Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000 User Manual December 2015 202-11301-10 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enable Upstream QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. 1 Hardware Setup The Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router delivers combined WiFi connection speeds up to AC1900 WiFi (600 Mbps1 on 2.4 GHz2 802.11n and 1300 Mbps 3on 5 GHz 802.11ac). Nighthawk is ideal for bandwidth-hungry activities such as online gaming and video streaming, powered by a dual core 1 GHz processor. High-powered amplifiers with antennas provide WiFi coverage anywhere around your home, inside or out.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the following items. Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Ethernet cable Power adapter Antennas (3) Figure 1. Package contents Attach the Antennas The router comes with three antennas. To attach the antennas: 1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router. 2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts. 3. Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Top and Front Panels The router has status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0 port on the front. USB 3.0 port Figure 2. Router top and front view Table 1. LED and button descriptions LED Description Power • • • • • Solid amber. The router is starting. Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed. Solid white. The router is ready. Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted. Off. Power is not supplied to the router. Internet • • • • Solid white.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Table 1. LED and button descriptions (continued) LED Description Ethernet ports 1-4 The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections. • Solid. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port. • Blinking. The port is sending or receiving traffic. • Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port. WiFi On/Off Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Position Your Router The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your router’s signal.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Cable Your Router The following image shows how to cable your router: Figure 4. Router cabling To cable your router: 1. Unplug your modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your Internet service. If your modem has a battery backup, remove the battery. 2. Plug in and turn on your modem. If your modem has a battery backup, replace the battery. 3.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Connect to the Network You can connect to the router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Wired Connection You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router’s local area network (LAN). To connect your computer to the router with an Ethernet cable: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Label The label on the router shows the login information, MAC address, and serial number. Figure 5. Router label Types of Logins Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when. Types of logins: • ISP login. The login that your ISP gave you logs you in to your Internet service. Your service provider gave you this login information in a letter or some other way.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When your Internet service starts, your Internet service provider (ISP) typically gives you all the information needed to connect to the Internet. For DSL service, you might need the following information to set up your router: • The ISP configuration information for your DSL account • ISP login name and password • Fixed or static IP address settings (special deployment by ISP; this setting is rare) If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP to provide it.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • If NETGEAR genie detects that the router is connected to another router or gateway, NETGEAR genie prompts you to set up the router in router mode or access point mode: Select the Help Me Choose radio button or Let Me Choose radio button: • Help Me Choose. If you select the Help Me Choose radio button, NETGEAR genie asks you a few questions to determine if you should set the router in router mode or access point mode.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router c. Read Chapter 14, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support. Log In to the Router When you first set up your router, NETGEAR genie automatically starts when you launch a web browser on a computer that is connected to the router. If you want to view or change settings for the router, you can use genie again. To log in to the router: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The page refreshes with the language that you selected. Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. The genie app can help you with the following: • Automatically repair common wireless network problems. • Easily manage router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet traffic meter, speed test, and more. To use the genie app to access the router: 1.
