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AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Model R6220 User Manual January 2016 202-11443-04 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Model R6220 User Manual January 2016 202-11443-04 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Support Thank you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http...
AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Support Thank you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http...
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... Connection 14 WiFi Connection 14 Label 15 Types of Logins 15 Use a Web Browser to Access the Router 15 NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup 15 Log In to the Router 17 Change the Language 17 Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps 18 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard 20 Manually Set Up...
... Connection 14 WiFi Connection 14 Label 15 Types of Logins 15 Use a Web Browser to Access the Router 15 NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup 15 Log In to the Router 17 Change the Language 17 Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps 18 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard 20 Manually Set Up...
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... the following sections: • Unpack Your Router • LEDs • Rear Panel • Position Your Router • Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 5 GHz and avoids interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. Hardware Setup 1 The AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas is compatible with...
... the following sections: • Unpack Your Router • LEDs • Rear Panel • Position Your Router • Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 5 GHz and avoids interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. Hardware Setup 1 The AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas is compatible with...
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... sure that you can use when. NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup You can set up your router with the NETGEAR genie automatically, or you know which login to use a web browser to access the router to set up your router manually. The login that your ISP gave ... you this login information, contact your router can connect to the Network and Access the Router 15 The first time you in to your Internet service. R-NZ Figure 4. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Label The label on the router label. • Router login. Types of logins serve different ...
... sure that you can use when. NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup You can set up your router with the NETGEAR genie automatically, or you know which login to use a web browser to access the router to set up your router manually. The login that your ISP gave ... you this login information, contact your router can connect to the Network and Access the Router 15 The first time you in to your Internet service. R-NZ Figure 4. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Label The label on the router label. • Router login. Types of logins serve different ...
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...the Yes radio button. Click the Next button. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard: 1. Enter the router user name and password. The BASIC Home screen...determine your Internet connection for servers and protocols to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. The Setup Wizard is... connected to detect your Internet settings and automatically set it up your router to the Internet Setup screen (see Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 21). 6. A login screen...
...the Yes radio button. Click the Next button. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard: 1. Enter the router user name and password. The BASIC Home screen...determine your Internet connection for servers and protocols to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. The Setup Wizard is... connected to detect your Internet settings and automatically set it up your router to the Internet Setup screen (see Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 21). 6. A login screen...
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... this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can view or change them. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Manually Set Up the Internet Connection You can change the router's Internet connection settings. For the Does your Internet connection requires an account name or host...www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. The user name is admin. Select Internet. 5. Specify Your Internet Settings 21 Enter the router user name and password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. setting, leave the No radio button selected. 6. If your Internet...
... this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can view or change them. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas Manually Set Up the Internet Connection You can change the router's Internet connection settings. For the Does your Internet connection requires an account name or host...www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. The user name is admin. Select Internet. 5. Specify Your Internet Settings 21 Enter the router user name and password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. setting, leave the No radio button selected. 6. If your Internet...
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...Always On, Dial on the network is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on Demand, or Manually Connect. 11. Your ISP uses DHCP to which your router connects. 13. This login name is the ISP router to assign your ISP assigned. The screen adjusts. 6....email address. 8. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button: Specify Your Internet Settings 23 This is using the Internet connection. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 4. To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in to view more settings 5.
...Always On, Dial on the network is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on Demand, or Manually Connect. 11. Your ISP uses DHCP to which your router connects. 13. This login name is the ISP router to assign your ISP assigned. The screen adjusts. 6....email address. 8. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button: Specify Your Internet Settings 23 This is using the Internet connection. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 4. To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in to view more settings 5.
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... 7. Specify Your Internet Settings 31 Select an IP Address Assignment radio button: • Use DHCP Server. The IPv6 address of the router WAN interface. • Default IPv6 Gateway. This is the default setting. In the IPv6 Address/Prefix Length fields, specify the static IPv6... Setup screen. (See Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on your home network (the LAN). 8. This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function. • Auto Config. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 5. ...
... 7. Specify Your Internet Settings 31 Select an IP Address Assignment radio button: • Use DHCP Server. The IPv6 address of the router WAN interface. • Default IPv6 Gateway. This is the default setting. In the IPv6 Address/Prefix Length fields, specify the static IPv6... Setup screen. (See Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on your home network (the LAN). 8. This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function. • Auto Config. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 5. ...
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... the printer so that all computers on to Windows and runs in your document. 4. Use the print feature in the background. To manually connect and print: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the main screen. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks...
... the printer so that all computers on to Windows and runs in your document. 4. Use the print feature in the background. To manually connect and print: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the main screen. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks...
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... print job is done. • Manually Connected by Mycomputer. You can use the printer. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect: a. Now only your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed. 2. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas To print... check the status. If another computer, click the Disconnect button. Your computer is already connected to the printer, your computer can use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to Available. 3. Your computer is connected to Connect. To print your document, use the printer. • Waiting to...
... print job is done. • Manually Connected by Mycomputer. You can use the printer. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect: a. Now only your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed. 2. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas To print... check the status. If another computer, click the Disconnect button. Your computer is already connected to the printer, your computer can use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to Available. 3. Your computer is connected to Connect. To print your document, use the printer. • Waiting to...
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... or http://www.routerlogin.com. The default password is admin. Tx B/s. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 2. A login screen displays. 3. The ADVANCED Home screen displays. 6. Enter the router user name and password. The number of the port. - The time elapsed since reset or manual clear. - To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in...
