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
3. Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password.
The password is on the modem router label.
Your computer or mobile device connects to the WiFi network.
Types of Logins
Separate types of logins serve different purposes. It is important that you understand
the difference so that you know which login to use when.
Types of logins:
•
WiFi network key or password. Your modem router is preset with a unique WiFi
network name (SSID) and password for WiFi access. This information is on the modem
router label.
Note: Your modem router broadcasts dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi signals.
The label shows the SSID for the 2.4 GHz signal. For information about 5 GHz WiFi
settings, see Specify Basic WiFi Settings on page ?.
•
Modem router login. This logs you in to the modem router web pages as admin
from an Internet browser.
Log In to the Modem Router
When you connect to the network (either with WiFi or with an Ethernet cable), you can
use a web browser to access the modem router to view or change its settings. The first
time you access the modem router, the modem router automatically checks to see if it
can connect to your Internet service.
To log in to the modem router:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is
connected to the network.
2.
Type http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.1.1.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the password you set the first time you
connected to the modem router. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
User Manual26Connect to the Network and
Access the Modem Router
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30