3. Specify Your Internet Settings 3 Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with a web browser. You can also customize or specify your Internet settings.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie pages that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up. To use the Setup Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration and checks your operation mode.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Manually Set Up the Internet Connection You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings. Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login To specify the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router For the other sections in this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change them. 8. For the Internet IP Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons: • Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select Internet. Scroll to view more settings 5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login section of the page, select the Yes radio button. The page adjusts. 6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP. 7. In the Login field, enter the login name your ISP gave you. This login name is often an email address. 8. In the Password field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 13. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, select one of the following radio buttons: • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 14.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, or fixed, but is IPv6, select Auto Config. For more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections. Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Auto Detect. The page adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Connection Type. This field indicates the connection type that is detected. • Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Auto Config. The page adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, enter it here. 8. (Optional) In the DHCP Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name. You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP. Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here. For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, type xxx.yyy.zzz as the domain name. If your ISP provided a domain name, type it in this field.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select 6rd Tunnel.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 7. Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons: • Use DHCP Server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The page adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN field. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and WAN Ethernet ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets. To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The page adjusts: 6. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection: • IPv6 Address/Prefix Length. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface. • Default IPv6 Gateway. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s WAN interface. • Primary DNS Server. The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. • Secondary DNS Server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 7. (Optional) In the User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select PPPoE. The page adjusts: 6. Enter the settings that your service provider gave you. If your service provider gave you only one user name and password, the service provider most likely supports dual stack PPPoE (a single ppp session). If the service provider gave you two user names and passwords for IPv4 and IPv6, then the router must use different PPP session.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, you would type JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field. 8. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection. 9. In the Service Name field, enter a service name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • You experience problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. These web-based applications might require an MTU change: - A secure website that does not open, or displays only part of a web page - Yahoo email - MSN portal - America Online’s DSL service • You use VPN and have severe performance problems.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Table 2. Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN / Bridge Settings. 5. Select the Enable VLAN / Bridge group check box. 6. Select the By bridge group radio button. 7. Select a Wired Ports check box or a Wireless check box: • If your device is connected to an Ethernet port on the router, select a Wired Ports check box that corresponds to the Ethernet port on the router to which the device is connected.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. In the Name field, enter a name for the VLAN tag group. The name can be up to 10 characters. 9. In the VLAN ID field, enter a value from 1 to 4094. This value is provided by your Internet service provider. 10. In the Priority field, enter a value from 0 to 7. This value is provided by your Internet service provider. 11.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign high priority to gaming and video streaming. Downstream QoS (video streaming) Internet Upstream QoS (gaming) Figure 6. You can prioritize downstream traffic, upstream traffic, or both Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS Upstream QoS prioritizes network traffic from local devices like your Xbox to the Internet. This provides for a lag-free online gaming experience.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Enable Upstream QoS To enable upstream QoS: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The WMM page displays. 5. Select the Upstream QoS tab.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up QoS Priority Rule for Applications and Online Gaming To set up a QoS priority rule for applications and online games: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Select the Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box. 7. In the Add Rules section, select the QoS by Device radio button. 8. In the MAC Device list, select a radio button for a device. The information from the MAC Device List populates the QoS policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. 9. From the Priority menu, select a priority level. 10. Click the Apply button. The rule added.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The WMM page displays. 5. Select the Upstream QoS tab. The Upstream QoS page displays. 6. Make sure the Enable Upstream QoS (Optimized for Gaming) check box is selected. 7. Select the application or online game from the QoS Rules table. 8. Click the Delete button. Your changes are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The WMM page displays. 5. Select the Downstream QoS tab. The Downstream QoS page displays 6. Select the Enable Downstream QoS (Improved Video Streaming) check box. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. In the Add Rules section, select the by Keyword radio button. The page adjusts. 9. In the Rule Name field, type the name of the rule. 10. In the Keyword field, type a keyword. 11. Click the Add button. The rule is added to the QoS rules. The router assigns high priority to Internet traffic from the server that matches the keyword. Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device To add a downstream QoS rule by keyword: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other registered UPnP devices on the network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device has opened. The UPnP Portmap Table also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address. 9. To refresh the information in the UPnP Portmap table, click the Refresh button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: If you enable Smart Connect and the SSID and passwords for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands do not match, the WiFi settings for 2.4 GHz band overwrites the WiFi settings for 5 GHz band. To enable or disable Smart Connect: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved.
