Netgear C7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Wifi Cable Modem Router User Manual

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To set block Internet sites:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5. Select one of the keyword blocking options:
• Per Schedule. 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. 
(See Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page  33.)
• Always . 
 Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen\
.
6.  In the Keyword field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.
For example:
• Specify XXX to block http://www
 .badstuff.com/xxx.html.
• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suf
 fixes such as .edu or .gov.
• Enter a period ( .) to block all Internet browsing access.
7.  Click the  Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect. 
						

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To delete keywords from the list:
1. Do one of the following:
• T
o delete a single word, select it and click the Delete Keyword button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
• T
o delete all keywords on the list, click the Clear List button.
All keywords are removed from the list.
2.  Click the  Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
Block Services from the Internet
You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of serv\
ice. You can block  the services all the time or based on a schedule.
To block services:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select 
ADVANCED > Security > Block Services.
5. Specify when to block the services:
• T
o block the services all the time, select the  Always radio button.
• T
o block the services based on a schedule, select the Per Schedule radio button. 
						

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To specify the schedule, see  Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services  on 
page
  33.
6.  Click the  Add button.
7. To add a service that is in the  Service Type list, select the application or service. 
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.  T
o add a service or application that is not the list, select  User Defined.
a. If you know that the application uses either 
 TCP or UDP, select the appropriate 
protocol; otherwise, select TCP/UDP (both).
b.  Enter the starting port and ending port numbers. 
• If the service uses a single port number
 , enter that number in both fields.
• T
o find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can c\
ontact 
the publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or sear\
ch on the 
Internet.
9.  T
o specify how to filter the services, select one of the following radio \
buttons:
•Only This IP 
 Address. Block services for a single computer.
• IP Address 
 Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP 
addresses on your network.
• All lP 
Addresses . Block services for all computers on your network.
10.  Click the  Add button.
Your changes are saved.
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and\
 to block services. 
For information about how to specify what you want the modem router to b\
lock, see Use 
Keywords to Block Internet Sites  on page
  30 and Block Services from the Internet on 
page   32. 
						

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To schedule blocking:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Schedule.
5. Specify when to block keywords and services:
•Days to Block. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the 
keywords or select the Every Day check box, which automatically selects the check 
boxes for all days. 
•Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All 
Day for 24-hour blocking. 
6. Select your time zone from the list. 
7. If you use daylight saving time, select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time 
check box. 
8. Click the Apply button. 
Your settings are saved.
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer
You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must have a 
fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. See 
Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 63
To specify a trusted computer:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites. 
						

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5. Scroll down and select the  Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites  check box.
6.  In the T
rusted IP Address  field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
The modem router can email you its logs of modem router activity. The log records activity  and security events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services\
. 
To set up email notifications:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  E-mail.
5.  Select the Turn Email Notification On  check box.
6.  In the  Y
our Outgoing Mail Server  field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail 
server (such as mail.myISP.com). 
You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of\
 your email  program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not s\
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7. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This E-mail 
Address field. 
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert 
messages are not sent.
8. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires 
authentication check box.
a.In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.
b. In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server.
9. (Optional) Select the Send Alerts Immediately check box.
Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.
10. To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:
•From Send logs according to this schedule drop-down list, select the schedule 
type.
•From the Day drop-down list, select the day.
•From the Time drop-down list, select the time, and select the am or pm radio button.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Logs are sent automatically. If the log fills up before the specified time, it is sent. After the 
log is sent, it is cleared from the modem router memory. If the modem router cannot email 
the log and the log buffer fills up, the modem router overwrites the log. 
						

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5.   Share USB Devices Attached to the 
Modem Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your 
modem router. The USB port on the modem router can be used only to connect USB storage 
devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, 
CD drives, or DVD drives to the modem router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•USB Drive Requirements 
•Access a USB Drive on the Network 
•Control Access to the USB Drive  
•Use FTP Within the Network 
•Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Approve USB Devices 
•Access the USB Drive Through the Internet 
•Safely Remove a USB Drive 
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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USB Drive Requirements
The modem router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard d\
rives. For the 
most up-to-date list of USB drives that the modem router supports, visit\
 
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare .
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the d\
rivers onto the 
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices\
 do not work 
with the modem router.
The modem router supports the following file system types for full read/\
write access: • F
AT16, FAT32
•NTFS
• NTFS with compression format enabled
• Ext2, Ext3, Ext4
• XFS
• HFS+
Access a USB Drive on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to the modem \
router USB 
port. (If your USB drive has special drivers, it is not compatible.) 
Figure 8. You can share a USB device that is attached to the USB port

To connect a USB drive:
1.  Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the modem router.
2.  If your USB drive has a power supply
 , you must use it when you connect the USB drive to 
the modem router. 
						

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When you connect the USB drive to the modem router USB port, it might take up to two 
minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all 
computers on your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB drive from a Mac: 
1. Select Go > Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click the Connect button.
To access the USB drive from a Windows computer: 
1. Select Start > Run. 
2. Enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button.
Control Access to the USB Drive
You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. 
To specify the USB access settings:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings .
5. Specify access to the USB storage device: 
• Network Device Name. 
 This is the name used to access the USB device connected 
to the modem router. The default is readyshare. 
• W
orkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the 
workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that 
supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want: 
- Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.
- HTTP . Enabled by default. 
 You can type 
http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB drive.
- HTTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users 
can type http:// (for example,  http://1.1.10.102/shares) 
or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. 

This feature 
supports file uploading only.
- FTP . Disabled by default.
- FTP (via Internet) . Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users 
can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. 
 This feature supports 
both downloading and uploading of files.
6.  If you changed the settings, click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.