User's 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
- Use Auto Config 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
- Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection
- Change the MTU Size
- 4. Optimize Gaming and Customize Quality of Service Settings
- Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter
- Use the Geo Filter by Setting Your Home Area and the Distance Radius
- Use the Geo Filter by Drawing Areas
- Ping a Device and Allow or Deny the Device a Connection
- View the Automatically Generated Ping Graph for a Connection
- Add a Device to the Geo Filter
- Remove a Device From the Geo Filter
- Manage the Geo Filter Map Settings
- Run and Manage Connection Benchmark Tests
- Manage Bandwidth Allocation
- Manage Traffic Prioritization
- Decrease lag by Using the Geo Filter
- 5. Monitor Game Servers and Your Devices, Router, and Network
- 6. Control Access to and From the Internet
- Manage NETGEAR Armor
- Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic Categories, Specific Games, or Port Ranges With Traffic Rules
- Add a Rule to Allow, Block, or Reject Traffic
- Change a Traffic Rule
- Change the Action for a Traffic Rule
- Reorder the Priority of a Traffic Rule
- Enable or Disable a Traffic Rule
- Enable or Disable all Traffic Rules
- Enable or Disable Tracking for a Traffic Rule
- Remove a Traffic Rule
- View Traffic Analytics and Events for a Traffic Rule
- Block Access to Internet Sites Using Keywords
- Block Services and Applications With Simple Outbound Firewall Rules
- Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Simple Outbound Firewall Rules
- Set Up Email Notifications for Security Events and Log Messages
- 7. Manage the Router’s Network Settings
- View or Change WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the Router’s LAN IP Address and RIP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router
- Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses
- Set Up a Bridge to Your ISP’s Network Using a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group
- Manage Custom Static Routes
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play
- 8. Manage the Router’s WiFi Settings
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Password or Security Level
- Change the WiFi Mode for Download and Upload Speeds
- Set Up a Guest WiFi Network
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Control the WiFi Radios
- Set Up a WiFi Schedule
- Enable or Disable AX WiFi
- Enable or Disable OFDMA
- Enable or Disable Smart Connect
- Manage Implicit Beamforming
- Enable or Disable MU-MIMO
- Change the Transmission Power Control
- Enable Bridge Mode
- Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point Only
- 9. Maintain the Router
- Update the Router Firmware
- Change the admin Password
- Enable admin Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- Manage the Router Configuration File
- Return the Router to its Factory Default Settings
- Set Your Time Zone
- Change the NTP Server
- Monitor and Meter Internet Traffic
- View and Manage Logs of Router Activity
- Display Internet Port Statistics
- Check the Internet Connection Status, View Details, and Release and Renew the Connection
- Restart the Router From Its Web Interface
- View Router Notifications
- Disable the Media Server
- Turn Off the Router LEDs
- Access Your Router Using the Nighthawk App
- 10. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Access a storage device connected 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
- Manage Access to a USB Storage Device
- Use FTP Within Your Network
- Manage Network Folders on a USB Storage Device
- Safely Remove a USB Storage Device
- 11. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 12. Share a USB Printer
- 13. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 14. Manage and Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
- 15. Troubleshooting
- 16. Supplemental Information
Tip: If the map view is too small, increase the size of the map. You can do so by
using your mouse or by moving the vertical slider up in the direction of the + sign.
To move the map to the continent in which the best servers are located, click and
hold the map and then move it with your mouse.
a. Click the Polygon Mode button.
The button displays red and Polygon Mode is enabled.
b. Click the pencil icon.
Drawing Mode is enabled.
c.
Draw your home area: Click the first point on the map, draw a line to a second
point, click again, draw a line to a third point, click again, and so on until you
connect the last line to your first point.
Other than a circle and an oval, you can draw any shape: a triangle, square,
rectangle, pentagon, and so on.
d.
Draw one or more areas for the servers or host and other players: Click the first
point on the map, draw a line to a second point, click again, draw a line to a third
point, click again, and so on until you connect the last line to your first point.
You can draw multiple areas in multiple shapes. You can set a maximum number
of 50 points on the map, but these points do not need to be connected. For
example, you could set up 3 areas, each consisting of 6 points, which counts as
18 points.
e.
When you are finished drawing, exit Drawing Mode by clicking the X.
Note: To remove an area that you drew so you can redefine it, click the trashcan
icon to enable Deletion Mode, and then click the area on the map. To disable Deletion
Mode, click the trashcan icon again.
All connections from outside the areas that you drew are blocked.
8.
To allow or block servers, hosts, and players from outside the areas that you drew:
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Allow. Move the Ping Assist slider to the maximum ping value in millisecond
(ms) that you want to allow for servers, hosts, and players outside your radius.
You can also enter the ping value in ms in the field to the right of the slider.
For example, if only servers in the UK are allowed by the areas that you drew, but
a server in Germany tries to connect to you, the Ping Assist option allows that
connection if the ping value of the server is below the value that you set for Ping
Assist.
We recommend you set your Ping Assist value between 30 ms and 50 ms. Any
connection with a ping value below the number that you set is allowed to connect
to you. You can then increase or decrease the ping value based on your personal
preference.
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Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router Model XR1000