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
- 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
- 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
- Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
- Ethernet Port Aggregation
- Get Multi-Gig Internet With Internet Port Aggregation
- 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
Chapter 11 Manage port forwarding and port triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................145
Set up port forwarding to a local server...................................145
Add a custom port forwarding service.....................................146
Edit a port forwarding service....................................................147
Delete a port forwarding entry..................................................148
Application xxample: Make a local web server public...........148
How the router implements the port forwarding rule.............149
Port triggering..................................................................................149
Add a port triggering service.....................................................150
Enable port triggering................................................................151
Application example: Port triggering for Internet relay chat port
triggering......................................................................................151
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................154
Sequence to restart your network.............................................154
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...154
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................154
Check the network settings........................................................154
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................155
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........155
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................155
LEDs never turn off......................................................................155
Internet or Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..............................156
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................156
You cannot log in to the router.......................................................156
You cannot access the Internet.......................................................157
Troubleshoot Internet browsing.....................................................159
Changes are not saved....................................................................159
Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity......................................................160
Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................160
Test the LAN path to your router...............................................160
Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote
device............................................................................................161
Chapter 13 Supplemental Information
Factory Settings................................................................................164
Technical Specifications..................................................................165
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Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX5700 WiFi Router