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To enable Universal Plug and Play:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup >

UPnP

.

The UPnP page displays.

5.

Select the

Turn UPnP On

check box.

By default, this check box is selected. UPnP for automatic device configuration can be

enabled or disabled. If the

Turn UPnP On

check box is cleared, the router does not allow

any device to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding.

6.

Type the advertisement period in minutes.

The advertisement period specifies how often the router broadcasts its UPnP information.

This value can range from 1 to 1440 minutes. The default period is 30 minutes. Shorter

durations ensure that control points receive current device status at the expense of more

network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status but

can significantly reduce network traffic.

7.

Type the advertisement time to live in hops.

The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet

sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range

from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should

be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or

reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing

the router and which ports (internal and external) that device opened. The UPnP Portmap

Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each

IP address.

9.

To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap Table, click the

Refresh

button.

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Specify Network Settings

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

View or Change WAN Settings

•

Set Up a Default DMZ Server

•

Change the Router’s Device Name

•

Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings

•

Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns

•

Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router

•

Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses

•

Custom Static Routes

•

Specify Basic WiFi Settings

•

Set Up a Guest WiFi Network

•

View or Change Advanced WiFi Settings

•

Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point

•

Generate a New Backhaul Password

•

Check Your Internet Bandwidth

•

Set Up a WiFi Schedule

•

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

•

Enable British Telecom IGMP Proxy Support

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View or Change WAN Settings

You can view or configure wide area network (WAN) settings for the Internet port. You can

set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server, change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and

enable the router to respond to a ping to its WAN (Internet) port.



To view the WAN settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 page displays.

4.

Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup

.

5.

View or change the following settings:

•

Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection

. DoS protection protects your LAN against

denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, and many

others. Select this check box only in special circumstances.

•

Default DMZ Server

. This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online

games or videoconferencing, but it makes the firewall security less effective. See

Set

Up a Default DMZ Server

on page

67.

•

Respond to Ping on Internet Port

. This feature allows your router to be discovered.

Use this feature only as a diagnostic tool or if you have a specific reason.

•

Disable IGMP Proxying

. IGMP proxying allows a computer on the local area network

(LAN) to receive the multicast traffic it is interested in from the Internet. If you do not

need this feature, select this check box to disable it.

•

MTU Size (in bytes)

. The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most

Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Change the

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MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. See

Change the

MTU Size

on page

46.

•

NAT Filtering

. Network Address Translation (NAT) determines how the router

processes inbound traffic. Secured NAT protects computers on the LAN from attacks

from the Internet, but might prevent some Internet games, point-to-point applications,

or multimedia applications from working. Open NAT provides a much less secured

firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to work.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Dynamic DNS

Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each

Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP

address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network

remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number

changes.

To make it easier to connect, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS service that

lets you use a domain name to access your home network. To use this account, you must set

up the router to use Dynamic DNS. Then the router notifies the Dynamic DNS service

provider whenever its IP address changes. When you access your Dynamic DNS account,

the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects

you.

If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic

DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.

Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account



To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin 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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS

.

The Dynamic DNS page displays.

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5.

Select the

Use a Dynamic DNS Service

check box.

6.

In the

Service Provider

list, select

NETGEAR

.

7.

Select the

No

radio button.

8.

In the

Host Name

field, type the name that you want to use for your URL.

The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the host

name that you specify, and ends with mynetgear.com. For example, specify

MyName.

mynetgear.com.

9.

In the

Email

field, type the email address that you want to use for your account.

10.

In the

Password (6-32 characters)

field, type the password for your account.

11.

Click the

Register

button.

12.

Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS service.

13.

To check that Dynamic DNS is enabled in the router, click the

Show Status

button.

A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created

If you already own a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR, no-IP, or Dyn, you can set up

the router to use your account.



To set up Dynamic DNS if you already created an account:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.