Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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The Attached Devices screen displays the Internet download and upload speed \
for each 
device connected to the network.
7.  Select the check box next to the device you want to edit.
8.  Click the  Edit button.
The Edit Devices screen displays.
9.  From the Device Priority menu, select a priority value.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update
The router uses a performance optimization database that analyzes the mo\
st popular  applications and services to determine how to implement Dynamic QoS. You can enable or 
disable this feature or manually update the database. For more informati\
on about how to 
manually update the database, see  Manually Update the Performance Optimization 
Database on page  52.
To enable or disable the automatic performance optimization database upda\
te:
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. 
						

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4. Select  Dynamic QoS .
If you are using Dynamic QoS, the Enable Dynamic QoS check box is selected.
5.  Select or clear the  Automatically update performance optimization database  check box.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database
The router uses a performance optimization database that analyzes the mo\
st popular  applications and services to determine how to implement Dynamic QoS. By \
default, the 
router automatically updates this database when you enable Dynamic QoS, \
but if you turned 
off the automatic update feature, you can manually update the database.
To manually update the performance optimization database:
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  Dynamic QoS .
The Dynamic QoS screen displays. 
						

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If you are using Dynamic QoS, the Enable Dynamic QoS check box is selected.
5. Click the Update Now button.
The router checks for the newest version of the database and downloads it.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and 
Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, 
access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can 
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time 
communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), 
enable UPnP.
To enable Universal Plug and Play:
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 > Advanced Setup > UPnP. 
The UPnP screen displays. 
5. Select the Turn UPnP On check box.
By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be 
enabled or disabled. If the Turn UPnP On check box is cleared, the router does not allow 
any device to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding.
6. Type the advertisement period in minutes.
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 have 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. 
						

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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, both it and the client running that application must have WMM 
enabled. 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 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 > Setup > QoS Setup. 
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. 
						

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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 Parental Controls:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connec\
ted to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the user name and password for the  router.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
4.  Click the  OK button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.  Select  Parental Controls.
The  Parental Controls  website opens.
6.  Click the button for the genie app or version that you want to download \
and use.
7.  Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.
8.  Open the genie app and select  Parental Controls.
Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
9.  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.
10. Select a radio button as follows:
• If you already own 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.
11. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the  Next button. 
						

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12. Click the  Take me to the status screen button.
Parental Controls are now set up for the router.
13.  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 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.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.