Netgear R6250 Smart Wifi Router Ac1600 User Manual

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•Respond to Ping on Internet Port. If you want the router to respond to a ping from 
the Internet, select this check box. Use this setting only as a diagnostic tool because 
it allows your router to be discovered. Do not select this check box unless you have a 
specific reason.
•Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network 
(LAN) to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not...

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To set up a default DMZ server: 
1. Select Advanced > Setup > WAN Setup.
2. Select the Default DMZ Server check box.
3. Type the IP address.
4. Click Apply.
Your change takes effect.
Change the MTU Size
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. 
When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets 
travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path...

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until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and 
applications. 
Table 2.  Common MTU sizes 
 
MTUApplication
1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use 
PPPoE or VPN, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, an\
d switches.
1492 Used in PPPoE environments.
1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)
1468 Used in some DHCP...

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To change the LAN settings:
1. 
Select  Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup.
2. Enter the settings that you want to customize. 
These settings are described in the following section, LAN Setup Screen Settings .
3.  Click  Apply .
Your changes are saved.
LAN Setup Screen Settings
LAN TCP/IP Setup
• IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router.
• IP Subnet Mask . 
 The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address, the 
IP subnet mask allows a...

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Use Router as DHCP Server 
For most home networks, this check box is selected so that the router acts as a Dynamic 
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. 
•Starting IP Address. Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the 
same subnet as the router.
•Ending IP Address. Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the 
same subnet as the router.
Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address for a...

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Address Reservation
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always 
receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign 
reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. 
To reserve an IP address: 
1. Select Advanced > Setup > LAN Setup.
2. In the Address Reservation section of the screen, click the Add button. 
3. In the IP Address field, type the...

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The following screen lets you select the method for adding the WPS clien\
t (a wireless 
device or computer).
 
You can use either the push button or PIN method. 
3.  Select either Push Button or  PIN Number. 
• T
o use the push button method, either click the WPS button on this screen, or press 
the WPS button on the side of the router. Within 2 minutes, go to the wireless \
client 
and press its WPS button to join the network without entering a...

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the client running that application have to have WMM enabled. Legacy app\
lications that do 
not support WMM and applications that do not require QoS, are assigned t\
o the best effort 
category, which receives a lower priority than voice and video. WMM QoS is enabl\
ed by 
default.
To disable WMM QoS: 
1. 
Select  Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup . 
2. Clear the Enable WMM check box
3.  Click  Apply .
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS
Upstream...

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The QoS Setup screen displays:
5.
Select the Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box.
6. Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:
• If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, type it in the  Uplink bandwidth Maximum 
field and select either Kbps or Mbps from the drop-down list.
• If you are not sure, click the Speedtest button.
Speedtest verifies the upstream speed of your Internet connection. The  Uplink 
bandwidth...

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The QoS Priority Rule list displays. 
You can edit or delete a rule by selecting its radio button and clicking \
either the Edit or 
Delete button. You can also delete all the rules by clicking the  Delete All button.
3.  T
o add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen\
 and click  Add 
Priority Rule.
4.  In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
5.  In the Priority Category list, select either...