Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

							350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USAJune 2014
202-11385-01
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Model R6050
User Manual 
						

							 
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Support
Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. 
After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my.netgear.com. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com.
Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR.
Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx.
Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
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and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice. © NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. 
						

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Hardware Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Rear Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router
Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
WiFi Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Types of Logins  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Use a Web Browser to Access the Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet and WiFi Settings
Use the Internet Setup Wizard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Specify Basic WiFi Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
Control the Wireless Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Set Up a Wireless Schedule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Chapter 4 Specify Network Settings
View or Change WAN Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Set Up a Default DMZ Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Change the MTU Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41 
						

							 
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Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Wireless Distribution System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Set Up a Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Set Up Dynamic DNS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Static Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
Set Up a Static Route  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Delete a Static Route  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Chapter 5 Optimize Performance
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Set Up QoS for Internet Access  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Set Up Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Chapter 6 Manage Your Network
Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
Change the admin Password  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
View the Internet Connection Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
View the Internet Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
View Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
View Guest Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
Manage the Configuration File  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Erase Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Traffic Meter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Reboot the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
Configure FastLane Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97
Enable FastLane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97
Configure the WPS/FastLane button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98
Chapter 7 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router
USB Device Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 
						

							 
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View or Configure a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configure the Available Network Folders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Specify Approved USB Devices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Access Your USB Device Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Set Up a Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Common Uses of Network Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Share Photos and Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Print High-Quality Photos from a Nonshared Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Send Large Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Chapter 8 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Set Up a Wireless Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Block Services from the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Set Up Port Triggering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Enable Port Triggering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Forgotten Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
WiFi Passwords  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Apply Power to the Router and Check the LEDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
All LEDs Remain Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power LED Stays Amber  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Internet LEDs Is Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 
						

							 
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The Router Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Troubleshoot IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 
						

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1.   Hardware Setup
If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, 
this chapter walks you through the hardware setup. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your Router 
•Hardware Features 
•Position Your Router 
•Cable Your Router 
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 
http://support.netgear.com.
Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time at 
downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new 
firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior 
of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your 
firmware. 
						

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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 
Unpack Your Router
Open the box and remove the router, power adapter, cable, and installation guide.
Power adapter
Ethernet cable
Router
Figure 1. Package contents
Your box contains the following items:
• AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050
• AC power adapter (plug varies by region)
• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable
• Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions 
						

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Hardware Features
Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the \
label and the front 
and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel\
.
Front Panel
The router front panel has the status LEDs, buttons, and ports shown in \
the following figure. 
2.4 GHz WiFi LED
Power LED
Internet LED Ethernet ports 1–4 LEDs
USB port
WPS/FastLane
WiFi On/Off 
5 GHz WiFi LEDand LED button and LED
button and LED
Figure 2. Front panel 
						

							Table 1.  Front panel LED descriptions  
LEDDescription
Power
•  Solid green . The startup is completed, and the router is ready.
•  Blinking green . 
 The firmware is corrupted (visit  http://www.netgear.com/support). 
•  Blinking amber . The 
 firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was 
pressed.
•  Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
•  Solid green . An IP address was received; the router is ready to transmit data.
•  Solid amber . The 
 router detected the Ethernet cable connection.
•  Off. No Ethernet cable is connected to the router.
2.4 GHz WiFi
•  Solid green . The WiFi interface is enabled.
•  Blinking green . The 
 WiFi network is communicating data.
•  Off. 
The WiFi interface is turned off.
5 GHz WiFi
•  Solid blue . The WiFi interface is enabled.
•  Blinking green . The 
 WiFi network is communicating data.
•  Off. 
The WiFi interface is turned off.
Ethernet ports 
1–4
•  Solid green . The local port is connected to a 1000 Mbps device.
•  Blinking green . Data is being transmitted at 1000 Mbps.
•  Solid amber . 
 The local port is connected to a 10/100 Mbps device.
•  Blinking amber . Data is being transmitted at 10/100 Mbps.
•  Off. No link is detected on this port.
USB
•  Solid green . The USB device is accepted by the router and is ready to be used.
•  Blinking green . A 
 USB  device  is  in  use.
•  Off. No USB device is connected, or the  Safely Remove Hardware button was clicked 
and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.
WPS/FastLane
•  Solid green . A WPS-capable or FastLane-capable device is accepted by the router and 
is ready to be used.
•  Blinking green . 
 The WPS-capable or FastLane-capable device can be associated with 
the router within two minutes.
•  Off. No WPS or FastLane connection exists.
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The WiFi On/Off and WPS/FastLane buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off, 
as follows:
•
 WiFi On/Off button . Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 
GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios on and off. If the WiFi LEDs are lit, the WiFi radios are on. If 
the LEDs are of
 f, the WiFi radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the 
router.