Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000 User Manual March 2014 202-11301-05 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Up QoS for a Router LAN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Chapter 8 Use the Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Play Music from a USB Drive with iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Chapter 11 Manage Your Network Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Standard LED Behavior When the Router is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 AC 1900 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 • Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router. • Make sure that the router has full power, and that its Power LED is lit white. • Close and reopen the browser or clear the browser cache. • Browse to http://www.routerlogin.net. • If the computer is set to a static or fixed IP address (this setting is uncommon), change it to obtain an IP address automatically from the router. 6.
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 screen displays. 4. In the upper right corner, select a language from the drop-down list. 5. When prompted, click the OK button to confirm this change. The screen 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.
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 an Internet 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 screens that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up. To use the Setup Wizard: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration.
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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router For the other sections in this screen, 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 screen, select the Yes radio button. The screen adjusts. 6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method PPPoE, PPPoA, 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.
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. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect. Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by colons. You can reduce any four-digit group of zeros within an IPv6 address to a single zero or omit it.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The screen 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. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address.
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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Auto Config. The screen adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Use DHCP Server. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function. • Auto Config. This is the default setting. 9. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router’s LAN interface. If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address. 10. Click the Apply button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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. Configure the remote 6to4 relay router settings by selecting one of the following radio buttons: • Auto.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The screen adjusts, but no additional fields display. 6. Click the Apply button. IPv6 Fixed To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Secondary DNS Server. The secondary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. Note: If you do not specify the DNS servers, the router uses the DNS servers that are configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup screen. (See Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 23.) 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The screen adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN (or Internet) 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. • Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router IPv6 PPPoE To set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
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. 7. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection. 8. In the Service Name field, enter a service name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router - America Online’s DSL service • You use VPN and have severe performance problems. • You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you have connectivity or performance problems. Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems. For example, you might not be able to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers. To change the MTU size: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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. This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments. 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.) 1468 Used in some DHCP environments.
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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 streaming video from the Internet. 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 Quality of Service (QoS) assigns high priority to Internet traffic from your Xbox gaming system.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To enable upstream QoS: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup > Upstream QoS. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To specify prioritization of traffic, create a policy for the type of traffic and add the policy to the QoS Policy table in the QoS Setup screen. For convenience, the QoS Policy table lists many common applications and online games that can benefit from QoS handling. Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming To create a QoS policy for applications and online games: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. To add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen and click the Add Priority Rule button. 7. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game. 8. In the Priority Category list, select either Applications or Online Gaming. A list of applications or games displays. 9. Scroll and select Add a New Application, or Add a New Game, as applicable. 10.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. Scroll down and click the Add Priority Rule button. The QoS - Priority Rules screen displays. 9. From the Priority Category list, select Ethernet LAN Port. 10. From the QoS Policy for list, select the LAN port. 11. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this port’s traffic relative to other applications. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest. 12. Click the Apply button. The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. From the Priority Category list, select MAC Address. 8. If the device is in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device Name fields. If the device is not in the MAC Device List, click the Refresh button. If it still does not display, complete these fields. 9. From the Priority list, select Highest.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your changes are saved. Delete an Upstream QoS Policy To delete a QoS policy: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR recommends that you enable downstream QoS only if you watch streaming Internet video. When downstream QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also assigns lower priority to the rest of your Internet traffic. That means other tasks like downloading content from the Internet take longer. To enable downstream QoS: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword To add a downstream QoS rule by keyword: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. Click the Add button. The router assigns high priority to streaming traffic that goes from the Internet to the device you specified. 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 hops can range from 1 to 255. The default value for the advertisement time to live is 4 hops, which should be fine for most home networks. If you notice that some devices are not being updated or reached correctly, it might be necessary to increase this value. 8. Click the Apply button. 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.
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 screen, your browser goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls and download the application. To set up Live Parental Controls: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 7. Click the Next button. 8. Read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed. 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. 10.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 11. Complete the fields and click the Next button. After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays: 12. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button. 13. Click the Take me to the status screen button. Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as Enabled. Block Access to Your Network You can use access control to block access to your 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. 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.
