NETGEAR C6250-100NAS Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Manage WPS Settings

You can control how WPS functions on the modem router. Use caution if you change the

WPS settings.

Note:

For information about how to use WPS to add WiFi devices and other

equipment to your WiFi network, see

Join the WiFi Network of the

Modem Router

on page

21 and

Use the WPS Wizard to Add a Device

to the WiFi Network

on page

45.



To specify WPS settings:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

The Wireless Settings page displays.

6.

Scroll down to the WSP Settings section.

The

Gateway’s PIN

field displays the PIN that you can enter on a registrar (for example,

Windows Connect Now in Microsoft Windows 7) to configure the modem router’s WiFi

settings through WPS.

7.

Specify the WPS settings:

•

Disable Gateway’s PIN

. By default, the PIN is enabled, but situations might occur in

which you want to disable the PIN. The PIN function might temporarily be disabled

when the modem router detects suspicious attempts to break into the modem router’s

WiFi settings through use of the modem router’s PIN and WPS. You can manually

disable the PIN function by selecting the

Disable Router’s PIN

check box.

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•

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

. By default, the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check boxes are selected for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

NETGEAR recommends that you leave these check boxes selected. However, when

these check boxes are selected, some applications might not detect the modem

router.

CAUTION:

When you clear a

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box and you

add a new WiFi client through WPS, the modem router’s WiFi settings for

the associated network change to an automatically generated SSID and

passphrase (also referred to as the WiFi network password or network

key).

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Manage the Advanced WiFi Features

The modem router supports the following advanced WiFi features:

•

WMM

. Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS) prioritizes WiFi voice and video

traffic over the WiFi link.

WMM QoS prioritizes WiFi data packets from different applications based on four access

categories: voice, video, best effort, and background. For an application to receive the

benefits of WMM QoS, WMM must be enabled on both the application and the client

running that application. Legacy applications that do not support WMM and applications

that do not require QoS are assigned to the best effort category, which receives a lower

priority than voice and video. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.

•

PMF

. Protected Management Frames (PMF) is a security feature that protects unicast

and multicast management frames from being intercepted and changed for malicious

purposes. This feature is disabled by default, but you can enable it.

PMF is supported in Windows 8. If all computers on your network run Windows 8, you can

enable PMF. If you are not sure, keep PMF disabled.

•

WMF

. Wireless Multicast Forwarding (WMF) lets the modem router forward multicast

frames to wireless LAN (WLAN) hosts, using unicast addresses. WMF provides robust

wireless communication because unicast frames are acknowledged, retried, and

dynamically rate-controlled. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.

•

ATF

. Airtime Fairness (ATF) ensures that all WiFi clients receive equal time on the

network. Network resources are divided by time, so if five WiFi clients are connected to

the network, they each get one-fifth of the network time. The advantage of this feature is

that the slowest WiFi clients do not control network responsiveness. This feature is

disabled by default, but you can enable it.

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

To manage the advanced WiFi features:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

3.

Type

admin

for the user name and type your password.

If you did not yet personalize your password, type

password

for the password.

4.

Click the

OK

button.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

The Wireless Settings page displays.

6.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

7.

Enter the settings as described in the following table.

Field

Description

WMM

To disable WMM for the 2.4 GHz band, clear the

WMM Support (2.4GHz b/g/n)

check box.

By default, this check box is selected and WMM is enabled for the 2.4 GHz band.

To disable WMM for the 5 GHz band, clear the

WMM Support (5GHz a/n/ac)

check box. By

default, this check box is selected and WMM is enabled for the 5 GHz band.

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8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

PFM

To enable PFM for the 2.4 GHz band, select one of the following options from the

Protected

Management Frames (2.4GHz b/g/n)

menu:

•

Capable

. The 2.4 GHz radio can receive protected management frames but does not

require them.

•

Required

. The 2.4 GHz radio requires protected management frames and rejects

unprotected management frames.

By default,

Off

is selected and PFM is disabled for the 2.4 GHz band.

To enable PFM for the 5 GHz band, select one of the following options from the

Protected

Management Frames (5GHz a/n/ac)

menu:

•

Capable

. The 5 GHz radio can receive protected management frames but does not

require them.

•

Required

. The 5 GHz radio requires protected management frames and rejects

unprotected management frames.

By default,

Off

is selected and PFM is disabled for the 5 GHz band.

WMF

To disable WMF for the 2.4 GHz band, clear the

Wireless Multicast Forwarding (2.4GHz

b/g/n)

check box. By default, this check box is selected and WMF is enabled for the 2.4 GHz

band.

To disable WMF for the 5 GHz band, clear the

Wireless Multicast Forwarding (5GHz

a/n/ac)

check box. By default, this check box is selected and WMF is enabled for the 5 GHz

band.

ATF

To enable ATF for the 2.4 GHz band, select the

Enable Airtime Fairness (2.4GHz b/g/n)

check box. By default, this check box is cleared and ATF is disabled for the 2.4 GHz band.

To enable ATF for the 5 GHz band, select the

Enable Airtime Fairness (5GHz a/n/ac)

check box. By default, this check box is cleared and ATF is disabled for the 5 GHz band.

Field

Description

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12.

Manage Port Forwarding and Port

Triggering

You can use outbound firewall rules, port forwarding, and port triggering to set up rules for

Internet traffic for services and applications. You need networking knowledge to set up these

features.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server for Services, Applications, and Games

•

Manage Port Triggering for Services, Applications, and Games

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