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User Manual - Page 5
... Quality of Service 74
Chapter 7 Manage Your Network
Update the Router Firmware 76 Check for New Firmware and Update the Router 76 Manually Upload Firmware to the Router 77
Change the admin Password and Enable Password Recovery 77 Set Up Password Recovery 78 Recover the admin Password 79 View Router Status 79 Display Internet Port Statistics 80 Check the Internet Connection Status...
User Manual - Page 6
...USB Control Center 123 Specify the USB Control Center Time-Out 123
Chapter 12 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection 126 Specify VPN Service in the Router 126 Install OpenVPN Software 127
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer 127 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer 130 Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device 130 Install OpenVPN Software on an Android...
User Manual - Page 10
... WiFi radios are operating.
Figure 2. Front view
Table 1. LED descriptions
LED Power
Internet
Description
• Solid white. The router is ready. • Blinking white. The router is not ready, firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was
pressed. • Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
• Solid white. An Ethernet connection is established. • Blinking white. The port...
User Manual - Page 20
... and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays.
Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App
With the NETGEAR Up app, you can easily install your router. The app automatically updates the router to the latest firmware, allows you to personalize your WiFi network, and even helps register your router with NETGEAR. The NETGEAR Up app is available for iOS and Android mobile devices. To...
User Manual - Page 23
... to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app.
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 WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network...
User Manual - Page 39
...genie app. To set up Parental Controls:
1. Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4. Select Parental...
User Manual - Page 76
... We recoommend that you connect a computer to the router using an Ethernet connection to update the firmware.
To check for new firmware and update your router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field.
A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin...
User Manual - Page 77
... the NETGEAR Download Center, save it to your desktop,
and unzip the file if needed.
Note The correct firmware file uses an .img or .chk extension.
2. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network using an Ethernet connection..
3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field. A login window opens.
4. Enter the router user name and password...
User Manual - Page 84
... joins the network. The unique MAC address for each device does not change.
5. To update this page, click the Refresh button.
Monitor Internet Traffic
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume. To monitor Internet traffic:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is...
User Manual - Page 88
... mobile device. Remote access with the genie app is supported for Windows computers, iOS mobile devices, and Android mobile devices. For more information about how to update your router's firmware, see Check for New Firmware and Update the Router on page 76. To download the latest genie app for your computer or mobile device, visit NETGEAR.com/genie. For more information about how to set up remote...
User Manual - Page 89
... Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 93 • Install and Back Up Files to Amazon Drive on page 95 • Use FTP Within the Network on page 96 • View or Change Network Folders on a Storage Device on page 97 • Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 98 • Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 98 • Set Up NETGEAR Downloader...
User Manual - Page 93
... the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. Download ReadySHARE Vault from netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each Windows computer. 4. Launch ReadySHARE Vault. 5. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.
Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive...
User Manual - Page 118
...the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network. For more information about the features available in the NETGEAR USB Control Center, see the ReadySHARE Printer User Manual, which is available at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com. This chapter contains the following sections:
• Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer on...
User Manual - Page 119
...connect the USB printer to a router USB port.
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
The utility works on Windows and Mac computers. To download the utility: 1. Visit NETGEAR.com/readyshare. 2. Click the PRINT - Learn how you can print wirelessly from many devices link. 3. Click one of the following links to download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file:
• Download PC installer and get...
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... ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded.
3. Follow the wizard instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center.
4. Select a language from the menu and click the OK button.
The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Control Center window. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer. If...
User Manual - Page 127
... down to the Service Port field, and type the port number that you want to
use. 8. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved. VPN is enabled in the router, but you must install and set up OpenVPN software on your computer before you can use a VPN connection.
Install OpenVPN Software
You must install this software on each Windows computer, Mac computer, iOS device, or Android device that you...
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...mac.html.
Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device
You must install this software on each iOS device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router. To install VPN client software on an iOS device:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password...
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... ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays.
5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected. 6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 126.
7. Click the For Smart Phone button to download the OpenVPN configuration files. 8. On your Android device, download and install the OpenVPN...
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... your Android device, visit http://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_openvpn.aspx#android.
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer
After you set up the router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN application on your computer, you can open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your router over the Internet. For the VPN tunnel to work, the local LAN IP address of the remote router must...
User Manual - Page 152
... that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router.
• Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer. Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet.
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