Netgear C6250 Ac1600 Wifi Cable Modem Router User Manual

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Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you connect a USB storage device to the modem router, you can access the USB device 
through the Internet when you are not home. After you gain access, you can use FTP to 
share files on the USB device.
To access devices from a remote computer:
1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2. Connect to your modem router on your home network:
•To...

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The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.  Select the  FTP (via Internet)  check box.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8.  T
o limit access to the admin user, do the following:
a.In the 
Available Network Folders table, select a device.
If only one device is connected, it is automatically selected.
b.  Click the Edit  button. 

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c. In the Read Access list, select admin.
d. In the Write Access list, select admin.
e. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
f. Click the Close Window button.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays again.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
If you attached a storage device to the modem router, before you can access the storage 
device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set...

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11.   Manage the Advanced WiFi 
Network Settings
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced WiFi settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Control the WiFi Radios
•Set Up a WiFi Schedule
•Manage Beamforming
•Manage the Advanced WiFi Settings
•Manage WPS Settings
•Manage the Advanced WiFi Features
Note:For information about the managing the basic WiFi settings, see 
Chapter 4, Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings. 

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Control the WiFi Radios
The modem router provides internal WiFi radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 
5
 GHz ranges. By default, they are on so that you can connect over WiFi to the modem 
router. When the WiFi radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection 
to the modem router.
You can turn the WiFi radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the modem router, or 
you can log in to...

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The previous figure does not show the bottom of the Wireless Settings pa\
ge.
6.  Do one of the following in the Wireless 
 Advanced Settings (2.4GHz b/g/n) section, Wireless 
Advanced Settings (5GHz 802.11a/n/ac) section, or both sections:
• T
urn off the radio . Clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio  check box.
The WiFi LED for the associated radio turns off (see  Front Panel and Right Side 
Panel on page   10).
• T
urn on...

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Note:
You can set up a WiFi schedule only if the modem router is connected 
to the Internet and synchronized its internal clock with a time server 
on the Internet. For more information about whether the modem 
router synchronized its clock, see  Schedule When Security Features 
Are Active on page
  75.
To set up the WiFi schedule:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connec\
ted to the...

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The Turn off wireless signal by schedule page displays.
7. Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to 
turn off the WiFi signal and specify whether the schedule is recurrent.
8. Click the Apply button.
The Wireless Settings page displays. Depending on the WiFi band for which you set up a 
schedule, the new schedule is added to the table in the Wireless Advanced  Settings 
(2.4GHz...

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6. 
Select or clear the Enable Beamforming Transmission (BFR) check box.
Selecting the check box enables BFR and clearing the check box disables \
BFR.
7.  Select or clear the  Enable Beamforming Reception (BFE) check box.
Selecting the check box enables BFE and clearing the check box disables \
BFE.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage the Advanced WiFi Settings
The modem router is already configured...

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4. 
Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
CAUTION:
Do not alter the advanced WiFi settings unless directed by technical 
support. These settings are reserved for WiFi testing and advanced 
configuration only. Incorrect settings might disable the WiFi radios. 
6.  Change the advanced WiFi settings for one radio or both radios:
• Fragmentation Length...