5. Control Access to the Internet 5 The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Parental Controls The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website.You can learn more about Parental Controls or download the application. After you set up and enabled parental controls, you can change the web filtering level for each device on the network through the network map page on the genie app. To set up Parental Controls: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account. 9. Select the radio button that applies to you: • If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the Yes radio button selected. • If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the No radio button. If you are creating an account, the Create a free OpenDNS account page displays. Do the following: a. Complete the fields. b. Click the Next button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select the Turn on Access Control check box. You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and use the Allow and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect, even if the device is in the blocked list. 6. Select an access rule: • Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, if you buy a new device, it can access your network. You don’t need to enter its MAC address in this page.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Block Sites. 5. Select one of the keyword blocking options: • Per Schedule. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule page settings. (See Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 64.) • Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule page. 6. In the Keyword field, enter a keyword or domain that you want to block. For example: • Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Block Services from the Internet You can block Internet services on your network based on the type of service. You can block the services all the time or based on a schedule. To block services: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • To find out which port numbers the service or application uses, you can contact the publisher of the application, ask user groups or newsgroups, or search on the Internet. 9. To specify how to filter the services, select one of the following radio buttons: • Only This IP Address. Block services for a single computer. • IP Address Range. Block services for a range of computers with consecutive IP addresses on your network. • All lP Addresses.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer You can exempt one trusted computer from blocking. The computer you exempt must have a fixed IP address. You can use the reserved IP address feature to specify the IP address. See Reserve LAN IP Addresses on page 125 To specify a trusted computer: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > E-mail. 5. Select the Turn Email Notification On check box. 6. In the Send to This E-mail Address field, enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent. This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert messages are not sent. 7. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com).
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Logs are sent automatically. If the log fills up before the specified time, it is sent. After the log is sent, it is cleared from the router memory. If the router cannot email the log and the log buffer fills up, the router overwrites the log.
6. Share USB Devices Attached to the Router 6 This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage device attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router USB Device Requirements The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, visit http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare. Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB storage device. Such USB storage devices do not work with the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Connect a USB Device to the Router To connect a USB storage device to the router: 1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router. The blue, USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router. 2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it. You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Access a USB Device from a Windows Computer To access the USB storage device from a Windows computer: 1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router. The blue, USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router. 2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it. You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Right-click the USB storage device and select Map network drive. The Map Network Drive window displays: 7. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder. 8. Click the Finish button. The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. To connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the Connect using different credentials check box, click the Finish button, and do the following: a. Type the user name and password. b. Click the OK button. The USB storage device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified. Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions: 1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac. 2. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and search for Disk Utility. 3. Open the Disk Utility, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase button. 4. Click the Partition tab. 5. Click Partition Layout and set the number of partitions that you want to use. 6. Click the Options button. The Partition options display.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router If the Advanced button is grayed out, click the lock icon so that you can change the settings. c. Clear the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box. d. Click the OK button. Your changes are saved. Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB HDD that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports. To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: If you do not see the USB partition that you want in the Time Machine disk list, go to Mac finder and click that USB partition. It displays in the Time Machine list. 12. When prompted, select the Registered User radio button. 13. Enter admin for the name and password for the password and click the Connect button. The setup is complete and the Mac automatically schedules a full back up. You can back up immediately if you want.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Workgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows. • Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want: - Network Connection. Enabled by default. - HTTP. Enabled by default. You can type http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB drive. - HTTPS (via Internet).
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Select the FTP check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. View Network Folders on a USB Device You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device To view network folders: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the page, and adjust the following settings: • Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.) You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Click the Create Network Folder button. If this page does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 6. In the USB Device list, select the USB drive. 7. Click the Browse button and in the Folder field, select the folder. 8. In the Share Name field, type the name of the share. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device You can edit network folders on the USB storage device. To edit a network folder: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To remove a USB disk drive safely: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.
7. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 7 With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet and a personal domain name to access a USB storage device that is attached to a USB port on the router when you are not home. If you know the IP address of the router (and the IP address did not change), you can also access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number changes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Your Personal FTP Server To set up your personal account and use FTP: 1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name. For more information, see Your Personal FTP Server on page 84. 2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working. Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the Internet. 3. Connect a USB storage device to a USB port on the router. 4. Set up FTP access in the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 6. In the Service Provider list, select NETGEAR. 7. Select the No radio button. 8. In the Host Name field, type the name that you want to use for your URL. The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the host name that you specify, and ends with mynetgear.com. For example, specify MyName.mynetgear.com. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 6. In the Service Provider list, select one of the following: • NETGEAR • www.no-ip.com • www.DynDNS.org 7. Select the Yes radio button. The page adjusts and displays the Show Status, Cancel, and Apply buttons. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change the Dynamic DNS Settings To change your settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Select the FTP (via Internet) check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. 7. To limit access to the admin user, click the Edit button. 8. In the Read Access list, select admin. 9. In the Write Access list, select admin. 10. Click the Apply button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet If you attached a USB storage device to the modem router, before you can access the storage device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set it up. For more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 88. To access the USB storage device with FTP from a remote computer: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the router. When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 4. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 5. Enter the user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router You can use the Pause, Resume, and Delete buttons to manage the downloading tasks. The completed downloading tasks display in the Downloaded Files section. Change the Download Settings You can change the default save path to any directory on the USB storage device that is connected to the router. You can change the maximum number of concurrent downloading tasks, but NETGEAR recommends 3 as the most effective setting.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up email notifications when a downloader task is finished: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the 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 ADVANCED > NETGEAR Downloader (BETA) > Downloader Settings. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > NETGEAR Downloader (BETA) > Download Manager. 5. Make any needed changes. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for routers lets you remotely access files stored on a USB storage device that is connected to the router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, you must create a ReadyCLOUD account and register your router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 10. Click the Create Account link. 11. Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the Create button. You are now ready to register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account. Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account. To register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account: 1. Visit http://kb.netgear.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Select ReadySHARE. 7. Select the ReadyCLOUD radio button. 8. Enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password and click the Register button. If you did not create a ReadyCLOUD account, see Create a ReadyCLOUD Account on page 94. The router is registered with ReadyCLOUD.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: If the router’s Internet connection mode is set to Dial on Demand, the router automatically changes the connection mode to Always On. This change is required for ReadyCLOUD to remotely access the USB storage device. 9. After registration, visit http://readycloud.netgear.com. 10. Click the Sign In link, enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password, and click the Sign In button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 11. Scroll down to the STORAGE DEVICES section and tap KWILT STREAMER. Your router displays in the device list. 12. Tap the router and tap the ADD button. The router is added to your account and you can now use the Kwilt app to view the photos stored on the USB storage device, even when you are away from home.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings By default, the router acts as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players. To specify media server settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router iPhone or iPad. You can also use the Apple Remote app from an iPhone or iPad to play music on any AirPlay devices, such as Apple TV or AirPlay-supported receivers. Figure 11. Play music on a USB drive with iTunes Supported music file formats are MP3, AAC, and FLAC. The maximum number of music files supported is 10,000.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 6. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays. 7. Select the Media Server tab. The Media Server (Settings) page displays. 8. Select the Enable iTunes Media Server (Music Only) check box and click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. 9. On your Windows or Mac computer, launch iTunes. 10. Select File > Home Sharing > Turn On Home Sharing. The Home Sharing page displays. 11.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your router’s WiFi network. 4. Download the Remote app from the Apple App Store. 5. Launch the Remote app from your iPhone or iPad.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Click the Add a Device button. 7. Specify the passcode in the router to set up your iTunes Server: a. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to your router’s network. b. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. c. 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. d.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Your iPhone or iPad pairs with the router and the iTunes Server is ready. The router displays in the Remote app. 8. In the Remote app, tap the router your iPhone or iPad is connected to. The music that is on the USB storage device that is connected to the router displays in the app. Set Up the Router to Work With TiVo You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to your router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Play Videos on TiVo To play videos: 1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows. 2. Go to the bottom of the list and select the router. Play Music or View Photos on TiVo To play music or view photos: 1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Select an item to play or watch.
