Netgear R6220 Ac1200 Smart Wifi Router With External Antennas User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USAJanuary 2016
202-11443-04
AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with 
External Antennas
Model R6220
User Manual 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Add QoS Rules by Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Add a QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Edit a QoS Rule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
Delete a QoS Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Change the Dynamic DNS Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
Chapter 8 Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Specify Basic WiFi Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Change the WiFi Mbps Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Set Up a Guest WiFi Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control the...

 
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WiFi LED Is Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cannot Access the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshoot PPPoE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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1.   Hardware Setup
The AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas is compatible with the latest WiFi 
devices and is backward compatible with 802.11 a/b/g and n devices. With simultaneous 
dual-band WiFi technology, the router offers speeds up to 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 833 Mbps at 
5 GHz and avoids interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. You can also 
use the Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB port to connect local devices.
This chapter contains the following sections:...

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 AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas
Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
Router 
Ethernet cable Power adapter
(varies by region)
Figure 1. Package contents
LEDs
The status LEDs are located on the top of the router.
Table 1.  LED descriptions 
 
LEDDescription
Power
•  Solid green . The router is ready.
•  Blinking green . 
 The firmware is upgrading or someone pressed the  Reset button. 
•  Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
•  Solid...

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Rear Panel
The rear panel connections and buttons are shown in the following figure\
.
Ethernet WAN
Power
Power
(Internet)
LAN ports 1–4connector On/Off
WPS
button WiFi On/Off
button
USBport Reset
button
port
Figure 2. Router rear panel
The  WPS  button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiF\
i password. 
See WiFi Connection on page  14.
Pressing the W
 iFi On/Off button for two seconds turns the WiFi radios on...