Netgear C6300 Ac1750 Wifi Cable Modem Router User Manual

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A login window opens.
3.  Enter the modem 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  ADV
 ANCED.
5. In the Cable Information pane, click the  Reboot button.
A confirmation message displays.
6.  Click the  OK button.
The modem router reboots.
Change the Router Mode
By default, the modem router is in router mode. This means that it works both as a modem 
and as a router. You can share the Internet connection without using another router or 
gateway. If you want to connect a gateway or router to the modem router, you mu\
st log in to 
the modem router and change its Router Mode setting. 
To change the router mode:
1.  On your computer or wireless device, find and select the modem router Wi\
Fi network.
The WiFi network name is on the modem router’s label.
2.  Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password. 
						

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The password is on the modem router’s label.
Your wireless device connects to the WiFi network.
3.  Launch a web browser
 .
4.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
5.  Enter the modem 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.
6.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Router Mode .
7. Select one of the radio buttons:
• Ye
s . This is the default setting. The modem router performs router functions such as 
Network Address Translation  (NAT).
• No. With this setting, the modem router works as a bridge and obtains IP a\
ddresses 
from the Internet provider

.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your change takes effect.
View Logs of Modem Router Activity
The log is a detailed record of modem router activity, such as the websites you accessed or  attempted to access. Up to 256
  entries are stored in the log.
To view and customize logs:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the  modem 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. 
						

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4. 
Select  ADVANCED >  Administration > Logs .
The following information displays:
• Description. 
 The action that occurred.
• Count. 
 The number of occurrences.
• Last Occurrence . 
 The date and time the log entry was recorded.
• T
arget. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which \
access was attempted.
• Source. 
 The source IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
5.  T
o customize the log, select the check boxes.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7.  T
o refresh the log page, click the  Refresh button.
8.  T
o send the log immediately, click the  Send Log button.
9.  T
o clear the log entries, click the  Clear Log button.
View Devices Connected to the Network
To view a list of devices connected to the network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens. 
						

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3. 
Enter the  modem 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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Attached Devices.
Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
The configuration settings of the modem router are stored within the mod\
em router in a 
configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the 
factory default settings.
Back Up Settings
To back up the modem router’s configuration settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the  modem 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. 
						

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4. 
Select  ADVANCED > Administration >  Backup Settings .
5. Click the  Back Up button.
6.  When prompted, specify a
  location on your network.
A copy of the current settings is saved in the location you specified.
Restore Configuration Settings
To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the modem 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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration >  Backup Settings .
The Backup Settings page displays.
5.  Click the  Browse button to find and select the .cfg file. 
6.  Click the  Restore button.
The file is uploaded to the modem router and the modem router reboots.
WARNING:
Do not interrupt the reboot process. 
						

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Erase the Current Configuration Settings
You can erase the current configuration and restore the factory default settings. You might 
want to do this if you move the modem router to a different network. (For more information, 
see 
Factory Default Settings on page 101.)
To erase the configuration settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings.
The Backup Settings page displays.
5. Click the Erase button.
The factory default settings are restored. The user name is admin, the password is 
password, and the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.1. DHCP is enabled.
Change the admin Password
This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the modem router 
with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access.
Note:Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure 
password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any 
language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, 
and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
To set the password for the user name admin:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. 
						

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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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Set Password.
5. Type the old password, and type the new password twice.
6.  T
o be able to recover the password, select the  Enable Password Recovery check box.
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set up Password Recovery
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the p\
assword 
for the router user name admin.Then you can recover the password if it i\
s forgotten. This 
recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers but not 
in the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the modem 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. 
						

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4. 
Select  ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password .
5. Select the  Enable Password Recovery check box.
6.  Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Recover the admin Password
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the p\
assword for 
the router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten. This 
recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers but not in 
the Safari browser.
To recover your password:
1.  In the address field of your browser
 , type www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens. 
2.  Click the  Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial nu\
mber of the 
modem router.
The serial number is on the product label.
3.  Enter the serial number of the modem router.
4.  Click the  Continue button.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5.  Enter the saved answers to your security questions. 
  
6.  Click the  Continue button.
A page displays your recovered password.
7.  Click the  Login button.
A login window opens.
8.  With your recovered password, log in to the modem router. 
						

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View Event Logs
Event logs capture important modem router events.
To view the event logs:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the modem 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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Event Log . 
The log page shows the following information:
• T
ime. The time the event log entry was recorded.
•Priority . 
 The severity for this event log entry.
• Description. 
 A description of this event log entry.
5.  T
o refresh the log page, click the  Refresh button.
To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
Run the Ping Utility
Ping is an administration utility that tests whether a computer on the n\
etwork is reachable 
and measures the time it takes messages sent from the originating device\
 to reach a 
destination computer and return. 
To run a ping test:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net. 
						

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A login window opens.
3.  Enter the  modem 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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Diagnostics.
In the Utility menu,  Ping is selected by default.
5.  If your Internet connection uses IPv6, select the IPv6 radio button.
6.  Specify the following parameters:
• T
arget . The IP address of the ping target computer.
• Ping Size. 
 The size (in bytes) of the ping packet.
• No. of Pings. 
 The number of times to ping the target computer.
• Ping Interval. 
 The time between pings.
7.  Click the  Start T
 est button. 
The ping results display.
8.  T
o stop a ping test, click the  Abort Test button.
To clear the results from the display, click the  Clear Results button.