Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000 User Manual May 2017 202-11301-11 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Add VLAN Tag Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Optimize Internet Traffic With Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enable Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performance Optimization Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Chapter 7 Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router View WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Enable Your Router to Work With Amazon Alexa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Chapter 12 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. 1 Hardware Setup The Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router delivers combined WiFi connection speeds up to AC1900 WiFi (600 Mbps1 on 2.4 GHz2 802.11n and 1300 Mbps 3on 5 GHz 802.11ac). Nighthawk is ideal for bandwidth-hungry activities such as online gaming and video streaming, powered by a dual core 1 GHz processor. High-powered amplifiers with antennas provide WiFi coverage anywhere around your home, inside or out.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the following items. Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Ethernet cable Power adapter Antennas (3) Figure 1. Package contents Attach the Antennas The router comes with three antennas. To attach the antennas: 1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router. 2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts. 3. Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Top and Front Panels The router has status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0 port on the front. USB 3.0 port Figure 2. Router top and front view Table 1. LED and button descriptions LED Description Power • • • • • Solid amber. The router is starting. Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed. Solid white. The router is ready. Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted. Off. Power is not supplied to the router. Internet • • • • Solid white.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Table 1. LED and button descriptions (continued) LED Description Ethernet ports 1-4 The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections. • Solid. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port. • Blinking. The port is sending or receiving traffic. • Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port. WiFi On/Off Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Position Your Router The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your router’s signal.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Cable Your Router The following image shows how to cable your router: Figure 4. Router cabling To cable your router: 1. Unplug your modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your Internet service. If your modem has a battery backup, remove the battery. 2. Plug in and turn on your modem. If your modem has a battery backup, replace the battery. 3.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Connect to the Network You can connect to the router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Wired Connection You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router’s local area network (LAN). To connect your computer to the router with an Ethernet cable: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Label The label on the router shows the login information, MAC address, and serial number. Figure 5. Router label Types of Logins Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when. Types of logins: • ISP login. The login that your ISP gave you logs you in to your Internet service. Your service provider gave you this login information in a letter or some other way.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When your Internet service starts, your Internet service provider (ISP) typically gives you all the information needed to connect to the Internet. For DSL service, you might need the following information to set up your router: • The ISP configuration information for your DSL account • ISP login name and password • Fixed or static IP address settings (special deployment by ISP; this setting is rare) If you cannot locate this information, ask your ISP to provide it.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router b. Contact your ISP to verify that you have the correct configuration information. c. Read Chapter 14, Troubleshooting. If problems persist, register your NETGEAR product and contact NETGEAR technical support. Log In to the Router When you first connect to your router and launch a web browser, the browser automatically displays the router web interface.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your router’s WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password) are on the router label. 4. Launch the NETGEAR Up app on your mobile device. 5. Follow the instructions that display on the app to install your router and connect to the Internet. Change the Language By default, the language is set as Auto. To change the language: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
3. Specify Your Internet Settings 3 Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the NETGEAR installation assistant to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with a web browser. You can also customize or specify your Internet settings.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the NETGEAR installation assistant that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up. To use the Setup Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your ISP configuration and checks your operation mode.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Manually Set Up the Internet Connection You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings. Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login To specify the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If Required) field. For the other sections in this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change them. 8. For the Internet IP Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons: • Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select Internet. Scroll to view more settings 5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login section of the page, select the Yes radio button. The page adjusts. 6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP. 7. In the Login field, enter the login name your ISP gave you. This login name is often an email address. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects. 13. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, select one of the following radio buttons: • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. • If your ISP did not provide details, select IPv6 Tunnel. • If you are not sure, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use. • If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, or fixed, but is IPv6, select Auto Config. For more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Auto Detect. The page adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Connection Type. This field indicates the connection type that is detected. • Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use Auto Config for an IPV6 Internet Connection To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 7. (Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Manual Mode. Select 6rd Tunnel. If the router receives option 212, the fields are automatically completed. Otherwise, you must enter the 6rd settings. To set up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • MTU size (in bytes). The normal MTU (maximum transmit unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes, or 1492 bytes for PPPoE connections. Change the MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. See Change the MTU Size on page 40. 