Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

If you are away from the router or already logged in it might be easier to enable or disable them. You can also turn
the 
WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule. (See Set Up a WiFi Schedule on page 
172.)
Use the WiFi On/Off Button To turn the WiFi radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button: •
Press the WiFi On/Off button on the top of the router for two seconds.
If y

ou turned off the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi radios,
the WiFi On/Off LED...

4.
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. Your 
router might display information that is different from this example.
5. In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections, select or clear the 
Enable Wireless Router Radio check boxes.
Clear
ing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router for each band.
6. Clic

k the 
Apply button.
If you turned off both WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi
radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light....

3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select 
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The 
Wireless Settings page displays.
5. Click the 
Add a new period button. 6.
Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off the WiFi
signal.
7. Click the 
Apply button.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
8. Select...

A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select 
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The 
Wireless Settings page displays.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. The Router’s PIN field displays the fixed PIN that you use to configure the 
router’s WiFi settings from another
platform through WPS.
6. To disable the PIN, clear the...

WARNING:
If you clear a Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box and use WPS to add a
computer or WiFi device to the router’s WiFi network, the associated SSID and
passphrase are automaticall

y generated and other WiFi devices that are already
connected to the router’s WiFi network might be disconnected. 8.
Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point Y

ou can set up the router to function as a WiFi access point (AP) on the same local network as another...

6.
Select the Enable AP Mode check box.
The page adjusts.
7. Scroll down and select the radio button for the IP address setting that you want to use:
•Get dynamically from existing router. The other router on the network assigns an IP address to the router
while the router
 functions in access point mode.
• Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended)
. Use this setting if you want to manually
assign a specific IP address to the router while it functions in access \
point mode. Using this...

Figure 13. Router in bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing a router as a bridge offers the following benefits:
•
You can take advantage of gigabit WiFi speeds on current devices.
• 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.
• Avoid the need for separate WiFi adapters for each device.
For example, you could install the first router in a room such...

A login window opens.
4. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The 
Wireless Settings page displays.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the use other operation mode
 check box.
7. Select the 
Enable Bridge mode radio button. 8.
Click the 
setup bridge mode wireless settings button. 9.
Enter the...

a.
From the Choose a Wireless Network menu, select the WiFi network frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
F
or 802.11ac mode, select 5 GHz.
b. In the 
Name (SSID) field, enter the WiFi network name (SSID).
c. In the Security Options section, leave the WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button selected or select another radio
b

utton.
d. If prompted, type the passphrase (the WiFi password that you use to connect with WiFi to the other router).
10. Click the 
Apply button.
The settings for the other router are saved and the...

For you to use the WiFi repeating function, WPA2-PSK [AES], WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES], or WPA/WPA2
Enterprise security for your router cannot be enabled and the router cannot use the auto channel feature. If you
want to use security, the only type of security that is supported with the WiFi repeating function is WEP legacy
security, which requires the 2.4 GHz radio band to function in the Up to 54 Mbps mode.
For WiFi repeating, you must set up a WiFi base station and a WiFi repeater:
• WiFi base...