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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации
Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации NETGEAR R8000. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции NETGEAR R8000 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.
Что такое руководство?
Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции NETGEAR R8000 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.
К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций NETGEAR R8000, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.
Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?
Прежде всего в инструкции NETGEAR R8000 должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства NETGEAR R8000
- название производителя и год производства оборудования NETGEAR R8000
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием NETGEAR R8000
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам
Почему мы не читаем инструкций?
Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск NETGEAR R8000 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок NETGEAR R8000 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта NETGEAR, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания NETGEAR R8000, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.
Почему стоит читать инструкции?
Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства NETGEAR R8000, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.
После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции NETGEAR R8000. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA July 2014 202-11398-01 Nighthawk X6 A C3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Model R8000 User Manual[...]
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2 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Suppor t Thank you f or selec ting NET GEAR products. Thank you f or selec ting NET GEAR products. After inst alling your device, locat e the serial number on the label of your product and use it to r egist er your product at https ://my .netge ar .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduc t befor e you can[...]
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3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Y our R outer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Extend the Ant ennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 T op View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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4 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Impr ove Network C onnec tions with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet Set Up P ar ental Contr ols . [...]
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5 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Acc ess USB Devices Thr ough the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Y our P ersonal FTP Ser ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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6 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Rec over the admin P asswor d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 View Rout er St atus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Display Interne t Port St atistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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7 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T roubleshoo t with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 St andard LED Behavior When the R outer is P ower ed On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 P ower LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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8 1 1. Har dwar e Setup The Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Router with six high-performance antennas and three network bands—one 2.4 GHz band and two 5 GHz bands, delivers combined WiFi connection speeds of up to 3200 Mbps WiFi: • 600 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band 256 QAM (802.1 1n) • 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 1 (802.1 1ac) • 1300 Mbps on 5 GH[...]
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Hardw are Setup 9 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Unpack Y our Rout er Y our package contains the following items. AC3200 Smart WiFi Router Ethernet cable Power adapter Figure 1. Package contents Ex t end the Ant ennas Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance. T o extend the antennas: Position all of the antennas verticall[...]
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Hardw are Setup 10 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T op View The router has status LEDs and buttons on the top. LEDs Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons T able 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. • S[...]
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Hardw are Setup 11 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Y ou can use the LED On/Off switch on the rear panel of the router to turn the LEDs on the top of the router on or off. See <pdf>“T urn the LEDs On or Off” on page 12. R ear P anel The rear panel has the connections and buttons shown in the following figure. USB 3.0 Ethernet In[...]
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Hardw are Setup 12 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T urn the LEDs On or Off T o turn the LEDs on or off: Slide the LED On/Off switch on the rear panel to the on or of f position. LED On/Off switch The Power LED stays lit even if the LED On/Off switch is in the off position. P osition Y our Rout er The router lets you access your netw[...]
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Hardw are Setup 13 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er • Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and insulated walls such as these: - Solid metal doors - Aluminum studs - Fish tanks - Mirrors - Brick - Concrete Cable Y our Rout er The following image shows how to cable your router: Modem Power adapter Etherne[...]
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14 2 2. Connec t t o the Network and Acc ess the Rout er Y ou can connect to the router ’s WiFi networks or use a wired Ethernet connection. This chapter explains the ways you can connect and how to access the router and log in. This chapter contains the following sections: • Connect to the Network • T ypes of Logins • Use an Internet Brows[...]
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Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 15 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Connec t t o the Network Y ou 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). Wir ed Connec tion[...]
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Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 16 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Label The label on the router shows the login information, WiFi network name and network key (password), MAC address, and serial number . Figure 5. Router label T ypes of Logins Separate types of logins have different purposes. It is important that you under[...]
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Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 17 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 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 info[...]
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Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 18 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er • Make sure that the computer is connected to one of the four LAN Ethernet ports or wirelessly to the router. • Make sure that the router has full power and that its Power LED is lit white. • Close and reopen the browser or clear the browser cache. •[...]
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Connect to the Network and Acc ess the Router 19 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. In the upper right corner , select a language from the list. 5. When prompted, click the OK button to confirm this c[...]
