User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- 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 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
- Set up an IPv6 6rd tunnel Internet connection
- Change the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
- Allow or block access to your network
- Manage network access control lists
- 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
- 5. Specify Network Settings
- About the WiFi networks
- Manage the settings for the main WiFi network
- Manage WiFi settings for the 6 GHz-only WiFi network
- Manage IoT WiFi settings
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Change your region
- View or change WAN settings
- Manage the WAN preference
- Manage 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
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence for the 2.4 GHz radio
- Enable or disable Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
- Change the CTS/RTS threshold and preamble mode for a radio
- Change the Transmission Power Control
- Use the router as a WiFi access point only
- Set up router mode
- Generate a new backhaul password
- Improve network connections with Universal Plug and Play
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- 6. Manage Your Network
- Update the router and satellite firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password reset
- Reset the admin password
- Always use HTTPS to access the router
- View router status and usage information
- Display Internet port statistics
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices connected to the network or edit device information
- View satellites connected to the network or edit satellite information
- View the satellite status
- Check your Internet bandwidth
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Change the NTP server
- Set the time zone
- Manage the router configuration file
- 7. Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
- 8. Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network
- 9. Troubleshooting
- A. Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
The following figure shows how to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi router using
a star topology to create an Ethernet backhaul connection.
Internet
Router
Modem
Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Figure 3. Star topology: Satellites connected to the router’s Ethernet ports
The following figure shows another way to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi
router using a daisy chain topology to create an Ethernet backhaul connection.
Internet
Router
Modem
Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Figure 4. Daisy chain topology: Satellite 1 connected to router and satellite 2 connected to satellite 1
The following figure shows how to connect your Orbi satellites to your Orbi router
through an Ethernet switch.
Switch
Internet
Router
Modem
Satellite 1 Satellite 2
Figure 5. Ethernet backhaul connection using a switch
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