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
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If you are attempting to set up your NETGEAR modem router as a replacement for
an ADSL gateway in your network, the modem router cannot perform many gateway
services. For example, the router cannot convert ADSL or cable data into Ethernet
networking information. NETGEAR does not support such a configuration.
You cannot access the Internet
When your modem router cannot access the Internet and your Online LED is on, activate
your modem router by registering the cable MAC address of your modem router with
your cable Internet provider. For instructions for registering, see Install and Activate
Your Modem Router on page 14.
If you already activated the modem router and can access it, but not the Internet, check
to see if the modem router can obtain a WAN IP address from your Internet service
provider (ISP). Unless your ISP provides a fixed IP address, your router requests an IP
address from the ISP. You can determine whether the request was successful using the
modem router web interface.
To check your IP address:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2. Select an external site such as https://www.netgear.com/.
3.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
4. Enter the modem router admin user name and password.
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.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5. Click the ADVANCED tab.
The ADVANCED Home page displays.
6.
Check to see that an IP address is shown for the Internet port. If 0.0.0.0 is shown,
your modem router did not obtain an IP address from your ISP.
If your modem router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP, the problem
might be one of the following:
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Your cable modem router hasn't activated successfully. Contact your ISP.
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Your cable modem router doesn't connect to the proper cable outlet. Make sure
the Online LED is lit.
User Manual124Troubleshooting
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30