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20 3 3. Specif y Y our Int ernet Settings Usually , the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with an Internet browser . Y ou can also customize or specify your Internet settings. This chapter contains the following sections: • Use[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 21 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use the Int ernet Setup Wizar d Y ou 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 genie screens that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up. T o use the [...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 22 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Manually Set Up the Int ernet Connec tion Y ou can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings. Specif y an Int ernet Connec tion Without a Login T o specify the Internet connection settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless dev[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 23 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If Required) field. For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can change them. 8. Select an Internet IP Address radio button: • Get Dynamically fro[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 24 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select Internet . Scroll to view more settings 5. In the Does your Internet connection require a login? section of the screen, s elect the Ye s radio button. The screen adjusts. 6. In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method: PPPoE , PPPoA , [...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 25 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 13. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button: • Get Automatically from ISP . Y our ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Y our ISP automatically assigns this address. • Use These DNS Servers . If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, sele[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 26 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Y our Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information. For more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections. - Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 26 - Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 28 -[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 27 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The screen adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Connection T ype . This field indicates the connection type that is detected. • Router ’ s IPv6 Address on W AN . This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for t[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 28 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use Aut o Config f or an IPv6 Internet C onnec tion T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www [...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 29 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. (Optional) In the DHCP Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name. Y ou can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP . Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here. For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy .zzz, type xxx.yyy .zzz as the dom[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 30 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The screen 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 al[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 31 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up an IPv6 P ass Thr ough Internet Connection In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and W AN Ethernet ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets. T o set up a pass-through IPv6 Int[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 32 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The screen adjusts: 6. Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the W AN connection: • IPv6 Address/Prefix Length . The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router W AN interface. • Default IPv6 Gateway . The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’ s[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 33 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Int ernet Connec tion T o set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com .[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 34 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. (Optional) In the Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name. Y ou can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP . Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here. For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy .zzz, type xxx.yyy .zzz as the domain n[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 35 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The screen adjusts: The router automatically detects the information in the following fields: • Router ’ s IPv6 Address on W AN . This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s W AN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the [...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 36 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN). 10. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6 address of the router’s LAN interface. If you do no[...]
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Specify Y our Internet Settings 37 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er A login screen displays. 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > W AN Setup . 5. In the MTU S[...]
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38 4 4. Optimiz e P er f ormanc e Y ou can set up the router to optimize performance for applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP). By default, the router uses Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS). This chapter cont[...]
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Optimize P erformanc e 39 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Impr ove Netw ork Connec tions with Univer sal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) helps devices, such as Internet appliances and computers, access the network and connect to other devices as needed. UPnP devices can automatically discover the services from other register[...]
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Optimize P erformanc e 40 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The UPnP Portmap T able displays the IP address of each UPnP device that is accessing the router and which ports (internal and external) that device opened. The UPnP Portmap T able also displays what type of port is open and whether that port is still active for each IP address. T[...]
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41 5 5. Contr ol Acc ess t o the Int ernet The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet. This chapter includes the following sections: • Set Up Parental Controls • Allow or Block Access to Y our Network • Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites • Block Services from t[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 42 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up P arent al Contr ols The first time that you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, your browser goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls and download the application. T o set up Live Paren[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 43 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts. 7. Click the Next button. 8. Read the note, and click the Next button again to proceed. Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log in or create a free account. 9. Sel[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 44 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 1 1. Complete the fields and click the Next button. After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays: 12. Select a radio button for a filtering level and click the Next button. 13. Click the T ake me to the status screen button. Parental contr[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 45 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Security > Access Control . 5. Select the T urn on Access Control check box. Y ou must select this check[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 46 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Manage Network Ac cess Contr ol Lists Y ou can use access control to block or allow access to your network. T o manage devices that are allowed or blocked: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype htt[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 47 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 6. Select the check box for a device. 7. Use the Add button, Edit button, and Remove from the List button as needed. 8. Click the Apply button. Y our changes take effect. Use K ey wor ds t o Block Internet Sit es Y ou can use keywords to block certain Internet sites from[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 48 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er For example: • 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 keyw[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 49 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o block services: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user n[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 50 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. T o add a service that is in the Service T ype list, select the application or service. The settings for this service automatically display in the fields. 8. T o add a service or application that is not the list, select User Defined . a. If you know that the applicati[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 51 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > 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 [...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 52 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Security > Block Sites . 5. Scroll down and select the Allow[...]
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Contr ol Access t o the Internet 53 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 5. Select the T urn Email Notification On check box. 6. In the Y our Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP .com). Y ou might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email progra[...]
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54 6 6. T ri-Band WiFi Connec tions This chapter explains how the router manages WiFi connections for its WiFi bands and how you can control the relevant router settings. This chapter includes the following sections: • T ri-Band WiFi • Smart Connect • Implicit Beamforming[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 55 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T ri-Band WiFi T ri-band WiFi delivers 3.2 Gbps combined WiFi speeds through three dedicated WiFi bands—a 2.4 GHz band, plus two 5 GHz bands. This additional 5 GHz WiFi band allows you to double the WiFi bandwidth for dual-band devices. F AST F ASTER F ASTEST 2.4 GHz 600 Mbp[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 56 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er iPhone 5S with support for only single-stream 802.1 1n can achieve a maximum WiFi speed of only 150 Mbps. As more devices connect and begin downloading, the bandwidth is shared among them as well. The following example of shared bandwidth shows a dual-band router in which the [...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 57 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er having two lanes in the wider road instead of one. The router automatically uses Smart Connect to allocate the fastest devices to the fast lane Nighthawk X6 T otal bandwidth: 1500 Mbps Internet 5 GHz Faster 5 GHz WiFi Band Greater than 2x the performance of other routers 5 GHz[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 58 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er For example, if three mobile devices are connected to one 5 GHz band, the fourth device is automatically connected to the other 5 GHz band. Internet Printer Legacy devices Dual-band WiFi devices IP camera Dual-band AC WiFi devices iPad Phone Fast 2.4 WiFi band Up to 600 Mbps F[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 59 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Smar t Connec t Smart Connect balances your 5 GHz WiFi connections into two different radio bands: the 5 GHz radio 1 band and the 5 GHz radio 2 band. The router uses Smart Connect to choose the best radio band for your device to give you the best WiFi performance. Nighthawk X6[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 60 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The user name is admin . The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select W ireless . 5. Select or clear the Smart Connect – One Wireless Network Name (SSID) for both 5 GHz radios check box. Selecting[...]
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T ri-Band WiFi Connections 61 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Implicit Beamf orming Implicit beamforming means that the router can use information from client devices that support beamforming to improve the WiFi signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it. T o disable implicit beamforming: 1. Launch a web brows[...]
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62 7 7. Shar e USB Devic es A tt ached t o the Rout er This chapter describes how to access and configure USB storage devices 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[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 63 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er USB Devic e Requir ements The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit http://kbserver .netgear .com/readyshare . Some USB external hard drives and flash dr[...]
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Share USB Devic es Attached t o the Router 64 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o access the USB device from a Mac: 1. Select Go > Connect to Server . 2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address. 3. Click the Connect button. T o access the USB device from a Windows computer: 1. Select Start > Run . 2. Enter readyshare[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 65 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o back up your Windows computer: 1. Connect a USB HDD to a 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. Install the genie app on each Windows computer[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 66 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Pr epare t o Back Up a Large Amount of Dat a Before you back up a large amount of data with T ime Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow this procedure. T o prepare to back up a large amount of data: 1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 67 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 3. On your Mac computer , select Go > Connect to Server . 4. T ype afp://routerlogin.net . 5. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest radio button. 6. Click the Connect button. A list of connected devices displays. This list includes[...]
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Share USB Devic es Attached t o the Router 68 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays. 5. Specify access to the USB storage device: • Network Device Name . This is the name used to access the USB device connected to the router. The default is readyshare. • W orkgroup . If you are using a Wi[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 69 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use F TP Within the Network File T ransfer Protocol (FTP) lets you send and receive large files faster . T o set up FTP access: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlog[...]
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Share USB Devic es Attached t o the Router 70 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er View Network F olders on a USB Devic e Y ou can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device. T o view network folders: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.ro[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 71 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er • Read Access and Write Access . Show the permissions and access controls on the network folder . All–no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder . The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router. •[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 72 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 8. In the Share Name field, type the name of the share. 9. In the Read Access list and the Write Access list, select the settings that you want. The user name (account name) for All–no password is guest. The password for admin is the same one that is used to[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 73 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er A login screen displays. 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Set[...]
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Share USB Devic es Att ached to the Rout er 74 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Saf ely Remov e a USB Devic e Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router USB port, log in to the router and take the drive offline. T o remove a USB disk drive safely: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that[...]
