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
Table 5. Factory default settings (Continued)
EnabledWiFi communicationWiFi
See the modem
router label
SSID name
WPA2-PSK (AES)Security
EnabledBroadcast SSID
United StatesCountry/region
Auto
1
RF channel (2.4 GHz)
CH 153 (or manually
select Band I and 4
Channels)
RF channel (5 GHz)
Up to 860 Mbps at
2.4 GHz, 1801 Mbps
at 5 GHz
Operating mode
1
Maximum WiFi signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput can vary. Network
conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and
network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
Technical Specifications
Table 6. Modem router specifications
DescriptionFeature
TCP/IP, DHCP, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMBData and routing protocols
120V, 60 Hz, input
12V/3.5A DC output
Power adapter (North America)
10.4 x 8.5 x 4.3 in (264 x 215 x 110 mm)Dimensions
2.55 lb (1.16 kg)Weight
0° to 40° C (32º to 104º F)Operating temperature
90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensingOperating humidity
FCC Part 15 Class BElectromagnetic emissions
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45LAN
User Manual131Supplemental Information
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30