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Cable the red Internet port
to a LAN port on another router
Manage the WiFi Network Settings
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2.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
3.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
4.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP
.
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Note:
The screen might show the modem router model D6400 or another
model, as in the previous figure.
6.
Select the
Enable AP Mode
check box.
The screen adjusts.
7.
Scroll down and select the radio button for the IP address setting that you want to use:
Get dynamically from existing router
. The other router on the network assigns an
IP address to the modem router while the modem router functions in access point
mode.
Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended)
. Use this setting if you
want to manually assign a specific IP address to the modem router while it functions
in access point mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network
experience.
Note:
To avoid interference with other routers or gateways on your network,
NETGEAR recommends that you use different WiFi settings on each
router. You can also turn off the WiFi radio on the other router or
gateway and use the modem router only for WiFi client access.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
The IP address of the modem router changes, and you are disconnected.
9.
To reconnect, close and restart your browser and type
http://wwwrouterlogin.net
.
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5.
Control Access to the Internet
The modem router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from
unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Set Up Parental Controls
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites
Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications
Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
For information about more advanced ways to configure Internet security, see
Chapter 14,
Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
.
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Set Up Parental Controls
The first time that you select
Parental Controls
from the BASIC Home screen, your browser
goes to the
Parental Controls
website, where you can learn more about Parental Controls. To
set up Parental Controls, you must download the genie app.
Figure 8. Parental Controls website
To set up Parental Controls:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
Parental Controls
.
The
Parental Controls
website opens.
6.
Click the button for the genie app or version that you want to download and use.
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7.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the genie app.
8.
Open the genie app and select
Parental Controls
.
Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
9.
Click the
Next
button, read the note, and click the
Next
button again.
Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log
in or create a free account.
10.
Select a radio button as follows:
If you already own an OpenDNS account, leave the
Yes
radio button selected.
If you did not yet create an OpenDNS account, select the
No
radio button.
If you are creating an account, the following screen displays.

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