Netgear R6100 Ac1200 Dual Band Wifi Router User Manual

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Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off, to specify WPS settings, to use 
AP mode, and to set up a wireless access list.
The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options in this screen are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only
 . Do not change these 
settings unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Control the Wireless Radio
By default, the wireless radio is enabled so...

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Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do 
not need a wireless connection. For example, you could turn it off for the weekend if you 
leave town.
To configure and enable the wireless schedule:
1. Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2. Click the  Add a new period button.
The screen adjusts:
3. Use the lists, radio...

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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. 
3. (Optional) Select or clear the  Disable Router
 ’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects s\
uspicious  attempts to break into the router’
 s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through 
WPS. You can manually...

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4.On the Wireless Card Access List screen, click the Add button.
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active 
wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
5.If the computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Cards list, select that radio 
button; otherwise, type a name and the MAC address. 
You can usually find the MAC address on the label of the wireless device.
Tip:You can copy and paste the MAC addresses...

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Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal network as 
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port in the 
other router

.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on the other router
2.Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
3. Select the Enable Access 
 Point Mode check box. 
4.Scroll down and select the check box for the...

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Note:
 
To avoid interference, NETGEAR recommends that you use different 
wireless settings for each wireless router or gateway on the network. Yo\
u could 
also disable the wireless radio on the other router or gateway.
5. Click the  Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and  restart your web browser
 , and type http://www.routerlogin.net  in the address field.
Wireless Distribution System
You can set the...

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A WDS system includes a base station and repeater.
•Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, that bridges traffic to 
and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and 
wired local computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of 
the child repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.
•Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless...

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2.
Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.
3.Select the  Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box.
4. Select the  W
 ireless Base Station  radio button.
5. (Optional) Select the  Disable W
 ireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless 
clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client a\
ssociations only. 
If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base sta\
tions, leave the 
check...

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2.
Select  BASIC > Wireless Settings  and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit 
exactly. 
The wireless security option has to be set to  WEP or None.
3. Select  ADV
 ANCED > Wireless Repeating Function .
4. Select the Enable W
 ireless Repeating Function check box.
5. Select the W
 ireless Repeater  radio button.
6.Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. 
This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but di\
fferent from the  LAN...

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Dynamic DNS
If your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigne\
d 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 will be, and th\
e address can 
change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service. This type 
of...