Netgear R6200 Manual

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Erase
You can erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings.\
 Some examples are 
If you move the router to a different network or if you have forgotten the password.
You can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router\
 (see Factory  Settings on page  120), or you can click the  Erase button in this screen.
Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN\
 IP address to 
192.168.1.1, and enables the router’
 s DHCP.
Set Password
This feature lets you change the default password that is used to log in\
 to the router with the user name  admin. 
This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom  of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and pass\
word for wireless 
access (see  Label on page
  12).
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.Select  Advanced > 
 Administration > Set Password to display the following screen:
2.On the Set Password screen, type the old password, and type the new pass\
word twice.
3. If you want to be able to recover the password, select the  Enable Password Recovery 
check box.
4. Click  Apply so that your changes take ef
 fect.
Password Recovery
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the p\
assword for 
the router user name of admin. Then if the password is forgotten, you can recover it. This  
						

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recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in 
the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1.Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
2.Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.
3.Click Apply to save your changes.
When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password 
recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can 
then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.   
						

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9.   Advanced Settings
This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with 
advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situations such as 
when remote access from the Internet by IP or domain name is needed. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Advanced Wireless Settings 
•Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) 
•Port Forwarding and Triggering 
•Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers 
•Set Up Port Triggering 
•Dynamic DNS 
•Static Routes 
•Remote Management 
•USB Settings 
•Universal Plug and Play 
•IPv6 
•Traffic Meter  
						

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Advanced Wireless Settings
To go to the Advanced Wireless Settings screen:
Select 
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings :
Scroll to 
view 
more 
settings
The following settings are available in this screen:
Enable Wireless Router Radio. 
 You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the 
wireless router by clearing this check box. Select this check box again \
to enable the wireless 
portion of the router. When the wireless radio is disabled, other member\
s of your household 
can use the router by connecting their computers to the router with an E\
thernet cable. 
Note: The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble 
Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced 
configuration only. Do not change these settings.
Turn off wireless signal by schedule . 
 You can use this feature to turn off the wireless 
signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connect\
ion. For instance, 
you could turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.
WPS Settings.Y
 ou can add WPS devices to your network. 
• Enable Router
 ’s PIN. 
• Keep Existing W
 ireless Settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n) . 
• Keep Existing W
 ireless Settings (5 GHz a/n/ac) . 
AP Mode or Bridge. 
 You can set up the R6200 in Bridge mode. See Set Up the Router in 
Bridge Mode  on page
  85. 
						

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Wireless Card Access List. 
Click the Set Up Access List  button display the Wireless Card 
Access List screen. You can restrict access to your network to specific devices based on  their MAC address. See Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address  on page
  87.
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
The R6200 WiFi Router can be configured in bridge mode. This mode lets you connect 
multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To use the router in Bridge mode, 
you need two R6200 WiFi Routers: one set up as a router and the other se\
t up as a bridge. 
Figure 7. Router in Bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing a R6200 WiFi Routeras a bridge offers the following benefits:
• Y
ou can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
• Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.
• Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart 
 TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray Player, game console at 
gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
• A
void the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you could install the first R6200 WiFi Router in a room lik\
e a home office that 
has your Internet connection. 

After this router is up and running, set up the second router in 
Bridge mode. Then place the router in Bridge mode in a different room that has your home 
entertainment center. Cable the router in Bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console 
or Blu-ray player, and then use its 802.11ac WiFi connection to the first router.  
						

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To set up the R6200 WiFi Router in Bridge mode:
1.
Make sure that the first router (the one cabled to the modem) has an I\
nternet connection 
and that wireless devices can connect to it. Make a note of the followin\
g items: SSID, 
security mode, wireless password, operating frequency (either 2.4 GHz o\
r 5 GHz).
2. Log in to the router that you want to set up in Bridge mode, and select \
 Advanced > 
Advanced Setup > W
 ireless Settings.
3. Scroll down to view the Use other operating mode setting and select the \
 Enable Bridge 
mode radio button.
The following screen displays:
4. Click the  Setup bridge mode wireless settings button, and specify the settings of the 
wireless network to which your bridge mode router will connect: 
a. In the Choose a Wireless Network drop-down list, select the wireless net\
work 
frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) of the router you are connecting to. 
						

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b.
Type the wireless network name (SSID) of the router you are connecting \
to.
c. Select the security option for the router you are connecting to. 
d. T
ype the passphrase of the router you are connecting to.
e. Click  Apply .
5. Click  Apply again on Wireless Settings screen.
The R6300 router reboots and connects to the base router within a few mi\
nutes.
Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed \
to join the wireless  network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device\
.
Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character ph\
ysical address, 
containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or 
 A–F only, and separated by colons (for 
example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless 
card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label\
, you can display the 
MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find 
the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings  and click the Setup Access 
List to display the Wireless Card Access List.
2. Click  Add to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. 
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active  wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
3. 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 bottom of the wireless device.
Tip: Y
ou can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices 
screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this, use each 
wireless computer to join the wireless network. The computer should 
then appear in the Attached Devices screen. 
						

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4.
Click  Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes 
back to the list screen. 
5. Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly
 .
6. Select the  T
 urn Access Control On check box.
7. Click  Apply .
Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)
You can set the R6200 WiFi Router up to be used as a wireless access poin\
t (AP). Doing this 
enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another 
wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becom\
es the ISP service.
Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless 
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a\
 wired backbone to 
link them. 

The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Repeater
Base station access point
access point
Figure 8. Wireless repeating scenario
Note: If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either 
WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen. 
The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 
54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen. 
						

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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 or wired computers to a 
remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the 
remote parent access point. 
The R6200 router is always in dual band concurrent mode, unless you turn\
 off one radio. If  you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base\
 station or wireless 
repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However

, if you enable the wireless base 
station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless \
router or wireless base 
station, dual band concurrent mode is not affected.
To set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have to meet th\
e following  conditions:
• Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encr\
yption mode.
• Both access points have to 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) are configured to opera\
te in the same 
LAN network address range as the access points.
Wireless Repeating Function 
To view or change the wireless repeater settings for the router:
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating .
Scroll to 
view 
more 
settings
The following settings are available:
•Enable W
 ireless Repeating Function . Select the check box for the 2.4
  GHz or 5 GHz 
network to use the wireless repeating function. 
						

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•Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your router for your 
reference. You will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless 
Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using.
•Wireless Repeater. If your router is the repeater, select this check box.
Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other 
access point.
Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check 
box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are 
allowed.
-If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box. 
-If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point (repeater with wireless 
client association), leave this check box cleared.
Base Station MAC Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the MAC address for the 
access point that is the base station.
•Wireless Base Station. If your router is the base station, select this check box.
Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check 
box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are 
allowed.
Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4). If your router is the base station, it can act as the 
“parent” of up to 4 other access points. Enter the MAC addresses of the other access 
points in these fields.
Set Up the Base Station 
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be 
daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to know the 
MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, and then set up the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1.Set up both units with the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security). 
The wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.