User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4 Control Access to the Internet
- 5 Specify Network Settings
- View WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses that the Modem Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 6 Manage Your Network
- Change the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View Logs of Modem Router Activity
- View Event Logs
- Run the Ping Utility
- Run the Traceroute Utility
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- View Devices Currently on the Network
- Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
- View Wireless Access Points in Your Area
- View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel
- Dynamic DNS
- Remote Management
- 7 Specify Internet Port Settings
- 8 Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Specify Network Settings User Manual48
hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is
4 hops, which should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some
devices are not being updated or reached correctly, it might be necessary to
increase this value.
8. Click the Apply button.
The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is
accessing the modem router and which ports (internal and external) that device has
opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and
whether that port is still active for each IP address.
To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap table, click the Refresh button.
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without
typing the WiFi password.
To use the WPS Wizard:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > WPS Wizard.
5. Click the Next button.
6. Select the radio button for the setup method that you want to use:.
• Push button. Click the WPS button on this page.
• PIN Number. The page adjusts. Enter the client security PIN, and click the Next
button.
7. Within two minutes, go to the client device and use its WPS software to connect to the WiFi
network.
The WPS process automatically sets up your wireless computer with the network
password when it connects. The modem router WPS page displays a confirmation
message.