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
 te address range for use in private networks 
and should be suitable for most applications. If your network has a requirement to use a 
different IP addressing scheme, you can ma ke those changes in the LAN Setup screen.
To change the LAN settings:
Note:  If you change the LAN IP address of the router while connected 
through the browser, you will be disconnected. You have to open a 
new connection to the new IP address and log in again.
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  App
 ly to save your changes. 
						

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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 
information with other routers. This setting controls how the router sends and receives 
RIP packets. Both is the default setting. With the Both or Out Only setting, the router 
broadcasts its routing table periodically. With the Both or In Only setting, the router 
incorporates the RIP information that it receives.
•     RIP Version. This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets 
that the router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, the RIP 
function is disabled. 
RIP-1 is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an 
unusual network setup. 
RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2 
format. RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting. RIP-2M uses multicasting.
Use Router as a DHCP Server 
This check box is usually 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 for a computer on the LAN, that computer receives 
the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP 
addresses to servers that require permanent IP settings. 
Use the Router as a DHCP Server
By default, the router functions as a DHCP server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and 
default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the router’s LAN. The assigned 
default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. The router assigns IP addresses to 
the attached computers from a pool of addresses specified in this screen. Each pool address 
is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN. For most 
applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory.  
						

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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 to any LAN device that requests DHCP:
•      An IP address from the range you defined
•     Subnet mask
•     Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address)
•     Primary DNS server (if you entered a primary DNS address in the Internet Setup screen; 
otherwise, the router’s LAN IP address)
•     Secondary DNS server (if you entered a secondary DNS address in the Internet Setup 
screen)
To use another device on your network as the DHCP server, or to manually configure the 
network settings of all of your computers, clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check box 
and click Apply. Otherwise, leave this check box selected. If this service is not enabled and 
no other DHCP server is available on your network, you need to set your computers’ IP 
addresses manually or they will not be able to access the router.
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 accesses the router’s DHCP server. Reserved IP 
addresses should be assigned to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. 
To reserve an IP address: 
1. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button. 
2. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server. (Choose an 
IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x.) 
3. Type the MAC address of the computer or server.
Tip:  If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC 
address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
4. Click Apply to enter the reserved address into the table. 
The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts the 
router’s DHCP server. Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a 
DHCP release and renew.
To edit or delete a reserved address entry, select the radio button next to the reserved 
address you want to edit or delete. Then click Edit or Delete. 
						

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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
The N600 Wireless Dual Band Router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM 
QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traf fic 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 the application and the client running that application must have 
WMM enabled. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not 
require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than 
voice and video. 
WMM QoS is enabled by default. You can disable it in the QoS Setup screen by clearing the 
Enable WMM  chec

k box and clicking Apply.
Set Up QoS for Internet Access
You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:
•     S
pecific applications
•     S
pecific online games
•     In
dividual Ethernet LAN ports of the router
•     A specific device
  by MAC address 
						

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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 QoS On checkbox.
2.  Click the Set
 up QoS rule button to see the existing priority rules. On this screen, you can 
edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking either the  Edit or Delete button. 
To delete all of the rules, click the Delete All  button.
3. To 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. 
						

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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 application or game.
c.  In th
e Connection Type list, select either  TCP, UDP,  or both ( TCP/UDP ), and specify 
the port number or range of port numbers used by the application or game.
7.  From 
the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other 
applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and 
Highest.
8.  Click  Apply  
 to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.
QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1. Select  Advance
 d > Setup > QoS Setup  to display the QoS Setup screen. Select the 
Turn Internet Access QoS On  check box.
2.  Click the Setup QoS 
 Rule button.
3.  Click the Add Prio
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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
 ly to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.
8.  In the QoS Se
 tup screen, click Apply.
QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1. Select  Adv
 anced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule  button. The 
QoS Setup screen displays.
2.  Click  Add
  Priority Rule . 
3.  From the Priority Category 
 list, select MAC Address  to display the following screen: 
						

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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 
other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, 
High, and Highest. Click Add to add this rule to MAC Device List.
6. Click Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup screen.
7. In the QoS Setup screen, select the Turn Internet Access QoS On check box.
8. Click Apply.
Editing or Deleting an Existing QoS Policy
To edit or delete a QoS policy:
1. Select Advanced > QoS Setup to display the QoS Setup screen.
2. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy to be edited or deleted, and do one of the 
following:
•     Click Delete to remove the QoS policy.
•     Click Edit to edit the QoS policy. Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to 
change the policy settings.
3. Click Apply in the QoS Setup screen to save your changes. 
						

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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  
•     Basic Settings  
•     USB Storage Advanced Settings  
•     Safely Remove a USB Drive 
•     Specify Approved USB Devices 
•     Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer  
						

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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 
up-to-date list of USB drives supported by the router, go to:
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare
The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems 
(EXT2 and
  EXT3).
Note:  Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to 
be loaded in to the Windows computer before the Windows 
computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not 
work with the router.
ReadySHARE Access
Once you have set up your router, you c an connect any USB storage device and share the 
contents with other users on your network.
You can access your USB device in any of the following ways:
•      On Windo
 ws 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, select  Start > 
Run , and enter \\readyshare  in the dialog box. Click OK.
•      On Win
 dows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, open Internet 
Explorer, or Safari, and enter \
eadyshare  in the address bar.
•      On Mac OS X (version
  10.2 or later), enter smb://readyshare in the address bar.
•      In
 My Network Places, enter  \
eadyshare in the address bar.