User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - 1. Hardware Setup
 - 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Cable Modem Router
 - 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
 - 4. Control Access to the Internet
 - 5. Specify Network Settings
- View or Change WAN Settings
 - Dynamic DNS
 - Set Up a Default DMZ Server
 - Change the Router’s Device Name
 - Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
 - Use the Router as a DHCP Server
 - Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router
 - Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses
 - Custom Static Routes
 - Specify Basic WiFi Settings
 - Set Up a Guest WiFi Network
 - View or Change Advanced WiFi Settings
 - Enable Router Mode
 - Generate a New Backhaul Password
 - Check Your Internet Bandwidth
 - Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug N Play
 
 - 6. Manage Your Network
- Update the Router and Satellite Firmware
 - Change the admin Password
 - Set Up Password Recovery
 - Recover the admin Password
 - View Router Status
 - View Satellite Status
 - View and Manage Logs of Router Activity
 - View Devices Connected to the Network
 - View Satellites Connected to the Network
 - Monitor Internet Traffic
 - Manage the Router Configuration File
 - Set Up Remote Management
 - Use Remote Access
 - Remotely Access Your Router Using the NETGEAR Orbi App
 
 - 7. Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
 - 8. Use VPN to Access Your Network
 - 9. Troubleshooting
 - 10. Supplemental Information
 
View or Change WAN Settings
You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port.You can set up a DMZ
(demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the cable modem
router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port.
To view the WAN settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi network.
2. Enter orbilogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in.
The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup
The WAN Setup page displays.
5. View or change the following settings:
• Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service
attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, and many others. Select this check box
only in special circumstances.
• Default DMZ Server. This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online games or
videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective. See Set Up a Default DMZ Server
on page 42.
• Respond to Ping on Internet Port.This feature allows your cable modem router to be discovered.
Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if you have a specific reason.
• Disable IGMP Proxying. IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network (LAN) to
receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not need this feature, select
this check box to disable it.
• MTU Size (in bytes).The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most Ethernet networks
is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Change the MTU only if you are sure that it
is necessary for your ISP connection. See on page ?.
• NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the cable modem router
processes inbound traffic. Secured NAT protects computers on the LAN from attacks from the
Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia
applications from working. Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all
Internet applications to work.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Specify Network Settings
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