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NETGEAR D6000 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

Given below is full router user manual of NETGEAR D6000 router model. You can also download this manual in PDF Format to read later on your computer.

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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
March 2015
202-11386-01
N600 WiFi DSL Modem Router
Model D3600
AC750 WiFi DSL Modem Router
Model D6000
User Manual
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N600 and AC750 WiFi DSL Modem Routers
Support
Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products.
After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at
. You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR
recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website.
For product updates and web support, visit
.
Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR.
Phone (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers at
.
Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit
.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Trademarks
© NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are
used for reference purposes only.
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Contents
Chapter 1
Hardware Overview of the Modem Router
Unpack Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Top Panel with LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Back Panel with Ports, Buttons, DC Connector, and Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bottom Panel Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2
Install and Access the Modem Router and Its Network
Position Your Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before You Connect to the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
NETGEAR genie Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set Up Your Modem Router for DSL Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DSL Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cable the Modem Router for DSL Service and Access the Modem Router . 19
Set Up Your Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Log In to the Modem Router After Setup to View or Change Settings. . . . . . . 33
Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Let the Modem Router Automatically Update Its Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Access the Modem Router with the NETGEAR genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 3
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
Use the Setup Wizard After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login and PPPoE Service . . . . 47
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login and PPPoA Service . . . . 50
Manage the MTU Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MTU Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 4
Manage the WiFi Network Settings
Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network. . . . . 56
View or Change the Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Use WPS to Add a Device to the WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Use WPS with the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Use WPS with the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Manage the WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Guest Network. . . . . . . . . 67
Set Up and Enable a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security for the Guest WiFi Network. . . . . . . . 71
Control the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Manage the WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Manage Advanced WiFi Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Manage Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 5
Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Set Up Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Remove a Keyword or Domain from the Blocked List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remove All Keywords and Domains from the Blocked List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Specify a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications. . . . . . 89
Add an Outbound Firewall Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Add an Outbound Firewall Rule for a Custom Service or Application . . . . . . 91
Change an Outbound Firewall Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Remove an Outbound Firewall Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules . . . . . . 95
Set Up a WiFi Access List and Manage WiFi Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Set Up and Enable a WiFi Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Change the Settings for a Device on the WiFi Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Remove a Device From the WiFi Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 6
Share a Storage Device
USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Connect a USB Device to the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Access a Storage Device Connected to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Control Access to a Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Use FTP Within Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
View Network Folders on a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive 113
Safely Remove a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Chapter 7
Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Change the NETGEAR USB Control Center Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Specify the Time-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Chapter 8
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Set Up Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter 9
Manage the WAN and LAN
Network Settings
Manage the ADSL Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Change the Type of Physical WAN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Manage the WAN Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Manage IGMP Proxying and VPN Pass-Through. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Manage NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Manage the SIP Application-Level Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Manage the Modem Router’s LAN IP Address Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Reserve a LAN IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Change a Reserved IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Remove a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Change the Modem Router’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Manage the DHCP Server Address Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Disable the Built-In DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Set Up and Manage Custom Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Change a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Remove a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Chapter 10
Manage the Modem Router and Monitor the Traffic
Update the Firmware of the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Check for New Firmware and Update the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Manually Upload New Firmware and Update the Modem Router . . . . . . . . 152

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