User Guide
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
- 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
- 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 Transmission Power Control
- 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 a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable airtime fairness
- 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
- Manage remote access
- Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- 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 the Router as a Media Server
- 10. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 11. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 12. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- 13. Troubleshooting
- 14. Supplemental Information
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select Wireless.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5. To change the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi password, enter a new password in the
Password (Network Key) field.
For WPA2-Personal [AES] or WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal, you must enter
a phrase of 8 to 63 characters. For WPA3-Personal or WPA2-Personal [AES] +
WPA3-Personal, you must enter a phrase of 8 to 64 characters.
The Password (Network Key) field displays if the WPA2-Personal [AES],
WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES], WPA3-Personal, or WPA2-Personal
[AES] + WPA3-Personal security radio button is selected.
Note: By default, your password is hidden. To display your password, click the icon
next to the Password field.
6.
To change the WiFi security for the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz WiFi network, select a Security
Options radio button.
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None. An open WiFi network that does not provide any security. Any WiFi device
can join the WiFi network. We recommend that you do not use an open WiFi
network.
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WPA2-Personal [AES]. This option is the default setting. This type of security
enables WiFi devices that support WPA2 to join the router’s WiFi network. If you
did not change the WiFi password, the default password displays. The default
password is printed on the router label. WPA2 provides a secure connection but
some older WiFi devices do not detect WPA2 and support only WPA. If your
network includes such older devices, select WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal
[AES] security.
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WPA-Personal [TKIP] + WPA2-Personal [AES]. This type of security enables
WiFi devices that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the router’s WiFi network.
However, WPA-Personal [TKIP] is less secure than WPA2-Personal [AES] and limits
the speed of WiFi devices to 54 Mbps.
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WPA/WPA2 Enterprise. This type of security requires that your WiFi network
can access a RADIUS server. If you select this type op security, additional fields
display so that you can specify the RADIUS server settings.
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WPA3-Personal. This type of security enables WiFi devices that support WPA3
to join the WiFi network. WPA3 is the latest security standard, uses SAE encryption,
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