NETGEAR (LG2200D) manual

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2 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Suppor t Contact U.S. Cellular ® 1-888-944-9400 or dial 611 fr om your U.S. Cellular wireles s phone for t echnical support . T rademarks NET GE AR , the NET GEAR logo, are tr ademarks and/or r egister ed trademarks of NET GEAR , Inc . and/ or its subsidiaries in the United S tat es and/or o ther coun[...]

3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Y our Rout er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fr ont Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Re ar Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Chapter 5 Specify Network Settings View W AN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Change the M TU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Set Up a Def ault DMZ Serv[...]

5 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) View Mobile Br oadband St atus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Show St atistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 View Devices C urr ently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) T echnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135[...]

7 1 1. Har dw ar e Setup The U.S. Cellular ® 4G L TE™ Router (LG2200D) provides you with an easy and secure way to set up a WiFi network with fast Internet access over a high-speed 4G wireless network. It lets you block unsafe Internet content and applications and protects the devices (computers, gaming consoles, and so on) that you connect to y[...]

Hardw are Setup 8 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Unpack Y our Rout er Open the box and remove the router, cables, and installation guide. Router Ethernet cable Power adapter Antennas Figure 1. Check the package contents Y our box contains the following items: • U.S. Cellular ® 4G L TE™ Router (LG2200D) • Antennas (2) • AC pow[...]

Hardw are Setup 9 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Fr ont P anel The router front panel has buttons and status LEDs. Use the LEDs to verify status and connections. WiFi WPS Power Internet USB LAN Signal W AN Quality Figure 2. Router front view T able 1. LED and button descriptions LED Description Signal Quality • 5 bars . Excellent co[...]

Hardw are Setup 10 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off. • W iFi On/Off button. Pressing and holding this button turns the WiFi radio on and of f. Y ou can log in to the router and set up this button to also turn the mobile broadband antenna on and off. The default is f[...]

Hardw are Setup 11 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) A ttach the Ant ennas Y ou must install the antennas for a 4G L TE™ connection. The antennas are interchangeable.  T o attach the antennas: 1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router . 2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts, ensuring that the connecti[...]

Hardw are Setup 12 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o position your router: 1. Place your router in a location that receives a strong wireless signal (for example, near a window). 2. Use the Signal Quality LED to position the router for the best signal strength. 3. Place your router near the center of the area where your computers[...]

Hardw are Setup 13 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Seat a SIM Car d Y our router comes with a SIM card already installed. If the SIM card is loose, you must seat it so that the router can detect it.  T o seat a SIM card: 1. Unplug the router . 2. Open the SIM card compartment on the bottom of the router. 3. Press the edge of the SIM[...]

14 2 2. Connec t t o the Network and Acc ess the Rout er This chapter contains the following sections: • Connect to the Network • T ypes of Logins • Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router[...]

Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 15 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Connec t t o the Network Y ou can connect to the router’ s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Wir ed Connec t[...]

Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 16 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Label The label on the router shows the login information, preset WiFi password, MAC address, and serial number . Serial Preset WiFi password MAC Router WiFi network name (SSID) Restore Factory Settings button address number login Figure 4. Router label T [...]

17 3 3. Specif y Y our Int ernet Settings Usually , the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with an Internet browser . Y ou can also customize or specify your Internet settings. This chapter contains the following sections: • Use[...]

Specify Y our Internet Settings 18 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Use the Int ernet Setup Wizar d Y ou can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router.  T o use the Setup Wizard: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter[...]

Specify Y our Internet Settings 19 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Specif y Mobile Br oadband Int ernet Settings The Mobile Broadband Internet screen is where you can view or change basic Internet connection information.  T o view or change the settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connec[...]

Specify Y our Internet Settings 20 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) antennas on and off simultaneously . Y ou cannot use the WiFi On/Off button only to control the broadband antennas. 7. Click the Apply button. Y ou can c lick the Connection Status button to test your Internet connection. SIM Car d PIN Code Settings Y our router comes w[...]

Specify Y our Internet Settings 21 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o change the SIM card PIN code: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and pass[...]

