User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Overview of the Router
- 2. Connect to the Router’s Network and Automatically Set Up the Internet Connection
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection
- Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection
- Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection
- Manage the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- 5. Manage Network Settings
- View or Change WAN Settings
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Mbps Settings
- Change the WiFi Password or the WiFi Security
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Specify WPS settings
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up the router in bridge mode
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- 6. Optimize Performance
- 7. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- Remote access
- Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 8. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
- Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
- Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
- Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Back up Mac computers with Time Machine
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 9. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 10. Use the Router as a Media Server
- 11. Share a USB Printer
- 12. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- 13. Troubleshooting
- 14. Supplemental Information
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer...................137
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings.........................137
Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center.137
Change the Language for the NETGEAR USB Control Center.138
Specify the USB Control Center Time-Out...............................138
Chapter 12 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server..................................140
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................140
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service...................................141
Edit a Port Forwarding Service...................................................142
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry..................................................143
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........143
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule..........144
Port Triggering.................................................................................144
Add a Port Triggering Service....................................................145
Enable Port Triggering................................................................146
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port
triggering......................................................................................146
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................149
Sequence to restart your network.............................................149
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...149
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................149
Check the network settings........................................................149
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................150
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........150
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................150
LEDs never turn off......................................................................150
Internet or Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..............................151
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................151
You cannot log in to the router.......................................................151
You cannot access the Internet.......................................................152
Troubleshoot Internet browsing.....................................................154
Changes are not saved....................................................................154
Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity......................................................155
Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................155
Test the LAN path to your router...............................................155
Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote
device............................................................................................156
Chapter 14 Supplemental Information
Factory Settings................................................................................159
7
Nighthawk AC2100 Smart WiFi Router Model R7200