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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA June 2012 202-11030-01 v1.0 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual ...

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2 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit ©2012 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any ...

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3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 H...

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4 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit WAN Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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5 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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6 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Wireless Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1...

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7 1 1. Hardware Setup Getting to know your router The NETGEAR R6300 WiFi Router delivers next generation WiFi at gigabit speeds. It offers the ultimate mobility for WiFi devices with speeds up to 3x faster than 802.11n. Compatible with next genera...

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Hardware Setup 8 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Unpack Your Router Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. Ethernet cable Power cord Dual Band WiFi Router Power adapter Figure 1. Check the package contents ...

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Hardware Setup 9 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • In an elevated location such as a high shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other devices to a minimum. • A way from electrical devic...

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Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions LED Description Power • Solid amber. The router is starting up. • Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Restore Factory Settings button was pressed. • Solid green. The router is ready. ...

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Hardware Setup 11 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit See Factory Settings on page 116 for information about restoring factory settings. Label The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address, and s...

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12 2 2. Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie Connecting to the router This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter. This chapter co...

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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 13 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Router Setup Preparation You can set up your router with the NETGEAR Genie automatically, or you can use the Genie menus and screens to set up your router manually. ...

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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 14 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit NETGEAR Genie Setup NETGEAR Genie runs on any device with a web browser. It is the easiest way to set up the router because it automates many of the steps and verifi...

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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 15 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Use NETGEAR Genie after Installation When you first set up your router, NETGEAR Genie automatically starts when you launch an Internet browser on a computer that is ...

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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 16 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Router Dashboard (Basic Home Screen) The router Basic Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the status of your Internet connection and network at a glance. Y...

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Getting Started with NETGEAR Genie 17 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Add Wireless Devices or Computers to Your Network Choose either the manual or the WPS method to add wireless devices and other equipment to your wireless network. Se...

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18 3 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 �...

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Genie Basic Settings 19 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Internet Setup The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information. 1. From the Home screen, select Internet. The following screen displays: Scroll to view mo...

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Genie Basic Settings 20 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • 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 min...

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Genie Basic Settings 21 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 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 follow...

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Genie Basic Settings 22 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parenta...

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Genie Basic Settings 23 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 4. Click Next, read the note, and click Next again to proceed. Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account. 5. ...

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Genie Basic Settings 24 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 6. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click Next. 7. Click the Take me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router...

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Genie Basic Settings 25 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. Read/Write Access. Shows the perm...

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Genie Basic Settings 26 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 1. On the Basic Home screen, select Wireless to display the Wireless Settings screen. You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings. The screen sections, settin...

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Genie Basic Settings 27 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Enable SSID Broadcast. This setting allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box i...

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Genie Basic Settings 28 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without giving them your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless...

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Genie Basic Settings 29 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Guest Network Wireless Security Options A security option is the type of security protocol applied to your wireless network. The security protocol in force encrypts data transmiss...

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30 4 4. Genie Advanced Home Specifying custom settings This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Advanced Home screen, shown in the following figure: This screen is also displayed through the Administration menu. This chapter...

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Genie Advanced Home 31 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Setup Wizard The NETGEAR Genie installation process is launched the first time you set up the router. After you set up the router the first time, to use the Setup Wizard again, log...

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Genie Advanced Home 32 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit WPS Wizard The WPS Wizard helps you add a WPS-capable client device (a wireless device or computer) to your network. On the client device, either press its WPS button or locate its...

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Genie Advanced Home 33 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Within 2 minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to join the network without entering a password. The router attempts to add the WPS-capable device. The WPS LED ...

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Genie Advanced Home 34 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen lets you configure a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping on the ...

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Genie Advanced Home 35 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit applications, or multimedia applications from functioning. Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to function. Default DMZ Ser...

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Genie Advanced Home 36 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit - A secure website that will not open, or displays only part of a web page - Y ahoo email - MSN portal - America Online’ s DSL service • Y ou use VPN and have severe perform...

