Netgear R6200 User Manual - Page 22
Parental Controls, Domain Name Server DNS Address
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R6200v2 Smart WiFi Router Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names. • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP's primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT allows computers on your home network to share the router Internet connection. NAT is enabled by default because it is needed in most situations. The following settings are available: • Enable • Disable Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to use your computer's MAC address (also called cloning). • Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address. • Use Computer MAC Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that the ISP allows. • Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use. Parental Controls The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to the Live Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download the application. Basic Settings 22