6. Select an IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button: • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The page adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN field. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and WAN Ethernet ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets. To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select Fixed. The page adjusts: 6. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection: • IPv6 Address/Prefix Length. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface. • Default IPv6 Gateway. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s WAN interface. • Primary DNS Server. The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. • Secondary DNS Server.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also. 7. (Optional) In the User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The IPv6 page displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select PPPoE. The page adjusts: 6. Enter the settings that your service provider gave you. If your service provider gave you only one user name and password, the service provider most likely supports dual stack PPPoE (a single ppp session). If the service provider gave you two user names and passwords for IPv4 and IPv6, then the router must use different PPP session.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. In the Login field, enter the login information for the ISP connection. This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, you would type JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value. In some situations, changing the value fixes one problem but causes another. Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs: • You experience problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500. 6. Click the Apply button. Your change is saved. If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Table 2. Common MTU sizes MTU Application 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/Bridge Settings. The VLAN/Bridge Settings page displays. 5. Select the Enable VLAN / Bridge group check box. 6. Select the By bridge group radio button. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VLAN/Bridge Settings. The VLAN/Bridge Settings page displays. 5. Select the Enable VLAN / Bridge group check box. 6. Select the By VLAN tag group radio button. 7. Click the Add button. The Add Vlan Rule page displays. 8. In the Name field, enter a name for the VLAN tag group. The name can be up to 10 characters. 9. In the VLAN ID field, enter a value from 1 to 4094.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Optimize Internet Traffic With Dynamic QoS Dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) helps improve your router’s Internet traffic management capabilities through better application and device identification, bandwidth allocation, and traffic prioritization techniques. Dynamic QoS resolves traffic congestion when the Internet bandwidth is limited and different demands compete for bandwidth. Enable Dynamic QoS To enable Dynamic QoS: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Performance Optimization Database The router uses a QoS database of the most popular applications and services to implement Dynamic QoS. You can set the router to automatically update the database, or you can manually update the database. Enable Automatic Performance Optimization Database Update To enable the automatic performance optimization database update: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The QoS page displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable QoS check box is selected. 6. Select the Dynamic QoS radio button. The page adjusts. 7. Click the Update Now button. The router checks for the newest version of the database and downloads it. 8. Click the Apply button Your settings are saved. Manage Default and Custom QoS Rules You can add custom QoS rules and change and remove both default and custom QoS rules.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router For more information, see Enable Dynamic QoS on page 46. 6. Select the Advance QoS radio button. The page adjusts. 7. Select the QoS by Service radio button. The page adjusts. 8. From the Applications menu, select the application. 9. From the Device Priority menu, select a priority level. 10. Click the Add button. The new QoS rule is added to the QoS Rules table. 11. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 8. Either select the radio button for the device in the MAC Device List to complete the fields automatically (by default, each device is assigned a normal priority) or specify the settings for the device as described in the following table: Field Description QoS Policy for Enter a name for the QoS rule. MAC Address Enter the MAC address for the device. Device Enter the name of the device.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The page adjusts. 8. In the QoS Policy for field, enter a name for the QoS rule. 9. From the Ethernet LAN Port menu, select the LAN port. 10. From the Device Priority menu, select a priority level. 11. Click the Add button. The new QoS rule is added to the QoS Rules table. 12. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. Edit a QoS Rule You can change an existing default or custom QoS rule. For default rules, you can change only the priority.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Remove a QoS Rule You can remove an individual custom or default QoS rule. To remove a QoS rule: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The QoS page displays. 5. Make sure that Dynamic QoS is enabled. For more information, see Enable Dynamic QoS on page 46. 6. Select the Advance QoS radio button. The page adjusts. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. To find out what uplink bandwidth your Internet connection supports, click the Speedtest button. The speed test checks your uplink bandwidth and the supported uplink bandwidth displays. 8. In the Uplink bandwidth Maximum field, enter the maximum uplink bandwidth that you want to specify. 9. From the associated menu, select Kbps or Mbps. 10. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router durations ensure that control points have current device status at the expense of more network traffic. Longer durations can compromise the freshness of the device status, but can significantly reduce network traffic. 7. Type the advertisement time to live in hops. The time to live for the advertisement is measured in hops (steps) for each UPnP packet sent. Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers. The number of hops can range from 1 to 255.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Clear the Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (5 GHz b/g/n) check box. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Enable or Disable Smart Connect Smart Connect selects the fastest WiFi band for your device. For Smart Connect to work, the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands must use the same WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password). That means that when you connect to the router with WiFi, you see only one SSID that connects to both bands.
