NETGEAR R6400 User Manual page 4

AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Chapter 4 Optimize Performance
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Block Access to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 6 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB Storage Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Control Access to the USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Chapter 7 Access the Router's USB Drive Through the Internet
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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