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
USB
• Solid white: A USB device is connected and ready.
• Blinking white: A USB device is plugged in and trying to connect.
• Off: No USB device is connected.
Button Description
WiFi button Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios
on and off. If this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi
radios are off and you cannot use WiFi to connect to the modem router.
WPS button Pressing this button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing
the password. The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.
Support and Community
Visit netgear.com/support to get your questions answered and access the latest downloads.
You can also check out our NETGEAR Community for helpful advice at
community.netgear.com.
Customer-owned cable devices might not be compatible with certain cable networks. Check
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your cable network.
If you are experiencing trouble installing your modem router, contact NETGEAR at
1-866-874-8924.
Cable Internet
Provider
Support and Activation Contact Information
Cox https://www.cox.com/residential/support/home.html
https://www.cox.com/activate
1-888-556-1193
Mediacom
https://support.mediacomcable.com
1-855-Mediacom (1-855-633-4226)
Optimum
https://www.optimum.net/support/contact-us
https://install.optimum.com/JointInstall
1-877-810-6750
Sparklight
https://support.sparklight.com
1-877-692-2253
Spectrum
https://www.spectrum.net/contact-us
https://activate.spectrum.net
1-833-267-6094
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Nighthawk app for router installation.