22 4 4. Contr ol Ac ces s t o the Int ernet The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet. This chapter includes the following sections: • Parental Controls • Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites • Block Services from the Internet • Schedule When to Block Internet S[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 23 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) P ar ental C ontr ols The first time you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser goes to the Live Parental Controls website. Y ou can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application.  T o set up Live Parental Controls: 1[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 24 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 7. Click the Next button, read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed. Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account. 8. Sele[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 25 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays: 9. Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click the Next button. 10. Click the T ake me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 26 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Security > Block Sites . 5. Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per Schedule . T urn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings. (For more information, see Schedule When to Block[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 27 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Block Ser vices fr om the Int ernet Services are functions that server computers perform at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about players’ moves. When a[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 28 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) For more information, see Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 29. 6. If you selected Per Schedule, specify a time period in the Schedule screen. 7. Click the Add button. The Block Services Setup screen displays: 8. T o add a service that is in th[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 29 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Schedule When t o Block Int ernet Sit es and Ser vices When you schedule blocking, the same schedule is used to block sites and to block services.  T o schedule blocking: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the netwo[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 30 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) A v oid Blocking on a T rusted C omput er Y ou can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must have a fixed IP address. Y ou can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. For more information, see Reserve LAN IP Addresse[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 31 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select ADV ANCED > Security > Email . 5. Select the T urn Email Notification On check box. 6. In the Y our Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP’ s outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou might be able to find this inform[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 32 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) P or t For war ding t o P ermit Ex ternal Host Communications In both the preceding examples, your computer initiates an application session with a server computer on the Internet. However , you might need to allow a client computer on the Internet to initiate a connec[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 33 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Set Up P or t For war ding t o a Local Ser v er If you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server . For example, you might want to make a local web server , FTP server , or game server visible and available t[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 34 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Add a Cust om P or t For war ding Ser vice  T o add a custom service: 1. Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses. Y ou can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups. 2. Log [...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 35 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Edit a P or t For war ding Entry  T o edit a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. E[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 36 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port T riggering . 5. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type. 6. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name. 7. Click the Delete Servic[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 37 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 5. Y our router performs Network Address T ranslation (NA T) on the source IP address, and sends the reply through the Internet to the computer or wireless device that sent the web page request. Set Up P or t T riggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port f[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 38 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 6. Click the Add Service button. 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any , or select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer . • Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to us[...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 39 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 5. Select the Port T riggering radio button. 6. Clear the Disable Port T riggering check box. If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you have specified port triggering settings. 7. In the Port T riggering Time-out field, enter a [...]

Contr ol Access t o the Internet 40 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 5. The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NA T -assigned source port (for example, port 33333) as the destination port. The IRC server also sends an “identify” message to your router with destination port 1 13. 6. When your router receives t[...]

41 5 5. Specif y Network Settings This chapter includes the following sections: • View W AN Settings • Change the MTU Size • Set Up a Default DMZ Server • Change the Router ’s Device Name • Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings • Specify the IP Addresses that the Router Assigns • Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router • Reserve LA[...]

Specify Network Settings 42 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) View W AN Settings Y ou can view or configure wide area network (W AN) settings for the Internet port. Y ou can set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server , change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping to its W AN (Internet) port.  T[...]

Specify Network Settings 43 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • MTU Size (in bytes) . The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Change the MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. For more information, see Change the MTU Size[...]

Specify Network Settings 44 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) until the problem goes away . The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. T able 2. Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN, and is the default value for N[...]

Specify Network Settings 45 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) W ARNING: DMZ servers pose a security risk. A computer designated as the default DMZ server loses much of the protection of the firewall and is exposed to exploits from the Internet. If compromised, the DMZ server computer can be used to attack other computers on your network.[...]

Specify Network Settings 46 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup . 5. In the Device Name field, type a new name. 6. Click the Apply button. Y our change is s[...]

Specify Network Settings 47 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup . 5. In the IP Address field, type the IP address. 6. In the IP Subnet Mask , type the subnet mask of the router. The IP address and subnet mask identifies which addresses are local to a specific device and which must be reached th[...]

Specify Network Settings 48 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Specif y the IP Addr esses that the Rout er A ssigns By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server . The router assigns IP , DNS server , and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway addr[...]

Specify Network Settings 49 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router. 7. Click the Apply button. Y our settings are saved. The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the range that you have defined. • Subnet mask. • Gatewa[...]

Specify Network Settings 50 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o reserve an IP address: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user[...]

Specify Network Settings 51 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Qualit y of Ser vice Setup QoS is an advanced feature that you can use to prioritize some types of traffic ahead of others. The router can provide QoS prioritization over the wireless link and on the Internet connection. WMM QoS f or Wir eless Multimedia Applications The route[...]

Specify Network Settings 52 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Set Up QoS f or Internet Ac ces s Y ou can give prioritized Internet access to the following types of traf fic: • Specific applications. • Specific online games. • Individual Ethernet LAN ports of the router. • A specific device by MAC address. T o specify prioritizati[...]