5. Control Access to the Internet 5 The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Parental Controls The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home page, your browser goes to the Parental Controls website.You can learn more about Parental Controls or download the application. After you set up and enabled parental controls, you can change the web filtering level for each device on the network through the network map page on the genie app. To set up Parental Controls: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 11. Click the Take me to the status page button. The Status page displays. Parental Controls are now set up for the router. 12. To enable Parental Controls, click the Enable Live Parental Controls button to enable it. Allow or Block Access to Your Network You can use access control to block access to your network. To set up access control: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect. Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites You can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from your network. You can use blocking all the time or based on a schedule. To set block Internet sites: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Specify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html. • Specify .com if you want to allow only sites with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov. • Enter a period (.) to block all Internet browsing access. 7. Click the Add Keyword button. The keyword is added to the keyword list. The keyword list supports up to 32 entries. 8. Click the Apply button. Keyword blocking takes effect. To delete keywords from the list: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Click the Add button. The Block Services Setup page displays: 7. To add a service that is in the Service Type list, select the application or service. The settings for this service automatically display in the fields. 8. To add a service or application that is not the list, select User Defined. a. If you know that the application uses either TCP or UDP, select the appropriate protocol; otherwise, select TCP/UDP (both). b.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Schedule. 5. Specify when to block keywords and services: • Days to Block. Select the check box for each day that you want to block the keywords or select the Every Day check box, which automatically selects the check boxes for all days.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Security Event Email Notifications The router can email you its logs of router activity. The log records router activity and security events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services. To set up email notifications: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the My Mail Server requires authentication check box. a. In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server. b. In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server. 10. (Optional) Select the Send E-mail notification when a downloader task is finished check box. 11. (Optional) Select the Send Alerts Immediately check box.
6. Share USB Devices Attached to the Router 6 This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage device attached to your router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router USB Device Requirements The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, visit http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare. Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB storage device. Such USB storage devices do not work with the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Connect a USB Device to the Router To connect a USB storage device to the router: 1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router. The blue, USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router. 2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it. You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Access a USB Device from a Windows Computer To access the USB storage device from a Windows computer: 1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router. The blue, USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel of the router. 2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it. You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Right-click the USB storage device and select Map network drive. The Map Network Drive window displays: 7. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder. 8. Click the Finish button. The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. To connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the Connect using different credentials check box, click the Finish button, and do the following: a. Type the user name and password. b. Click the OK button. The USB storage device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified. Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions: 1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac. 2. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and search for Disk Utility. 3. Open the Disk Utility, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase button. 4. Click the Partition tab. 5. Click Partition Layout and set the number of partitions that you want to use. 6. Click the Options button. The Partition options display.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router If the Advanced button is grayed out, click the lock icon so that you can change the settings. c. Clear the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box. d. Click the OK button. Your changes are saved. Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB HDD that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports. To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: If you do not see the USB partition that you want in the Time Machine disk list, go to Mac finder and click that USB partition. It displays in the Time Machine list. 12. When prompted, select the Registered User radio button. 13. Enter admin for the name and password for the password and click the Connect button. The setup is complete and the Mac automatically schedules a full back up. You can back up immediately if you want.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Network Device Name. This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. The default is readyshare. • Workgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows. • Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want: - Network Connection. Enabled by default. - HTTP.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Select the FTP check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. View Network Folders on a USB Device You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device To view network folders: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the page, and adjust the following settings: • Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.) You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Click the Create Network Folder button. If this page does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 6. In the USB Device list, select the USB drive. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device You can edit network folders on the USB storage device. To edit a network folder: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To remove a USB disk drive safely: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.
7. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 7 With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet and a personal domain name to access a USB storage device that is attached to a USB port on the router when you are not home. If you know the IP address of the router (and the IP address did not change), you can also access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but most people don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number changes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Your Personal FTP Server To set up your personal account and use FTP: 1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name. For more information, see Your Personal FTP Server on page 82. 2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working. Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the Internet. 3. Connect a USB storage device to a USB port on the router. 4. Set up FTP access in the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 6. In the Service Provider list, select NETGEAR. 7. Select the No radio button. 8. In the Host Name field, type the name that you want to use for your URL. The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the host name that you specify, and ends with mynetgear.com. For example, specify MyName.mynetgear.com. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 6. In the Service Provider list, select one of the following: • NETGEAR • www.no-ip.com • www.DynDNS.org 7. Select the Yes radio button. The page adjusts and displays the Show Status, Cancel, and Apply buttons. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change the Dynamic DNS Settings To change your settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. 5. Select the FTP (via Internet) check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. 7. To limit access to the admin user, click the Edit button. 8. In the Read Access list, select admin. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet If you attached a USB storage device to the modem router, before you can access the storage device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set it up. For more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 86. To access the USB storage device with FTP from a remote computer: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the router. When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 4. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 5. Enter the user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router You can use the Pause, Resume, and Delete buttons to manage the downloading tasks. The completed downloading tasks display in the Downloaded Files section. Change the Download Settings You can change the default save path to any directory on the USB storage device that is connected to the router. You can change the maximum number of concurrent downloading tasks, but NETGEAR recommends 3 as the most effective setting.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up email notifications when a downloader task is finished: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > NETGEAR Downloader (BETA) > Downloader Settings. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > NETGEAR Downloader (BETA) > Download Manager. 5. Make any needed changes. 6. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for routers lets you remotely access files stored on a USB storage device that is connected to the router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, you must create a ReadyCLOUD account and register your router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 10. Click the Create Account link. 11. Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the Create button. You are now ready to register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account. Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account. To register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account: 1. Visit http://kb.netgear.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Select ReadySHARE. 7. Select the ReadyCLOUD radio button. 8. Enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password and click the Register button. If you did not create a ReadyCLOUD account, see Create a ReadyCLOUD Account on page 92. The router is registered with ReadyCLOUD.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Note: If the router’s Internet connection mode is set to Dial on Demand, the router automatically changes the connection mode to Always On. This change is required for ReadyCLOUD to remotely access the USB storage device. 9. After registration, visit http://readycloud.netgear.com. 10. Click the Sign In link, enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password, and click the Sign In button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The router is added to your account and you can now use the Kwilt app to view the photos stored on the USB storage device, even when you are away from home.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings By default, the router acts as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players. To specify media server settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router iPhone or iPad. You can also use the Apple Remote app from an iPhone or iPad to play music on any AirPlay devices, such as Apple TV or AirPlay-supported receivers. Figure 8. Play music on a USB drive with iTunes Supported music file formats are MP3, AAC, and FLAC. The maximum number of music files supported is 10,000.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. 6. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays. 7. Select the Media Server tab. The Media Server (Settings) page displays. 8. Select the Enable iTunes Media Server (Music Only) check box and click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. 9. On your Windows or Mac computer, launch iTunes. 10. Select File > Home Sharing > Turn On Home Sharing. The Home Sharing page displays. 11.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your router’s WiFi network. 4. Download the Remote app from the Apple App Store. 5. Launch the Remote app from your iPhone or iPad.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. Click the Add a Device button. 7. Specify the passcode in the router to set up your iTunes Server: a. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to your router’s network. b. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. c. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. d.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. Your iPhone or iPad pairs with the router and the iTunes Server is ready. The router displays in the Remote app. 8. In the Remote app, tap the router your iPhone or iPad is connected to. The music that is on the USB storage device that is connected to the router displays in the app. Set Up the Router to Work With TiVo You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to your router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Play Videos on TiVo To play videos: 1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > My Shows. 2. Go to the bottom of the list and select the router. Play Music or View Photos on TiVo To play music or view photos: 1. On the TiVo, select TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Select an item to play or watch.
