User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the network and access the router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Manage a Multi-Gig Internet connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel 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
- Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Manage the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
- Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet
- Use keywords to block Internet sites
- Delete keywords from the blocked list
- Block services from the Internet
- Prevent blocking on a trusted computer
- Manage network access control lists
- Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
- Set up security event email notifications
- 5. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the 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 mode
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable airtime fairness
- Enable or disable MU-MIMO
- Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
- Manage Ethernet Port Aggregation to a LAN Device
- 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
- Connect to your router with Anywhere Access
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Set the NTP Server
- Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
- 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
- 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 VPN to Access Your Network
- 11. Manage port forwarding and port triggering
- 12. Troubleshooting
- 13. Supplemental Information
Erase the settings.........................................................................115
Restore the settings.....................................................................116
Connect to your router with Anywhere Access............................117
Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs............................................117
Set your time zone............................................................................118
Set the NTP Server...........................................................................118
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings..................................120
Return the router to its factory default settings............................121
Use the Reset button...................................................................121
Erase the settings.........................................................................121
Chapter 8 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB device requirements................................................................124
Connect a USB storage device to the router................................124
Access a storage device connected to the router from a
Windows-based computer..............................................................125
Map a USB device to a Windows network drive...........................125
Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a
Mac.....................................................................................................126
Enable FTP access within your network.........................................127
View network folders on a storage device....................................127
Add a network folder on a USB storage device...........................128
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device............................129
Safely remove a USB storage device.............................................130
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS.................................................133
Set up FTP access through the Internet.........................................133
Your personal FTP server................................................................134
Set up your personal FTP server................................................134
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................135
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................135
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................136
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................137
Chapter 10 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................139
Specify VPN service in the router...................................................139
Install OpenVPN software...............................................................140
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer.......140
Install OpenVPN software on your Mac computer..................143
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................144
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................144
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Nighthawk Tri-Band AX12 12-Stream AX WiFi Router