AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Model R6050 User Manual June 2014 202-11385-01 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless Distribution System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Up the Base Station . . . . .
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 View or Configure a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Configure the Available Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Specify Approved USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Access Your USB Device Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The Router Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Troubleshoot a PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . .
1. 1 Hardware Setup If you have not already set up your new router using the installation guide that comes in the box, this chapter walks you through the hardware setup. This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your Router • Hardware Features • Position Your Router • Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router, power adapter, cable, and installation guide. Router Power adapter Ethernet cable Figure 1.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Hardware Features Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel. Front Panel The router front panel has the status LEDs, buttons, and ports shown in the following figure. Power LED Ethernet ports 1–4 LEDs Internet LED 2.4 GHz WiFi LED 5 GHz WiFi LED Figure 2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power • • • • Solid green. The startup is completed, and the router is ready. Blinking green. The firmware is corrupted (visit http://www.netgear.com/support). Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed. Off. Power is not supplied to the router. • • • Solid green. An IP address was received; the router is ready to transmit data. Solid amber.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • WPS/FastLane button. You can use this button to use WPS or FastLane to add a WiFi device or computer to your WiFi network. The LED below the WPS/FastLane button blinks green when the router is trying to add the WiFi device or computer. The LED stays solid green when WiFi security is enabled in the router. Rear Panel The rear panel has the buttons and connections shown in the following figure.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Product Label The label on the router shows the network name (SSID), network key (password), login information, MAC address, and serial number. WiFi network name (SSID) Restore Factory Settings button Password (network key) MAC address Serial number Figure 4. The label shows unique information about your router See Factory Default Settings on page 156 for information about restoring factory settings.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • - Computers - Base of a cordless phone - 2.4 GHz cordless phone Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated walls such as these: - Solid metal doors - Aluminum studs - Fish tanks - Mirrors - Brick - Concrete Cable Your Router The installation guide that came in the box has more details about installation. The following illustration shows typical cable connections for a router.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Connect a computer or WiFi device. You have two options: • Connect with WiFi. To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi network name and password on the product label. • Connect with an Ethernet cable. Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to one of the Ethernet LAN ports on the rear panel of the router.
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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Connect to the Network You can connect to the router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Wired Connection You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router’s local area network (LAN). To connect your computer to the router with an Ethernet cable: 1.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Types of Logins Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when. Types of logins: • Internet service login. The login that your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you logs you in to your Internet service. Your service provider gave you this login information in a letter or some other way. If you cannot find this login information, contact your service provider.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To use NETGEAR genie to set up your router: 1. Make sure that your computer or WiFi device is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable (wired) or wirelessly with the preset security settings listed on the product label. Note: If you want to change the router’s WiFi setting, use a wired connection to avoid being disconnected when the new WiFi settings take effect. 2. Launch a web browser.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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.
3. Specify Your Internet and WiFi Settings 3 Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with a web browser. You can also customize or specify your Internet and WiFi settings.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up. To use the Setup Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration. Manually Set Up the Internet Connection You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings. Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login To specify the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select Internet. You might need to scroll to view all the settings. 5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login setting, leave the No radio button selected. 6. If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the Account Name (If Required) field. 7. If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If Required) field.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 10, Troubleshooting. Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login To view or change the basic Internet setup: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 12. Select an Internet IP Address radio button: • Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects. 13. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button: • Get Automatically from ISP.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To specify basic WiFi settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 Wireless. Wireless mode settings vary by product.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 8. To change the mode, select it from the Mode list. 9. To control the SSID broadcast, select or clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box. When this check box is selected, the router broadcasts its network name (SSID) so that it displays when you scan for local WiFi networks on your computer or WiFi device. 10. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select Wireless. 5. Under Security Options, select a WPA option: • WPA2-PSK [AES] • WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] • WPA/WPA2 Enterprise The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older computers and wireless devices cannot use WPA2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Enable or Disable the Wireless Radio To enable or disable the wireless radio: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays. 5. Click the Add a new period button. 6.
