NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK R7000 User Manual

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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . .48
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Chapter 6 Share USB Drives Attached to the Router
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Access a USB Drive on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Control Access to the USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
View Network Folders on a USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Chapter 7 Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Dynamic DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK R7000 Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	NIGHTHAWK R7000
Category	Wireless Router
Language	English