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NETGEAR Nighthawk R6700 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

Given below is full router user manual of NETGEAR Nighthawk R6700 router model. You can also download this manual in PDF Format to read later on your computer.

Product user manuals come handy in case you want to know all functionalities of your device, troubleshooting, fist time configuration & setup and in many other situations.

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350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
July 2014
202-11361-01
Nighthawk
AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Model R6700
User Manual
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WiFi
Router
Support
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Compliance
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Contents
Chapter 1
Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2
Connect to the Network and Access the Router
Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Access the Router with NETGEAR genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3
Specify Your Internet Settings
Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Specify IPv6 Internet Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maximum Transmission Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Common MTU Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Chapter 4
Optimize Performance
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5
Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Control Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 6
Share USB Drives Attached to the Router
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Control Access to the USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
View Network Folders on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Chapter 7
Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Your Personal FTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 8
Use the Router as a Media Server
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Play Music from a USB Drive with iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Play Media from a USB Drive on TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Chapter 9
Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 10
Specify Network Settings
Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
View WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Edit a Reserved LAN IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Delete a Reserved LAN IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Change the WiFi Security Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
How the Router Manages Wireless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Airtime Fairness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Implicit Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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