Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- 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
- Remote access
- 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
- Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Back up Mac computers with Time Machine
- 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
- Quick Start
- Product Info
LED Description
Power
• Solid white: The modem router is receiving power and is functioning
normally.
• Off: The modem router is not receiving power.
• Solid red: The modem router is too warm and might overheat.
Downstream
• Solid amber: One downstream channel is locked.
• Solid white: Two or more downstream channels are locked.
• Blinking white: The modem router is scanning for a downstream channel.
• Off: No downstream channel is locked.
Upstream
• Solid amber: One upstream channel is locked.
• Solid white: Two or more upstream channels are locked.
• Blinking white: The modem router is scanning for an upstream channel.
• Off: No upstream channel is locked.
Online
• Solid white: The modem router is online.
• Blinking white: The modem router is synchronizing with the cable
provider’s cable modem termination system (CMTS).
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Ethernet
The LED color indicates the speed: blue for a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet connection,
white for a 1 Gbps Ethernet connection, and amber for a 100 Mbps Ethernet
connection.
• Solid: A powered-on device is connected to the port.
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• Off: No device is connected to this port.
Ethernet The LED color indicates the speed: white for a Gigabit Ethernet connection
and amber for a 100 Mbps Ethernet connection or a 10 Mbps Ethernet
connection.
• Solid: A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
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• Off: No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
2.4 GHz radio
• Solid white: The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
• Blinking white7KHPRGHPURXWHULVVHQGLQJRUUHFHLYLQJ:L)LWUDIŴF
• Off: The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz radio
• Solid white: The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
• Blinking white7KHPRGHPURXWHULVVHQGLQJRUUHFHLYLQJ:L)LWUDIŴF
• Off: The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.