9. 9 Share a USB Printer The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network. For more information about the features available in the NETGEAR USB Control Center, see the ReadySHARE Printer User Manual, which is available http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request that you do not connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so. To install the driver and cable the printer: 1. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver software for the USB printer. If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To install the utility: 1. If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file. 2. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded. 3. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select a language from the menu and click the OK button. The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Control Center window. Note: Some firewall software, such as Comodo or Norton, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the utility, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages the printing queue and handling. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the background. To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select a printer and click the Connect button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router View or Change the Status of a Printer To view or change the status: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . The Status column shows the status for each device: • Available. No print jobs are in progress. You can use the USB printer from any computer in the network. • Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is done. • Manually Connected by. Only the connected computer can use the printer.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The printer is released from the connection and the printer status on your computer changes to Available. 3. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following: a. Click the Connect button. The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only your computer can use the printer. b. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. You can also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection. Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change the Language in NETGEAR USB Control Center To change the language: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select Tools > Configuration. The Control Center - Configuration window displays. 3. In the Language menu, select a language. 4. Click the OK button. The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify the Time-Out for NETGEAR USB Control Center Specify the time-out to release the printer connection. To specify the time-out: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select Tools > Configuration. The Control Center - Configuration window displays. 3. In the Timeout field, type the number of minutes. The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection isn’t being used. 4. Click the OK button.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs The router LEDs on the top panel indicate router activities and behavior. You can disable LED blinking for network communications, or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED. To disable LED blinking or turn off the LEDs: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup. The following settings display: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection. DoS protection protects your LAN against denial of service attacks such as Syn flood, Smurf Attack, Ping of Death, and many others.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT). The router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work correctly with them, but other applications might not function well.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To change the router’s device name: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the Device Name field, type a new name. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the IP Address field, type the IP address. 6. In the IP Subnet Mask, type the subnet mask of the router. The IP address and subnet mask identifies which addresses are local to a specific device and which must be reached through a gateway or router. 7. Change the RIP settings. Router Information Protocol (RIP) allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers. a.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify the IP Addresses that the Router Assigns By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of the router. These addresses must be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, define a range between 192.168.1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. The router delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP: • An IP address from the range that you have defined • Subnet mask • Gateway IP address (the router’s LAN IP address) • DNS server IP address (the router’s LAN IP address) Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router By default, the router acts as a DHCP server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the Address Reservation section of the page, click the Add button. 6. In the IP Address field, type the IP address to assign to the computer or server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > WPS Wizard. 5. Click the Next button. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window displays. 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 Wireless. 5. In the Region list, select your region. In some locations, you cannot change this setting. 6. To control the SSID broadcast, select or clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access points use different channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing between adjacent access points is four channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 5, or 6 and 10). 9. To change the mode, select it from the Mode list. For 2.4 GHz, Up to 600 Mbps is the default setting. The other settings are Up to 289 Mbps and Up to 54 Mbps.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Under Security Options, select a radio button for one of the following WPA options: • WPA-PSK [TKIP] • WPA2-PSK [AES] • WPA-PSK [TKIP} + WPA2-PSK [AES] • WPA/WPA2 Enterprise The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older computers and wireless devices cannot use WPA2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select Guest Network. 5. Select any of the following wireless settings: • Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. • Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router How the Router Manages Wireless Clients A wireless client is any computer or wireless device that connects to the router’s WiFi network. The router uses Airtime fairness and implicit Beamforming to manage its wireless clients. These features are enabled by default, but you can disable them. Airtime Fairness Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the page and clear the Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Control the Wireless Radios The router has internal wireless radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Select or clear the Enable Wireless Radio check boxes in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections of the page. Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the router. 6. Click the Apply button. If you turned off both wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays. 5. Click the Add a new period button. 6. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the wireless signal. 7. Click the Apply button. The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays. 8. Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule. 9. Click the Apply button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN check box. 6. (Optional) Select or clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box. By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this check box selected.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up the router with your existing router or gateway: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port on your existing router or gateway. Cable this port to a LAN port on another router 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. The first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your router, the browser goes to http://www.routerlogin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router or gateway. To set up the router as an AP after you set up your Internet: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port on your existing router or gateway. Cable this port to a LAN port on another router 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Scroll down and select the radio button for the IP address setting that you want to use: • Get dynamically from existing router. The other router on the network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode. • Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming. • Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray player, and game consoles at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link. • Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device. For example, you can install the first router in a room like a home office that has your Internet connection, then set up the second router in bridge mode.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Click the setup bridge mode wireless settings button. 8. Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect. a. Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz). For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz. b. In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID). c. In the Security Option section, select a radio button. d. If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect wirelessly to the other router). 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Base station access point Repeater access point Figure 13. Wireless repeating scenario Note: To use the wireless repeating function, your router cannot have security enabled and cannot use the auto channel feature.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up the Base Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up the repeater. To set up the base station: 1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings. The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option must be set to None. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters. If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access points. 10. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Set Up a Repeater Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button. 8. In the Repeater IP Address field, type the IP address of the repeater router. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 9. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box.
