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
Enable access control to allow or block
access to the Internet
You can use access control to block or allow access to the Internet through your router.
To set up access control:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 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.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control.
The Access Control page displays.
5. Select the Turn on Access Control check box.
You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and use the
Allow and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed
to connect, even if a device is in the blocked list.
6. Select an access rule:
• Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, a new device can access
your network. You don’t need to enter the its MAC address. This is the default
setting. We recommend that you leave this radio button selected.
•
Block all new devices from connecting. With this setting, a new device cannot
access your router’s Internet connection, but can still access your router’s local
network. Before a device accesses your router’s Internet connection, you must
enter its MAC address for an Ethernet connection and its MAC address for a WiFi
connection in the allowed list.
The access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. It applies
only to devices joining your network in the future after you apply these settings.
7.
To view allowed or blocked devices that are not connected, click one of the following
links:
•
View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network
•
View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network
User Manual29Control Access to the Internet
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30