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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port. To view or change the WAN settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • NAT Filtering. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router processes inbound traffic: - Secured NAT provides a secured firewall to protect the computers on the LAN from attacks from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. By default, the Secured radio button is selected.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 WARNING: DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path has a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets must be split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup. 5. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 6. Click the Apply button. Your change is 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 2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the Device Name field, type a new name. 6. Click the Apply button. Your change is saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the IP Address fields, type the IP address. 6. In the IP Subnet Mask fields, type the subnet mask of the router. The IP address and subnet mask identify which addresses are local to a specific device and which must be reached through a gateway or router. 7.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. These addresses must be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range between 192.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 b. In the Ending IP Address field, type the number at the end of the range of IP addresses. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router By default, the router acts as a DHCP server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Reserve LAN IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. To reserve an IP address: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To edit a reserved address entry: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 6. Click the Delete button. The address is removed. Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard. 5. Click the Next button. 6. Select the setup method that you want to use: • Push button. Click the WPS button on this screen. • PIN Number. The screen adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click the Next button. 7. Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi network. The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network password when it connects.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To specify WPS settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP. 5. Select the Enable AP Mode check box. 6. (Optional) Select the Enable fixed IP settings on this device check box. NETGEAR recommends that you do not use this feature. 7.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Primary DNS. The IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. • Secondary DNS. The IP address of your ISP’s secondary DNS server. 8. Click the Apply button. The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. 9. To reconnect, close and restart your browser and enter www.routerlogin.net. Wireless Distribution System You can set up the router to be used as a wireless base station or wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system (WDS).
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the child repeater access point. • Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access point.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 6. Select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 7. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box. You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations. 8. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router displays onscreen. 5. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 6. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button. 7. Complete the Repeater IP Address field.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Set Up Dynamic DNS If your Internet service provider (ISP) gave you a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you do not know in advance what your IP address is, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial Dynamic DNS service.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS. 5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 6. Select the URL of your Dynamic DNS service provider. 7. Type the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. 8. Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. This name is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name. 9. Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account. 10.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 In this case you must define a static route, telling your router that 134.177.0.0 should be accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. This example assumes the following settings: • The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses. • The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses should be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The screen adjusts: 6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only). 7. If you want to limit access to the LAN only, select the Private check box. If you select Private, the static route is not reported in RIP. 8. To make this route effective, select the Active check box. By default, the Active check box is selected. 9. Type the IP address of the final destination. 10.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > Advanced Setup > Static Routes. The Static Routes screen displays. 5. In the table, select the radio button next to the route that you want to edit. 6. Click the Edit button. The Static Routes screen adjusts. 7. Edit the route information. 8. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 Attached Devices. The Wired Devices section lists devices that are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. The Wireless Devices section lists devices that are connected to the wireless network. The following information is displayed: • # (number).
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AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service Quality of Service (QoS) is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications The router supports Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) to prioritize wireless voice and video traffic over the wireless link.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Your changes are saved. Set Up QoS for Internet Access You can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traffic: • Specific applications • Specific online games • Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router • A specific device by MAC address To specify prioritization of traffic, you need to create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the new application or game. 8. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming: • Applications. The Applications list lets you select existing applications, but scroll down to the bottom to select Add a new application.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Online Gaming. The Online Gaming list lets you select existing games, but scroll down to the bottom to select Add a new game. 9. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 10. In the Connection Type field, select either TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP. 11.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the LAN port.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 8. In the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port. 9. From the LAN Port list, select the Ethernet LAN port number. 10. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 11. Click the Apply button. The rule is saved in the QoS Policy table. The QoS Setup screen displays.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the QoS Policy for field, type a descriptive name for the MAC address. 8. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. 9. If the device for which you want to create a QoS policy is displayed in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. 10.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 11. From the Priority list, select the priority that this traffic should receive relative to other applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 12. Click the Apply button. The rule is saved in the QoS Policy table. The QoS Setup screen displays. Edit a MAC Address To edit or delete a MAC address on the MAC Device List: 1.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. 8. Select the radio button next to the device that you want to edit. 9. Click the Edit button. 10. Edit the information you want to change. Note: You cannot edit a device that is detected and automatically added to the MAC Device List. 11. Click the Apply button.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The device information is saved from the MAC Device List. Delete a MAC Address To delete a MAC address on the MAC Device List: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. 8. Select the radio button next to the device that you want to delete. 9. Click the Delete button. Note: You cannot delete a device that is detected and automatically added to the MAC Device List. 10. Click the Apply button. The device information is removed from the MAC Device List.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Edit an Existing QoS policy To edit a QoS policy: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit. 7. Click the Edit button. 8. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Delete an Existing QoS policy To delete a QoS policy: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login screen displays. 3.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. 5. Click the Set Up QoS Rule button. Scroll down 6. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to delete. 7. Click the Delete button. 8. Click the Apply button. The QoS policy is removed.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Set Up Bandwidth Control Bandwidth control lets you set a limit to the bandwidth that is available for traffic from the router to the Internet. To set the maximum uplink bandwidth: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic. 7. Type the advertisement time to live in hops. The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255.
