Netgear R6250 Smart Wifi Router Ac1600 User Manual

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To recover your password:
1. In the address field of your browser, type www.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays. 
2. Click the Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the 
router.
The serial number is on the product label.
3. Enter the serial number of the router.
4. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.  
6. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays your recovered password.
7. Click the Login again button.
A login screen displays.
8. With your recovered password, log in to the router. 
						

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9.   Advanced Settings
Setting up unique situations
This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. Networking knowledge is needed 
to implement some of these features. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Advanced Wireless Settings 
•Wireless Access Point (AP) 
•Dynamic DNS 
•Static Routes 
•Remote Management 
•Universal Plug and Play 
•IPv6 
•Traffic Meter 
For information about the Approve USB feature, see Specify Approved USB Devices on 
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Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off, to specify WPS settings, to use 
AP mode, and to set up a wireless access list.
The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options in this screen are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only
 . Do not change these 
settings unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Control the Wireless Radio
By default, the wireless radio is enabled so that you can connect wirele\
ssly to the router. You 
can turn the wireless radio on or off in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen or by using the 
WiFi On/Off button on the router front panel. When the wireless radio is off, you can still use 
an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router
To turn the wireless radio on or off:
1.  Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
By default, the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box is selected. 
						

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2. 
Select or clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box.
Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the wireless router. 
3.  (Optional) Select the  T
 urn off wireless signal by schedule  check box and fill in the fields 
to specify the times when you do not need a wireless connection. 
For example, you could turn off the wireless signal for the weekend if you leave town.
4.  Click  Apply .
Your changes take effect.
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  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.  Click the  Add a new period button.
The screen adjusts:
3.  Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during \
which you want to 
turn off the wireless signal.
4.  Click the  Apply button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.  Select the  T
 urn off wireless signal by schedule  check box.
This activates the schedule.
6.  Click the  Apply button. 
						

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Set up the Router in Bridge Mode
You can set up your R6250 Smart WiFi Router to run in Bridge mode. This mode lets you 
connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To use the router in Bridge 
mode, you need two WiFi Routers: one set up as a router and the other se\
t up as a bridge. 
R6250 Smart WiFi Router in Bridge mode
R6300 Smart WiFi Router
Figure 6. Router in Bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing your R6250 Smart WiFi Router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
• Y
ou can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
• Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.
• Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart 
 TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray Player, game console at 
gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
• A
void the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you could install the first router in a room like a home of\
fice that has your 
Internet connection. 

After this router is powered on and set up, set up the second router in \
Bridge mode. Then place the router in Bridge mode in a different room that has your home 
entertainment center. Cable the router in Bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console 
or Blu-ray player and use its 802.11ac WiFi connection to the first R6300 router. 
To set up Bridge mode:
1.  Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this route\
r will connect:
You need to know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and ope\
rating  frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
2.  On the R6250 Smart WiFi Router that will run in Bridge mode, select  Advanced > 
Advanced Setup > W
 ireless Settings. 
						

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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 section, select a radio button.
d.  If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to con\
nect 
wirelessly to the other router).
6.  Click  Apply .
The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen  displays.
7.  Click  Apply  on the Wireless Settings screen.
Your changes take effect. 
						

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View or Change WPS Settings
To specify WPS Settings:
1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the 
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless 
settings through WPS. 
2. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious 
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through 
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN 
check box.
3. (Optional) Select or clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR 
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to 
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random 
SSID and security key. 
4. Click Apply.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address
You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless 
network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device.
Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address, 
containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for 
example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless 
card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label, you can display the 
MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find 
the MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
2. Click the Setup Access List button. 
						

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3. 
Click  Add.
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active  wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
4.  If the computer or device you want is in the 
 Available Wireless Cards list, select that radio 
button; otherwise, type a name and the MAC address. 
You can usually find the MAC address on the bottom of the wireless device\
.
Tip: Y
ou can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached 
Devices screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this, 
use each wireless computer to join the wireless network. The 
computer should then display in the Attached Devices screen.
5.  Click  Add. 
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  Apply .
To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list:
1. Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.  In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device that y\
ou want to edit or delete.
3.  Do one of the following:
• Click the Edit button.
The Edit Wireless Card screen displays.
a. Edit the address information.
b.  Click the  Accept button.
• Click the Delete button.
The address is removed from the table. 
						

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Wireless Access Point (AP)
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal network as 
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port in the 
other router

.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on the other router
2. Select  Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
3.  Select the Enable Access 
 Point Mode check box. 
The AP Mode section of the screen expands.
4.  Scroll down and select the check box for the IP address setting that you\
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•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 advanced network experience.
Note:If the other router or gateway in your network has wireless capability, 
NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on this 
router to avoid interference. You can also disable the wireless radio on 
the other router or gateway and use your router only for wireless client 
access.
5. Click the Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close 
and restart your web browser, and type http://www.routerlogin.net.
Dynamic DNS
Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each 
Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP 
address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network 
remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number 
changes.
To make it easier to connect, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS service that 
lets you use a domain name to access your home network. To use this account, you must set 
up the router to use Dynamic DNS. Then the router notifies the Dynamic DNS service 
provider whenever its IP address changes. When you access your Dynamic DNS account, 
the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects 
you. 
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic 
DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.