Netgear R6700 Nighthawk Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5. Select a keyword blocking option:
• Per Schedule. 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to a schedule that you set. (See 
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page  64.)
• Always . 
 Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen\
.
6.  In the keyword field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block.
For example:
• Specify XXX to block http://www
 .badstuff.com/xxx.html.
• Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suf
 fixes such as .edu or .gov.
• Enter a period ( .) to block all Internet browsing access.
7.  Click the  Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked
To delete keywords from the list:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password. 
						

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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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5.  Do one of the following:
• T
o delete a single word, select it and click the Delete Keyword button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
• T
o delete all keywords on the list, click the Clear List button.
All keywords are removed from the list.
6.  Click the  Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
Block Services from the Internet
You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of serv\
ice. You can block  the services all the time or based on a schedule.
To block services:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password. 
						

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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 screen displays.
4.  Select 
ADVANCED > Security > Block Services .
The Block Services screen displays.
5.  Specify when to block the services:
• T
o block the services all the time, select the  Always radio button.
• T
o block the services based on a schedule, select the Per Schedule radio button.
For more information about how to specify the schedule, see  Schedule When to Block 
Internet Sites and Services on page  64.
6.  Click the  Add button.
The Block Services Setup screen displays:
7.  To add a service that is in the  Service Type list, select the application or service. 
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.  T
o add a service or application that is not the list, select  User Defined and do the following.
a. If you know that the application uses either 
 TCP or UDP, select the appropriate 
protocol; otherwise, select TCP/UDP (both).
b.  Enter the starting port and ending port numbers. 
If the service uses a single port number, enter that number in both fields.
To find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can c\
ontact the  publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search o\
n the 
Internet.
9.  Select a filtering option:
• Only This IP 
 Address. Block services for a single computer.
• IP Address 
 Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP 
addresses on your network.
• All lP 
Addresses . Block services for all computers on your network.
10.  Click the  Add button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services
When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services. 
For information about how to specify what you want the router to block, see 
Use Keywords to 
Block Internet Sites on page 60 and Block Services from the Internet on page 62.
To schedule blocking:
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.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Schedule.
The Schedule screen displays.
5. Specify when to block keywords and services:
•Days to Block. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the 
keywords or select the Every Day check box, which automatically selects the check 
boxes for all days. 
•Time of Day to Block. Select a start and end time in 24-hour format or select All Day 
for 24-hour blocking. 
6. Select your time zone from the list. 
7. If you live in a region that observes daylight saving time, select the Automatically adjust for 
daylight savings time check box. 
8. Click the Apply button. 
Your settings are saved.
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer
You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must use a 
fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. See 
Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 111.
To specify a trusted computer:
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. 
						

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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.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
The Block Sites screen displays.
5. Scroll down and select the Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites check box.
6. In the Trusted IP Address field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security 
events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services. 
To set up email notifications:
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.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Security >  E-mail.
5. Select the  Turn E-mail Notification On  check box.
6.  In the  Y
our Outgoing Mail Server  field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail 
server (such as mail.myISP.com). 
You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of\
 your email  program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not s\
ent.
7.  In the Send to This E-mail 
 Address field, type the email address to which logs and alerts 
are sent. 
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert  messages are not sent.
8.  If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the  My Mail Server requires 
authentication  check box and do the following.
a. In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server
 .
b.  In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server
 .
9.  T
o have email alerts sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a bl\
ocked site, select 
the  Send Alerts Immediately check box.
10.  T
o send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:
•From Send logs according to this schedule list, select the schedule type.
• From the Day list, select the day
 .
• From the T
 ime list, select the time, and select the  am or pm radio button.
11.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Logs are sent automatically according to the schedule you set. If the lo\
g fills before the 
specified time, it is sent. 
 After the log is sent, it is cleared from the router memory. If the 
router cannot email the log and the log buffer fills, the router overwrites the log. 
						

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6.   Share USB Drives Attached to the 
Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure USB storage devices 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 
•Access a USB Device on the Network 
•Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault 
•Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine 
•Control Access to the USB Drive  
•Use FTP Within the Network 
•View Network Folders on a USB Drive 
•Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Approve USB Devices 
•Safely Remove a USB Drive 
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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USB Drive Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives.\
 For the most 
up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, visit 
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare .
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the d\
rivers onto the 
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices\
 do not work 
with the router

.
The router supports the following file system types for full read/write \
access: • F
AT16
•F
AT32
•NTFS
• NTFS with compression format enabled
• EXT2 
• EXT3
• EXT4
• XFS
• HFS
• HFS+
Access a USB Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the route\
r USB port. (If 
your USB drive uses special drivers, it is not compatible.) 
USB 3.0 port
Figure 9. The blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router provides the \
fastest access 
						

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To connect a USB device:
1. Insert your USB storage device into the blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router.
2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use it when you connect the USB device to the router.
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB device from a Mac: 
1. Select Go > Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click the Connect button.
4. When prompted, select the Guest radio button.
If you set up access control and you allowed your Mac to access the network, select the 
Registered User radio button and enter admin for the name and password for the 
password. For more information about access control, see 
Control Access to Your 
Network on page 59.
5. Click the Connect button.
The USB device displays.
To access the USB device from a Windows computer: 
1. Select Start > Run. 
2. Enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box.
3. Click the OK button.
The USB device displays.
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive: 
1. Visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the PC Utility link.
The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer. 
						

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3. Launch  readyshareconnect.exe.
4. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.
5.  T
o connect to the USB drive as a different user, select the  Connect using different 
credentials check box and do the following:
a. T
ype the user name and password.
b.  Click the OK button.
6.  Click the  Finish button.
The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers\
 in your home.  Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your router for\
 centralized, 
continuous, and automatic backup.
To back up your Windows computer:
1.  Insert your USB storage device into the blue USB 3.0 port on the front o\
f the router
 .
If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use it when you connect the USB device to the router. When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available \
to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
2.  Install the genie app on each Windows computer
 .
To download the genie app, visit www.netgear.com/genie .
3.  Download ReadySHARE V
 ault from www.netgear.com/readyshare  and install it on each 
Windows computer.
4.  Launch ReadySHARE V
 ault.