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75 8 8. Acc ess USB Devices Thr ough the Int ernet With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access a USB hard drive attached to the router ’s USB port router when you’re not home. This chapter includes the following sections: • Access USB Devices Through the Internet • Dynamic DNS • Y our Personal FTP Server • Set Up Y our Personal[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 76 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Acc ess USB Devic es Thr ough the Internet Y ou can access USB devices through the Internet when you’re not home. T o access USB devices from a remote computer: 1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network. 2. Connect to your home[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 77 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings . 5. Select the FTP (via Internet) check box. 6. Click the Apply button. Y our changes are saved. 7. T o limit access to the admin user , click the Edit button. 8. In the Read Access list, select admin [...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 78 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 2. T o upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla. 3. T ype ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser . For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4 . If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name. For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetge[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 79 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account settings. See Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 79. FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com FTP D ir ector y: FTP:// ‘ c[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 80 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > 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 yo[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 81 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > 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. S[...]
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Acces s USB Devices Through the Int ernet 82 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Change the Dynamic DNS Settings T o change your settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Ente[...]
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83 9 9. Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver The router comes set up to work as a ReadyDLNA media server . Y ou can set up the router to play music from iT unes Server and media from T iV o. This chapter contains the following sections: • Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings • Play Music from a USB Device with iT unes Server • Play Media fro[...]
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Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver 84 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Specif y R eadyDLNA Media Ser ver Settings By default, the router acts as a ReadyDLNA media server , which lets you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP A V -compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players. T o specify media server s[...]
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Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver 85 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Play Music fr om a USB Device with iT unes Ser v er iT unes Server lets you play music with your Windows or Mac iT unes app from a USB device that is connected to the router USB port. Y ou can also use the Apple Remote app from an iPhone or iPad to play music on any Ai[...]
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Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver 86 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er d. Select ADV ANCED > USB Storage > Media Server . e. Make sure that the Enable iT unes Media Server (Music Only) check box is selected. f. Enter the passcode. g. Click the Allow Control button. h. Click the Apply button. Y our changes are saved. On your iPhone o[...]
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Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver 87 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > USB Storage > Media Server . The Media Server Settings screen displays. 5. Make sure that the Enable T iV o support check box is selected. 6. If you changed the setting, click the Apply button. Y our settings are saved. T o play videos: [...]
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Use the Rout er as a Media Ser ver 88 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 2. Select an item to play or watch. T o copy T iV o files to a computer: Use the T iV o Desktop accessory , available at https://www3.tivo.com/store/accessories-software.do .[...]
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89 10 10. Shar e a USB Print er The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to the USB port on your router. Y ou can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network. This chapter contains the following sections: • Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer • Download the ReadySH[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 90 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Install the P rint er Driver and Cable the P rinter Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request that you do not connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so. T o install the driver and cable the printer: 1. On each computer [...]
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Share a USB P rinter 91 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Install the R eadySHARE Print er Utilit y Y ou must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will share the printer . After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer . T o install the utility: 1. Double-click the Read[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 92 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The NETGEAR USB Control Center displays the main screen. Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks NETGEAR USB Control Center from accessing the USB printer . If you do not see the USB printer displayed in the screen, you can disable the firewall temporarily to allow the utilit[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 93 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o print and release the printer to any computer on the network: 1. T o print your document, use the print feature in your application. The NETGEAR USB Control Center automatically connects your computer to the USB printer and prints the document. If another computer is already[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 94 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use the Scan F eatur e of a Multifunc tion USB P rint er If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for scanning. For example, the USB printer displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes window is ready for print jobs. T o use the scan feature of a m[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 95 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The scanner screen displays so that you can use the USB printer for scanning. Change NE T GE AR USB Contr ol Cent er Settings Y ou can stop the NETGEAR USB Control Center from starting automatically when you log in to Windows. Y ou can also change the language and specify the time-o[...]
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Share a USB P rinter 96 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The next time NETGEAR USB Control Center starts, the language changes. T o specify the time-out: 1. Select T ools > Configuration . 2. 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 w[...]
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97 11 1 1. Netw ork Settings The router comes ready for WiFi, Ethernet, and USB connections. Y ou can customize the router ’s network settings. NETGEAR recommends that you install the router and connect it to the Internet before you change its network settings. This chapter includes the following sections: • View W AN Settings • Set Up a Defa[...]
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Network Settings 98 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er View W AN Settings Y ou can view or configure wide area network (W AN) settings for the Internet port. Y ou can set up a DMZ (demilitarized zone) server , change the maximum transmit unit (MTU) size, and enable the router to respond to a ping to its W AN (Internet) port. T o view th[...]
