Netgear R6300 Manual

							71
8
8.   Administration
Managing your network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and 
home network. See 
Remote Management on page 101 for information about upgrading or 
checking the status of your router over the Internet, and Traffic Meter on page 104 for 
information about monitoring Internet traffic on your router’s Internet port.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     Upgrade the Router Firmware 
•     View Router Status 
•     View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access 
•     Manage the Configuration File 
•     Set Password 
						

							Administration72
R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 
Upgrade the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware 
from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see a message at the top of 
the Genie screens when new firmware is available for your product.
You can use the Check button on the Router Update screen to check and upd\
ate to the latest  firmware for your product if new firmware is available. 
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1.  Select  Advanced > 
 Administration > Router Update  to display the following screen: 
Click 
Check
2. Click  Check .
The router finds new firmware information if any is available.
3.  Click  Ye
 s to update and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .im\
g). 
WARNING!
When uploading firmware to the router, do not  interrupt the web 
browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new 
page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes 
about 1 minute. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether\
 or not you 
need to reconfigure the router after upgrading. 
						

							Administration73
 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
View Router Status
To view router status and usage information, select 
Advanced Home or select 
Administration > Router Status to display the following screen:
 
Router Information
Hardware Version. The router model.
Firmware Version. 
The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the router\
 
firmware.
GUI Language Version . 
 The localized language of the user interface.
LAN Port .
•     MAC Address. 
 The Media Access Control address. This is the unique physical address 
used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. 
•      IP Address . 
 The IP address used by the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router. The default is 
192.168.1.1.
•      DHCP Server . Identifies whether the router’
 s built-in DHCP server is active for devices on 
the LAN.
Internet Provider (WAN) Setup
MAC Address. The Media Access Control address, which is the unique physical address 
used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router.
IP  Address. 
The IP address used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. If no address is 
shown or the address is 0.0.0, the router cannot connect to the Internet\
. 
						

							Administration74
R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 
Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is 
DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP
.
IP Subnet Mask. 
 The IP subnet mask used by the Internet (WAN) port of the router. 
Domain Name Server . 
The Domain Name Server addresses used by the router. A Domain 
Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com into IP 
addresses.
Statistics Button
On the Router Status screen, in the Internet Provider (WAN) Setup pane, click the Statistics  
button to display the following screen:
Figure 6. System up time and poll interval statistics
System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
Port. 
The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the 
screen displays:
•     Status. 
 The link status of the port.
•     TxPkts. 
 The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual cle\
ar.
•     RxPkts. 
 The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.
•     Collisions. 
 The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear.
•      Tx B/s. 
 The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
•     Rx B/s. 
 The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
•     Up T
ime. The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
•     Poll Interval. 
 The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen. 
To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field, and click  Set Interval.
To stop the polling entirely, click  Stop. 
						

							Administration75
 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
Connection Status Button
On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status 
button to view connection status information. 
Figure 7. View connection status information
The Release button returns the status of all items to 0. The Renew button refreshes the 
items. The Close Window button closes the Connection Status screen.
IP Address. 
 The IP address that is assigned to the router.
Subnet Mask. 
 The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.
Default Gateway . 
 The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with\
.
DHCP Server . 
 The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that 
provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the rou\
ter.
DNS Server . 
 The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translati\
on of 
network names to IP addresses.
Lease Obtained. 
 The date and time when the lease was obtained.
Lease Expires. 
 The date and time that the lease expires. 
						

							Administration76
R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 
Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
The following settings are displayed:
Name (SSID). 
 The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default name for 
5 GHz ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4 GHz network.
Region . 
The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illega\
l to use the 
wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.
Channel. Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used. 
 The default 
channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router finds the best operating channel available.\
 
If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 
1, 6, and 11 do not interfere with each other. 
Mode. Indicates the wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 217 Mb\
ps 
(default), and Up to 1300 Mbps.
Wireless AP . Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this \
feature is not 
enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is of
 f.
Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.
Wireless Isolation . Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections\
 to 
the router.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup . Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for this 
network. 
						

							Administration77
 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access
The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attemp\
ted to access. Up to 
256
  entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword bloc\
king is enabled 
and no log entries are made for the trusted user
 .
Select  Advanced > 
 Administration > Logs. The Logs screen displays.
The log screen shows the following information:
•     Date and time. 
 The date and time the log entry was recorded.
•     Source IP . 
 The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
•      T
arget address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which \
access was attempted.
•      Action. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.
To refresh the log screen, click the  Refresh button.
To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
To email the log immediately, click the  Send Log button. 
						

							Administration78
R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 
Manage the Configuration File
The configuration settings of the R6300 WiFi Router are stored within th\
e router in a 
configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the 
factory default settings.
Back Up Settings
To back up the router’s configuration settings:
1. 
Select  Advanced > 
 Administration > Backup Settings to display the following screen:
2. Click  Back Up to save a copy of the current settings.
3.  Choose a location to store the .cfg file that is on a computer on your n\
etwork.
Restore Configuration Settings
To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
1. Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the  Browse button to find the file. 
2.  When you have located the .cfg file, click the  Restore button to upload the file to the router.
Upon completion, the router reboots.
WARNING!
Do not interrupt the reboot process. 
						

							Administration79
 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit
Erase
Under some circumstances you might want to erase the configuration and r\
estore the factory 
default settings. Some examples are f you move the router to a different network or if you 
have forgotten the password.
You can use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router\
 (see Factory  Settings on page  11 6), or you can click the Erase button in this screen.
Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN\
 IP address to 
192.168.1.1, and enables the router’
 s DHCP.
Set Password
This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to l\
og in to the router with the user name admin. 
This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom  of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and pass\
word for wireless 
access (see  Label on page
  11).
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.  Select  Advanced > 
 Administration > Set Password to display the following screen:
2. Type the old password, and type the new password twice in the fields on t\
his screen.
3.  If you want to be able to recover the password, select the  Enable Password Recovery 
check box.
4.  Click  Apply so that your changes take ef
 fect.
Password Recovery
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the p\
assword for 
the router’s user name of admin. Then you will have an easy way to recover the password if  
						

							Administration
80 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 
it is forgotten. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome 
browsers, but not in the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
2. Select two security questions, and provide answers to them.
3. Click Apply to save your changes.
When you use your browser to access the router, the login window displays. If password 
recovery is enabled, when you click Cancel, the password recovery process starts. You can 
then enter the saved answers to the security questions to recover the password.