6. Manage Your Network 6 This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Update the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. You can respond to that message to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to update your product. To check for new firmware and update your router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Change the admin Password This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The product label shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless access. To set the password for the user name admin: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To set up password recovery: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 View Router Status To view router status and usage information: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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. Click the ADVANCED tab.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 View the Internet Connection Settings To view the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 6. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button. The following information displays: • System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted. • Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the screen displays the following information: - Status. The link status of the port. - TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. - RxPkts.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The Connection Status pop-up screen displays. The following figure shows the connection status information for a DHCP connection. The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection. You can start new connections and end existing connections from this screen. The following list describes the different types of connections and the associated settings that display on the Connection Status pop-up screen.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. 1. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. 2. Click the Release button. 3. To close the Connection Status screen, click the Close Window button. To acquire an IP address from the DHCP server and start the Internet connection: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 PPPoE Connection The Connect and Disconnect buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect. The following information displays for a PPPoE connection: • Connection Time. The time that elapsed since the connection was established. • Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected, Disconnected, Negotiation (---, Success), or Authentication (---, Success). --- indicates failure. • IP Address.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 PPTP Connection The content of the Connection Status pop-up screen depends on the type of connection. The Connect and Disconnect buttons in the Connection Status screen display only when the connection mode is Manually Connect. The following information displays for a PPTP connection: • Connection Status. The status of the connection: Connected or Disconnected. • IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router. • Subnet Mask.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 View Wireless Settings To view the wireless settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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. Click the ADVANCED tab.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. The Guest Network pane displays the following information: • Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) that the router uses. The default name is NETGEAR-Guest. • Wireless AP. Indicates whether the radio of the router is enabled for the guest network. • Broadcast Name. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID for the guest network. • Wireless Isolation.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen shows the following information: • Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • Target address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted. • Action. The action that occurred. • Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded. 5.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs. 5. Select the check boxes for the events that you want to include in the log: • Attempted access to allowed sites • Attempted access to blocked sites and services • Connections to the Web-based interface of this Router • Router operation (startup, get time etc) • Known DoS attacks and Port Scans • Port Forwarding / Port Triggering • Wireless access 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > Administration > Backup Settings. 5. To save a copy of the current settings, click the Back Up button. 6. Choose a location to store the .cfg file on a computer on your network. 7. Click the OK button. A copy of the current settings is saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process. Erase Configuration Settings Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Default Settings on page 156), or you can use the Erase button on the Backup Settings screen.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To start monitoring Internet traffic: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. 5.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 9. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether a warning message is issued before the monthly traffic limit of MB or hours is reached. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the following to occur when the traffic limit is reached: • The Internet LED blinks green or amber. • The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled. 10. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. In the Internet Traffic Statistics section, monitor the data traffic. Scroll down • To update the Traffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button. • To display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval, click the Traffic Status button. Reboot the Router To reboot the router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. In the Router Information pane, click the Reboot button. 6. Click OK to confirm. The router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process. Remote Management You can upgrade or check the status of your router over the Internet. Note: Before you enable remote management, be sure to change the router’s default login password to a secure password.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. 5. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 6. Under Allow Remote Access By, specify the external IP addresses that the router’s remote management allows. Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical. 7. Select one of the following: • Only This Computer. Select this radio button to allow access from a single IP address on the Internet.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Configure FastLane Settings FastLane lets you reserve bandwidth when you are connecting from a trusted IP address and gives you guaranteed bandwidth for video streaming applications. You can also specify whether the WPS/FastLane button on the router is used for WPS or FastLane. You can do the following: • Turn the FastLane feature on and off. (FastLane is set to off by default.) • Specify the IP address of the trusted computer.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 When you connect to the router from the trusted IP address, you have guaranteed bandwidth for video streaming applications. 7. Click the Apply button. FastLane is enabled. Configure the WPS/FastLane button You can set the WPS/FastLane button to be used as a WPS or a FastLane button. The WPS/FastLane button is set to WPS by default. To specify the WPS/FastLane button for WPS or FastLane: 1.