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Network Settings 99 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er MTU only if you are sure that it is necessary for your ISP connection. See Change the MTU Size on page 36. • NA T Filtering . Network Address T ranslation (NA T) determines how the router processes inbound traffic. Secured NA T protects computers on the LAN from attacks from the Inter[...]
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Network Settings 100 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > W AN Setup . The W AN Setup screen displays. 5. Select the Default DMZ Server check box. 6. T ype the IP address. 7. Click the Apply button. Y our change takes effect. Change the Rout er ’ s Device Name The router ’s device name is R8000. This de[...]
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Network Settings 101 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Y ou might want to change these settings if you need a specific IP subnet that one or more devices on the network use, or if you have competing subnets with the same IP scheme. T o change the LAN TCP/IP settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that[...]
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Network Settings 102 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er b. In the RIP V ersion list, select one of the following: • Disabled . This is the default setting. • RIP-1 . This format is universally supported. It is adequate for most networks, unless you have an unusual network setup. • RIP-2 . This format carries more information. Both RIP[...]
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Network Settings 103 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > LAN Setup . 5. Make sure that the Use Router as DHCP Server check box is selected. 6. Specify the range of IP addresses that the router assigns: a. In the Starting IP Address field, type the lowest number in the range. This IP address must be in the [...]
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Network Settings 104 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o disable the DHCP server feature in the router: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and pass[...]
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Network Settings 105 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Tip: If the computer is already on your network, you can copy its MAC address from the Attached Devices screen and paste it here. 8. Click the Apply button . The reserved address is entered into the table. The reserved address is not assigned until the next time the computer contacts t[...]
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Network Settings 106 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 5. Select the radio button next to the reserved address. 6. Click the Delete button. The address is removed. Use the WPS Wizar d f or WiFi Connec tions The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to your WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. T o use the WPS [...]
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Network Settings 107 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Note: The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every device to protect and maximize your wireless security . 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 i[...]
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Network Settings 108 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er want to use different settings for each 5 GHz WiFi band, you must first disable Smart Connect (see Enable or Disable Smart Connect on page 59). 5. In the Region list, select your region. In some locations, you cannot change this setting. 6. T o control the SSID broadcast, select or cle[...]
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Network Settings 109 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Note: For information about using Smart Connect to intelligently manage your 5 GHz WiFi connections, see Smart Connect on page 59. T o change the WiFi Mbps settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://w[...]
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Network Settings 110 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. For the second 5 GHz WiFi band, in the 5 GHz-T wo Radio section of the screen, select a setting from the Mode list. If you enabled Smart Connect, both 5 GHz WiFi bands must use the same WiFi settings. If you want to use different settings for each 5 GHz WiFi band, you must first dis[...]
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Network Settings 111 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up a Guest Network Guest networks allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless security key . Y ou can add a guest network for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band and for each of the two 5.0 GHz WiFi bands. T o set up a guest network: 1. Launch an Internet bro[...]
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Network Settings 112 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er • 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 . If this check box is selected, the wireless access point broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wirele[...]
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Network Settings 113 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Enable or Disable the Wir eless Radios If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn of f the wireless radios, you can’t log in to the router to turn them back on. Y ou must press the WiFi On/Off button again for two seconds to turn the wireless radios back on. T o enable or disable[...]
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Network Settings 114 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up a Wir eless Schedule Y ou can turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a wireless connection. For example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town. T o set up the wireless schedule: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a compu[...]
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Network Settings 115 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Specif y WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. T o specify WPS Settings: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or htt[...]
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Network Settings 116 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T o set up the router as an AP: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router . Cable this port to a LAN port on another router 2. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network[...]
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Network Settings 117 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Note: To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on each router. You can also turn off the wireless radio on the other router or gateway and use the R8000 only for wireless client access. 8. Click th[...]
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118 12 12. Manage Y our Netw ork This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network. This chapter includes the following sections: • Update the Router Firmware • Change the admin Password • Recover the admin Password • View Router Status • View and Manage Logs of Router Activity • M[...]
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Manage Y our Network 119 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Updat e the Rout er Firmw ar e The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory . Y ou might see a message at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. Y ou can respond to that message to update the firmware or you can check to see if new firmware[...]
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Manage Y our Network 120 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Change the admin P asswor d This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. T o set the password for the user name admin: 1. Launch an Internet browser fro[...]
