Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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4. 
Select  ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup .
5. Click the  Set Up QoS Rule  button.
Scroll down
6. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to delete.
7.  Click the  Delete button.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The QoS policy is removed. 
						

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Set Up Bandwidth Control
Bandwidth control lets you set a limit to the bandwidth that is availabl\
e for traffic from the 
router to the Internet.
To set the maximum uplink bandwidth:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
5. Select the  Turn Bandwidth Control On  check box.
6.  Specify the maximum uplink bandwidth for your Internet connection:
• If you know what your uplink bandwidth is, select the  Uplink bandwidth radio button, 
type the maximum bandwidth that you want to allow
 , and select either Kbps or Mbps 
from the drop-down list.
• If you are not sure, select  Automatically check Internet Uplink bandwidth radio 
button and click the  Check button.
The router detects the available uplink bandwidth. After about one minute, the  available bandwidth displays on the screen. 
 This information can help you to 
determine the maximum bandwidth setting that you want to allow.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and 
Play
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet applian\
ces and computers, 
access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices \
can 
automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices o\
n the network.
If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connect\
ions, or real-time 
communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a featur\
e in Windows XP), 
enable UPnP

.
To enable Universal Plug and Play:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > UPnP .
5. Select the Turn UPnP On check box.
By default, this check box is selected. If the T
 urn UPnP On check box is cleared, the 
router  does not allow any device to automatically control router  resources, such as port 
forwarding.
6.  T
ype the advertisement period in minutes.
The advertisement period specifies how often the  router broadcasts its UPnP information. 
This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. 
 The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter  
						

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durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more 
network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but 
can significantly reduce network traffic.
7. Type the advertisement time to live in hops.
The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet 
sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range 
from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should 
be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or 
reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.
8. Click the Apply button.
The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing 
the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP 
Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active 
for each IP address.
9. To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the Refresh button. 
						

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6.   Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and 
home network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Update the Router Firmware 
•Change the admin Password 
•Recover the admin Password 
•View Router Status 
•View the Internet Connection Settings 
•View Wireless Settings 
•View Guest Network Settings 
•View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access 
•Manage the Configuration File 
•Traffic Meter 
•Reboot the Router 
•Remote Management 
•Configure FastLane Settings  
						

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Update the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at 
the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. You can respond to that 
message to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to 
update your product. 
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update. 
5. Click the Check button.
The router finds new firmware information if any is available and displays a message 
asking if you want to download and install it.
6. Click the Ye s button.
The router locates and downloads the firmware. 
7. To upload the firmware that you have downloaded from the NETGEAR support website, do 
the following:
a.Click Browse, navigate to the firmware file (the file ends in .img), and select the 
firmware file.
b. Click the Upload button.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the 
upgrade. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load 
a new page. Do not turn off the router.
A progress bar shows the progress of the firmware upload process.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upload process can take up to 
three minutes, and the upgrade process typically takes about one minute. To determine 
whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading, read the new firmware 
release notes. 
						

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Change the admin Password
This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in \
to the router with the 
user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The product 
label shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for \
wireless access.
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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 screen 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 changes 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. 
						

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To set up password recovery:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
The Set Password screen displays.
5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
To recover your password:
1. In the address field of your browser, enter www.routerlogin.net.
A login screen displays. 
2. Click the Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the 
router.
The serial number is on the product label.
3. Enter the serial number of the router.
4. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.  
6. Click the Continue button.
A screen displays your recovered password.
7. Click the Login again button.
A login screen displays.
8. With your recovered password, log in to the router. 
						

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View Router Status
To view router status and usage information:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4.  Click the  ADV
 ANCED tab. 
The Router Information pane displays the following information: • Hardware V
 ersion. The router model.
• Firmware  Version. 
The version of the router firmware. It changes if you upgrade the 
router firmware.
• GUI Language V
 ersion. The localized language of the router user  interface.
• LAN Port :
- MAC Address. 
 The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet (LAN) port. 
This address is the unique physical address that the Ethernet (LAN) po\
rt of the  router uses. 
- IP Address. 
 The IP address that the Ethernet (LAN) port of the router uses. The 
default is 192.168.1.1.
- DHCP Server . Identifies whether the router’
 s built-in DHCP server is active for the 
LAN-attached devices. 
						

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View the Internet Connection Settings
To view the Internet connection settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4. Click the ADVANCED tab.
The Internet Port pane displays the following information:
•MAC Address. The Media Access Control (MAC) address for the Internet port. This 
address is the unique physical address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router 
uses.
•IP Address. The IP address that the Internet (WAN) port of the router uses. If no 
address is shown or the address is 0.0.0.0, the router is not connected to the Internet.
•Connection. Shows whether the router is using a fixed or dynamic IP address on the 
Internet port. If the value is DHCP, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from 
the ISP or from a DHCP server on your LAN.
•IP Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask that the Internet port of the router uses. 
•Domain Name Server. The Domain Name Server address that the router uses. A 
Domain Name Server translates human-language URLs such as www.netgear.com 
into IP addresses.
Display Internet Port Statistics
To display Internet port statistics:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
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.
4. The BASIC Home screen displays
5. Click the ADVANCED tab.