7. Share USB Devices Attached to the Router 7 This chapter describes how to use the USB port on your router to enhance your local network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 USB Device Requirements The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. If your USB device requires nonstandard drivers, it is not compatible. For the most up-to-date list of USB devices supported by the router, visit http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare. Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB device.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To access the USB device from a Mac: 1. Insert your USB device into the USB port of the router. If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router. When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 2. Select Go > Connect to Server. 3.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. If you want to connect to the USB device as a different user, select the Connect using different credentials check box. a. Type the user name and password that you want to use. b. Click the OK button. 6. Click the Finish button. The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified. Safely Remove a USB Device Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router USB port, log in to the router and take the USB device offline.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 6. Physically disconnect the USB device. View or Configure a USB Device You can use your USB device in the following ways: • View the basic information about the device. • Set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders. • View or change the network folders. • For more security, share only approved USB devices. To view basic information about the USB device: 1.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays. For more information, see Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings on page 104. Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. To view or change the USB storage advanced settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Edit button. 6. To specify access to the USB storage device, provide the following information: • Network Device Name. The default is readyshare. This name is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • Workgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup name displays here. The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows. • Access Method.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 ReadySHARE. 5. Click the Edit button. 6. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen. The following information displays: • Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Read Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the network folder. All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router. • Folder Name. Full path of the network folder. • Volume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB device or HDD). • Total Space and Free Space.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Edit button. 6. Click the Create Network Folder button. If the Create a Network Folder screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 7. Click the Browse button next to the Folder field, and select the folder. 8. In the Share Name field enter a name. 9. In the Read Access list and the Write Access list, select the settings that you want.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 ReadySHARE. 5. Click the Edit button. 6. Click the Edit button. The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Create a Network Folder screen. 7. Change the settings in the fields as needed. 8. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To set up approved USB devices: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. 5.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Access Your USB Device Remotely When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. You can access your USB storage device remotely. To access the USB device from a remote computer: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. Connect using the router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Click the Edit button. 6. Select the FTP check box. For more information, see Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings on page 104. 7. Launch a web browser. 8. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address. 9.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Set Up a Network Printer The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer a shared USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network. You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Note: You must install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this utility must be running in the background. 4. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. 5. After you install the utility, select the language. If this setup is the first time you are accessing the utility, you are asked to select the printer.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 6. Click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx. 7. Click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The status then changes to Available. For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically handles the printing queue. The status of the printer displays as Available on all the computers. Here are the rules of operation: • When the status is Available, you can use the USB printer. • When the status is Manually connected by xxx, only the xxx computer can use the printer.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • If your printer supports scanning, make sure that the printer is in the Available state and click the Network Scanner button. This step activates the scanner window so you can use the printer for scanning. Common Uses of Network Sharing USB device applications include the following: • Sharing multimedia such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Print High-Quality Photos from a Nonshared Printer You can print high-quality photos from a non-shared printer. The following scenario is for a family that does not have a print server: • A family member has photos on a Macintosh computer and wants to print them. • The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows computer, but not shared on the network. • The Mac and the Windows computer are not visible to each other on the network.
8. Control Access to the Internet 8 The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Set Up Parental Controls The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls and download the application. To set up Live Parental Controls: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 7. Click the Next button. 8. Read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed. Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account. 9. Select the radio button that applies to you: • If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected. • If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 11. Complete the fields and click the Next button. After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays: 12. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button. 13. Click the Take me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as Enabled.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 Guest Network. 5. Select any of the following wireless settings: • Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. • Enable SSID Broadcast.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To configure keyword blocking: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites. 5.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 2. Enter 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 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 2. Enter 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Click the Set Up Access List button. 6. Click the Add button. The screen adjusts. 7.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To edit a WiFi device or delete it from the access list: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Services. 5. Specify when to block the services: • Always. Select this radio button to block the services continuously. • Per Schedule. Select this radio button to block the services based on a schedule. For more information about how to specify the schedule, see Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 129. 6. Click the Add button. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 7.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 9. Specify how to filter the services: • 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Time 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 an area 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > E-mail. 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Logs are sent automatically according to the schedule 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.