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Genie Advanced Home 37 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit LAN Setup The LAN Setup screen allows configuration of LAN IP services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The router is ship...

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Genie Advanced Home 38 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit LAN Setup Screen Settings LAN TCP/IP Setup • IP Address. The LAN IP address of the router. • IP Subnet Mask. The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP addr...

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Genie Advanced Home 39 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit You can specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the starting IP address and ending IP address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as t...

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Genie Advanced Home 40 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Quality of Service (QoS) Setup QoS is an advanced feature that can be used to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The R6300 WiFi Router can provide QoS prioritization...

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Genie Advanced Home 41 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit QoS for Applications and Online Gaming  To create a QoS policy for applications and online games: 1. In the QoS Setup screen, select the T urn Internet Access QoS On check box. ...

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Genie Advanced Home 42 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit a. If you add an entry, the Priority Rules screen expands as shown: b. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a descriptive name for the new application or game. c. In the Connection...

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Genie Advanced Home 43 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 4. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure: 5. From the LAN port list, select the LAN port. 6. From the Priority list, select ...

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Genie Advanced Home 44 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 3. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address to display the following screen: 4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button....

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45 5 5. USB Storage Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash...

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USB Storage 46 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit USB Drive Requirements The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus sp...

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USB Storage 47 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users. • Sharing resources on your network. You can store f...

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USB Storage 48 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has no p...

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USB Storage 49 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit  To access your USB device: 1. Click the network device name or the share name in your computer’s network folders list. 2. For SMB://readyshare, click Connect. Note: If you logged...

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USB Storage 50 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • To edit a folder, select its radio button, and then click Edit. 3. Y ou can use this screen to select a folder, change the share name, or change the read access or write access fr...

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USB Storage 51 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit FTP. Disabled by default. FTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports b...

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USB Storage 52 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Media Server Settings By default, the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server. This setting lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV–compliant media players, such as ...

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USB Storage 53 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit  To set up approved USB devices: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. The following screen displays: 2. Click the Approved Devices button. The USB Drive Approved D...

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USB Storage 54 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, use the router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic ...

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55 6 6. ReadySHARE Printer ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. It lets you connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port, and access it wirelessly. This chapter contains the following sections: • ReadySHARE Printe...

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ReadySHARE Printer 56 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit ReadySHARE Printer You can connect a USB printer to the router’s USB port, and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network.  To set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Conn...

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ReadySHARE Printer 57 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 4. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. 5. After you have installed the utility , select the language. ...

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ReadySHARE Printer 58 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 6. The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually conne...

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ReadySHARE Printer 59 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available. After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the netw...

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ReadySHARE Printer 60 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit • You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Configuration screen . • The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be ...

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ReadySHARE Printer 61 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit USB Control Center Utility The USB Control Center Utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your computer that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility ...

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ReadySHARE Printer 62 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Control Center Configuration Select Tools >Configuration to display the following screen: Automatically execute when logging on Windows. Enable this utility to start automatically...

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ReadySHARE Printer 63 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers window. This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to hold th...

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ReadySHARE Printer 64 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Desktop NETGEAR Genie Desktop NETGEAR Genie is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. Menu Language Support Dashboard (Click to view detai...

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65 7 7. Security Keeping unwanted content out of your network This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and devices on your network. This chapter includ...

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Security 66 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. The blocking can be always or according to a schedule. 1. Select A...

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Security 67 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Block Services (Port Filtering) Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and ...

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Security 68 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 3. Click Add to add a service. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 4. From the Service Type list, select the application or service to allow or block. The list already displays severa...

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Security 69 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Schedule Blocking You can specify the days and time that you want to block Internet access.  To schedule blocking: 1. Select Advanced > Security > Schedule to display the following s...

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Security 70 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Security Event Email Notifications To receive logs and alerts by email, provide your email information in the Email screen, and specify which alerts you want to receive and how often.  To...

