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Advanced Settings
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Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off, to specify WPS settings, to use
AP mode, and to set up a wireless access list.
The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options in this screen
are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these
settings unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Control the Wireless Radio
By default, the wireless radio is enabled so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. You
can turn the wireless radio on or off in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen or by using the
WiFi On/Off button on the router front panel. When the wireless radio is off, you can still use
an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router
To turn the wireless radio on or off:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
By default, the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box is selected.
2.
Select or clear the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box.
Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the wireless router.
3.
(Optional) Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box and fill in the fields
to specify the times when you do not need a wireless connection.
For example, you could turn off the wireless signal for the weekend if you leave town.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Your changes take effect.
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Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do
not need a wireless connection. For example, you could turn it off for the weekend if you
leave town.
To configure and enable the wireless schedule:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.
Click the
Add a new period
button.
The screen adjusts:
3.
Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to
turn off the wireless signal.
4.
Click the
Apply
button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.
Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box.
This activates the schedule.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
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Set up the Router in Bridge Mode
You can set up your R6250 Smart WiFi Router to run in Bridge mode. This mode lets you
connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. To use the router in Bridge
mode, you need two WiFi Routers: one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge.
R6250 Smart WiFi Router in Bridge mode
R6300 Smart WiFi Router
Figure 10. Router in Bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing your R6250 Smart WiFi Router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
•
You can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
•
Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.
•
Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray Player, game console at
gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
•
Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you could install the first router in a room like a home office that has your
Internet connection. After this router is powered on and set up, set up the second router in
Bridge mode. Then place the router in Bridge mode in a different room that has your home
entertainment center. Cable the router in Bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console
or Blu-ray player and use its 802.11ac WiFi connection to the first R6300 router.
To set up Bridge mode:
1.
Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this router will connect:
You need to know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and operating
frequency (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
2.
On the R6250 Smart WiFi Router that will run in Bridge mode, select
Advanced >
Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
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3.
Scroll down and select the
Use other operation mode
check box and the Enable Bridge
mode radio button.
The screen adjusts.
4.
Click the
setup bridge mode wireless settings
button.
5.
Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect.
a.
Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.
b.
In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID).
c.
In the Security Option section, select a radio button.
d.
If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect
wirelessly to the other router).
6.
Click
Apply
.
The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen
displays.
7.
Click
Apply
on the Wireless Settings screen.
Your changes take effect.
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View or Change WPS Settings
To specify WPS Settings:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless
settings through WPS.
2.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
3.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random
SSID and security key.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address
You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless
network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device.
Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address,
containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for
example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless
card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label, you can display the
MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find the
MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
2.
Click the
Setup Access List
button.

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