Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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Reserve LAN IP Addresses
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that c\
omputer always 
receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign 
reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP \
settings. 
To reserve an IP address: 
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 > Setup > LAN Setup .
5. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the  Add button. 
6.  In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server
 . 
Choose an IP address from the router’s LAN subnet, such as 192.168.1.x. 
7.  T
ype the MAC address of the computer or server.
Tip:If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC 
address from the 

Attached Devices screen and paste it here.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The reserved address is entered into the table. 
The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer co\
ntacts the router’s  DHCP server
 . Reboot the computer, or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release 
and renew. 
						

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To edit a reserved address entry:
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 > Setup > LAN Setup .
5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 
6.  Click the  Edit button.
7.  Change the settings.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
To delete a reserved address entry:
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 > Setup > LAN Setup .
5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 
6.  Click the  Delete button.
The address is removed.
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi \
network without  typing the WiFi password.
To use the WPS Wizard:
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 > WPS Wizard .
5. Click the  Next button. 
6. Select the setup method that you want to use: 
• Push button. Click the WPS button on this screen. 
• PIN Number . 
 The screen adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click  the Next 
button.
7.  Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to \
connect to the WiFi 
network.
The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the ne\
twork  password when it connects. 
 The router WPS screen displays a confirmation message. 
Specify WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typ\
ing the WiFi 
password. 
						

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To specify WPS settings:
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 Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the 
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless 
settings through WPS. 
5. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious 
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through 
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN 
check box.
6. (Optional) Select or clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR 
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to 
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random 
SSID and security key. 
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
The router can function in access point (AP) mode instead of regular router mode. In AP 
mode, the router can function as a bridge between WiFi clients and another router or 
gateway in your network that connects to the Internet. When the router functions in AP mode, 
many router functions are disabled, but WiFi clients can connect to the router. You can still 
access the router to change the configuration, for example, to disable AP mode and return to 
regular router mode.
To enable and configure AP mode:
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. 
						

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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 AP . 
5. Select the  Enable AP Mode check box. 
6. (Optional) Select the  Enable fixed IP settings on this device  check box.
NETGEAR recommends that you do not use this feature.
7.  Enter the following information about your Internet connection:
• IP Address. 
 The IP address that your ISP assigned. 
• IP Subnet Mask. 
 The IP subnet mask that your ISP assigned.
• Gateway IP 
 Address. The gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway 
is the ISP’s router to which your router connects. 
						

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•
Primary DNS . The IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server.
• Secondary DNS . 
 The IP address of your ISP’s secondary DNS server.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected.
9.  T
o reconnect, close and restart your browser and enter  www.routerlogin.net.
Wireless Distribution System
You can set up the router to be used as a wireless base station or wirele\
ss repeater in a 
wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through 
multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. A wireless base 
station connects to the Internet, can have wired and wireless clients, a\
nd sends its wireless 
signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater can also 
have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through th\
e wireless base 
station. 
The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Repeater
Base station
access point
access point
Figure 6. Wireless repeating scenario
The router can function either as a base station or as a repeater:
• W
ireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and 
from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and w\
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computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the child 
repeater access point.
•Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers 
to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the 
remote parent access point. 
For you to set up a WiFi network in a WDS, the following conditions must be met for both 
access points:
•Both access points must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN 
IP addresses are in the same network.
•All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the 
same LAN network address range as the access points.
•The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see Specify Basic WiFi 
Settings on page 25).
•The security option must be WEP (or no security). The WEP option displays only if you 
select Up to 54 Mbps from the Mode list on the Wireless Settings screen (see 
Specify 
Basic WiFi Settings on page 25).
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be 
daisy-chained. You must know the wireless MAC addresses of all units. First, set up the base 
station and then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
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 Repeating Function. 
The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the 
router displays onscreen.
5. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.  
						

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6. 
Select the Wireless Base Station  radio button.
7. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and al\
low LAN client 
associations only, select the  Disable Wireless Client Association  check box.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be \
able to associate  with the base stations.
8.  In the Repeater MAC 
 Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access 
points that should function as repeaters. 
If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent”\
 for up to four other access 
points.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
To set up the repeater to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to\
 the base station, use  a wired Ethernet connection.
Note: If you set up your router as a base station with a non-NETGEAR 
access point as the repeater, you might need to change more 
configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP 
server function on the access point that functions as the repeater.
To configure the router as a repeater:
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  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. 
The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the  router displays onscreen.
5.  Select the  Enable W
 ireless Repeating Function check box. 
6.  Select the  W
 ireless Repeater radio button.
7. Complete the Repeater IP Address field. 
This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the  LAN IP address of the base station.
8.  T
o prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allow \
LAN client 
associations only, select the  Disable Wireless Client Association check box. 
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be \
able to associate  with the repeater
 .
9.  In the  Base Station MAC 
 Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that 
will function as the base station.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
11.  V
erify connectivity across the LANs. 
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the base station or a\
 repeater can connect to the Internet. 
 Any computer that is connected to the base station can share files 
and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server that is\
 connected to a 
repeater.