Netgear R6300 Manual

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QoS for Applications and Online Gaming
To create a QoS policy for applications and online games:
1. 
In the QoS Setup screen, select the T
 urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
2.  Click the  Setup QoS Rule button to see the existing priority rules. 
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 of the rules by simply clicking the  Delete All...

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a.
If you add an entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: 
b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new applic\
ation or game.
c.  In the Connection 
 Type list, select either  TCP, UDP, or both (TCP/UDP). Specify the 
port number or range of port numbers used by the application or game.
7.  From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 traf
 fic relative to other...

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4. 
From the Priority Category list, select  Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure:
5. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port.
6.  From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 port’
 s traffic relative to 
other applications. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
7.  Click  Apply to save this rule to the QoS Policy list and return to the QoS Setup sc\
reen.
8.  In the QoS Setup...

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3. 
From the Priority Category list, select  MAC Address to display the following screen:
4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select i\
ts radio button. The 
information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device 
Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click\
  Refresh. If it still 
does not appear, then fill in these fields manually. 
5.  From...

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5.   USB Storage
Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. 
The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or 
hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to 
the router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     USB Drive Requirements 
•     ReadySHARE Access 
•     File-Sharing Scenarios...

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USB Drive Requirements
The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High \
Speed) standards. 
The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can 
vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables.
Table 3.  USB Drive Speeds
BusSpeed/Sec
USB 1.1 12 Mbits
USB 2.0 480 Mbits
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives.\
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•     Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other 
multimedia with local and remote users.
•     Sharing resources on your network. You can store files in a central location so that you do 
not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files 
between Macintosh, Linux, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a go-between 
across the systems.
•     Sharing files such...

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•     
There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one 
that you use to access the router. By default, it is  password. The guest user account has 
no password.
•      On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user acco\
unt and enters the 
password. (FTP requires that you type something in the password field.)\
•      Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet)  check box in the USB...

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To access your USB device:
1. 
Click the network device name or the share name in your computer’s network folders 
list.
2.  For SMB://readyshare, click Connect. 
Note:   If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB 
device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens. If 
this happens, log out and then log back in.
Add or Edit a Network Folder
1.  You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadySHARE , and...

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•     
To edit a folder, select its radio button, and then click  Edit.
3.  Y
ou can use this screen to select a folder, change the share name, or change the read 
access or write access from All – no password to  admin. 
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is  the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is pas\
sword.
4.  Click  Apply  for your changes to take ef
 fect.
USB...