Manual Netgear C6250 (page 3 of 198) (English)

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Contents

Chapter 1 Hardware Overview and Setup

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Front Panel and Right Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Back Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Position Your Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Install and Activate Your Cable Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cable the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Activate Your Internet Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Activate Your Internet Service with Comcast XFINITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Perform a Speed Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Cable the Modem Router to a Router and Use Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router

Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connect to the Modem Router Through an Ethernet Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Join the WiFi Network of the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Types of Logins and Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Access NETGEAR genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Access the Modem Router with the NETGEAR genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 3 Customize the Internet Settings

View the Cable Initialization of the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Change the Cable Connection Starting Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

View or Manually Set Up the IPv4 Internet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Manage the MTU Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

MTU Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 4 Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings

Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network. . . . . 36

View or Change the Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Configure WEP Legacy WiFi Security for the Main WiFi Network . . . . . . . . 43

Use the WPS Wizard to Add a Device to the WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Use WPS with the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Use WPS with the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Guest Network. . . . 48

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