unique preset wireless security. These settings are 
on the product label. NETGEAR recommends that you use preset security so that you can 
refer to the label if you forget the WiFi password. However, you can change the security 
option and passphrase. 
Wireless Security Options
A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The 
security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that only trusted devices 
receive authorization to connect to your network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has several 
options including pre-shared key (PSK) encryption. 
WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified seal. This seal means 
that the 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.  
						

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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 greater degree of randomness in encryption keys that it generates\
. WP
 A2-PSK gets 
higher speed because it is 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. \
WP
 A2-PSK clients get higher speed and security, and WPA-PSK clients get decent speed 
and security. For help with WPA settings on your wireless computer or device, see the 
instructions that came with your product.
Change the Wireless Security Option
NETGEAR recommends that you do not disable security .
To change the WPA settings:
1.Select  Basic > W
 ireless Settings.
2. Under Security Options, select the WP
 A option you want.
3.In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option, enter the 
network key (password) that you want to use. It is a text string from \
8 to 63 characters.
4. W
rite down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future refe\
rence.
5.Click  Apply .
Your changes are saved. 
						

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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 network using the SSID of this profile.
Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point 
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no \
SSID can adopt the 
correct SSID for connections to this access point.
Allow guest to access My Local Network. If this check box is selected, anyone who  connects to this SSID has access to your local network, not just Interne\
t access.
3. Give the guest network a name.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters.\
 You then  manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest\
 network name in 
addition to the main SSID. 
4. Select a security option from the list. 
The security options are described in Wireless Security Options on page  26.
5. Click  Apply . 
Your settings are saved. 
						

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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 network.
• IP Address. 
 The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined th\
e 
network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the netwo\
rk.
• MAC Address. 
 The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC 
address is typically shown on the product label.
• Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here. 
2. Click  Refresh to update this screen. 
						

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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, Advanced Settings.