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
View devices connected to the network or edit device
information........................................................................................106
View devices connected to the network...................................106
Edit device information on the Attached Devices page.........107
View satellites connected to the network or edit satellite
information........................................................................................108
View satellites connected to the network.................................108
Edit satellite information that displays on the Attached Devices
page..............................................................................................109
View the satellite status....................................................................110
Check your Internet bandwidth......................................................110
Monitor Internet traffic.....................................................................111
Change the NTP server....................................................................112
Set the time zone..............................................................................113
Manage the router configuration file.............................................113
Back up settings...........................................................................114
Restore configuration settings...................................................114
Erase the current configuration settings...................................115
Chapter 7 Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................117
Set up port forwarding to a local server...................................117
Add a custom port forwarding service.....................................118
Edit a port forwarding service....................................................119
Delete a port forwarding entry..................................................120
How the router implements the port forwarding rule.............120
Application example: Make a local web server public...........121
Manage port triggering...................................................................121
Add a port triggering service.....................................................122
Disable port triggering or change the time-out period.........123
Application example: Port triggering for Internet Relay Chat.123
Chapter 8 Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network
About VPN connections..................................................................126
LAN IP addressing in VPN networks..............................................126
Enable OpenVPN service in the router..........................................127
Install OpenVPN software on a VPN client....................................128
Install OpenVPN software on a Windows-based computer....129
Install OpenVPN software on a Mac computer........................130
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................131
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................132
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home........................133
Allow VPN client Internet access in the router.........................133
Block VPN client Internet access in the router.........................134
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Orbi Quad-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System