11. Manage Your Network 11 This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Update the Router Firmware The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at the top of the genie pages when new firmware is available. You can respond to that message to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to update your product. To check for new firmware and update your router: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set the password for the user name admin: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. 5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. 6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. To recover your password: 1. In the address field of your browser, enter www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. Display Internet Port Statistics To display Internet port statistics: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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. 4. The BASIC Home page displays 5. Click the ADVANCED tab. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The following information displays: • System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted. • Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the page displays: - Status. The link status of the port. - TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. - RxPkts. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear. - Collisions.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. The following information displays: • IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router. • Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router. • Default Gateway. The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with. • DHCP Server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Logs. The log page shows the following information: • Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded. • Source IP. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • Target address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter. Scroll to view more settings 5. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box. 6. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic. 11. To update the Traffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button. 12. To display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval, click the Traffic Status button. Create Custom Static Routes Static routes provide more routing information to your router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Click the Add button. 6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only.) 7. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only. If Private is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP. 8. Select the Active check box to make this route effective. 9. Type the IP address of the final destination. 10. Type the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, type 255.255.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router View Devices Currently on the Network You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network. To view devices on the network: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Back Up Settings To back up the router’s configuration settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The file is uploaded to the router and the router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process. Erase the Current Configuration Settings You can erase the current configuration and restore the factory default settings. You might want to do this if you move the router to a different network. (See Factory Settings on page 197). To erase the configuration settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up remote management: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management. 5. Select the Turn Remote Management On check box. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect. To use remote access: 1. Launch an Internet browser on a computer that is not on your home network. 2. Type your router’s WAN IP address into your browser’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port number 8080, enter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Router Update. The Router Update page displays. 5. Update the firmware on your router. For more information, see Update the Router Firmware on page 147. 6. Select BASIC > Arlo. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Plan Selection page displays. 7. Click or tap the SELECT button under the Arlo plan that you want. The Sync Cameras page displays. 8. Sync your Arlo camera to the router: a. Press the WPS button on your router for 3 to 5 seconds. The WPS LED on the router blinks. b. Press and release the Sync button on the top of the Arlo camera. A blue LED on the camera blinks rapidly to confirm a successful sync. c. Click the Continue button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router b. Press and release the Sync button on the top of the Arlo camera. A blue LED on the camera blinks rapidly to confirm a successful sync. c. Click the Continue button. Your Arlo camera displays on your home page and the camera is ready for viewing. Remove an Arlo Base Station From Your Arlo Account If you registered your router with an existing Arlo account, you can remove an existing Arlo base station that is connected to your account.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Arlo camera is ready for viewing.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a VPN Connection A virtual private network (VPN) lets you use the Internet to securely access your network when you aren’t home. Secure remote access Open VPN Client Internet Figure 14. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a remote computer This type of VPN access is called a client-to-gateway tunnel. The computer is the client, and the router is the gateway.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify VPN Service in the Router You must specify the VPN service settings in the router before you can use a VPN connection. To specify the VPN service: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected. 6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page. For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 168. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 12. Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button. 13. Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the Next button. 14. To specify the destination folder, click the Browse button and select a destination folder. 15. Click the Install button. The page displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation page. 16. Click the Finish button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 17. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on your computer. For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default. 18. For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN: a. In Windows, select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections. b.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router For more information about using OpenVPN on your Mac computer, visit https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-toaccess-server-from-a-mac.html. Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device To install VPN client software on your iOS device: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected. 6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page. For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 168. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer: 1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges. The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar. Tip: You can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then in the settings for the shortcut and select the run as administrator check box. Then every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN automatically runs with administrator privileges. 2. Right-click the OpenVPN icon. A menu displays: 3. Select Connect.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media To access the router’s USB drive and download files from your Windows computer: 1. In Windows File Manager, select the Network folder. The network resources display. The ReadySHARE icon is in the computers section and the remote R7000 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the router). 2. If the icons do not display, click the Refresh button to update the page.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box. 6. Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the Home Network only radio button. This is the default setting. The VPN connection is only to your home network, not to the Internet service for your home network. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. 8. Click For Windows or For Non Windows button and download the configuration files for your VPN clients. 9.
