Netgear R7900 Nighthawk X6 Ac3000 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information. 
This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter 
durations ensure that control points receive current device status at the expense of more 
network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but 
can significantly reduce network traffic.
7. Type the advertisement time to live in...

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The QoS Setup screen displays.
5. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n) check box.
6. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5 GHz b/g/n) check box.
7. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings Second Radio (5 GHz b/g/n) check 
box.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 

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5.   Control Access to the Internet
The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted 
intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up Parental Controls 
•Allow or Block Access to Your Network 
•Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites 
•Block Services from the Internet 
•Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services 
•Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer 
•Set Up Security Event Email Notifications  

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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select  Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser 
goes to the  Parental Controls  website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls. To 
set up Parental Controls, you must download the genie app.
To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype...

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Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are promp\
ted to log 
in or create a free account.
9. Select the radio button that applies to you:
• If you already created an OpenDNS account, leave the  Ye
 s radio button selected. 
• If you did not yet create an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button. 
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays:
a. Complete the fields.
b.  Click the...

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After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen disp\
lays:
10. Select a radio button for a filtering level that you want and click the \
 Next button. 

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11. Click the  Take me to the status screen button.
Parental Controls are now set up for the router.
12.  T
o enable Parental Controls, click the  Enable Live Parental Controls button.
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.
To set up access control:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  Enter...

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Security > Access Control .
5. Select the  Turn on Access Control  check box.
You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and \
use the  Allow 
and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to con\
nect, 
even if a device is in the blocked list.
6.  Select an access rule:
• Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, if you add a new device,...

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To manage devices that are allowed or blocked:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com  in the address field of the 
web browser.
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...

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7. Use the  Add button,  Edit button, and  Remove from the list  button as needed.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use  blocking all the time or based on a schedule.
To block Internet sites:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network....