Netgear R6400 Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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4. Select  Guest Network.
5. Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is 
enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this p\
rofile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point 
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no \
SSID can adopt 
the correct SSID for connections to this...

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How the Router Manages WiFi Clients
A WiFi client is any computer or WiFi device that connects to the router’s WiFi network. The 
router uses airtime fairness and implicit beamforming to manage its wireless clients. These 
features are enabled by default, but you can disable them. 
Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network. Network resources 
are divided by time, so if five clients connect to the...

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A login window opens.
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.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the page and clear the Enable Implicit 
BEAMFORMING check box.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are...

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A login window opens.
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.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. Select or clear the  Enable Wireless Radio  check boxes in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 
sections.
Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router. 
6.  Click the...

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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.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
5.  Click the  Add a new period  button.
6. Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during \
which you want to 
turn off the wireless...

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The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the 
Network Explorer on a Windows Vista computer) to configure the router’s wireless 
settings through WPS. 
5. (Optional)...

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If you already set up the Internet connection for your router and you ar\
e sure that you want to 
set up the router as an access point, see Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point on 
page   128.
To set up the router with your existing router or gateway:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port on your 
existing router or gateway

.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2. Launch an Internet...

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4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your router in router mode or\
 access point mode.
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal network as 
another router or gateway.
To set up the router as an AP after you set up your Internet:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port on your 
existing router or gateway

.
Cable...

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6. Select the Enable AP Mode check box.
7.  Scroll down and select an IP address setting:
• Get dynamically from existing router . 
 The other router on the network assigns an 
IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
• Enable fixed IP settings on this device (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...

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•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, and game consoles 
at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
•Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you can install the first router in a room like a home office where your Internet 
connection is located, then set up the second...