13. Specify Internet Port Settings 13 You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic. You need networking knowledge to set up these features.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server If you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet. The router can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The service displays in the list. Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service To add a custom service: 1. Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses. You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups. 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 12. Type the IP address in the Internal IP address field or select the radio button for an attached device listed in the table. 13. Click the Apply button. The service is now in the list on the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page. Edit a Port Forwarding Service To edit a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window displays. 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Forwarding radio button as the service type 6. In the table, select the radio button next to the service name. 7. Click the Delete Service button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. The router changes the destination in the message to IP address 192.168.1.123 and sends the message to that computer. 4. Your web server at IP address 192.168.1.123 receives the request and sends a reply message to your router. 5. Your router performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source IP address, and sends the reply through the Internet to the computer or wireless device that sent the web page request.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Click the Add Service button. 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8. In the Service User list, select Any, or select Single address and enter the IP address of one computer: • Any (the default) allows any computer on the Internet to use this service. • Single address restricts the service to a particular computer. 9. Select the service type, either TCP or UDP or TCP/UDP (both).
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box. If this check box is selected, the router does not use port triggering even if you have specified port triggering settings. 7. In the Port Triggering Timeout field, enter a value up to 9999 minutes. This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no activity. This value is required because the router cannot detect when the application terminates.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. When your router receives the incoming message to destination port 33333, it checks its session table to see if a session is active for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the router restores the original address information replaced by NAT and sends this reply message to your computer. 7. When your router receives the incoming message to destination port 113, it checks its session table and finds an active session for port 113 associated with your computer.
14. 14 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Your Network When you need to restart your network, follow this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem. 2. Turn off the router. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. Wait two minutes. 4. Turn on the router and wait two minutes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot with the LEDs By default, the router is set with standard LED settings. If you disabled blinking for the LEDs or turned off all LEDs except the Power LED, you must return the LEDs to their standard settings for troubleshooting. For information about controlling the LED settings, see Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs on page 119.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay on, this indicates a fault within the router. If all LEDs are still lit one minute after power-up, do the following: • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings. For more information, see Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 194.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router this range, check the connection from the computer to the router, and reboot your computer. • If your router’s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address, clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This sets the router’s IP address to 192.168.1.1. For more information, see Factory Settings on page 197. • Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name. Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup page. • Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer’s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following: - Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’s MAC address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet, check the following: • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically, your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • If you want to view the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router. Then log in to the router, and select BASIC > Wireless. Note: Be sure to click the Apply button if you change settings. If your wireless device finds your network, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions: • Is your router too far from your computer, or too close? Place your computer near the router, but at least 6 feet (1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices. If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least seven seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table. Table 3. Factory default settings Feature Router login Internet connection Local network (LAN) Firewall Default behavior User login URL www.routerlogin.com or www.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Table 3. Factory default settings (continued) Feature Wireless Default behavior Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto* Country/region United States in the US; otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode Up to 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 1300 Mbps at 5 GHz *. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Technical Specifications Table 4. R7000 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • • • • Dimensions Dimensions: 280 mm x 182 mm x 49 mm (11 in. x 7.17 in. x 1.9 in.) Weight Weight: 430 g (0.
