User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Manually set up the Internet connection
- Specify an Internet connection without a login
- Specify an Internet connection that uses a login
- Manage an IPv6 Internet connection
- Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses
- Specify IPv6 Internet connections
- Use auto detection for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use auto configuration for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd 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
- Change the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- Allow or block access to your network
- Use keywords to block Internet sites
- Delete keywords that are used to block Internet sites
- Avoid blocking on a trusted computer
- Block services from the Internet
- Manage network access control lists
- Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
- Set up security event email notifications
- 5. Specify Network Settings
- Manage the WiFi settings
- Manage 6 GHz WiFi settings
- Manage IoT WiFi settings
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Change your region
- View or change WAN settings
- Manage the WAN preference
- Manage Dynamic DNS
- Set up a default DMZ server
- Change the router’s device name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP settings
- Use the router as a DHCP server
- Disable the DHCP server feature in the router
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence for the 2.4 GHz radio
- Enable or disable Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
- Change the CTS/RTS threshold and preamble mode for a radio
- Change the Transmission Power Control
- Use the router as a WiFi access point only
- Set up router mode
- Generate a new backhaul password
- Improve network connections with Universal Plug and Play
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- 6. Manage Your Network
- Update the router and satellite firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password reset
- Reset the admin password
- View router status and usage information
- Display Internet port statistics
- Check the Internet connection status
- View the satellite status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices connected to the network or edit device information
- View satellites connected to the network or edit satellite information
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- 7. Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
- 8. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 9. Troubleshooting
- 10. Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
7. Power LED: For more information about the Power LED behavior, see Orbi router
LED behavior on page 10.
8. Reset button: Use the Reset button to restart (reboot) the router or reset the router
to its factory default settings:
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Restart the router: Press the Reset button for less than five seconds. The Power
LED lights solid amber and the router restarts.
•
Reset the router to its factory default settings: Press and hold the Reset button
until the Power LED starts blinking amber. The router resets and returns to its
factory settings. For information about the factory settings, see Factory settings
on page 135.
Orbi router LED behavior
The Orbi router has an LED on the front and a Power LED on the back.
The following table describes the LED behavior for the router's Power LED.
Table 1. Power LED behavior
DescriptionLED color
Power is on.Solid green
The router is restarting.Solid amber
The router's firmware is resetting to its factory
default settings.
Blinking amber
The router's firmware is corrupted.Blinking red
Power is not supplied to the routerOff
The following table describes the LED behavior for the router LED located on the front
of the router.
Table 2. Router LED behavior
DescriptionLED color
The router is powering up or the Sync button
was pressed.
Pulsing white
The router is resetting to its factory default
settings.
Solid white
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