9. 9 Share a USB Printer The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network. For more information about the features available in the NETGEAR USB Control Center, see the ReadySHARE Printer User Manual, which is available http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark printers) request that you do not connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so. To install the driver and cable the printer: 1. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver software for the USB printer. If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To install the utility: 1. If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file. 2. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded. 3. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select a language from the menu and click the OK button. The USB printer connected to the router displays in the NETGEAR USB Control Center window. Note: Some firewall software, such as Comodo or Norton, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the utility, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utility to work.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center For each computer, after you click the Connect and Disconnect buttons once, the utility automatically manages the printing queue and handling. By default, the utility starts automatically whenever you log on to Windows and runs in the background. To print a document using the NETGEAR USB Control Center: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select a printer and click the Connect button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router View or Change the Status of a Printer To view or change the status: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . The Status column shows the status for each device: • Available. No print jobs are in progress. You can use the USB printer from any computer in the network. • Connected. Your computer is connected to the printer and will be released when your print job is done. • Manually Connected by. Only the connected computer can use the printer.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The printer is released from the connection and the printer status on your computer changes to Available. 3. To print from your computer when the status shows Waiting to Connect, do the following: a. Click the Connect button. The printer status changes to Manually connected by Mycomputer. Now only your computer can use the printer. b. To allow the printer to be shared, click the Disconnect button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. You can also change the language and specify the time-out to release the printer connection. Turn Off Automatic Startup for NETGEAR USB Control Center You can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. To turn off automatic NETGEAR USB Control Center startup: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Change the Language in NETGEAR USB Control Center To change the language: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select Tools > Configuration. The Control Center - Configuration window displays. 3. In the Language menu, select a language. 4. Click the OK button. The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify the Time-Out for NETGEAR USB Control Center Specify the time-out to release the printer connection. To specify the time-out: 1. Click the NETGEAR USB Control Center icon . 2. Select Tools > Configuration. The Control Center - Configuration window displays. 3. In the Timeout field, type the number of minutes. The time-out is the number of minutes that a computer holds its connection to the printer when the connection isn’t being used. 4. Click the OK button.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs The router LEDs on the top panel indicate router activities and behavior. You can disable LED blinking for network communications, or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED. To disable LED blinking or turn off the LEDs: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To view the WAN settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup. The following settings display: • Disable Port Scan and DoS Protection.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router or multimedia applications from working. Open NAT provides a much less secured firewall, but allows almost all Internet applications to work. 5. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Set Up a Default DMZ Server The default DMZ server feature is helpful when you are using some online games and videoconferencing applications that are incompatible with Network Address Translation (NAT).
