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
Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device...................103
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer..........................104
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media............106
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home......................106
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Modem Router......107
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................107
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home..108
Chapter 10 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server..................................111
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................111
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service...................................112
Edit a Port Forwarding Service...................................................113
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry..................................................114
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........114
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule..........115
Port Triggering.................................................................................115
Add a Port Triggering Service....................................................116
Enable Port Triggering................................................................117
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port
triggering......................................................................................117
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................120
Sequence to restart your network.............................................120
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...120
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................120
Check the network settings........................................................120
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................121
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........121
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................121
LEDs never turn off......................................................................122
Online LED is Off.........................................................................122
Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..................................................122
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................122
You cannot log in to the router.......................................................123
You cannot access the Internet.......................................................124
Troubleshoot Internet browsing.....................................................125
Changes are not saved....................................................................126
Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity......................................................126
Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................127
Test the LAN path to your router...............................................127
Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote
device............................................................................................128
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Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30