Netgear R6200 Manual

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3.   Genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Basic Home Screen 
•Internet Setup 
•Attached Devices 
•Parental Controls 
•ReadySHARE USB Storage 
•Basic Wireless Settings  
						

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Basic Home Screen
The genie Basic Home screen is shown in the following figure:
Internet Setup
The Internet Settings screen is where you view or change ISP information\
.
To change the Internet settings:
1.
From the Home screen, select Internet. The 
 following screen displays:
Scroll to 
view 
more 
settings
The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether y\
our Internet 
connection requires a login. 
						

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•Ye s. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to 
change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.
•No. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.
2.Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine. 
If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings.
3.Click Apply to save your settings.
4.Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within 
1 minute, see 
Chapter 10, Troubleshooting.
Internet Setup Screen Fields
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The 
fields that display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is required.
Does Your ISP Require a Login? Answer either yes or no.
These fields display when no login is required:
•Account Name (if required). Enter the account name that your ISP provided. This might 
also be called the host name.
•Domain Name (if required). Enter the domain name that your ISP provided.
These fields display when your ISP requires a login:
•Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or 
L2TP.
•Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.
•Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. 
•Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in 
minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after 
there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log 
out.
Internet IP Address.
•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP 
automatically assigns these addresses.
•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP 
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which your router will 
connect.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses 
based on their names. 
•Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP 
automatically assigns this address. 
•Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this 
option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server 
address is available, enter it also. 
						

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Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on its Internet port. 
Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your\
 computer when 
your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. 
This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (this is also called  cloning). 
• Use Default 
 Address. Use the default MAC address.
• Use Computer MAC 
 Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the 
computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that is allowed by 
the ISP.
• Use This MAC 
 Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
Attached Devices
Use the Attached Device screen to view all computers or devices that are current\
ly 
connected to your network.
To go to the Attached Devices screen:
1.From the Basic Home screen, select  Attached Devices to display the following screen:
Wired devices are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. Wireless\
 devices have 
joined the wireless 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. 
2. Y
ou can click  Refresh to update this screen. 
						

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Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, \
your browser goes 
to the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or 
download the application. 
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1. Select  Parental Controls on the Dashboard screen.
2. Click either the  W
 indows Users or Mac Users button. 
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Liv\
e Parental 
Controls Management Utility

.
After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
4. Click  Next, read the note, and click Next  again to proceed. 
						

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Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are promp\
ted to log 
in or create a free account.
5.
Select the radio button that applies to you and click  Next.
• 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. 
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
• Fill in the fields and click Next.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
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6.
Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click \
 Next.
7.Click the T ake me to the status screen  button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The Dashboard shows Parental Controls as 
Enabled.
ReadySHARE USB Storage
You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to \
the router’s USB  port here. For more information about USB storage, see  Chapter 5, USB Storage.
To display the USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen:
1.From the Basic Home screen, select  ReadySHARE:
This screen displays the following information:
• Network/Device Name . 
 The default is \
eadyshare. This is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the router.
• A
vailable Network Folders. The folders on the USB device. 
						

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Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. 
You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web 
browser. If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share 
for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
Read/Write Access. Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: 
All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The user 
name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is the 
same one that you use to log in to the router. By default, it is password.
Folder Name. Full path of the network folder. 
Volume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
Total/Free Space. Shows the current utilization of the storage device.
•Edit. Click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders settings.
•Safely Remove a USB Device. Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your 
router.
2.You can click Refresh to update this screen.
Basic Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup.
The R6200 WiFi Router comes with preset security. This means that the Wi-Fi network name 
(SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in the 
factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom of the unit. 
Note:The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every 
device to protect and maximize your wireless security.
To view or change basic wireless settings:
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change 
your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place 
where you can easily find it.
If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless 
security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. To avoid this problem, use a 
computer with a wired connection to access the router. 
						

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1.
On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen.
You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings. The screen sections, 
settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.
2. Make any changes that are needed and click  Apply to save your settings.
3. Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that th\
ey can connect 
wirelessly

. If they do not, check the following:
• Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another\
 wireless 
network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the\
 first open 
network (without wireless security) that they discover

.
• Does your wireless device or computer show up on the 
 Attached Devices screen? If it 
does, then it is connected to the network.
• If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look \
on the label on 
the bottom of your router.
Wireless Settings Screen Fields
Region Selection
The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the \
list. In the United 
States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.
Wireless Network  
2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n/ac
The b/g/n and a/n notation references the 802.11 standards of conformance. For instance, 
the 2.4 b/g/n conforms to 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n at 2.4 GHz radio frequency. 
						

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Enable Wireless Isolation. If this check box is selected, then computers or wireless devices 
that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other\
 or access Ethernet 
devices on the network.
Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless 
stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network li\
sts. 

This check box is 
selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the  Allow Broadcast of Name 
(SSID) check box, and click  Apply.
Name (SSID). The  SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character 
(maximum) name in this field. 
 This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly 
generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting.
Channel. 
This setting is the wireless channel the gateway uses. Enter a value fro\
m 1 through 
13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated.) 
Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by \
lost connections or 
slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the 
best. 
Mode. 
The mode setting depends on the frequency band.
• 2.4 GHz. Up to 145 Mbps is the default and allows 802.1
 1n and 802.11g wireless devices 
to join the network. g & b supports up to 54 Mbps. The 145 Mbps setting allows 802.11n 
devices to connect at this speed. 
• 5 GHz 1
 1ac. Up to 867 Mbps is the default and allows 802.11a and 802.11ac wireless 
devices to join the network.
Security Options Settings
The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you ch\
ange the security  option and passphrase. NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security 
option or passphrase, but if you want to change these settings, this section explains how. 
Do not disable security .
Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase
You can change the security settings for your router. If you do so, then \
write down the new 
settings and store them in a secure place for future reference.
To change the WPA settings:
1. Under Security Options, select the WP
 A option you want.
2.In the Passphrase field that displays when you select a WPA security option, enter the 
network key (passphrase) that you want to use. It is a text string fro\
m 8 to 63 characters.