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

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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 the 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 you’re currently using to continue 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 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.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security > Access Control .
5. Click the  View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network  link. 
The list displays.
6.  Select the check box for a device.
7.  Use the  Add button,  Edit button, and  Remove from the List  button as needed.
8.  Click the  Apply button. 
						

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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 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.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security >  Block Sites.
5. Select a keyword blocking option:
• Per Schedule. 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to ta schedule that you set. (See 
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page  66.)
• 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
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•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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://routerlogin.net or http://routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is admin. The user name and password 
are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites.
5. Do one of the following:
•To delete a single word, select it and click the Delete Keyword button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
•To 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 service. 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 connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays. 
						

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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 screen displays.
4.  Select 
ADVANCED > Security > Block Services .
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 information about how to specify the schedule, see  Schedule When to Block 
Internet Sites and Services on page  66.
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.
a. If you know that the application uses either 
 TCP or UDP, select the appropriate 
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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 contact the publisher of 
the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on 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.
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 63 and Block Services from the Internet on page 64.
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. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Security > Schedule .
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. 
• T
ime 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 have a  fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. Se\
e 
Reserve LAN IP Addresses  on page
  125.
To specify a trusted computer:
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. 
						

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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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security > Block Sites .
5.  Scroll down and select the  Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites  check box.
6.  In the T
rusted 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 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.
4.  Select  ADV
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5. Select the Turn Email Notification On check box.
6. In the Your 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 sent.
7. In the Send to This E-mail Address field, type the email address to which logs and alerts 
are to be 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.
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. (Optional) Select the Send Alerts Immediately check box.
Email alerts are sent immediately when someone attempts to visit a blocked site.
10. To 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 Time 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 that you set. If the log 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.   Tri-Band WiFi Connections
This chapter explains how the router manages WiFi connections for its WiFi bands and how you 
can control the relevant router settings.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Tri-Band WiFi
•Smart Connect
•Implicit Beamforming