Specify Network Settings 53 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The QoS Priority Rule list screen displays. 7. Scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button . 8. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game. 9. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming . A list of applications [...]

Specify Network Settings 54 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) QoS f or a Router L AN Port  T o create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin[...]

Specify Network Settings 55 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) QoS f or a MAC Addr ess  T o create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen [...]

Specify Network Settings 56 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The QoS Setup screen displays. 1 1. Select the T urn Internet Access QoS On check box. 12. Click the Apply button. Edit a QoS P olic y  T o edit a QoS policy: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://[...]

Specify Network Settings 57 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Use the WPS Wizar d f or WiFi Connections The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.  T o use the WPS Wizard: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the net[...]

Specify Network Settings 58 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you c lick the Apply button. T o avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.  T o specify basic wire[...]

Specify Network Settings 59 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) In some regions, not all channels are available. Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). If this happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the best. When you use multiple access points, [...]

Specify Network Settings 60 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select Wireless . 5. Under Security Options , select a radio button for one of the following WP A options: • WP A2-PSK [AES] . Only computers and wireless devices that support WP A2 can join the WiFi network. • WP A-PSK [TKIP] + WP A2-PSK [AES] . This setting allows com[...]

Specify Network Settings 61 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o enable or disable the wireless radios: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and pa[...]

Specify Network Settings 62 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays.[...]

Specify Network Settings 63 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > WiFi Settings . The Router ’s PIN field display[...]

Specify Network Settings 64 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Repeater Base station access point access point Figure 5. Wireless repeating scenario Y ou must set up a wireless base station and a wireless repeater: • W ireless base station . The router acts as the parent access p[...]

Specify Network Settings 65 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Set Up the Base St ation The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. Y ou must know the wireless settings for both units. Y ou must know the MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up the[...]

Specify Network Settings 66 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Set Up a R epeat er Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the repeater , you might need to change more config[...]

Specify Network Settings 67 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Y ou can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater . 10. In the Base Station MAC Address field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that will be the base station. 1 1. Click the Apply button. Y our changes are[...]

68 6 6. USB S t or age This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. Y ou can use the USB port on the router only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer . Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port. This chapter contai[...]

USB St orage 69 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Acc ess a USB St or age Device ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to the router USB port. (If your USB drive has special drivers, it is not compatible.)  T o connect a USB storage device: 1. Insert your USB storage device into a USB port on the rear panel of the[...]

USB St orage 70 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 3. Launch ReadyShareConnect.exe. 4. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder . 5. T o connect to the USB drive as a different user , select the Connect using different credentials check box. a. Enter the user name and password that you want to use. b. Click the OK button. 6. C[...]

USB St orage 71 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display . For example, you could see share/partition1/directory1. Y ou can now read and copy files from the USB directory . File-Sharing Sc enarios Y ou can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and rec[...]

USB St orage 72 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a Windows computer: 1. On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing readyshare in the address field of a web browser . Then copy the photos to the USB drive. 2. On the Window computer , use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to[...]

USB St orage 73 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select BASIC > ReadySHARE . By default, the Basic radio button is selected, and the screen displays a USB storage device if it is attached to the router USB port. If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you might not see your USB device in this screen. I[...]

USB St orage 74 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select ADV ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings . 5. Specify access to the USB storage device: • Network Device Name . The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. • W orkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rat[...]

USB St orage 75 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) A vailable Netw ork Folder s Y ou can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.  T o view network folders: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlo[...]

USB St orage 76 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D)  T o add a network folder: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admi[...]

USB St orage 77 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > ReadySHARE . 5. Click the Edit button. The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Create a Networ[...]

USB St orage 78 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices. Y ou can remove or add approved USB devices. 6. In the Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve. 7. Click the Add button. 8. Select the Allow only approved devices check box. 9. Click th[...]

79 7 7. R eadySHARE P rint er ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows computers. It lets you connect a USB printer to the router ’s USB port, and access it wirelessly . This chapter contains the following sections: • ReadySHARE Printer • USB Control Center Utility[...]

ReadySHARE P rinter 80 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) R eadySHARE P rint er Y ou can connect a USB printer to the router ’s USB port, and share it among Windows and Mac computers on the network.  T o set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to one of the router ’s USB ports with a USB printer cable. 2. Install the [...]

Re adySHARE Printer 81 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility . 5. Select the language. The first time you access the utility , you are asked to select the printer .[...]

ReadySHARE P rinter 82 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 6. Select the printer and click the Connect button. Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually connected by xxx . Y ou can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status then changes to Available. After you click the Connect bu[...]

