Netgear R6200v2 Smart Wifi Router Ac1200 Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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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.
3.Use the lists, radio buttons, and...

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3.
(Optional) Select or clear the  Keep Existing Wireless Settings  check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. N\
ETGEAR 
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WP\
S to connect to 
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically gene\
rated random 
SSID and security key

. 
4. Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are...

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5.
Click the  Add button. 
The screen changes back to the list screen. 
6. Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly
 .
7. Select the T
 urn Access Control On check box.
8. Click the  Apply button.
To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list:
1.Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2. In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device...

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The AP Mode section of the screen expands.
4.
Select a check box for one of the following IP address settings:
• Get an IP address dynamically from the other router . 
 The other router on the 
network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
• Fixed IP address (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually 
assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in 

AP mode. Using this option 
effectively requires...

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Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode 
You can use your R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode to connect mult\
iple devices 
wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To do this, you need two routers: one set up as a 
router and the other set up as a bridge. 
R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode
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Figure 8. Router in bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing your router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
•...

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3.
Scroll down and select the  Use other operation mode check box and the Enable Bridge 
mode  radio button.
The screen adjusts.
4. Click the  setup bridge mode wireless settings button.
5.Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will conne\
ct.
a. Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz). 
For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.
b. In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID).
c. In the Security Option...

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Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
You can set the router up to be used as a wireless base station or a wire\
less repeater in a 
wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through 
multiple access points. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and 
wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that \
functions as a wireless 
repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and...

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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.
For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points have t\
o meet the 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 of the access point 
LAN IP addresses...

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6.
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.
7. Click the  Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid con\
flicts with the 
wireless connection to the base station.
Note: If you are...

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This IP address has to be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the 
LAN IP address of the base station.
7.(Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless 
clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only.
You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate 
with the repeater.
8.In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter...