Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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7. 
In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 
8.  From the Service User  list, select a user option:
• Any  (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service\
. 
• Single address restricts the service to a particular computer
 . You must enter the IP 
address to which you want to grant access.
9.  Select the service type, either  TCP or UDP or  TCP/UDP (both). 
If you are not sure,...

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5. 
Select the  Port Triggering radio button.
6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering e\
ven if you have 
specified port triggering settings.
7.  In the Port T
 riggering Timeout  field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. 
This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router\
 detects no  activity
 . This value is required...

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4. Noting your port triggering rule and observing the destination port number of 6667, your 
router creates another session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer.
5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT-assigned source port 
(for example, port 33333) as the destination port and sends an “identify” message to your 
router with destination port 113.
6. When your router...

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10.   Troubleshooting
This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with 
your router. If you do not find the solution here, visit the NETGEAR support site at 
http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Forgotten Passwords 
•WiFi Connections 
•Changes Not Saved 
•Troubleshoot with the LEDs 
•Cannot Log In to the Router 
•The Router Cannot Access the Internet 
•Troubleshoot Your Network...

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Forgotten Passwords
The router user name admin lets you use a web browser to log in to the router to view or 
change its settings. The router’s WiFi network name lets you connect to its WiFi network. 
Both admin and the WiFi network have passwords by default.
admin Password
The default password for the router user name admin is password. If you changed it and 
enabled password recovery, you can recover the password. 
If you changed the...

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To use a wired connection to view WiFi settings:
1. 
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to an Ethernet LAN port o\
n the  router.
An Ethernet LED 
 lights for the port where you connected the computer.
2.  Launch a web browser from the connected computer
 .
3.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
4.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin....

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Does your computer or WiFi device support the security that you are usin\
g for your 
WiFi network (WEP, WPA, or WPA2)? 
For information about wireless security settings, see Change the WiFi Password or 
Security Level on page  27.
- Did you set up a wireless access list in the router?
If you set up an access list, you must add the MAC address for each comp\
uter and 
WiFi device to the list. For more information about access list...

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All LEDs Remain Lit
When the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and th\
en turn off. If all the 
LEDs stay lit, a fault exists within the router.
If all LEDs are still lit one minute after power-up, try the following:
•
Unplug the router’s
  power adapter cord. Plug it in again and see if the router recovers.
• T
o return the router to its factory settings, press and hold the Restore Factory Settings 
button. 
For...

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•
Make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely connected to the router In\
ternet port and 
the modem.
• Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem.
• Be sure that you are using the correct cable.
When you connect the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL broadband modem, use 
the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL broadband modem. 
 This cable can be 
a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet...

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Note:The Setup Wizard can detect your Internet connection during 
installation, but if the router cannot get a WAN IP address, the Setup 
Wizard cannot automatically resolve this issue.
If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway 
in your network, the router cannot perform many gateway services. For example, the router 
cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information....