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Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

The following settings are displayed:

Name (SSID

). The wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names for

the 5-GHz network ends in -5G to distinguish it from the 2.4-GHz network.

Region

. The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be illegal to use the

wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

Channel

. The operating channel of the wireless port being used. The default channel is Auto.

When Auto is selected, the router selects the best operating channel available. If you notice

interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and

11do not interfere with each other.

Mode

. The wireless communication mode: Up to 54 Mbps, Up to 217 Mbps (default), and Up

to 450 Mbps.

Wireless AP

. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Name

. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wireless Isolation

. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

. Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for this

network.

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Guest Network (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

Name (SSID

). The 11N wireless network name (SSID) used by the router. The default names

are NETGEAR-Guest and NETGEAR-5G-Guest.

Wireless AP

. Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If this feature is not

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Name

. Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wireless Isolation

. Select this check box only if you want to prevent wireless connections to

the router.

Allow guest to access My Local Network

. If this check box is selected, any user who

connects to this SSID can access local networks associated with the router.

View Logs of Web Access or Attempted Web Access

The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access. Up to

256

entries are stored in the log. Log entries appear only when keyword blocking is enabled

and no log entries are made for the trusted user.

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Select

Advanced > Administration > Logs

. The Logs screen displays.

The log screen shows the following information:

•

Date and time

. The date and time the log entry was recorded.

•

Source IP

. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.

•

Target address

. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which

access was attempted.

•

Action

. Whether the access was blocked or allowed.

To refresh the log screen, click the

Refresh

button.

To clear the log entries, click the

Clear Log

button.

To email the log immediately, click the

Send Log

button.

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Manage the Configuration File

The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You

can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default

settings.

Back Up Settings



To back up the router’s configuration settings:

1.

Select

Advanced > Administration >

Backup Settings

to display the following screen:

2.

Click

Back Up

to save a copy of the current settings.

3.

Choose a location to store the .cfg file that is on a computer on your network.

Restore Configuration Settings



To restore configuration settings that you backed up:

1.

Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click the

Browse

button to find the file.

2.

When you have located the .cfg file, click the

Restore

button to upload the file to the router.

Upon completion, the router reboots.

WARNING:

Do not interrupt the reboot process.

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Erase

Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network or if

you have forgotten the password), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the

factory default settings.

You can use either use the Reset button on the back of the router (see

Factory Settings

on

page

120), or you can click the

Erase

button in this screen.

Erase sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to

192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP.

Set Password

This feature allows you to change the default password that is used to log in to the router with

the user name admin.

This is not the same as changing the password for wireless access. The label on the bottom

of your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password for wireless

access (see

Label

on page

12).



To set the password for the user name admin:

1.

Select

Advanced > Administration > Set Password

:

2.

Type the old password, and type the new password twice in the fields on this screen.

3.

If you want to be able to recover the password, select the

Enable Password Recovery

check box.

4.

Click

Apply

so that your changes take effect.

Password Recovery

NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for

the router’s user name of admin. Then you have an easy way to recover the password if it is