Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
The WAN Setup page displays.
5.In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you
can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away.The following table
describes common MTU sizes and applications.
Table 3. Common MTU sizes...

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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 on page 43
•Allow or Block Access to Your Network on page 44
•Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites on page 46
•Manage Network Access Control Lists on page 50
•Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 51
•Set Up Security Event Email Notifications on page 52
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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the Live Parental
Controls website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls and download the application.
After you set up and enable parental controls, you can change the web filtering level for each device on the network
through the network map page on the genie app.
To set up Parental Controls:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the...

a.Complete the fields.
b.Click the Next button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level page displays.
10.Select a filtering level and click the Next button.
The Setup is complete page displays.
11.Click the Take me to the status screen button.
The Status page displays. Parental controls are now set up for the router.
12.To enable Parental Controls, click the Enable Live Parental Controls.
After you set up and enable Parental Controls, you can change the web filtering level for each...

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 connect, 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 on this page.We recommend...

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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page...

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.
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 a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name...

6.Click the Add button.
7.To add a service that is in the Service Type menu, select the application or service.
The settings for this service automatically display in the fields.
8.To add a service or application that is not in the menu, 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...

A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Security >Block Sites.
The Block Sites page displays.
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...

Your settings are saved.
Manage Network Access Control Lists
You can use access control to block or allow access to your network.
To manage devices that are allowed or blocked:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select...