Netgear N 900 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 tab
 lishes 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....

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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. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup
 to view the following screen:
•Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection . DoS protection protects your LAN against 
denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death,...

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Default DMZ Server
The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and 
videoconferencing applications that are inco
mpatible with Network Address Translation 
(NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work 
correctly with them, but there are other applications that might not function well. In some 
cases, one local computer can run the applicati on correctly...

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•
You use VPN and have severe performance problems.
• You used a program to optimize MTU fo r p
 erformance reasons, and now you have 
connectivity or performance problems.
Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication 
problems such as the inability to  access certain websites, frames 
within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change...

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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 address. 192.168.1.1
• Sub net mask.  255
 .255.255.0
These addresses are part of the designated...

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LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
•
IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.
• IP Sub
net 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 D
irection . Router Information Protocol (RIP)  allows a router to exchange routing 
information with...

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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...

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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 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Rout er can provide QoS prioritization over the 
wireless link and on the Internet connection. To  configure QoS, use the QoS Setup screen. 
Select Advanc ed > Setup
  > QoS Setup to display the following screen: 
Enable WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia...

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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. In the QoS Setup screen, select the  T
 urn...

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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. You can select an existing item from the list, or you can scroll and select  Add a New 
Appli
 cation or Add a New Game,  as applicable. 
a. If you add  a new en
 try, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: 
b.In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for...