User 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
- 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
Chapter 9 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................102
Specify VPN Service in the Router..................................................102
Install OpenVPN Software...............................................................103
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer.......103
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer................106
Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device...........................107
Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device...................107
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer..........................108
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media............110
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home......................110
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Modem Router......111
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................111
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home..112
Chapter 10 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server..................................115
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................115
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service...................................116
Edit a Port Forwarding Service...................................................117
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry..................................................118
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........118
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule..........119
Port Triggering.................................................................................119
Add a Port Triggering Service....................................................120
Enable Port Triggering................................................................121
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port
triggering......................................................................................121
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................124
Sequence to restart your network.............................................124
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...124
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................124
Check the network settings........................................................124
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................125
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........125
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................125
LEDs never turn off......................................................................126
Online LED is Off.........................................................................126
Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..................................................126
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................126
You cannot log in to the router.......................................................127
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Nighthawk AX8 AX6000 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX80