Netgear N 600 Manual

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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 default LAN IP configuration is:
•      LAN IP addre
 ss: 192.168.1.1
•      Subnet
 mask: 255.255.255.0
These addresses are part of the designated priva...

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LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
•     IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.
•     IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the 
IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses are local to it, and which 
have to be reached through a gateway or router.
•     RIP Direction. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing 
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You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address 
and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as 
the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a 
range between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, although you might want to save part of the 
range for devices with fixed addresses.
The router delivers the following parameters...

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Quality of Service (QoS) Setup
QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to 
prioritize some types of traffic ahead of 
others. The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router c an provide QoS prioritization over the wireless 
link and on the Internet connection. To c onfigure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen. 
Select Advanc
 ed > Setup > QoS Setup to display the following screen: 
Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
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To specify prioritization of traffic, you have to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the 
policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Se
tup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy 
table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling.
QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1.  I
n the QoS Setup screen, select the  Turn Internet Access...

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5. 
In the Priority Category list, select either  Applications or Online Gaming . In either case, a 
list of applications or games displays in the list.
6.  Y
ou can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and select  Add a New 
Application or Add a New Game , as applicable. 
a. If you add
  a new entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: 
b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new...

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4. 
From the Priority Category list, select  Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure:
5. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy.
6.  From the Priority list, select the
  priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other 
applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and 
Highest.
7.  Click  App
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4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The 
information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device 
Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click Refresh. If it still 
does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually. 
5. From the Priority list, select the priority that this device’s traffic should receive relative to...

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5.   USB Storage
Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. 
The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or 
hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or DVD drives to the 
router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     USB Drive Requirements 
•     ReadySHARE Access 
•     File-Sharing Scenarios  
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USB Drive Requirements
The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. 
The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can 
vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables.
Table 3.  USB Drive Speeds
BusSpeed/Sec
USB 1.1 12 Mbits
USB 2.0 480 Mbits
The router should work with most USB-compliant  external flash and hard drives. For the most...