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
3. Connect the power adapter.
Connect the power adapter to modem router and plug the power adapter
into an electrical outlet.
4. Wait for the Online LED
to light solid white for at least one minute.
Note: This process might take up to 10 minutes and the modem router
might reset several times.
Note: When the Online LED lights, your modem router is still not connected
to the Internet. You must activate your modem router with your ISP.
If after 10 minutes the LED is still not solid white, verify that the cable outlet is
working or call your ISP to make sure you have a connection.
Set up and activate your modem router
1. If you use Xfinity:
a. Make sure that your mobile device is using an LTE Internet connection (do
not connect to a WiFi network).
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c. Follow the steps to get online.
The activation process takes about 5 minutes.
d. On your mobile device, launch a web browser and enter routerlogin.net
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e. Go to Step 5.
2. If you use another Internet service provider:
a. Connect your computer or mobile device to the modem router with WiFi
or Ethernet:
WiFi: Use the WiFi network name (SSID) and password on the modem
router label to connect.
Ethernet: Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to an Ethernet
port on the modem router. (Your computer must have an Ethernet port.)
b. Launch a web browser and enter routerlogin.net or 192.168.1.1 in the
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3. When the Activate Internet Service page displays, select your ISP.