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 screen settings. (See Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services on page 58.) • Always. Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen. 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.
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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
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 103 To specify a trusted computer: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > E-mail. 5. Select the Turn Email Notification On check box. 6. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com). You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent. 7.
6. Share USB Drives Attached to the Router 6 This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive 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 Drive 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 device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. If your USB drive has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive to the router. When you connect the USB drive to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). To access the USB drive from a Mac: 1. Select Go > Connect to Server. 2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address. 3. Click the Connect button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your router for centralized, continuous, and automatic backup. To back up your Windows computer: 1. Connect a USB HDD to a 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. For the format, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). 9. Click the OK button. 10. Click the Apply button. Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow this procedure. To prepare to back up a large amount of data: 1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer. 2. Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk. 3. Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When you connect the USB drive to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 4. On your Mac computer, select Go > Connect to Server and type afp://routerlogin.net. 5. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest radio button. 6. Click the Connect button. A list of connected devices displays.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. 5. Specify access to the USB storage device: • Network Device Name. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. The default is readyshare. • 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use FTP Within the Network File Transfer Protocol (FTP) lets you send and receive large files faster. To set up FTP access: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. 5. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen, and adjust the following settings: • Share Name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive You can add network folders on the USB storage device. To add a network folder: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive You can add network folders on the USB storage device. To edit a network folder: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings. By default the Enable any USB Device connection to the USB port radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all your USB drives. 5. Select the No radio button. 6. Click the Approved Devices button. The approved and available USB devices display. 7. In the Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve. 8. Click the Add button. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select USB Storage > Basic Settings. 5. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button. This takes the drive offline. 6. Physically disconnect the USB drive.
7. Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet 7 With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access a USB hard drive attached to the router’s USB port router when you’re not home. This chapter includes the following sections: • Access the USB Drive Through the Internet • Dynamic DNS • Your Personal FTP Server • Set Up Your Personal FTP Server For information about how to connect the USB drive and to specify its settings, see Chapter 6, Share USB Drives Attached to the Router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Access the USB Drive Through the Internet You can access the USB drive through the Internet when you’re not home. To access the USB drive from a remote computer: 1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network. 2. Connect to your home router: • To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name. To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information in the Dynamic DNS screen. See Dynamic DNS on page 77.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. 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. Your changes are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4. If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name. For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear.com. 4. When prompted, log in:. • To log in as admin, in the user name field, type admin and in the password field, type the same password that you use to log in to the router. • To log in as guest, in the user name field, enter guest.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account settings in the router’s Dynamic DNS screen. FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com FTP Director y: FTP://‘cu FTP stom Directory name’.m : FTP:// ynetgea r.com ‘custom name’.my netgear.c om Figure 10.
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 screen 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 screen 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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4.
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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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. To specify iTunes server settings: 1. On your iPhone or iPad, find and connect to the WiFi network. 2. Launch the Remote App. 3. Click the Add an iTunes Library button. A passcode displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router d. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Media Server. e. Make sure that the Enable iTunes Media Server (Music Only) check box is selected. f. Enter the passcode and click the Allow Control button. g. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. On your iPhone or iPad, the ReadySHARE music library displays in the Remote app. You can play this music to Airplay devices.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Make sure that the Enable TiVo support check box is selected. To play videos: 1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows. 2. Go to the bottom of the list tand select the R7000. 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. To copy TiVo files to a computer: Use the TiVo Desktop accessory, available at https://www3.tivo.com/store/accessories-software.do.
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.
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 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will share the printer. After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer. To install the utility: 1. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded. The InstallShield wizard displays. 2. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the main screen. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the screen, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work. 4. Select the printer and click the Connect button. The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now, only your computer can use the printer. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To print and release the printer to any computer on the network: 1. To print your document, use the print feature in your application. The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to the USB printer and prints the document. If another computer is already connected to the printer, your print job goes into a queue to wait to be printed. 2. If your document does not print, use the NETGEAR USB Control Center to check the status.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For example, the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is ready for print jobs. To use the scan feature of a multifunction USB printer: 1. Launch the NETGEAR USB Control Center. 2. Make sure that the printer status shows as Available. 3. Click the Network Scanner 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. To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup: 1. Select Tools > Configuration. 2. Clear the Automatically execute when logging on Windows check box. 3. Click the OK button. Your change is saved. To change the language: 1.
