Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Specify Your Internet Settings
- 3. Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- 5. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the WAN settings
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the 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
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Mode
- Change the Transmission Power Control
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Specify WPS settings
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable airtime fairness
- Ethernet Port Aggregation
- 6. Manage Your Modem Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- View event logs
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Set the NTP Server
- Specify ReadyDLNA media server settings
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 7. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Modem Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
- Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
- Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 8. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 9. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 10. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- 11. Troubleshooting
- 12. Supplemental Information
Note: if the LED On/Off button is in the off position, all LEDs are off except the Power
LED.
You cannot log in to the router
If you are unable to log in to the modem router from a computer or mobile device on
your local network, check the following:
•
If you are using an Ethernet-connected computer, check the cable connection
between the computer and the modem router.
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If you are using a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, check the WiFi connection
between the computer or mobile device and the modem router.
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Make sure that you are using the correct login information. The user name is admin.
The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user
name and password are case-sensitive. Make sure that Caps Lock is off when you
enter this information. If you forget the admin password and you set up the password
recovery feature, see Recover the admin password on page 66 for the procedure.
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Try quitting the browser and launching it again.
•
Make sure that Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX is enabled in your browser. If you are
using Internet Explorer, click the Refresh button to be sure that the Java applet is
loaded.
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Make sure that the IP address of your computer or mobile device is in the same
subnet as the modem router. If you are using the recommended addressing scheme,
the IP address of your computer or mobile device is in the range of 192.168.1.2 to
192.168.1.254.
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If the IP address of your computer or mobile device is shown as 169.254.x.x, the
computer or mobile device could not reach the modem router’s DHCP server and
the Windows or Mac operating system generated and assigned an IP address. Such
an autogenerated IP address is in the range of 169.254.x.x. If your IP address is in
this range, check the connection from the computer or mobile device to the modem
router, and reboot your computer or mobile device.
•
If your modem router’s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP
address, clear the modem router’s configuration to factory defaults. This sets the
modem router’s IP address to 192.168.1.1.
Tip: If the router is in access point mode or bridge mode and you do not know the
IP address that is assigned to it, first try to use an IP scanner application to detect
the IP address. (IP scanner applications are available online free of charge.) If you
can detect the IP address, you don’t need to reset the router to factory default
settings.
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Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30