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 hops.
The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet 
sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range 
from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should 
be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or 
reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.
8. Click the Apply button.
The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing 
the router and which ports (internal and external) that device opened. The UPnP Portmap 
Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each 
IP address.
To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the Refresh button.
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes wireless voice and video traffic 
over the WiFi link. WMM QoS is automatically enabled for the router.
WMM QoS prioritizes wireless data packets from different applications based on four access 
categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the 
benefits of WMM QoS, WMM must be enabled for both the application and the client running 
that application. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications that do not 
require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower priority than 
voice and video.
To disable WMM QoS: 
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected 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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.  
						

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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  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  Parental Controls.
The Parental Controls website opens.
5.  Click the button for the genie app version that you want to download and\
 use.
6.  Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.
7.  Open the genie app and select  Parental Controls.
Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
8.  Click the  Next button, read the note, and click the  Next button again. 
						

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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 Next button. 
						

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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 \
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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  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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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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, it can 
access your network. 
 You don’t need to enter its MAC address in this screen. 
NETGEAR recommends that you leave this radio button selected.
• Block all new devices from connecting. With this setting, if you add a new device, 
before it can access your network, you must enter its MAC address for an\
 Ethernet 
connection and its MAC address for a WiFi connection in the allowed list\
.
The access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. It applies only to  devices joining your network in the future after you apply these setting\
s.
7.  T
o view allowed or blocked devices that are not connected, click the foll\
owing links:
•V
iew list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network
•V
iew list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network
The list displays.
8.  T
o allow the computer or device that you’re currently using to continu\
e to access the 
network, select the check box next to your computer or device, and click\
 the  Allow button.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
Manage Network Access Control Lists
You can use access control to block or allow access to your network. 
						

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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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security > Access Control .
5. Click the  View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network  link. 
6.  Select the check box for a device. 
						

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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.
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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5.  Select a keyword blocking option:
• Per Schedule . 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to the schedule that you set. (See 
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page  63.)
• Always. 
 Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen\
.