User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Connect to Your Network and Access the Router
- 3. Manage the Mobile Broadband Connection
- Internet connection over mobile broadband
- Orbi features that do not apply to a mobile broadband connection
- Use the Setup Wizard to detect the mobile broadband Internet connection
- Set up automatic failover
- Change the Internet connection mode to wired Internet only or mobile broadband only
- Change the LTE provider’s access point name
- Change the mobile broadband network mode
- Configure the mobile broadband PDP, authentication method, and credentials
- Enter the PIN or PUK
- Change the roaming setting
- 4. Specify the Wired Internet Settings
- Use the Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Manage an IPv6 Internet connection
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Use auto detection for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use auto configuration for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection
- Change the MTU size
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- Enable Circle smart parental controls
- Activate and manage NETGEAR Armor using the Orbi app
- Allow or block access to your network
- Use keywords to block Internet sites
- Delete keywords that are used to block Internet sites
- Avoid blocking on a trusted computer
- Block services from the Internet
- Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
- Set up security event email notifications
- 6. Optimize Performance
- 7. Specify Network Settings
- Change the function of the WAN/LAN1 port
- View or change WAN settings
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Manage Dynamic DNS
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the router’s device name
- Use the router as a DHCP server
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Manage custom static routes
- Specify basic WiFi settings
- Change the WiFi password or security level
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- View or change advanced WiFi settings
- Use the router as a WiFi access point only
- Set up router mode
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- 8. Manage Your Network
- Update the firmware on the router
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password reset
- Reset the admin password
- View router status and usage information
- Check the mobile broadband Internet connection status
- Check the wired Internet connection status
- Display Internet port statistics
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices connected to the network
- Edit device information on the Attached Devices page
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Set your time zone, adjust for daylight saving time, or change the NTP server
- Manage the router configuration file
- Manage remote access
- 9. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 10. Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
- 11. Set Up and Manage an Optional Orbi Satellite
- Orbi AC satellite LED behavior
- Place your satellite
- Sync an add-on satellite
- Log in to your router and add a satellite to your network
- Manually update satellite firmware
- Generate a new backhaul password
- View satellite status
- View satellites connected to the network or edit satellite information
- Enable or disable daisy-chain topology
- Set up an Ethernet backhaul connection
- Manage the Orbi Outdoor Satellite LED lighting
- 12. Troubleshooting
- 13. Supplemental Information
The table displays the following information:
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Connection Type. The connection type, such as DHCP.
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Received Signal Quality (in dbm). The quality of the received radio signal.
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Network mode. The broadband network mode, such as LTE.
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Band. The LTE frequency operating band.
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LAC. The location area code of the cellular network.
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Cell ID. The ID of the network cell, that is, the cellular tower, to which the router
is connected.
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SIM Status. Shows whether the SIM card is inserted in the router, and if so,
whether the SIM card is ready for operation.
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IMEI. The International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI), used to identify
the device (that is, the router) on the network
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IMSI. The International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), used to identify the
subscriber account (that is, the SIM card) on the network.
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System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
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Roaming State. Shows whether the router is in its home area or is roaming.
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Connection Status. Shows whether the router is connected.
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IP Address. The IP address that is assigned by the LTE provider.
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Operator. The LTE provider.
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DNS Server. The IP address of the LTE provider’s Domain Name Service server
that provides translation of network names to IP addresses.
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RSRP. The Reference Signals Received Power.
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RSRQ. The Reference Signal Received Quality.
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Signal Strength. An icon that displays the strength of the signal. One bar is a
weak signal. Five bars is a very strong signal.
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Network Type. The LTE network type.
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E/U/ARFCN. The E-UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number.
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Band Name. By default, the band name is BRS/EBS.
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Uplink Frequency (phone to base station). The uplink frequency band in the
LTE band.
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Downlink Frequency (base station to phone). The downlink frequency band
in the LTE band.
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Band Number. The LTE band number.
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4G LTE WiFi Orbi Router Model LBR20