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71 8 8. Administration Managing your network This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. See Remote Management on page 101 for information about upgrading or checking the status of ...

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Administration 72 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Upgrade the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You can update the firmware from the Administration menu on the Advanced tab. You might see...

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Administration 73 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit View Router Status To view router status and usage information, select Advanced Home or select Administration > Router Status to display the following screen: Router Information Ha...

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Administration 74 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Connection. This shows if the router is using a fixed IP address on the WAN. If the value is DHCP Client, the router obtains an IP address dynamically from the ISP. IP Subnet Mask. The ...

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Administration 75 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Connection Status Button On the Router Status screen in the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection Status button to view connection status information. Figure 7. View connectio...

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Administration 76 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The following settings are displayed: Name (SSID). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default name for 5 GHz ends in -5G to ...

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Administration 77 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log. Log entr...

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Administration 78 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Manage the Configuration File The configuration settings of the R6300 WiFi Router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer...

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Administration 79 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Erase Under some circumstances you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. Some examples are f you move the router to a different network or if y...

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Administration 80 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit it is 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. Select the En...

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81 9 9. Advanced Settings This chapter describes the advanced features of your router. The information is for readers with advanced networking knowledge who want to set the router up for unique situations such as when remote access from the Inter...

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Advanced Settings 82 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Advanced Wireless Settings Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings to display the following screen: Scroll to view more settings The following settings are availab...

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Advanced Settings 83 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode The R6300 WiFi Router can be configured in bridge mode. This mode lets you connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To use t...

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Advanced Settings 84 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 3. Scroll down to view the Use other operating mode setting and Select the Enable Bridge mode radio button. 4. Select the Enable Bridge mode radio button. 5. Click the Setup bridg...

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Advanced Settings 85 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Repeating Function (WDS) You can set the R6300 WiFi Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wire...

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Advanced Settings 86 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit The R6300 router is always in dual band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio.If you enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless...

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Advanced Settings 87 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Disable Wireless Client Association. If your router is the repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are ...

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Advanced Settings 88 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen, select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 4. Enter the MAC address fo...

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Advanced Settings 89 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Remote Computer Access Basics When a computer on your network needs to access a computer on the Internet, your computer sends your router a message containing the source and destinat...

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Advanced Settings 90 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit router then modifies the message to restore the original address information replaced by NAT. Your router sends this reply message to your computer, which displays the web page from...

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Advanced Settings 91 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 6. Upon receiving the incoming message to destination port 33333, your router checks its session table to determine whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Findin...

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Advanced Settings 92 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 2. Your router receives the request message and looks in its rules table for any rules covering the disposition of incoming port 80 traffic. Your port forwarding rule specifies that...

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Advanced Settings 93 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit  To set up port forwarding: Tip: To ensure that your server computer always has the same IP address, use the reserved IP address feature of your R6300 WiFi Router. 1. Select Ad...

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Advanced Settings 94 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 3. Click the Add Custom Service button to display the following screen: 4. In the Service Name field, enter a descriptive name. 5. In the Protocol list, select the protocol. If yo...

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Advanced Settings 95 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 2. In the Port Forwarding screen, configure the router to forward the HTTP service to the local address of your web server at 192.168.1.33. HTTP (port 80) is the standard protocol f...

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Advanced Settings 96 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit  To set up port triggering: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 2. Select the Port T riggering radio button to display the port triggeri...

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Advanced Settings 97 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit 6. Click Add Service to display the following screen: 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any (the default) to allo...

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Advanced Settings 98 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your...

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Advanced Settings 99 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit Static Routes Static routes provide additional routing information to your router. Typically, you do not need to add static routes. You have to configure static routes only for unusu...

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Advanced Settings 100 R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit  To set up a static route: 1. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Static Routes, and click Add to display the following screen: 2. In the Route Name field, type a name for...