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Manage Y our Network 121 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er R ecov er the admin P asswor d 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. This recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer , Firefox, and Chrome browser[...]
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Manage Y our Network 122 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 7. Click the Login again button. A login screen displays. 8. With your recovered password, log in to the router. View Rout er St atus T o view router status and usage information: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.[...]
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Manage Y our Network 123 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 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. 4. The BASIC Home screen displays 5. [...]
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Manage Y our Network 124 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Check the Int ernet Connec tion Status T o check the Internet connection status: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. E[...]
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Manage Y our Network 125 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 6. T o return the status of all items to 0, click the Release button. 7. T o refresh the screen, click the Renew button. 8. T o exit the screen, click the Close Window button. View and Manage Logs of R out er Ac tivit y The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed[...]
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Manage Y our Network 126 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er • Date and time . The date and time the log entry was recorded. 5. T o customize the logs, scroll down and clear or select the check boxes. T o refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button. T o clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button. T o email the log immediately ,[...]
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Manage Y our Network 127 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 6. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic. Y ou can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control feature: • Select the T raffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the following options: - No Limit . No restriction is a[...]
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Manage Y our Network 128 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you try to access a device on the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP . The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the company firewall is likely to deny t[...]
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Manage Y our Network 129 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er If the Private check box is selected, the static route is not reported in RIP . 8. Select the Active check box to make this route effective. 9. T ype the IP address of the final destination. 10. T ype the IP subnet mask for this destination. If the destination is a single host, typ[...]
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Manage Y our Network 130 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Delet e a Static R oute T o delete a static route: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and [...]
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Manage Y our Network 131 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. Select Attached Devices . The Wired Devices section lists devices that are connected to the router with Ethernet cables. The other sections list devices that are connected to each WiFi band in the WiFi network. The following information is displayed for wireless devices: • SSI[...]
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Manage Y our Network 132 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administration > Backup Settings . 5. Click the Back Up button. 6. Specify a location on your network. A copy of the current settings is saved in the location you specified. R estor e Configur ation Settings T o restor[...]
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Manage Y our Network 133 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Er ase the Curr ent Configur ation Settings Y ou can erase the current configuration and restore the factory default settings. Y ou might want to do this if you move the router to a different network. (See Factory Settings on page 166.) T o erase the configuration settings: 1. [...]
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Manage Y our Network 134 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 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 screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > Remote Management . 5. Select the T urn Remote Managem[...]
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Manage Y our Network 135 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 2. T ype your router’ s W AN IP address into your browser ’s address or location field followed by a colon (:) and the custom port number . For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port number 8080, enter http://134.177.0.123:8080 in your browser .[...]
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136 13 13. Use VPN t o Acc ess Y our Netw ork Y ou can use OpenVPN software to remotely access your router using virtual private networking (VPN). This chapter explains how to set up and use VPN access. This chapter includes the following sections: • Set Up a VPN Connection • Specify VPN Service in the Router • Install OpenVPN Software on Y o[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 137 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up a VPN Connec tion A virtual private network (VPN) lets you use the Internet to securely access your network when you aren’t home. Secur e rem ote acce ss Internet Open VPN Client Figure 14. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a remote com[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 138 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Specif y VPN Ser vice in the Rout er Y ou must specify the VPN service settings in the router before you can use a VPN connection. T o specify the VPN service: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T yp[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 139 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 4. T o install the Open VPN software on your computer , click the openVPN-install-xxx.exe file. The OpenVPN Setup Wizard displays: 5. Click the Next button. 6. Read the License Agreement and click the I Agree button. The Choose Components screen displays: 7. Leave the c[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 140 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er The following screen displays: 9. Click the Install button. The screen displays the progress of the installation and then displays the final installation screen. 10. Click the Finish button. 1 1. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the fol[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 141 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use a VPN T unnel After you set up the router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN application on your computer , you can open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your router over the Internet. For the VPN tunnel to work, the local LAN IP address of the remote R8000 must h[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 142 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er A menu displays: 3. Select Connect . The VPN connection is established. Y ou can do the following: • Launch an Internet browser and log in to your router . • Use Windows file manager to access the router ’s USB device and download files. Use VPN t o Acc ess the Ro[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 143 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Use VPN t o Acc ess Y our Int ernet Ser vice at Home When you’re away from home and you access the Internet, you usually use a local Internet service provider . For example, at a coffee shop you might be given a code that lets you use the coffee shop’ s Internet ser[...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 144 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is installed at C:Program filesOpenVPNconfig by default. Block VPN Client Int ernet Acces s in the Rout er By default, the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network, not to the [...]