9. Specify Internet Port Settings 9 You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic. You need networking knowledge to set up these features.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server If you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet. The router can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local network.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 9. In the Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of the computer that will provide the service. 10. Click the Add button. The service displays in the list. Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service To add a custom service: 1. Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses. You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups. 2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 7. Click the Add Custom Service button. 8. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 9. In the Service Type field, select the protocol. If you are unsure, select TCP/UDP. 10. In the External Starting Port field, enter the beginning port number. If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the External Ending Port field.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Leave the Port Forwarding radio button selected as the service type. 6. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name. 7. Click the Edit Service button. The Ports - Custom Services screen displays. 8.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type. 6. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name. 7. Click the Delete Service button.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule The following sequence shows the effects of a port forwarding rule: 1. When you type the URL www.example.com in your browser, the browser sends a web page request message with the following destination information: • Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router. • Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process. 2.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Add a Port Triggering Service To add a port triggering service: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter 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.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. From the Service User list, select a user option: • Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service. • Single address restricts the service to a particular computer. You must enter the IP address to which you want to grant access. 9. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both). If you are not sure, select TCP/UDP. 10.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box. If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you have specified port triggering settings. 7. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no activity.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 4. Noting your port triggering rule and observing the destination port number of 6667, your router creates another session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer. 5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT-assigned source port (for example, port 33333) as the destination port and sends an “identify” message to your router with destination port 113. 6.
10. 10 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, visit the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Forgotten Passwords The router user name admin lets you use a web browser to log in to the router to view or change its settings. The router’s WiFi network name lets you connect to its WiFi network. Both admin and the WiFi network have passwords by default. admin Password The default password for the router user name admin is password. If you changed it and enabled password recovery, you can recover the password.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 To use a wired connection to view WiFi settings: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to an Ethernet LAN port on the router. An Ethernet LED lights for the port where you connected the computer. 2. Launch a web browser from the connected computer. 3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 4. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 - Does your computer or WiFi device support the security that you are using for your WiFi network (WEP, WPA, or WPA2)? For information about wireless security settings, see Change the WiFi Password or Security Level on page 27. - Did you set up a wireless access list in the router? If you set up an access list, you must add the MAC address for each computer and WiFi device to the list.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 All LEDs Remain Lit When the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay lit, a fault exists within the router. If all LEDs are still lit one minute after power-up, try the following: • Unplug the router’s power adapter cord. Plug it in again and see if the router recovers. • To return the router to its factory settings, press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely connected to the router Internet port and the modem. • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem. • Be sure that you are using the correct cable. When you connect the router’s Internet port to a cable or DSL broadband modem, use the cable that was supplied with the cable or DSL broadband modem. This cable can be a standard straight-through Ethernet cable or an Ethernet crossover cable.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Note: The Setup Wizard can detect your Internet connection during installation, but if the router cannot get a WAN IP address, the Setup Wizard cannot automatically resolve this issue. If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network, the router cannot perform many gateway services. For example, the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 • Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name. Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup screen. • Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer’s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following: - Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’s MAC address.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. The Router Status screen displays. 5. On the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. For more information, see View the Internet Connection Status on page 81. If the fields show valid information, including valid IP addresses, your PPPoE connection is up and working.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly, you might have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered Ethernet port LED is lit for the port to which you are connected. Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 single computer connected to that modem. If this is the case, configure your router to clone or spoof the MAC address from the authorized computer. Troubleshoot IP Addresses By default, the router is set up to automatically assign IP addresses to network clients. The router’s IP address is 192.168.1.1 unless you changed it. Wired and wirelessly connected computers must have network IP addresses on the same network as the router.
A. Supplemental Information A This appendix provides factory default settings and technical specifications for the router.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Factory Default Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the router for at least seven seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table. Table 3. Router default settings Feature Default Setting Router login URL http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.
AC750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router R6050 Table 3. Router default settings (continued) Feature Default Setting Data rate Best Output power Full Inbound communication from the Internet Disabled (bars unsolicited requests except traffic on port 80, the HTTP port) Outbound communication to the Internet Enabled (all) Technical Specifications Table 4.
