User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. NETGEAR genie Basic Settings
- 4. NETGEAR genie Advanced Home
- 5. USB Storage
- 6. ReadySHARE Printer
- 7. Security
- 8. Administration
- 9. Advanced Settings
- 10. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
- B. Notification of Compliance

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R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router
Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
LAN Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
LAN Setup Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Role of the Router as a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Set Up Address Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Quality of Service (QoS) Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Set Up Bandwidth Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Set Up QoS for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Chapter 5 USB Storage
Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Access the USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Share Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Share Large Files over the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
View a USB Device Attached to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Available Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Specify Approved USB Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
TiVo Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Use ReadyDLNA to Play Media from Your Network on TiVo. . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 6 ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Set Up the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Set Up the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configure the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Chapter 7 Security
Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Block Services (Port Filtering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Port Triggering to Open Incoming Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Port Forwarding to Permit External Host Communications . . . . . . . . . . . .71
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Set Up Port Forwarding to Local Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Add a Custom Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Edit or Delete a Port Forwarding Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75










