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NETGEAR AC1200 R6220 User Manual

NETGEAR AC1200 R6220
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AC1200 Smart WiFi Router with External Antennas
Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Set Up a Guest WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Chapter 11 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Chapter 12 Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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NETGEAR AC1200 R6220 Specifications

General IconGeneral
WiFi Technology802.11ac
WiFi PerformanceAC1200 (300 + 867 Mbps)
WiFi RangeMedium to large homes
Processor880 MHz processor
Antennas2 external antennas
USB Ports1 x USB 2.0
Memory128 MB flash and 128 MB RAM
SecurityWPA/WPA2
Number of Ethernet Ports5 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports (1 WAN & 4 LAN)

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