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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Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. 
						

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Extend the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router
Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
WiFi Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Types of Logins  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Access the Router with the NETGEAR genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
Use the Internet Setup Wizard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Specify an Internet Connection That Does Not Use a Login  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Specify IPv6 Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Use Auto Config for an IPV6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
Change the MTU Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Enable the Bridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Add VLAN Tag Groups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43 
						

							 
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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 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
Set Up QoS for a MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Edit an Upstream QoS Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Delete an Upstream QoS Policy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
Optimize Video Streaming with Downstream QoS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Add Downstream QoS Rules by Keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Add a Downstream QoS Rule by Device  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
Block Services from the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  62
Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Chapter 6 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB Storage Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73
Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Control Access to the USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  75
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Chapter 7 Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85 
						

							 
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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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Create a ReadyCLOUD Account  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Chapter 8 Use the Router as a Media Server
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Play Music from a USB Drive with iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Play Media from a USB Drive on TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
Chapter 9 Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Use the Shared Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Chapter 10 Specify Network Settings
Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
View the WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Set Up a Default DMZ Server  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Manage Reserves LAN IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Reserve an IP Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Edit a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specify Basic WiFi Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Change the WiFi Security Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How the Router Manages WiFi Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Airtime Fairness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Implicit Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Set Up a Wireless Schedule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 
						

							 
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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 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Change the admin Password  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Check the Internet Connection Status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Create Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Set Up a Static Route  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Delete a Static Route  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Chapter 12 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Use a VPN Tunnel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home  . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Chapter 13 Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Set Up Port Triggering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 
						

							 
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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 Cable Connections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Network Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Power LED Stays Amber  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
WiFi LED Is Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cannot Access the Internet  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Troubleshoot PPPoE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 
						

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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 stored photos and music to wirelessly printing. Stream 
your stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music to 
Airplay-compatible devices from the USB hard-drive connected to the router. Use the free 
NETGEAR ReadySHARE Vault app to back up your Windows computers to a connect USB hard 
drive.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your Router 
•Extend the Antennas 
•Top and Front Panels 
•Rear Panel 
•Position Your Router 
•Cable Your Router 
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at 
support.netgear.com. 
						

							Hardware Setup 9
 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. 
						

							Hardware Setup 10
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 supplied to the router.
Internet
•  Solid white . The Internet connection is ready.
•  Solid amber . 
 The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.
•  Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz WiFi
•  Solid white . The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•  Blinking . The 
 router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•  Off. 
The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi
•  Solid white . The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•  Blinking . The 
 router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•  Off. The 
 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
USB 
3.0-Storage 
port)
•  Solid white . A  USB  device  is  connected  and  is  ready. 
•  Blinking . 
 A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect. 
•  Off. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the  Safely Remove Hardware 
button, and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.