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your change takes effect. Change the Router’s Device Name The router’s device name is R7000. This device name displays in file manager when you browse your network. To change the router’s device name: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > LAN Setup. 5. In the IP Address field, type the IP address. 6. In the IP Subnet Mask, type the subnet mask of the router. The IP address and subnet mask identifies which addresses are local to a specific device and which must be reached through a gateway or router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router If you changed the LAN IP address of the router, you are disconnected when this change takes effect. 9. To reconnect, close your browser, relaunch it, and log in to the router Specify the IP Addresses that the Router Assigns By default, the router acts as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. The router assigns IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers connected to the LAN.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router. b. In the Ending IP Address field, type the number at the end of the range of IP addresses. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the router. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Reserve LAN IP Addresses When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN, that computer always receives the same IP address each time it accesses the router’s DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to computers or servers that require permanent IP settings. To reserve an IP address: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Click the Delete button. The address is removed. Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. To use the WPS Wizard: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings. If you change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in a safe place where you can easily find it. If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless security settings, you are disconnected when you click the Apply button. To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router When this check box is selected, the router broadcasts its network name (SSID) so that it displays when you scan for local WiFi networks on your computer or wireless device. 7. To change the network name (SSID), type a new name in the Name (SSID) field. The name can be up to 32 characters long and it is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated and is on the router’s label.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To change the WPA settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select Wireless. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select Guest Network. 5. Select any of the following wireless settings: • Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. • Enable SSID Broadcast.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Your settings are saved. How the Router Manages Wireless Clients A wireless client is any computer or wireless device that connects to the router’s WiFi network. The router uses Airtime fairness and implicit Beamforming to manage its wireless clients. These features are enabled by default, but you can disable them. Airtime Fairness Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the page and clear the Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING check box. 6. Click the Apply button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. 5. Select or clear the Enable Wireless Radio check boxes in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections of the page. Clearing this check box turns off the WiFi feature of the router. 6. Click the Apply button. If you turned off both wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays. 5. Click the Add a new period button. 6. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the wireless signal. 7. Click the Apply button. The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless settings through WPS. 5. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up the router with your existing router or gateway: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port on your existing router or gateway. Cable this port to a LAN port on another router 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. The first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your router, the browser goes to http://www.routerlogin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To set up the router as an AP after you set up your Internet: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port on your existing router or gateway. Cable this port to a LAN port on another router 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 4. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience. Note: To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on each router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device. For example, you can install the first router in a room like a home office that has your Internet connection, then set up the second router in bridge mode. Place the router in bridge mode in a different room that has your home entertainment center. Cable the router in bridge mode to your Smart TV, DVR, game console or Blu-ray player, and use its 802.11ac WiFi connection to the first router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Click the setup bridge mode wireless settings button. 8. Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will connect. a. Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz). For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz. b. In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID). c. In the Security Option section, select a radio button. d. If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect wirelessly to the other router). 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Base station access point Repeater access point Figure 10. Wireless repeating scenario Note: To use the wireless repeating function, your router cannot have security enabled and cannot use the auto channel feature.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up the Base Station The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up the repeater. To set up the base station: 1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings. The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option must be set to None. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 9. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters. If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access points. 10. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Set Up a Repeater Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button. 8. In the Repeater IP Address field, type the IP address of the repeater router. This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the LAN IP address of the base station. 9. To prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowing LAN client associations only, select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box.
