Netgear R6200v2 Smart Wifi Router Ac1200 Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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San Jose, CA 95134
USAAugust 2013
202-11220-02
R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
User Manual 
						

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front and Side Panels  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Position Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Router Setup Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Use Standard TCP/IP Properties for DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Gather ISP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wireless Devices and Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Login and Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
NETGEAR genie Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use NETGEAR genie After Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Upgrade the Firmware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dashboard (BASIC Home Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Join Your Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Manual Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3 Basic Settings
Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parental Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Basic Wireless Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wireless Settings Screen Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Change the Wireless Security Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
View Attached Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4 ADVANCED Home Settings
NETGEAR genie Advanced Home Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Internet Connection Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
WAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Default DMZ Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Change the MTU Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 
						

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LAN Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LAN TCP/IP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use Router as DHCP Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Address Reservation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Role of the Router as a DHCP Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Set Up Address Reservation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Quality of Service Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Set Up Bandwidth Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Set Up QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 5 USB Storage
Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safely Remove a USB Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Access the USB Storage Device  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sharing Files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Share Photos  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Share Large Files over the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
View a USB Device Attached to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Available Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Specify Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Media Server Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
TiVo Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 7 Security
Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Block Services (Port Filtering)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications  . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Add a Custom Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 
						

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Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Set Up Port Triggering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Schedule Blocking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 8 Administration
Update the Router Firmware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Router Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Internet Port  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
View Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Back Up Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Change the Password  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 9 Advanced Settings
Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Control the Wireless Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
View or Change WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Wireless Access Point  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Set Up the Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Set Up a Repeater  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Static Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
IPv6  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Auto Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
IPv6 Auto Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
IPv6 6to4 Tunnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
IPv6 Pass Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
IPv6 Fixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
IPv6 DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
IPv6 PPPoE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Traffic Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 
						

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Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sequence to Restart Your Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Wireless Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Network Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Power/Test LED Is Off or Blinking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Power LED Stays Amber  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LEDs Never Turn Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Internet LEDs Is Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cannot Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cannot Access the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Troubleshoot PPPoE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Test the LAN Path to Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device  . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Appendix B Notification of Compliance 
						

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1.   Hardware Setup
Getting to know your router
The R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router delivers next generation WiFi speeds with better range and 
speeds, up to 1200 Mbps.1 It offers the best wireless coverage for large homes and is ideal for 
homes with eight or more wireless devices.
The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming+ technology to enhance WiFi 
performance. Because it’s automatic, you don’t have to turn on Beamforming+ or configure it. 
When you connect to the WiFi network, Beamforming+ focuses on your location for even better 
WiFi performance and speed. Beamforming+  locks onto your laptop, tablet, or smartphone, and 
follows as you move from place to place, so you keep your optimal WiFi connection.
Compatible with next-generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n 
devices, the router enables HD streaming throughout your home. With speeds of up to (300 
Mbps + 867 Mbps) and simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi technology, the router avoids wireless 
interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. In addition, four Gigabit 
Ethernet ports offer ultra-fast wired connections. Wirelessly access and share a USB hard drive 
or USB printer using the USB 3.0 port.
If you already set up your router, you can skip this chapter. If you have not done that yet, this 
chapter covers the hardware setup. 
Chapter 2, Getting Started, explains how to access your 
router to view or change its settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your Router 
•Hardware Features 
•Position Your Router 
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 
http://support.netgear.com.
1. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network 
conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual 
data throughput rate and wireless coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility 
with any future standards. 
						

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R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router 
Unpack Your Router
Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide.
Ethernet cable with internal shielding
R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router  Power adapter
Figure 1. Check the package contents
Your box contains the following items:
• R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
• AC power adapter (plug varies by region)
• Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable
2
•Installation guide with cabling and router setup instructions
If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR de\
aler. Keep the 
carton and original packing materials, in case you return the product fo\
r repair
 . 
Hardware Features
Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the \
front, side, and back 
panels and the label. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front \
panel.
2. All cables used to connect peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Op\
eration with cables connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result interference to radio and television reception. 
						

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Front and Side Panels
The router front and side panels have the status LEDs and buttons shown \
in the following 
figure.
LEDs WiFi On/Off button
WPS button
Figure 2. Router front and side view
Table 1.  Front panel LED descriptions   
LEDDescription
Power
• Solid amber . The router is starting.
• Blinking amber . 
 The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed.
• Solid green . The 
 router is ready.
• Blinking green . The 
 firmware is corrupted. Visit  www.netgear.com/support.
• Off. Power is not supplied to the router
 .
Internet
• Solid green . The Internet connection is ready.
• Solid amber . 
 The Ethernet cable connection to the modem has been detected.
• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
Wireless
• Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating in either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz mode.
• Blinking . The 
 router is in WPS mode. 
• Off. 
The wireless radios are off for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
USB
• Solid blue. The router has accepted the USB device. The USB device is ready to be used. 
• Blinking blue. 
 A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect. 
• Off. No USB device is connected;, or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hard\
ware button, 
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The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off. 
• W
iFi On/Off button . Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz 
and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off. If the Wireless LED is lit, the wireless radios are on. 
If this LED is off, the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to 
the router.
• WPS button. 
 You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer 
to your wireless network. The Wireless LED blinks blue when the router is trying to add 
the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid blue when wireless security is 
enabled in the router.
Rear Panel
The rear panel has the connections and buttons shown in the following fi\
gure.
USB 3.0 Ethernet Internet Power On/OffPower connector
port
LAN ports 1–4 Reset
button
port
Figure 3. Router rear panel
The Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page  126.