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Use VPN to Ac cess Y our Network 145 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 2. On your computer , launch the OpenVPN application. The OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar . 3. Right-click the icon, and select Connect . 4. When the VPN connection is established, launch your Internet browser .[...]
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146 14 14. Specif y Int ernet P or t Settings Y ou can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic. Y ou need networking knowledge to set up these features. This chapter includes the following sections: • Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server • Set Up Port T riggering[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 147 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Set Up P or t For war ding to a L ocal Ser ver 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 [...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 148 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 9. In the Server IP Address field, enter the IP address of the computer that will provide the service. 10. Click the Add button. The service displays in the list. Add a Cust om P or t For w arding Ser vice T o add a custom service: 1. Find out which port number or r[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 149 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er If the application uses a single port, enter the same port number in the External Ending Port field. If the application uses a range of ports, enter the ending port number of the range in the External Ending Port field. 1 1. Specify the internal ports by one of these me[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 150 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Delet e a P or t For w arding Entry T o delete a port forwarding entry: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 151 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er How the Rout er Implements the P or t For war ding Rule The following sequence shows the effects of a port forwarding rule: 1. When you type the URL www .example.com in your browser , the browser sends a web page request message with the following destination informatio[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 152 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Add a P or t T riggering Ser vice T o add a port triggering service: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. E[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 153 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Enable P or t T riggering T o enable port triggering: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. T ype http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www .routerlogin.com . A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router[...]
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Specify Internet P or t Settings 154 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er also sends an “identify” message to your computer on port 1 13. Using port triggering, you can tell the router , “When you initiate a session with destination port 6667, you must also allow incoming traffic on port 1 13 to reach the originating computer .” The f[...]
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155 15 15. T r oubleshooting 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. This chapter contains the following sections: • Quick Tips • T roubleshoo[...]
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T roubleshooting 156 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Quick Tips This section describes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Sequence t o Rest ar t Y our Network When you need to restart your network, follow this sequence: 1. T urn off and unplug the modem. 2. T urn off the router. 3. Plug in the modem and turn it on. W ait two [...]
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T roubleshooting 157 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T r oubleshoot 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 s[...]
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T roubleshooting 158 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er LEDs Never T urn 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 r[...]
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T roubleshooting 159 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er 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.[...]
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T roubleshooting 160 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er If your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP , the problem might be one of the following: • Y our Internet service provider (ISP) might require a login program. Ask your ISP whether they require PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) or some other type of login. • If your[...]
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T roubleshooting 161 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er A login screen displays. 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 screen displays. 4. Click the ADV ANCED tab. The ADV ANCED Home screen displays. 5. In the Inte[...]
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T roubleshooting 162 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Changes Not Saved If the router does not save the changes you make in the router interface, do the following: • When entering configuration settings, always click the Apply button before moving to another screen or tab, or your changes are lost. • Click the Refresh or Reload button[...]
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T roubleshooting 163 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T est the L AN P ath t o Y our Rout er Y ou can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly . T o ping the router from a Windows computer: 1. From the Windows toolbar , click Start and select Run . 2. In the field provided, t yp[...]
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T roubleshooting 164 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er If the path is functioning correctly , messages display that are similar to those shown in the previous section, T est the LAN Path to Y our Router on page 163. If you do not receive replies, check the following: • Check that your computer has the IP address of your router listed as [...]
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165 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix includes technical information about your router . This appendix covers the following topics: • Factory Settings • T echnical Specifications[...]
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Supplemental Inf ormation 166 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er F ac t ory Settings Y ou 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 [...]
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Supplemental Inf ormation 167 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er Wireless Wireless communication Enabled SSID name See router label Security WP A2-PSK (AES) Broadcast SSID Enabled T ransmission speed Auto * Country/region United States in the US; otherwise, varies by region RF channel Auto for 2.4GHz, CH 44 for 5GHz- 1, and CH 153 for 5GHz-[...]
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Supplemental Inf ormation 168 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 T ri-Band WiFi Rout er T echnical Specifications T able 4. R8000 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 • North America: 120V , 60 Hz, input • UK, Australia: 240V , 50 Hz,[...]