11. Manage Your Network 11 This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Update the Router Firmware The router firmware is stored in flash memory. You can check to see if new firmware is available and update the router to the new firmware.You can also visit the NETGEAR support website, download the firmware manually, and update the router to the new firmware. Check for New Firmware and Update the Router For you to check for new firmware, the router must be connected to the Internet. To check for new firmware and update your router: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router b. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. c. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays.The firmware version is stated in the top right, under the Logout button. 8. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the router after updating.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router WARNING: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the upload. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the router. Wait until the router finishes restarting and the Power LED turns solid white. A progress bar might show the progress of the firmware upload process. The firmware upload process takes several minutes. When the upload is complete, your router restarts. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. To be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box. NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect. Recover the admin Password NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router View Router Status To view router status and usage information: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 4. The BASIC Home page displays 5. Click the ADVANCED tab. 6. In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button. The following information displays: • System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted. • Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the page displays: - Status.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the ADVANCED tab. 5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. The following information displays: • IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router. • Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To view logs: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs. The log page shows the following information: • Date and time.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Monitor Internet Traffic Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the router Internet port. You can set limits for traffic volume. To monitor Internet traffic: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 7. (Optional) If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field. 8. In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date. If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button. 9.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is activated. To set up a static route: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The Static Routes page adjusts. 3. Edit the route information. 4. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. To delete a static route: 1. In the table, select the radio button for the route. 2. Click the Delete button. The route is removed from the table. View Devices Currently on the Network You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network. To view devices on the network: 1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • IP Address. The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network. This number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the network. • MAC Address. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC address is typically shown on the product label. 5. To update this page, click the Refresh button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Restore Configuration Settings To restore configuration settings that you backed up: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The factory default settings are restored. The user name is admin, the password is password, and the LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1. DHCP is enabled. Remote Management The remote management feature lets you access your router over the Internet to view or change its settings. You need to know the router’s WAN IP address to use this feature.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 6. In the Allow Remote Access By section, specify the external IP addresses to be allowed to access the router’s remote management: Note: For enhanced security, restrict access to as few external IP addresses as practical Select one of the following: • To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select the Only This Computer radio button. Enter the IP address to be allowed access.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Configure Your Router With Amazon Alexa If you own an Alexa-enabled device, you can use Alexa with your router. Amazon Alexa Prerequisites You must follow these high-level steps before setting up your router with Alexa. To use your NETGEAR router with Alexa: 1. Make sure that your router supports the remote access feature using the genie app. To check if your device supports this feature, visit netgear.com/support and search for your router’s data sheet. 2.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The NETGEAR account sign in page displays. 7. Enter your NETGEAR account credentials and tap the Sign in button. 8. Tap the Accept button. The NETGEAR skill is linked with your account. 9. Ask Alexa any of the following commands: • Alexa, ask NETGEAR to enable the guest network. Note that this command enables a 2.4 GHz guest network only. • Alexa, ask NETGEAR to enable a 2.4 GHz guest network. • Alexa, ask NETGEAR to enable a 5 GHz guest network.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a VPN Connection A virtual private network (VPN) lets you use the Internet to securely access your network when you aren’t home. Secure remote access Open VPN Client Internet Figure 11. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a remote computer This type of VPN access is called a client-to-gateway tunnel. The computer is the client, and the router is the gateway.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Specify VPN Service in the Router You must specify the VPN service settings in the router before you can use a VPN connection. To specify the VPN service: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected. 6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page. For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 165. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 12. Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button. 13. Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the Next button. 14. To specify the destination folder, click the Browse button and select a destination folder. 15. Click the Install button. The page displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation page. 16. Click the Finish button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 17. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the VPN client is installed on your computer. For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default. 18. For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to NETGEAR-VPN: a. In Windows, select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections. b.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router For more information about using OpenVPN on your Mac computer, visit https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-toaccess-server-from-a-mac.html. Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device To install VPN client software on your iOS device: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected. 6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page. For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 165. 7.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer: 1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges. The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar. Tip: You can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then in the settings for the shortcut and select the run as administrator check box. Then every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN automatically runs with administrator privileges. 2. Right-click the OpenVPN icon. A menu displays: 3. Select Connect.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media To access the router’s USB drive and download files from your Windows computer: 1. In Windows File Manager, select the Network folder. The network resources display. The ReadySHARE icon is in the computers section and the remote R7000 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the router). 2. If the icons do not display, click the Refresh button to update the page.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service. The VPN Service page displays. 5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box. 6.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box. 6. Scroll down to the Clients will use this VPN connection to access section, and select the Home Network only radio button. This is the default setting. The VPN connection is only to your home network, not to the Internet service for your home network. 7. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved. 8. Click For Windows or For Non Windows button and download the configuration files for your VPN clients. 9.
