Netgear N450 N450 Cg3000dv2 Wifi Cable Model Router User Manual

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Add a Client Using the WPS Button
Note:
The first time you use WPS, it assigns a random network name 
(SSID) and a random password to your wireless network. If you want 
to keep the network name and password you specified in the Wireless 
Settings screen, you must select the  Keep Existing Settings check 
box in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen. See Advanced 
Wireless Settings on page  52.
A client is a computer or mobile device that connects wirelessly to the \
modem router. After a  device is added as a client, it can automatically connect to the modem r\
outer.
To add a client to your modem router using the WPS button:
1.  Make sure that you know how WPS works on your client. 
If it works with WPS, it has a WPS utility and might also have a WPS but\
ton that you can 
press. 
2.  T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
4.  In the main menu, select  Add WPS Client. 
						

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The following screen displays:
5. 
Click the  Next button.
The following screen displays:
6.  Either click the WPS button  on the screen, or press the  WPS button  on the front of 
the modem router.
The following occurs:
• The WPS LED on the front of the modem router begins to blink.
• The modem router tries to communicate with the wireless computer or devi\
ce for two 
minutes. 
• If the security option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disable, it is 
automatically changed to  WP

A-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] , including a random 
wireless security password.
7.  Go to the computer or mobile device, and run its WPS configuration utili\
ty
 . 
8.  T
o click the WPS button, follow the utility’s instructions.
When the computer or mobile device connects to the wireless network, the\
 modem router 
sends its SSID and WP
 A-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.
9.  On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure that yo\
u can connect to 
the Internet.  
						

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The modem router’s Internet LED blinks, showing that the Internet connection is in use.
Add a Client Using a PIN
A client is a computer or mobile device that connects wirelessly to the \
modem router. After a 
device is added as a client, it can automatically connect to the modem r\
outer. 
To add a client to your modem router using a PIN:
1.  Make sure that you know how WPS works on your computer or mobile device.\
 
If it works with WPS, it has a WPS utility. To determine the PIN for your mobile computer 
or device, use this utility
 .
2.  T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
4.  In the main menu, select  Add WPS Client. 
The following screen displays:
5.  Click the  Next button. 
						

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The following screen displays:
6. 
Select the  PIN radio button.
7.  In the Enter Client’
 s PIN field, type the PIN that you located in Step 1.
8.  Click the  Next button.
The following occurs:
• The WPS LED on the front of the modem router begins to blink.
• The modem router tries to communicate with the wireless computer or devi\
ce for four 
minutes.
• If the security option in the Wireless Settings screen was set to Disable, it is 
automatically changed to WP

A-PSK (including a PSK security password).
When the computer connects to the wireless network, the modem router sen\
ds its SSID 
and WP
 A-PSK or WPA2-PSK configuration to that computer.
9.  On the computer that just joined the wireless network, make sure you can\
 connect to the 
Internet. 
The modem router’s Internet LED blinks, showing that the Internet connection is in use.
Set Up Wi-Fi Multimedia
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) featu\
res to IEEE 802.11 
networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to four access categories: voice, video, best 
effort, and background. It does not, however, provide guaranteed throughput. You can use 
the Wi-Fi Multimedia screen to set up wireless multimedia Quality of Ser\
vice (QoS). 
To set up Wi-Fi Multimedia:
1.  T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser.  
						

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A login screen displays.
2. 
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.  In the main menu, under Setup, select  W
 i-Fi Multimedia. 
The following screen displays:
4.  Specify the Wi-Fi Multimedia setting for the network:
• WMM Support . Select On to enable WMM. 
• No-Acknowledgement . Select Off if you want to use 
 Acknowledgement (ACK) 
messages. Select On if you do not want to use acknowledgement messages.
Usually, Off  is selected.
  If wireless communication quality is poor at your location, 
select  On so that you are notified when a package is lost. High interference leve\
ls can 
cause poor communication.
• Power Save Support . T
 o conserve battery power in smaller devices that are 
connected to the modem router, select  On.
5.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Change the Password
For security reasons, the modem router has its own user name and passwor\
d. NETGEAR 
recommends that you change the default password to a more secure passwor\
d. The ideal  
						

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password contains no dictionary words from any language, and is a mixtur\
e of both 
uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords can con\
tain up to 30 
characters.
To change the password:
1. 
T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
2.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is  admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.  In the main menu, under Maintenance, select  Set Password.
The following screen displays:
4.  Enter the new password twice.
5.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Note: After changing the password, you are required to log in again to 
continue the configuration. If you have backed up the modem router 
settings previously, create a new backup so that the saved settings 
file includes the updated password.  
						

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3.   Filtering Content
This chapter covers the following sections:
•View Denial of Service Attack Logs 
•Limit Internet Site Access 
•Allow Unrestricted Access 
•Enable or Disable Modem Router Features  
						

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View Denial of Service Attack Logs
A content filter log is a detailed record of the denial of service (DoS\
) attacks directed at your 
network. You can set up email notification or you can view the logs on the modem r\
outer.
To view or set up notification of attacks by email:
1.  T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
2.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is  admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.  In the main menu, under Content Filtering, select  Logs.
The following screen displays:
4.  Enter an email address.
This address is the full email address to which you want the modem route\
r to send logs.
5.  Enter the SMTP server name. 
						

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Type the outgoing SMTP mail server of your ISP. If you leave this field blank, the modem 
router does not send logs.
6.  Select the E-mail 
 Alerts Enable check box.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
8.  Perform any of the following actions:
• T
o refresh the display, click the  Refresh button.
• T
o send the log to the contact email address, click the E-mail Log button.
•T
o clear the log entries from the display, click the  Clear Log button.
Limit Internet Site Access
You can establish rules to limit access to certain Internet websites in o\
ne of two ways:
•Blocking sites that contain certain words (like profanity or explicit s\
exual material)
• Blocking access to certain domains (for example, adultXXXsiteXXX.com)
To block access to sites containing certain words:
1. T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
2.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The 
 default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The modem router main menu displays.
3.  In the main menu, under Content Filtering, select  Block Sites. 
						

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The following screen displays:
4. 
Select the Keyword Blocking Enable  check box.
5.  In the keyword list field, enter the words you want to block.
6.  Click the  Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the Keyword List.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
To allow a keyword that was previously blocked:
1.  T
ype  http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of your web browser. 
A login screen displays.
2.  Enter the modem router user name and password.