Re adySHARE Printer 83 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • Y ou can set the value for the default time-out time from the T ools > Control Center - Configuration screen . • The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be able to print to the USB printer attached to the router . If you exit the utility , printi[...]

ReadySHARE P rinter 84 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) USB Contr ol Cent er Utilit y The USB Control Center utility allows you to control a shared USB device from a computer that is connected to the USB port on your router . The utility allows you to control a printer and a scanner . Y ou must install the utility on each computer on yo[...]

Re adySHARE Printer 85 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Contr ol Cent er Configur ation  T o specify Control Center configuration: 1. Select T ools > Configuration . 2. Specify the following settings: • Automatically execute when logging on W indows . Enable the utility to start automatically when you are logged in to Windows. ?[...]

ReadySHARE P rinter 86 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the Windows Printers and Faxes screen. Figure 7. Printers and Faxes screen This USB printer is ready . The utility does not need to hold the connection of this USB printer . When this printer h[...]

87 8 8. Administr ation This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Update the Router Firmware • L TE™ Modem Upgrade • Change the admin Password • Recover the admin Password • Reboot the Router • View Router Status • View M[...]

Administr ation 88 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Updat e the Rout er Firmwar e The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory . Y ou might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. Y ou can respond to that message to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is [...]

Administr ation 89 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) L TE™ Modem Upgr ade Y ou can check to see if new L TE™ modem software is available, and install it. When the upgrade is in process, you cannot access the Internet through your router .  T o upgrade the L TE™ modem software: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wir[...]

Administr ation 90 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Change the admin P asswor d This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The label on your router shows your unique wireless network name (SSID) and password fo[...]

Administr ation 91 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) R ecov er the admin P asswor d NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name admin. Then if you forget the password, you can recover it. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer , Firefox, and Chrome browsers, bu[...]

Administr ation 92 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) R eboot the Rout er Rebooting the router disconnects all computers and mobile devices from the router’s network.  T o reboot the router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www [...]

Administr ation 93 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Router Status . The following information displays: • Active Connection . The current W AN interface the router is using. • Account Name . The router model. • Firmware V ersion . The version of the router firmware. It changes if you up[...]

Administr ation 94 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) - Operator . The Internet service provider name that has connected. - Network Mode . The technology used for mobile network connectivity . • Wireless Broadband Port . The basic information for the mobile interface. - Connection Status . - IP Address . The IP address from the ISP when[...]

Administr ation 95 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED 5. In the Internet Connection pane, click the Connection S[...]

Administr ation 96 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Show St atistic s  T o view statistics for the Internet connection: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router u[...]

Administr ation 97 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) - Rx B/s . The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the W AN and LAN ports. - Up T ime . The time elapsed since this port acquired the link. - Poll Interval . The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen. 6. T o change the poll interval, type a number in the[...]

Administr ation 98 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) View Logs of R out er Ac tivit y The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attempted to access and other activities. Up to 256 entries are stored in the log.  T o view logs: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to[...]

Administr ation 99 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 5. T o change the actions that are logged, clear or select the Include in Log check boxes. 6. T o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. 7. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. 8. T o send the log immediately , click the Send Log button. Manage the Configur[...]

Administr ation 100 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) R est or e Configur ation Settings  T o restore configuration settings that you backed up: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen display[...]

Administr ation 101 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) St atic Rout es Static routes provide more routing information to your router. T ypically , you do not need to add static routes. Y ou must configure static routes only for unusual cases such as multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network. As an example of when a static ro[...]

Administr ation 102 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 5. Click the Add button . 6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only). 7. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only . If Private is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP . 8. Select the Act[...]

Administr ation 103 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 7. Edit the route information. 8. Click the Apply button.  T o delete a static route: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3.[...]

Administr ation 104 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management . 5. Select the T urn Remote Management On check box. 6. Under Allow Remote Access By , specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router’ s remote management. Note: For enhanced security, restrict acc[...]

Administr ation 105 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Univ ersal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is turned on by default in the router . UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover services from other register[...]

Administr ation 106 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) If you notice that some devices are not updated or reached correctly , you might need to increase this value. 8. Click the Apply button. The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device[...]

Administr ation 107 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 4. Click ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > T raffic Meter . Scroll to view more settings. 5. Select the Enable T raffic Meter check box. 6. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traf fic. Y ou can use either the traf fic volume control feature or the connection time control featu[...]

Administr ation 108 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The Internet T raffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traf fic. 11 . T o update the T raffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button. 12. T o display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval, click the T raffic Status[...]

