Netgear R6200v2 Smart Wifi Router Ac1200 Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet 
connection requires a login.
3.Select the Ye s or No radio button.
•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.
4.Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. 
The default settings usually work fine. If you have...

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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.
NAT...

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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 the  Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free...

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If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
•
Fill in the fields and click the Check availability button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
lays:
6. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click \
 Next.
7.Click the  Take me to the status screen button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as 
Enabled. 

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Basic Wireless Settings
The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless net\
work setup.
The router comes with preset security. This means that the Wi-Fi network name (SSID), 
network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) ar\
e preset in the factory
 . 
You can find the preset SSID and password on the unit. 
Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every 
device to protect and maximize your wireless...

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4.If you changed the settings, make sure that you can connect wirelessly to the network with 
its new settings. 
If you cannot connect wirelessly, check the following:
•Is your computer or wireless device connected to another wireless network in your 
area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network (without 
wireless security) that they discover.
•Is your computer or wireless device trying to connect to your network with its old...

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Security Options. The router comes with unique preset wireless security. These settings 
are on the product label. NETGEAR recommends that you use preset securit\
y so that you 
can refer to the label if you forget the WiFi password. However, you can change the 
security option and passphrase. 
A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wirel\
ess network. The  security protocol in force encrypts data transmissions and ensures that \...

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Set Up a Guest Network
A guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without\
 using your wireless 
security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network: 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5\
.0 
GHz a/n. 
To set up a guest network:
1. Select  BASIC >  Guest Network .
2.Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is 
enabled, and guests can connect to your network...

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View Attached Devices
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to you\
r network.
To go to the Attached Devices screen:
1.
From the Basic Home screen, select  Attached Devices.
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...

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4.   ADVANCED Home Settings
Specifying custom settings
This chapter helps you configure the advanced settings in your router using genie. This chapter 
contains the following sections:
•NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen 
•Internet Connection Setup Wizard 
•WAN Setup 
•LAN Setup 
•WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 
•Quality of Service Setup 
Some selections on the ADVANCED Home screen are described in separate chapters:
•USB Storage. See Chapter 5, USB Storage.
•Security. See Chapter 7, Security....