Netgear C6250 Ac1600 Wifi Cable Modem Router User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USAFebruary 2016
202-11533-01
AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Model C6250
User Manual
WPS
WiFi On/Off 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Overview and Setup
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front Panel and Right Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Position Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Set Up and Enable a Guest Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security for the Guest WiFi Network. . . . . . . .  52
Chapter 5 Secure Your Network
Set Up Parental Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Allow or Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Enable and Manage Network...

 
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View WiFi Channels in Your Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
View WiFi Networks in Your Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
View and Manage the Log  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Change the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manage the Device Settings File...

 
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Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 11 Manage the Advanced WiFi Network Settings
Control the WiFi Radios  . . . . . ....

 
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Internet LED Is Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Obtain an Internet IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Changes Are Not Saved  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Troubleshoot the...

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1.   Hardware Overview and Setup
This user manual is for the NETGEAR® AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router, Model C6250.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Introduction
•Front Panel and Right Side Panel
•Back Panel
•Position Your Modem Router
•Install and Activate Your Cable Modem
•Cable the Modem Router to a Router and Use Bridge Mode
Note:For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the 
support website at support.netgear.com.
Note:In this user guide, the terms wireless...

Hardware Overview and Setup 
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Introduction
The AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router Model C6250, in this manual referred to simply as 
the modem router, provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a WiFi home network 
with fast access to the Internet over a cable network with support for up to 680 Mbps. It lets 
you block unsafe Internet content and applications and protects the devices that you connect 
to your home or guest network.
The modem router provides one...

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AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router 
Front Panel and Right Side Panel
The front panel contains status LEDs that let you verify status and conn\
ections. The right side 
panel contains two buttons.
WPS
WiFi On/Off
Power LED
Downstream LED Upstream LED
Internet LED 2.4 GHz
WiFi LED 5 GHz
WiFi LEDEthernet LED WiFi On/off button
WPS button
Figure 1. Front panel LEDs and side panel buttons
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and  describes...