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
and is more secure than WPA2. If all devices on your network support WPA3, we
recommend that you use this type of security.
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WPA2-Personal [AES] + WPA3-Personal. This type of security enables WiFi
devices that support either WPA2 or WPA3 to join the router’s WiFi network.
However, WPA2-Personal [AES], which is the same as WPA2-PSK [AES], is less
secure than WPA3-Personal. If your network includes devices that support
WPA2-Personal [AES] but might not support WPA3, select WPA2-Personal [AES]
+ WPA3-Personal.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set up a guest WiFi network
A guest WiFi network allows visitors to use the Internet without using your WiFi security
password or with a different WiFi password. By default, the guest WiFi network is
disabled. You can enable and configure the guest WiFi network for each WiFi band.
The router simultaneously supports the 2.4 GHz band for 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b
devices and the 5 GHz band for 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, and 802.11a devices.
The WiFi mode of the guest WiFi network depends on the WiFi mode of the main WiFi
network. For example, if you configure the WiFi mode for the main WiFi network as Up
to 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band, the guest WiFi network also functions in the Up to 54
Mbps mode in the 2.4 GHz band. The channel also depends on the channel selection
of the main WiFi network.
The router provides three default guest WiFi networks with the following names (SSIDs):
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2.4 GHz guest WiFi network SSID. NETGEAR-Guest
•
5 GHz guest WiFi network SSID. NETGEAR-5G-Guest
By default, these networks are configured as open networks without security but are
disabled. You can enable one or both networks. You can also change the SSIDs for
these networks.
To set up a guest WiFi network:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
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