User Manual

Specify Network Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change
your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place
where you can easily find it.
If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless
security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button.
To avoid this
problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.
 To specify basic wireless settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
network.
2. Enter http://www
.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.
The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select W
ireless.
5. In the Region list, select your region. In some locations, you cannot change this setting.
6. T
o control the SSID broadcast, select or clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box.