User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - 1. Hardware Setup
 - 2. Connect to the network and access the router
 - 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
 - Manually set up the Internet connection
 - Manage a Multi-Gig Internet connection
 - Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
 - Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
 - Set up an IPv6 6to4 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
 - Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection
 - Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
 
 - Manage the MTU size
 
 - 4. Control Access to the Internet
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
 - Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet
 - Use keywords to block Internet sites
 - Delete keywords from the blocked list
 - Block services from the Internet
 - Prevent blocking on a trusted computer
 - Manage network access control lists
 - Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
 - Set up security event email notifications
 
 - 5. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the WAN settings
 - Set up a default DMZ server
 - Change the Router’s Device Name
 - Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
 - Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns
 - Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
 - Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
 - Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
 - Specify basic WiFi settings
 - Change the WiFi mode
 - Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
 - Set up a guest WiFi network
 - Control the WiFi radios
 - Enable or disable AX WiFi
 - Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence for the 2.4 GHz radio
 - Enable or disable OFDMA
 - Change the Transmission Power Control
 - Set up a WiFi schedule
 - Set up the router as a WiFi access point
 - Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
 - Manage custom static routes
 - Enable or disable implicit beamforming
 - Enable or disable airtime fairness
 - Enable or disable MU-MIMO
 - Enable or disable Smart Connect
 - Improve network connections with Universal Plug and Play
 - Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
 - Manage Ethernet Port Aggregation to a LAN Device
 
 - 6. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
 - Change the admin password
 - Enable admin password recovery
 - Recover the admin password
 - View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
 - Display the statistics of the Internet port
 - Check the Internet connection status
 - View and manage logs of router activity
 - View devices currently on the network
 - Monitor Internet traffic
 - Manage the router configuration file
 - Connect to your router with Anywhere Access
 - Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
 - Set your time zone
 - Set the NTP Server
 - Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
 - Return the router to its factory default settings
 
 - 7. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
 - Connect a USB storage device to the router
 - Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
 - Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
 - Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
 - Enable FTP access within your network
 - View network folders on a storage device
 - Add a network folder on a USB storage device
 - Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
 - Safely remove a USB storage device
 
 - 8. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
 - 9. Use VPN to Access Your Network
 - 10. Manage port forwarding and port triggering
 - 11. Troubleshooting
 - 12. Supplemental Information
 
Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence for the 2.4 GHz radio.79
Enable or disable OFDMA................................................................80
Change the Transmission Power Control........................................81
Set up a WiFi schedule.......................................................................82
Set up the router as a WiFi access point..........................................83
Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group....................84
Set up a bridge for a port group..................................................84
Set up a bridge for a VLAN tag group........................................85
Set up an IPTV port........................................................................86
Manage custom static routes............................................................87
Set up a static route.......................................................................88
Edit a static route...........................................................................89
Delete a static route.......................................................................90
Enable or disable implicit beamforming.........................................90
Enable or disable airtime fairness....................................................91
Enable or disable MU-MIMO............................................................92
Enable or disable Smart Connect.....................................................93
Improve network connections with Universal Plug and Play........94
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode...................................................95
Manage Ethernet Port Aggregation to a LAN Device...................96
Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation to a LAN Device..................97
View or Change the Router Ethernet Port Aggregation Mode.98
Chapter 6 Manage Your Router
Update the router firmware............................................................101
Check for new firmware and update the router......................101
Manually upload firmware to the router...................................102
Change the admin password..........................................................103
Enable admin password recovery..................................................103
Recover the admin password.........................................................104
View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi
settings...............................................................................................105
Display the statistics of the Internet port.......................................106
Check the Internet connection status............................................107
View and manage logs of router activity.......................................108
View devices currently on the network..........................................109
Monitor Internet traffic.....................................................................109
Manage the router configuration file.............................................111
Back up the settings....................................................................111
Erase the settings.........................................................................111
Restore the settings.....................................................................112
Connect to your router with Anywhere Access............................113
Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs............................................113
Set your time zone............................................................................114
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