Netgear C6900 High Speed Cable Modem Router User Manual

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After you log on or create your account, the filtering level page displays.
10. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button.
The Setup is complete page displays.
11. Click the Take me to the status page button.
The Status page displays. Parental Controls are now set up for the modem router.
12. To enable Parental Controls, click the Enable Live Parental Controls button.
Block Access to Your Network
You...

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Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use 
blocking all the time or based on a schedule.
To set block Internet sites:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the user name and...

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7. Click the  Add Keyword button.
The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Keyword blocking takes effect.
To delete keywords from the list:
1.  Do one of the following:
• T
o delete a single word, select it and click the Delete Keyword button.
The keyword is removed from the list.
• T
o delete all keywords on the list, click the Clear List button.
All...

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•To block the services all the time, select the  Always radio button.
• T
o block the services based on a schedule, select the Per Schedule radio button.
To specify the schedule, see Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page
  34.
6.  Click the  Add button.
7.  T
o add a service that is in the  Service Type list, select the application or service. 
The settings for this service automatically display in the...

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Keywords to Block Internet Sites on page 32 and Block Services from the Internet on 
page 33.
To schedule blocking:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
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4. Select  ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites .
5.  Scroll down and select the  Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites  check box.
6.  In the T
rusted IP Address  field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
The modem router can email you its logs of modem router activity. The log records activity  and security events...

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7. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the Send to This E-mail 
Address field. 
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert 
messages are not sent.
8. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires 
authentication check box.
a.In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.
b. In the...

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5.   Specify Network Settings
This chapter includes the following sections:
•View WAN Settings 
•Set Up a Default DMZ Server 
•Change the Modem Router’s Device Name 
•Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 
•Specify the IP Addresses that the Modem Router Assigns 
•Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router 
•Reserve LAN IP Addresses 
•Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 
•Specify Basic WiFi Settings 
•Change the WiFi Security Option 
•Set Up a Guest Network 
•Control the Wireless Radios 
•Set...

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View WAN Settings
You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You can 
set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and 
enable the modem router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port. 
To view the WAN settings:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype...

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•Disable SIP ALG. Some VoIP applications do not work well with the SIP ALG. 
Selecting this check box to turn off the SIP ALG might help your VoIP devices to 
create or accept a call through the modem router.
5. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Default DMZ Server
The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and 
videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network...