Administr ation 109 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • Perform a DNS Lookup . A DNS (Domain Name Server) converts the Internet name (for example, www .netgear .com) to an IP address. If you need the IP address of a web, FTP , mail, or other server on the Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find the IP address. • Display the Routing[...]

110 9 9. T r oubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. This chapter contains the following sections: • T roubleshoot with the LEDs • Cannot Log In to the Router • Problems with Date and Time • Forgotten WiFi Password • WiFi Connectivity • T roubleshoot Y our [...]

T roubleshooting 111 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) T roubleshoot with the LEDs Y ou can use the LEDs on the front panel of the router for troubleshooting. After you turn on power to the router, the following sequence of events should occur: 1. The Power LED lights amber within a few seconds, indicating that the self-test is running. [...]

T roubleshooting 112 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Int ernet LED Is Off Check the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cable connections are secure at the router and at the modem. • Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer . • Be sure that you are using the correct cable. When connecting the rout[...]

T roubleshooting 113 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR router as a replacement for an ADSL gateway in your network, the router cannot perform many gateway services. For example, the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet networking information. This network configuration is[...]

T roubleshooting 114 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) WiFi Connectivit y If you are having trouble connecting wirelessly to the router, try to isolate the problem: • Does the wireless device or computer that you are using find your wireless network? If not, check the WiFi LED on the router. If it is off, you can press the W iFi On/Off[...]

T roubleshooting 115 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) If the path is not functioning correctly , you could have one of the following problems: • Wrong physical connections. For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit for the port to which you are connected. Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your ne[...]

116 10 10. Set Up an Ethernet W AN Int ernet Connec tion In addition to using your router with a 4G L TE™ Internet connection as usual, you can set it up to use an Ethernet W AN connection to broadband Internet service. T o use an Ethernet W AN connection, you need a broadband modem with Internet service (such as a broadband cable modem and an ac[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 117 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Cable a W AN Ethernet Internet Connection Y ou can connect the router to a cable or DSL modem with an Ethernet cable and set up the router to use that modem’s Internet service instead of the mobile service.  T o install the router with an Ethernet Inte[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 118 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) Specif y the Int ernet Connec tion Mode If you want to change from using your 4G L TE™ Internet connection to an Ethernet W AN connection, you must change the router configuration either with the Internet Connection Setup Wizard or by logging in to the ro[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 119 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > Internet Setup . The fields that display depend on whether your Internet service r[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 120 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) These fields display when no login is required: • Account Name (If required) . Enter the account name provided by your ISP . This might also be called the host name. • Domain Name (If required) . Enter the domain name provided by your ISP . These fields[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 121 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) IPv6 Y ou can use this feature to set up an IPv6 Internet connection type if genie does not detect it automatically .  T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection type: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the [...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 122 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets. • More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet. • More than two colons in a row . Aut o Detec t  T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection: 1. Launch an Internet browser fr[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 123 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available. 6. Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN) by selecting one of the followin[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 124 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The screen adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Router ’ s IPv6 Address On W AN . This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router ’s W AN (or Internet) interface. The number after the s[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 125 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC H[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 126 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 8. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box, and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router ’s LAN interface. If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC addr[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 127 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) The IPv6 screen displays. 5. In the Internet Connection type list, select Fixed . The screen adjusts: 6. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the W AN connection: • IPv6 Address/Prefix Length . The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router W AN inter[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 128 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) IPv6 DHCP  T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www .routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen [...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 129 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • Use DHCP Server . This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function. • Auto Config . This is the default setting. 7. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box, and specify[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 130 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) • Router ’ s IPv6 Address On W AN . This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router ’s W AN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the I[...]

Set Up an Ethernet W AN Internet Connection 131 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) 2. Wireless broadband coverage is available where the unit is located. 3. Log in to the router and verify that the broadband settings are correct. Check with your ISP if you are unsure. 4. Check the location of the router . a. Move the router closer to a wi[...]

132 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix covers the following topics: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 133 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) F ac tory Settings Y ou can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button on the bottom of the router for at least seven seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory [...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 134 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) WiFi Wireless communication Enabled SSID name For more information, seeFor more information, seeFor more information, see router label Security WP A2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission speed Auto 1 Country/region North America RF channel Auto Operating mode Up to[...]

Supplemental Inf ormation 135 U.S. Cellular® 4G L TE™ Router (L G2200D) T echnical Specifications T able 4. LG2200D Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP , RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP , PPPoE, PPTP , Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP , and SMB Power adapter North America: 120V , 60 Hz, input 12 V DC @ 2.5A, output Dimension[...]