Operation Manual

Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
DST Adapter LEDs
The LEDs on the DST adapter light to indicate DST adapter activity:
Table 2. DST adapter LED descriptions
LED Description
WiFi LED
• Solid blue. The DST adapter is securely paired with a WiFi device.
• Blinking blue.
The DST adapter is pairing with a WiFi device.
• Off. WiFi is disabled.
DST LED
This LED indicates when the DST adapter is connected to the electrical outlet with the
strongest link performance, indicated by the color displayed by the LED:
• Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
• Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
• Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
• Off.
The DST adapter did not find any other compatible DST devices using the same
encryption key.
Power LED
• Solid green. The DST adapter is powered on.
• Blinking green.
The DST adapter is pairing with another DST device.
• Off. The
DST adapter is powered off.
Ethernet LED
• Solid green. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
• Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features
The side panel of the DST adapter contains the following:
• Power On/Off switch. Slide the switch to the On position to provide power to the
DST adapter.
• WPS and DST Router Sync button. Press this button to connect a computer or WiFi
device to the DST adapter’
s network using WPS, or to or to connect to DST router.
• Factory Reset button. Pressing the Factory Reset button restores the factory
default settings.
• Ethernet port.
The DST adapter uses the Ethernet port to convert a standard
electrical wall outlet into a high-speed wired network connection.You can use the
wired network connection to bring Internet connectivity to any device with an Ethernet
port, such as a computer, game console, Blu-ray player, smart TV, HD set-top box, or
network DVR.