Netgear Centria Wndr4700 Wndr4720 Media Storage Router User Manual

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Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and 
use its WPS software to join the network 
without entering a password.
The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED 
on the front of 
the router blinks green. When the router es t
 ablishes a WPS connection, the LED is solid 
green, and the router WPS screen displays a confirmation message. 
4.  Repe
at Step 2 and Step 3 to add another WPS client to your network.
Setup Menu
Select...

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WAN Setup
The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the 
maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the WAN 
(Internet) port. 
To view or change the WAN settings:
Select Advanc
 ed > Setup > WAN Setup
The following settings are available:
•     Disab
le Port Scan and DoS Protection . DoS protection protects your LAN against 
denial of service attacks such as Syn flood,...

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LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, 
point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NAT 
provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to 
function. 
•     Disable SIP ALG. The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Level Gateway (ALG) 
is enabled by default to optimize VoIP phone calls that use the SIP. The Disable SIP ALG 
check box...

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Change the MTU Size
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. 
When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets 
travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path has a lower MTU 
setting than the other devices, the data packets are split or “fragmented” to accommodate the 
device with the smallest MTU. 
The best MTU setting for NETGEAR...

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To change the MTU size:
1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup. 
2. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
3. Click Apply to save the settings.
LAN Setup
The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host 
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
The router is shipped preconfigured to use private IP addresses on the LAN side and to act 
as a DHCP server. The router’s...

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1. 
Select  Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup to display the following screen:
2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. These settings are described in the following 
section,  LAN Setup Screen Settings .
3.  Click  Apply  to
  save your changes.
LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
•     IP Address . The LAN IP address of the router.
•      IP Subnet Ma
 sk. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the 
IP subnet...

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Use Router as a DHCP Server 
Usually, this check box is selected so that the router functions as a Dynamic Host 
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. 
•     Starting IP Address. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the 
same subnet as the router.
•     Ending IP Address. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the 
same subnet as the router.
Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address...

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Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always 
receives the same IP address each time it ac
cesses the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP 
addresses should be assigned to computers or se rvers that require permanent IP settings. 
To reserve an IP address: 
1. In the Add
 ress Reservation section of the screen, click the  Add button. 
2.  In
 the IP Address field, type the IP address to...

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Enable WMM QoS for Wireless
 Multimedia Applications
The CENTRIA supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of  Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless 
voice and video traffic over the wireless link.  WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless 
data packets from different applications based on  four access categories: voice, video, best 
effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM QoS, both it and 
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You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the 
Edit or 
Delete  button. You can also delete all the rules by clicking the Delete All button.
3.  T
o add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click  Add 
Priority Rule  to display the following screen:
4. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
5.  In
 the Priority Category list, select either...