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NETGEAR D6400 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
April 2015
202-11485-01
AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router
Model D6400
User Manual
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AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front Panel with LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back Panel with Ports, Buttons, and Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Right Side Panel with WPS and WiFi On/Off Buttons and USB Port . . . . . . . . . 14
Bottom Panel Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2
Install and Access the Modem Router and Its Network
Position Your Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connect to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connect to the Modem Router Through an Ethernet Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Join the WiFi Network of the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NETGEAR genie Automatic Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Set Up Your Modem Router for DSL Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DSL Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cable the Modem Router for DSL Service and Access the Modem Router . 22
Set Up Your Modem Router for Cable or Fiber Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Log In to the Modem Router After Setup to View or Change Settings. . . . . . . 35
Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Change the admin Password and Automatic Login Time-Out Period . . . . . . . . 37
Set Up Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Let the Modem Router Automatically Update Its Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Access the Modem Router with the NETGEAR genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chapter 3
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
Use the Internet Setup Wizard After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Manually Set Up an ADSL Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Specify an ADSL Connection Without a Login Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Specify an ADSL Connection with a Login Requirement and
PPPoA or PPPoE Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Manually Set Up a VDSL Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Specify a VDSL Connection Without a Login Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Specify a VDSL Connection with a Login Requirement and
PPPoE Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Manually Set Up a Cable of Fiber Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Specify a Cable or Fiber Connection Without a Login Requirement. . . . . . . 65
Specify a Cable or Fiber Connection With a Login Requirement
and PPPoE Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Specify an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
IPv6 Internet Connections and IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Set Up an IPv6 Connection Through Auto Detect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Set Up an IPv6 Pass-Through Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Set Up an IPv6 Connection Through Auto Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Manage the MTU Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
MTU Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 4
Manage the WiFi Network Settings
Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network. . . . . 91
View or Change the Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Use WPS to Add a Device to the WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Use WPS with the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Use WPS with the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Guest Network. . . 103
Set Up and Enable a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security for the Guest WiFi Network. . . . . . . 106
Control the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Set Up a WiFi Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Manage the WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Manage Advanced WiFi Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Use the Modem Router as a WiFi Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chapter 5
Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Allow or Block Access to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Enable and Manage Network Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Manage Network Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Set Up Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Remove a Keyword or Domain from the Blocked List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Remove All Keywords and Domains from the Blocked List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Specify a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications. . . . . 131
Add an Outbound Firewall Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Add an Outbound Firewall Rule for a Custom Service or Application . . . . . 133
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Change an Outbound Firewall Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Remove an Outbound Firewall Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules . . . . . 138
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 6
Optimize Performance
Optimize Traffic with Internet Access QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Manage Default and Custom QoS Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
View the Default QoS Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Create a Custom QoS Rule for an Application or Online Game . . . . . . . . . . 145
Create a Custom QoS Rule for a Modem Router LAN Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Create a Custom QoS Rule for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Change a Default or Custom QoS Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Remove a QoS Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remove All QoS Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Manage Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Manage Implicit Beamforming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 7
Share a Storage Device
USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Connect a USB Device to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Access a Storage Device Connected to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Manage Access to a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Enable FTP Access Within Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
View Network Folders on a Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive 170
Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Chapter 8
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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