Netgear R6400 Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 
USAAugust 2015
202-11508-02
AC1750 
Smart WiFi  Router
Model R6400
User Manual 

 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Extend the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Chapter 4 Optimize Performance
Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Set Up QoS for Applications and Online Gaming  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Set Up QoS for a Router LAN...

 
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Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
Specify a DNS Account  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server  . . ....

 
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Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter 11 Manage Your Network
Update the Router...

 
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Enable Port Triggering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Chapter 14 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Sequence to Restart Your Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Check Ethernet...

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1.   Hardware Setup
The AC1750 Smart WiFi Router delivers extremely fast WiFi. With AC1750 WiFi, Gigabit 
Ethernet speeds, and high-powered external antennas, this router offers the ultimate 
performance in wireless coverage for large homes with 12 or more wireless devices. 
The router provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home 
with the USB 3.0-Storage port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your 
network is easy, whether it’s accessing...

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 AC1750
 Smart  WiFi Router
Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
AC1750 Smart WiFi Router  Ethernet cable
Power adapter
Figure 1. Package contents
Extend the Antennas
The router comes with three antennas.
To extend the antennas: Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
NETGEAR recommends that the center antenna be vertical and that you aim \
the others 
outward at 45-degree angles as shown. 

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AC1750
 Smart  WiFi Router 
Top and Front Panels
The router includes status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0-Storage port on the\
 front.
USB 3.0-Storage port
Figure 2. Router top and front view
Table 1.  LED and button descriptions  
LEDDescription
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...