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Chapter 9

Use the Modem Router as a Media Server

Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Chapter 10

Share a USB Printer

Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Change the NETGEAR USB Control Center Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Specify the Time-out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Chapter 11

Manage the WAN and LAN Network Settings

Change the Physical WAN Connection Preference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Enable the WAN2 Interface for IPTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Enable and Configure a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Set Up a Bridge for a VLAN Tag Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Manage the WAN Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Manage IGMP Proxying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Manage NAT Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Manage the SIP Application-Level Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Manage the Modem Router’s LAN IP Address Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Manage the Router Information Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Reserve a LAN IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Change a Reserved IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Remove a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Change the Modem Router’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Manage the DHCP Server Address Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Disable the Built-In DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Set Up and Manage Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Change a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Remove a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Chapter 12

Manage the Modem Router and Monitor the Traffic

Update the Firmware of the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Check for New Firmware and Update the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Manually Upload New Firmware and Update the Modem Router . . . . . . . . 223

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Manage the Configuration File of the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Back Up the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Restore the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Return the Modem Router to Its Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Use the Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Erase the Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

View the Status and Statistics of the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

View Information About the Modem Router and the Internet,

Modem, and WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

View the Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

View, Renew, or Release a TCP/IP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

View, Connect, or Disconnect a PPPoE or PPPoA Internet Connection. . . 237

Manage the Activity Log and Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

View and Manage the Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Specify Which Activities Are Logged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Monitor and Meter Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Start the Traffic Meter Without Traffic Volume Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . 241

View the Traffic Statistics and Traffic Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Restrict Internet Traffic by Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Restrict Internet Traffic by Connection Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Unblock the Traffic Meter After the Traffic Limit Is Reached . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Manage the Modem Router Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Configure the Modem Router as a DSL Modem Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Chapter 13

Use VPN to Access Your Network

Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Specify VPN Service in the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Use VPN to Access the Modem Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Chapter 14

Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server for Services and Applications. . . 261

Forward Incoming Traffic for a Default Service or Application . . . . . . . . . . 261

Add a Port Forwarding Rule with a Custom Service or Application. . . . . . . 262

Change a Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Remove a Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

How the Modem Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . 267

Manage Port Triggering for Services and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Add a Port Triggering Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

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Change a Port Triggering Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Disable or Remove a Port Triggering Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Specify the Time-Out Period for Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Chapter 15

Troubleshooting

Quick Tips for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Troubleshoot with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Power LED Remains Solid Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Power LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

You Cannot Log In to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Troubleshoot the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Troubleshoot the DSL Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Internet LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Obtain an Internet IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Troubleshoot PPPoE or PPPoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Changes Are Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Troubleshoot the WiFi Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Test the LAN Path to Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Appendix A

Supplemental Information

Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

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1

1.

Hardware Overview of the Modem

Router

The NETGEAR

®

AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400, in this manual

referred to as the modem router, delivers WiFi connection speeds up to

1

300

Mbps on 2.4 GHz

802.11n and up to 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz 802.11ac. Both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands can be active

simultaneously. The modem router is compatible with most major DSL Internet service providers

and also supports cable or fiber Internet service.

The chapter contains the following sections:

•

Unpack Your Modem Router

•

Front Panel with LEDs

•

Back Panel with Ports, Buttons, and Connector

•

Right Side Panel with WPS and WiFi On/Off Buttons and USB Port

•

Bottom Panel Product Label

Note:

For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual,

visit the support website at

support.netgear.com

.

Note:

Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made

available from time to time at

downloadcenter.netgear.com

. You can

check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or

behavior of your product does not match what is described in this

guide, you might need to update your firmware.

Note:

In this manual, the terms

wireless

and

WiFi

are interchangeable.

1. Actual data throughput and WiFi coverage will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building

materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and WiFi coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied

representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility with any future standards.

Hardware Overview of the Modem Router

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Unpack Your Modem Router

Your package contains the following items.

Power adapter

Ethernet cable

Phone cable

DSL or ADSL filter

Modem router

(varies by region)

(varies by region)

Figure 1. Package contents for the modem router

Your package might contain more items. The filter or phone cable provided depends on the

region, and in some locations, a CD is included.