Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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Access Your USB Device Remotely
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. You can access your USB storage device remotely.
To access the USB device from a remote computer:
1. 
Launch a web browser
 .
2.  Connect using the router’
 s Internet port IP address. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the \
IP address. 
Y
 ou can view the router’s Internet IP address on the ADVANCED Home screen.
To access the USB device with FTP from a remote computer:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select ReadySHARE. 
						

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5. 
Click the  Edit button.
6. Select the  FTP check box.
For more information, see Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings  on 
page
  104.
7.  Launch a web browser
 .
8.  T
ype  ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. 
For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the \
IP address.
9.  T
ype the account name and password for the account that has access rights\
 to the USB 
device. 
The user name (account name) for All – no password is  guest. 
The directories of the USB device that your account has access to displa\
y. For example,  you could see share/partition1/directory1. 
 You can now read and copy files 
from the USB directory.
To access the USB device with ReadySHARE access from the Internet:
You can access your USB device in any of the following ways:• On Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows XP
 , Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 
systems, select Start > Run , and enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box. Click the OK 
button.
• On Windows 7, Windows 8, 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
 .
For more information about ReadySHARE access for USB storage devices, vi\
sit 
http://www
 .netgear.com/readyshare . 
						

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Set Up a Network Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer \
a shared USB 
printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer 
among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer f\
eature. For this  feature to work, the following conditions must be met:
• This utility must be installed and running in the background on each com\
puter from which 
you want to control this USB printer
 .
• The driver software for the USB printer must be installed on each comput\
er from which 
you want to control this USB printer
 .
The ReadySHARE Printer utility has both a Mac version and a Windows vers\
ion. The  ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions are available by \
visiting 
www.netgear.com/readyshare. After you install the ReadySHARE Printer utility, it displays on 
your computer as the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
To set up and use ReadySHARE Printer:
1.  Using a USB printer cable, connect a USB printer to the router’
 s USB port.
For information about how to locate the USB port, see  Access a USB Device on the 
Network on page  100.
2.  Install the USB printer driver software  on each computer that shares the printer
 . 
If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer.
3.  On each computer that shares the printer
 , download the NETGEAR USB Control Center 
utility. 
The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which y\
ou can  access in two dif
 ferent ways:
• From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the page you access from 
www.netgear.com/readyshare.
• From the ReadySHARE section of the desktop NETGEAR genie.
For more information, visit www.NETGEAR.com/genie. 
						

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Note:
You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE 
Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this 
utility must be running in the background.
4.  Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utilit\
y
.
5.  After you install the utility
 , select the language.
If this setup is the first time you are accessing the utility, you are asked to select the 
printer. 
						

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6. 
Click the  Connect button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually conne\
cted by  xxx.
7. Click the  Disconnect button at any time to release the connection.  
						

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The status then changes to Available.
For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility 
automatically handles the printing queue. The status of the printer displays as Available on all 
the computers. Here are the rules of operation:
• When the status is 
 Available, you can use the USB printer.
• When the status is Manually connected by  xxx, only the xxx computer can use the printer
 . 
Other network devices must wait until the xxx computer has released the connection, or 
until the connection times out (the default time-out value is 30 second\
s).
• Y
ou can set the value for the default time-out time from the Control Cent\
er - Configuration 
screen
.
• The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to print\
 to the USB 
printer attached to the router
 . If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
• Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print util\
ity from 
accessing the USB printer

. If you do not see the printer in the utility, you can disable the 
firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work. 
						

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•
If your printer supports scanning, make sure that the printer is in the \
Available state and 
click the Network Scanner button. 
This step activates the scanner window so you can use the printer for sc\
anning. 
Common Uses of Network Sharing
USB device applications include the following:
• Sharing multimedia such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia wit\
h local and 
remote users.
• Sharing resources on your network. 
 You can store files in a central location so that you 
do not need to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition\
, you can share 
files between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB d\
evice as a 
go-between across the systems.
• Sharing large files such as W
 ord documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files 
with remote users.
Share Photos and Multimedia
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedi\
a. This method  eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo-shari\
ng site.
To share photos and multimedia with your friends and family:
1.  Insert your USB device into the USB port on the router either directly o\
r with a USB 
cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access th\
is USB device 
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.  If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Inte\
rnet, see  Configure 
the USB Storage Device and Access Settings  on page  104. 
						

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Print High-Quality Photos from a Nonshared Printer
You can print high-quality photos from a non-shared printer. The following scenario is for a 
family that does not have a print server:
•A family member has photos on a Macintosh computer and wants to print them.
•The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows computer, but not 
shared on the network.
•The Mac and the Windows computer are not visible to each other on the network.
To print high-quality photos from a nonshared printer using a Mac:
Access the USB device by typing \
eadyshare in the address field of a web browser. 
Then copy the photos to the USB device.
You can also set up a network printer. For more information, see Set Up a Network 
Printer on page 11 3.
To print high-quality photos from a non-shared printer using a Window computer:
On a Window computer, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from 
the USB device to the computer. Then print the files.
You can also set up a network printer. For more information, see Set Up a Network 
Printer on page 11 3.
Send Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The 
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the 
Internet. You can use FTP to download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations:
•The two user accounts are admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one 
that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has 
no password.
•On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters the 
password. FTP requires that you type something in the password field.
•Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet) check box in the USB Storage (Advanced 
Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files. 
Note:You can select the HTTP (via Internet) check box on the USB 
Storage (Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option 
supports downloading files only.
For more information, see Access Your USB Device Remotely on page 111. 
						

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8.   Control Access to the Internet
The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted 
intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up Parental Controls 
•Set Up a Guest Network 
•Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites 
•Set Up a Wireless Access List 
•Block Services from the Internet 
•Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services 
•Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer 
•Set Up Security Event Email Notifications  
						

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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select 
Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser 
goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more abo\
ut Live Parental 
Controls and download the application. 
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  Parental Controls.
5.  Click either the  W
 indows Users or Mac Users button. 
6.  Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Liv\
e Parental 
Controls management utility

.