... or http://www.routerlogin.com. The default password is admin. Tx B/s. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 2. A login screen displays. 3. The ADVANCED Home screen displays. 6. Enter the router user name and password. The number of the port. - The time elapsed since reset or manual clear. - To change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in...
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... IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on your network, set your computer IP addresses manually so that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router's DHCP server. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that require permanent IP settings. The user name... disabled and no other DHCP server is connected to computers or servers that is connected to the computer or server. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas To disable the DHCP server feature in the...
... IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on your network, set your computer IP addresses manually so that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router's DHCP server. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that require permanent IP settings. The user name... disabled and no other DHCP server is connected to computers or servers that is connected to the computer or server. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas To disable the DHCP server feature in the...
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...manually configure the wireless devices in your network and connect to it easier to find your network to use the newest standard for the strongest security. Your settings are as follows: • NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G-Guest is for the guest WiFi... makes it . The WPA2 options use the guest network name in addition to 32 characters. Click the Apply button. Network Settings 123 AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 4. The default guest wireless network names (SSIDs) are saved. Leave the Enable SSID Broadcast check box selected. Give...
...manually configure the wireless devices in your network and connect to it easier to find your network to use the newest standard for the strongest security. Your settings are as follows: • NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G-Guest is for the guest WiFi... makes it . The WPA2 options use the guest network name in addition to 32 characters. Click the Apply button. Network Settings 123 AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas 4. The default guest wireless network names (SSIDs) are saved. Leave the Enable SSID Broadcast check box selected. Give...
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... Settings 127 The Router's PIN field displays the PIN that you clear this router to configure the router's wireless settings through WPS. If you use on another router. To set up the router to the network. 3. The default password is selected. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas ...the other router. You can set up the router as a Wireless Access Point You can manually enable the PIN function by using the router's PIN through WPS. 5. (Optional) Select or clear the Enable Router's PIN check box. NETGEAR recommends that is admin. Use the Router as an...
... Settings 127 The Router's PIN field displays the PIN that you clear this router to configure the router's wireless settings through WPS. If you use on another router. To set up the router to the network. 3. The default password is selected. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas ...the other router. You can set up the router as a Wireless Access Point You can manually enable the PIN function by using the router's PIN through WPS. 5. (Optional) Select or clear the Enable Router's PIN check box. NETGEAR recommends that is admin. Use the Router as an...
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... an IP address setting: • Get dynamically from existing router. Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while this device (not recommended). Using this router while it is in AP mode. • Enable fixed IP...network, NETGEAR recommends that you are disconnected. 9. Network Settings 128 Note: To avoid interference with External Antennas The BASIC Home screen displays. 5. The IP address of the router changes, and you use the R6220 router only for wireless client access. 8. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with other router or...
... an IP address setting: • Get dynamically from existing router. Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while this device (not recommended). Using this router while it is in AP mode. • Enable fixed IP...network, NETGEAR recommends that you are disconnected. 9. Network Settings 128 Note: To avoid interference with External Antennas The BASIC Home screen displays. 5. The IP address of the router changes, and you use the R6220 router only for wireless client access. 8. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with other router or...
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.... To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection: 1. You can configure your computer manually with External Antennas If your router is still unable to use . If your ISP provided a program to log you entered a DNS address during the router's configuration, reboot your computer's host name. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with DNS addresses, as explained in your operating system documentation. •...
.... To troubleshoot a PPPoE connection: 1. You can configure your computer manually with External Antennas If your router is still unable to use . If your ISP provided a program to log you entered a DNS address during the router's configuration, reboot your computer's host name. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with DNS addresses, as explained in your operating system documentation. •...
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... In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. If the router is password. The router continues to attempt to the network. Troubleshoot Internet Browsing If your router can configure your computer manually with a DNS address, as the default gateway on the Internet that software... needed. If your ISP provided a program to log you in the documentation for your PPPoE connection is a host on your computer. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with an incorrect service name, user name, or password, or your ISP might be experiencing a provisioning problem. The ADVANCED Home screen ...
... In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. If the router is password. The router continues to attempt to the network. Troubleshoot Internet Browsing If your router can configure your computer manually with a DNS address, as the default gateway on the Internet that software... needed. If your ISP provided a program to log you in the documentation for your PPPoE connection is a host on your computer. AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with an incorrect service name, user name, or password, or your ISP might be experiencing a provisioning problem. The ADVANCED Home screen ...
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...router using the Nighthawk app, manually install it using this device, you can also check out our NETGEAR Community for reference purposes only. Reconnect your router to your modem, and try one of the following: • Turn off your modem and router and disconnect them. For more information, visit netgear...you're still unable to install your modem. Any non‑NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Contents Overview AB C D E FGH Router Ethernet Cable Power Adapter (varies by region) 12 3 4 56 A WPS button B WiFi On/Off button C USB port D Ethernet LAN ports 1-4...
...router using the Nighthawk app, manually install it using this device, you can also check out our NETGEAR Community for reference purposes only. Reconnect your router to your modem, and try one of the following: • Turn off your modem and router and disconnect them. For more information, visit netgear...you're still unable to install your modem. Any non‑NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Contents Overview AB C D E FGH Router Ethernet Cable Power Adapter (varies by region) 12 3 4 56 A WPS button B WiFi On/Off button C USB port D Ethernet LAN ports 1-4...