Netgear R6700 Nighthawk Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router. 
6.  Click the  Apply button.
If you turned off both wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If 
you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Of
 f LED and the WPS LED light.
Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You 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...

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9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Specify WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi 
password.
To specify WPS Settings:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name...

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Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal network as 
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to an \
Ethernet port in 
the other router

. 
Cable this port to an 
Ethernet port on another 
router
2.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to...

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7. Scroll down and select an IP address setting radio button:
• Get dynamically from existing router . 
 The other router on the network assigns an 
IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
• Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended) . Use this setting if you 
want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is\
 in 
 AP mode. 
Using this option effectively requires advanced network...

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•Use Gigabit WiFi for applications like video and gaming.
• Connect multiple devices like NAS, Smart 
 TV, NeoTV, Blu-ray player, and game consoles 
at gigabit WiFi speeds using a WiFi link.
• A
void the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you can install the first router in a room like a home office where you connect to 
the Internet, then set up the second router in bridge mode. Place the ro\
uter in bridge mode...

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8. Click the  setup bridge mode wireless settings button.
9. Specify the settings of the other router to which this router will conne\
ct.
a. Select the wireless network frequency (2.4 GHz  or 5 GHz). 
For 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.
b.  In the Name (SSID) field, enter the wireless network name (SSID).
c.  In the Security Option section, select a radio button.
d.  If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to con\...

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Internet through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a\
 wireless repeating 
scenario.
Repeater
Base station
access point
access point
Figure 13. Wireless repeating scenario
Note:
For you to use the wireless repeating function, security for your router\
 
cannot be enabled and the router cannot use the auto channel feature.
You must set up a wireless base station and a wireless repeater: • W
ireless base station. The...

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Set Up the Base Station 
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be 
daisy-chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC 
address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up \
the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option...

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You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate 
with the base stations.
9. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access 
points that should function as repeaters.
If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access 
points.
10. Click the Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
Use a wired...

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8. Select the  Wireless Repeater  radio button.
9. In the Repeater IP Address fields, type the IP address of the repeater router. 
This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the  LAN IP address of the base station.
10.  T
o prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowi\
ng LAN client 
associations only, select the  Disable Wireless Client Association check box.
You can leave...