Netgear Dgn2200v4 N300 Wireless Adsl2 Plus Modem Router User Manual

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NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App
The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repair\
ing your home 
network. See the  NETGEAR genie App User Manual  for details about the genie apps.
Menu Language
Support
Dashboard 
(Click to 
view 
details)
Retrieve wireless password
About genie
Figure 9. genie app dashboard
The genie app can help you with the following:
• Automatically repair common wireless network...

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3.   NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Internet Setup 
•Parental Controls 
•Basic Wireless Settings 
•Set Up a Guest Network 
•View Attached Devices 
For information about ReadySHARE USB storage, see Chapter 5, USB Storage. 

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Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change basic ISP informat\
ion.
Note:
You can use the Setup Wizard to detect the Internet connection and 
automatically set up the modem router. See Setup Wizard  on 
page
 34.
To view or change the basic Internet setup:
1. From the Home screen, select Internet.
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether y\...

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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...

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Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the modem router uses on the 
Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interfa\
ce card in your 
computer when your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address 
of that computer. This feature allows your modem router to use your computer’s MAC 
address (also called cloning). 
•
Use Default 
 Address. Use the default MAC address....

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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...

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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 modem router. The dashboard shows Parental 
Controls as Enabled.
Basic Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless net\
work...

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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 wireless network name (SSI\
D) or other wireless 
security settings, you are disconnected when you click 
 Apply. To avoid this problem, use a 
computer with a wired...

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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.
Wireless Network
Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the modem 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....

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WPA encryption is built into all hardware that has the Wi-Fi-certified sea\
l. 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 ne\
tworking. 
WPA uses a passphrase for authentication and to generate the initial data \
encryption keys. 
Then it dynamically varies the encryption key
 . WPA-PSK...