NETGEAR R7000 user manual Control Access to the Internet, Share USB Drives Attached to the Router

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

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