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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup. The following settings display: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection.
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 Change the Router’s Device Name The router’s device name is R7000. This device name displays in file manager when you browse your network. To change the router’s device name: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is 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 screen displays. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router If you changed the LAN IP address of the router, you are disconnected when this change takes effect. 9. To reconnect, close your browser, relaunch it, and log in to the 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router b. In the Ending IP Address field, type the number at the end of the range of IP addresses. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Reserve LAN IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. To reserve an IP address: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Click the Delete button. The address is removed. Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The name can be up to 32 characters long and it is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated and is on the router’s label. If you change the name, make sure to write down the new name and keep it in a safe place. 8. To change the wireless channel, select a number in the Channel list. In some regions, not all channels are available. Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers).
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select Wireless. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home screen displays. 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.
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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the screen 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 The BASIC Home screen displays. 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 screen. 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 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen 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 screen 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 Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless settings through WPS. 5. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box. 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.
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 screen displays. 5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP. 6. Select the Enable AP Mode check box. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode You can use your router in bridge mode to connect multiple devices wirelessly at the faster 802.11ac speed. You need two routers: one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge. Smart WiFi Router in bridge mode Smart WiFi Router Figure 12. Router in bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection Installing your R7000 as a bridge offers the following benefits: • Take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 3. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 4. 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 screen displays. 5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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. Click the Apply button. The settings for the other router are saved and the Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays. 10. Click the Apply button on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label. • Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. 6. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 7. Select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 8. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box. You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select Wireless and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security option must be set to None. 5. Select ADVANCED > Wireless Repeating Function. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 12. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the router can connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other computer or server connected to the other access point.
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 screens 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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set the password for the user name admin: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. 5.
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 screen 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, type www.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. 5. For information about the displayed settings, click the Show/Hide Help Center link at the bottom of the screen. Display Internet Port Statistics To display Internet port statistics: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button. 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 screen displays: - Status. The link status of the port. - TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. - RxPkts.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. 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 A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs. The log screen 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 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen 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 9. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether the router should issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained: • The Internet LED blinks green or amber. • The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled. 10. Click the Apply button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes. 5. Click the Add button. 6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes only.) 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To delete a static route: 1. In the table, select the radio button for the route. 2. Click the Delete button. The route is removed from the table. 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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Manage the Router Configuration File The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default settings. Back Up Settings To back up the router’s configuration settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. 5. Click the Browse button to find and select the cfg file. 6. Click the Restore button. The file is uploaded to the router and the router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters. See Change the admin Password on page 123. To set up remote management: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • To allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select the IP Address Range radio button. Enter a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range. • To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select the Everyone radio button. 7. Specify the port number for accessing the web management interface. Normal web browser access uses the standard HTTP service port 80.
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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The OpenVPN Setup Wizard displays: 5. Click the Next button. 6. Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button. The Choose Components screen displays: 7. Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the Next button. 8. To specify the destination folder, click the Browse button and select a destination folder.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. Click the Install button. The screen displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation screen. 10. Click the Finish button. 11. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on your device. For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default. 12.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To open a VPN tunnel: 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: 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 screen.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. 5. On the VPN screen, select the Enable VPN Service radio button. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 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 10. Click the Add button. 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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 3. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Type the port numbers in the Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port fields. 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 screen. Edit a Port Forwarding Service To edit a port forwarding entry: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Delete a Port Forwarding Entry To delete a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen 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 screen displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router. • Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process. 2. Your router receives the message and finds your port forwarding rule for incoming port 80 traffic. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 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.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login screen 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server. Your router stores the original information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port, and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server. 4.
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 96.
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 163.
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 166. • 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 screen. • 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.
