Netgear N 600 Manual

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Add Wireless Devices or Co
mputers to Your Network
Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment 
to your wireless network. See  Guest Networks on
  page 31  for instructions on how to set up a 
guest network.
Manual Method
To connect manually:
1.  Open
 the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device 
(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that  you want...

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3.   genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter explains the features available from the genie Basic Home screen, shown in the 
following figure:
This chapter contains the following sections:
•      Internet Setup 
•      Attached Devices 
•      Parental Controls 
•      ReadySHARE USB Storage 
•      Basic Wireless Settings 
•      Guest Networks  

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Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 
1. 
F
rom the Home screen, select  Internet. The following screen displays:
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether your Internet 
connection requires a login.
•     Ye
s . Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to 
change the login time-out, enter a new value in...

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These fields display when your ISP requires a login:
•     Internet Service Provider Encapsulation. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or 
L2TP.
•     Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.
•     Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP. 
•     Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in 
minutes. This determines how long the router...

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Attached Devices
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here. 
From the Basic Home screen, select 
Attached Devices to display the following screen:
Wired devices are connected to the router wi th Ethernet cables. Wireless devices have 
joined the wireless network. 
•      # (nu
mber). The order in which the device joined the network.
•      IP Address. T
 he IP address that the router assigned...

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Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are 
automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls 
or download the application. The following screen displays:
ReadySHARE USB Storage
You can view information about a USB storage de
vice that is connected to the router’s USB 
port here. From the Basic Home screen, select  ReadySHARE to display the...

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This screen displays the following:
•     Network/Device Name. The default is \
eadyshare. This is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the router.
•     Available Network Folders. The folders on the USB device.
Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. 
You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. 
If Not Shared is shown, the default...

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To view or change basic wireless settings:
1. 
On the Basic Home screen, select  Wireless to display the Wireless Setup screen.
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
 
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
The screen sections, settings, and procedures  are explained in the following sections.
2.  Make any changes tha
 t are needed, and click Apply to save your settings.
3.  Set up and test your 
 wireless devices and computers to make sure that they...

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•     Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen? If it 
does, then it is connected to the network.
•     If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on 
the bottom of your router.
Wireless Setup Screen Fields
Region. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. In the 
United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not...

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The Security Options section of the Wireless Setup screen lets you change the security 
option and passphrase. Note that 
NETGEAR recommends that you not change the 
security option or passphrase , but if you want to change these settings, this section 
explains how. Do not disable security .
Change WPA Security Option and Passphrase
Note:  These settings apply separately to the 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n 
bands.
1. Under Security...