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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Figure 4. Connect the modem router directly to a computer
Note: Before you connect your modem router and contact your cable Internet provider,
collect your cable account number, account phone number, and login information (your
email address or user name and password).
To connect your modem router directly to a computer:
1. Connect a coaxial cable.
Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provided to connect the cable port
on the modem router to a cable wall outlet or a line splitter. Make sure that the cable
is tightly connected.
Note: If Xfinity is your cable Internet provider, Xfinity recommends connecting your
modem router directly to a cable wall outlet.
2. Connect the power adapter provided in the package to the modem router and plug
the power adapter into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is complete, the Power LED lights solid white.
If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel
of the modem router.
3.
Wait for the modem router to come online.
When the modem router comes online, the Online LED stops blinking and lights
solid white.
This process might take up to 10 minutes.
Even though an Internet connection is established, Internet service is available only after
you set it up with your cable Internet provider.
User Manual15Hardware Setup
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30