Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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Set Up Dynamic DNS
If your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can 
register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain 
Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP 
address, you do not know in advance what your IP address is, and the address can change 
frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service. This type of service 
lets you register your domain to their IP address and forwards traffic directed at your domain 
to your frequently changing IP address.
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic 
DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Your router contains a client that can connect to the Dynamic DNS service provided by 
DynDNS.org. First visit their website at 
http://www.dyndns.org and obtain an account and 
host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address 
changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to 
your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for 
example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org.
Note:Before you set up Dynamic DNS on router, first register an account 
with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose URLs display 
in the Service Provider list on the Dynamic DNS screen.
To set up Dynamic DNS:
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 > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS .
5. Select the  Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box. 
6.  Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider
 .
7.  T
ype the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provi\
der gave you.
8. T
ype the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. 
This name is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your h\
ost name.
9.  T
ype the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account. 
10.  Click the  Apply button.
To verify the Dynamic DNS status, click the Show Status  button.
Static Routes
Static routes provide routing information to your router. Under usual ci\
rcumstances, the 
router has adequate routing information after it has been configured for\
 Internet access, and 
you do not need to configure more static routes. You must configure static routes only for 
unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your ne\
twork.
As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following c\
ase: • Y
our primary Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP.
•Y
ou have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the compan\
y where 
you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.1.100.
• Y
our company’s network address is 134.177.0.0.
When you first configured your router, two implicit static routes were c\
reated. A default route 
was created with your ISP as the gateway

, and a second static route was created to your 
local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if\
 you attempt to access a 
device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to \
the ISP. The ISP 
forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the com\
pany’s firewall 
denies the request. 
						

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In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 13\
4.177.0.0 should be 
accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. This example assumes the following 
settings:
•
The  Destination IP 
 Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route 
applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses. 
• The  Gateway IP 
 Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be 
forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. 
• A metric value of  1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN. 
• Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is act\
ivated.
Set Up a Static Route
To set up a static route:
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 > Advanced Setup > Static Routes . 
5.  Click the  Add button.  
						

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The screen adjusts:
6. 
In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes \
only). 
7.  If you want to limit access to the LAN only
 , select the Private check box. 
If you select Private, the static route is not reported in RIP. 
8.  T
o make this route effective, select the  Active check box. 
By default, the  Active check box is selected.
9.  T
ype the IP address of the final destination.
10.  T
ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a sin\
gle host, type 
255.255.255.255. 
11.  T
ype the gateway IP address, which must be a  router on the same LAN segment as this 
router.
12.  T
ype a number from 1 through 15 as the metric value. 
This value represents the number of routers between your network and the\
 destination. Usually
 , a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this link is a direct connection, se\
t it to  1. 
13.  Click the  Apply button. 
The route is added to the table on the Static Routes screen. 
Edit a Static Route
To edit a static route:
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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes. 
The Static Routes screen displays.
5. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit.
6. Click the Edit button. 
The Static Routes screen adjusts.
7. Edit the route information.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Delete a Static Route
To delete a static route:
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 > Static Routes. 
The Static Routes screen displays.
5. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to delete.
6. Click the Delete button. 
The route is removed from the table.
View Devices Currently on the Network
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network.
To view devices on the 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. 
						

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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.  S
elect  Attached Devices.
The Wired Devices section lists devices that are connected to the router\
 with Ethernet 
cables. The Wireless Devices section lists devices that are connected to the wir\
eless 
network. 
The following information is displayed: • # (number). 
 The order in which the device joined the network.
• IP Address. 
 The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined th\
e 
network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the netwo\
rk.
• MAC Address. 
 The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC 
address is typically shown on the product label.
• Device Name. If the device name is known, it is shown here. 
5.  T
o update this screen, click the Refresh  button. 
						

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5.   Optimize Performance
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service 
•Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play  
						

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Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service
Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to pr\
ioritize some types of 
traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on \
the Internet connection.
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications
The router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to p\
rioritize wireless 
voice and video traffic over the wireless link. WMM QoS provides prioritization of wireless \
data packets from different applications based on four access categories: voice, video, best \
effort, and background. For an application to receive the benefits of WMM \
QoS, both it and 
the client running that application must WMM enabled. Legacy application\
s that do not 
support WMM and applications that do not require QoS are assigned to the\
 best effort 
category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabl\
ed by 
default.
To disable WMM QoS: 
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
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 > QoS Setup. 
5. Clear the Enable WMM check box.
6.  Click the  Apply button. 
						

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Your changes are saved.
Set Up QoS for Internet Access
You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic:
• Specific applications
• Specific online games
• Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router
• A specific device by MAC address
To specify prioritization of traffic, you need to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the  policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience,\
 the QoS Policy 
table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit f\
rom QoS handling.
By default, QoS is disabled for Internet traffic, the default QoS rules and any custom QoS 
rules that you created are not activated, and no traf
 fic is prioritized.
QoS for an Application or Online Game
To create a QoS policy for an application or online game:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
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 > QoS Setup . 
						

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5. 
Click the  Set Up QoS Rule button.
Scroll down
6. Click the  Add Priority Rule button. 
7. In the QoS Policy for  field, type a descriptive name for the new application or game.
8.  In the Priority Category list, select either  Applications or Online Gaming:
• Applications. The  Applications list lets you select existing applications, but scroll 
down to the bottom to select  Add a new application.