Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
7. 
Click the  Next button.
8.  Read the note, and click the  Next button again to proceed.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are promp\
ted to log 
in or create a free account.
9.  Select the radio button that applies to you:
• If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the  Ye
 s radio button selected. 
• If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No  radio button. 
10.  Click the  Next button.
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays: 
						

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11. 
Complete the fields and click the  Next button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
lays:
12.  Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the  Next button.
13. Click the  Take me to the status screen button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls 
as Enabled.
Set Up a Guest Network
A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without\
 using your wireless  security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and  
5.0 GHz a/n. 
To set up a guest network:
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. 
						

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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  Guest Network.
5. Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is 
enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this p\
rofile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point 
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no \
SSID can adopt 
the correct SSID for connections to this access point.
• Allow guest to see each other and access my local network . If this check box is 
selected, anyone who connects to this SSID has access to your local netw\
ork, not 
just Internet access.
6.  Give the guest network a name in the  Name (SSID) field.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters.\
 You then  manually configure the WiFi devices in your network to use the guest net\
work name in 
addition to the main SSID. 
7.  Select a security option. 
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older  computers and WiFi devices cannot use it. NETGEAR recommends that you se\
lect the 
WP

A-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button. This setting protects your WiFi 
network and lets computers and WiFi devices can connect to the WiFi netw\
ork by using 
either WPA2 or WPA security.
8.  Click the  Apply button. 
Your settings are saved.
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use  blocking continuously or based on a schedule. 
						

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To configure keyword blocking:
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  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5.  Select one of the keyword blocking options:
• Per Schedule. 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. 
(See Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page  129.)
• Always. 
 Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen\
.
6.  In the keyword field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.
For example:
• Specify XXX to block http://www
 .badstuff.com/xxx.html.
• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suf
 fixes such as .edu or .gov.
• Enter a period (. ) to block all Internet browsing access.
7.  Click the  Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
To delete keywords from the list:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network. 
						

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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 ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
5. Do one of the following:
•To delete a single word, select it and click the Delete Keyword button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
•To delete all keywords on the list, click the Clear List button.
All keywords are removed from the list.
6. Click the Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
To specify a trusted 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 ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
5. In the Trusted IP Address field, enter the IP address.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List
You can set up a list of computers and WiFi devices that are allowed to use WiFi to connect 
to the router. You must enter the MAC address of each computer or device. When you enable 
access control, computers and devices that are not in the list cannot connect with WiFi.
To set up a wireless access list and turn on access control:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 
						

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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  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. Click the  Set Up Access List  button.
6.  Click the  Add button.
The screen adjusts.
7.  Complete the Device Name  and MAC Address fields.
8.  Click the  Add button.
The Wireless Card Access List screen displays with the device that you added in the  access list.
9.  When you have finished adding devices to the access list, select the  T
 urn Access Control 
On check box.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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To edit a WiFi device or delete it from the access list:
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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5. In the table, select the radio button next to the WiFi device that you want to edit or delete.
6. To edit a WiFi deice, click the Edit button.
a.Edit the address information.
b. Click the Accept button.
Your changes are saved.
7. To delete a wireless device from the access list, click the Delete button.
The address is removed from the table.
Block Services from the Internet
You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block 
the services continuously or based on a schedule.
To block services:
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. 
						

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4. 
Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Services.
5. Specify when to block the services:
• Always. Select this radio button to block the services continuously
 .
• Per Schedule. Select this radio button to block the services based on a schedule.
For more information about how to specify the schedule, see Schedule When to Block 
Internet Sites and Services on page  129.
6.  Click the  Add button.
The Block Services Setup screen displays:
7.  To add a service that is in the  Service Type list, select the application or service. 
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.  T
o add a service or application that is not the list, select User Defined.
a.If you know that the application uses either 
 TCP or UDP, select the appropriate 
protocol; otherwise, select TCP/UDP (both).
b.  Enter the starting port and ending port numbers. 
If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.
To find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can c\
ontact the  publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search o\
n the 
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9. 
Specify how to filter the services:
• Only This IP 
 Address. Block services for a single computer.
• IP Address 
 Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP 
addresses on your network.
• All lP 
Addresses . Block services for all computers on your network.
10.  Click the  Add button.
Your changes are saved.
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and\
 to block services. 
For information about how to specify what you want the router to block, \
see Use Keywords to 
Block Internet Sites  on page
  123 and Block Services from the Internet on page  127.
To schedule blocking:
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  ADV
 ANCED > Security > Schedule .
5. Specify when to block keywords and services:
• Days to Block . Select the check box for each day that you want to block the 
keywords or select the Every Day check box, which automatically selects the check 
boxes for all days.  
						

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•Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format, or select All 
Day for 24-hour blocking. 
6. Select your time zone from the list. 
7. If you live in an area that observes daylight saving time, select the Automatically adjust for 
daylight savings time check box. 
8. Click the Apply button. 
Your settings are saved.
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer
You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must have a 
fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. See 
Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 41.
To specify a trusted 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 ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
5. Scroll down and select the Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites check box.
6. In the Trusted IP Address field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security 
events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services. 
To set up email notifications:
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.