13. Specify Internet Port Settings 13 You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic. You need networking knowledge to set up these features.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server If you have a server in your home network, you can allow certain types of incoming traffic to reach the server. For example, you might want to make a local web server, FTP server, or game server visible and available to the Internet. The router can forward incoming traffic with specific protocols to computers on your local network.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 10. Click the Add button. The service displays in the list. Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service To add a custom service: 1. Find out which port number or range of numbers the application uses. You can usually find this information by contacting the publisher of the application or user groups or news groups. 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 3. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 4.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 12. Type the IP address in the Internal IP address field or select the radio button for an attached device listed in the table. 13. Click the Apply button. The service is now in the list on the Port Forwarding/Port Triggering page. Edit a Port Forwarding Service To edit a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Delete a Port Forwarding Entry To delete a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network. 2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Destination address. The IP address of www.example.com, which is the address of your router. • Destination port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process. 2. Your router receives the message and finds your port forwarding rule for incoming port 80 traffic. 3. The router changes the destination in the message to IP address 192.168.1.123 and sends the message to that computer. 4. Your web server at IP address 192.168.1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Click the Add Service button. 7. In the Service Name field, type a descriptive service name. 8.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router A login window opens. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. 5. Select the Port Triggering radio button. 6. Clear the Disable Port Triggering check box.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router 3. Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication session between your computer and the IRC server. Your router stores the original information, performs Network Address Translation (NAT) on the source address and port, and sends this request message through the Internet to the IRC server. 4.
14. 14 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems you might have with your router. If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear.com for product and contact information.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence to Restart Your Network When you need to restart your network, follow this sequence: 1. Turn off and unplug the modem. 2. Turn off the router. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. Wait two minutes. 4. Turn on the router and wait two minutes.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot with the LEDs By default, the router is set with standard LED settings. If you disabled blinking for the LEDs or turned off all LEDs except the Power LED, you must return the LEDs to their standard settings for troubleshooting. For information about controlling the LED settings, see Disable LED Blinking or Turn off LEDs on page 117.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router LEDs Never Turn Off When the router is turned on, the LEDs light for about 10 seconds and then turn off. If all the LEDs stay on, this indicates a fault within the router. If all LEDs are still lit one minute after power-up, do the following: • Cycle the power to see if the router recovers. • Press and hold the Reset button to return the router to its factory settings. For more information, see Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility on page 191.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router this range, check the connection from the computer to the router, and reboot your computer. • If your router’s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address, clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This sets the router’s IP address to 192.168.1.1. For more information, see Factory Settings on page 194. • Make sure that your browser has Java, JavaScript, or ActiveX enabled.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • Your ISP might check for your computer’s host name. Assign the computer host name of your ISP account as the account name in the Internet Setup page. • Your ISP allows only one Ethernet MAC address to connect to Internet and might check for your computer’s MAC address. In this case, do one of the following: - Inform your ISP that you have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router’s MAC address.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Troubleshoot Internet Browsing If your router can obtain an IP address but your computer is unable to load any web pages from the Internet, check the following: • Your computer might not recognize any DNS server addresses. A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically, your ISP provides the addresses of one or two DNS servers for your use.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router • If you want to view the wireless settings for the router, use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to a LAN port on the router. Then log in to the router, and select BASIC > Wireless. Note: Be sure to click the Apply button if you change settings. If your wireless device finds your network, but the signal strength is weak, check these conditions: • Is your router too far from your computer, or too close? Place your computer near the router, but at least 6 feet (1.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Check that the appropriate LEDs are on for your network devices. If your router and computer are connected to a separate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer.
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Factory Settings You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least seven seconds. The router resets, and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table. Table 3. Factory default settings Feature Router login Internet connection Local network (LAN) Firewall Default behavior User login URL www.routerlogin.com or www.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Table 3. Factory default settings (continued) Feature Wireless Default behavior Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WPA2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled Transmission speed Auto* Country/region United States in the US; otherwise varies by region RF channel 6 until region selected Operating mode Up to 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 1300 Mbps at 5 GHz *. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Technical Specifications Table 4. R7000 Router specifications Feature Description Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP, Bigpond, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB Power adapter • • • • Dimensions Dimensions: 280 mm x 182 mm x 49 mm (11 in. x 7.17 in. x 1.9 in.) Weight Weight: 430 g (0.
