Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Is your router too far from your computer or too close? Place your computer near the router but at least 6 feet
(1.8 meters) a
way and see whether the signal strength improves.
• Are objects between the router
 and your computer blocking the WiFi signal?
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device.
The device then responds with an echo reply. You can easily troubleshoot a network...

Test the Path From Your Computer to a Remote Device
To test the path from your computer to a remote device: 1.
From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run.
2. In the 
Windows Run window, type
ping -n 10 
where 
 is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP DNS server.
If the path is functioning correctly, messages display that are similar to those shown in Test the LAN Path to
Y

our Router on page 241
.
3. If you do not receive replies, check the following:
•Check to see...

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Supplemental Information
This appendix includes technical information about your router.
The appendix covers the following topics:
•Factory Settings on page 244
• T
echnical Specifications
 on page 247 243 

Factory Settings
You can reset the router to the factory default settings that are shown in the following table.
F
or more information about resetting the 
router to its factory settings, see Return the Router to Its Factory Default
Settings
 on page 191.
T
able 4. R6900 router factory default settings Default Behavior
Feature
Router login
www.routerlogin.net (or www.routerlogin.com or 192.168.1.1)
User login URL
admin
User name (case-sensitive)
password
Login password (case-sensitive)
Internet...

Default Behavior
Feature
Disabled
Time adjusted for daylight saving time
Firewall and WAN security
Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the HTTP port)
Inbound (communications coming in from
the Internet)
Enabled (all)
Outbound (communications going out to
the Internet)
Disabled
Source MAC filtering
Enabled
Port Scan and DoS Protection
Disabled
Respond to Ping on Internet Port
Disabled
IGMP Proxying
Enabled
SIP ALG
Main WiFi network
Enabled
WiFi communication
See product label
SSID name
WPA2-PSK (AES)...

Default Behavior
Feature
Auto Throughput can vary. Network conditions and environmental factors,
including volume of network traffic, building materials and
construction, and network overhead, affect the data throughput
rate.
Note
Transmission speed
•Up to 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
• Up to 1300 Mbps at 5 GHz
Operating mode
100%, nonconfigurable
Transmit power
Guest WiFi network
Disabled
WiFi communication
•2.4 GHz band: NETGEAR_Guest
• 5 GHz band: NETGEAR-5G_Guest
SSID name
None (open network)
Security...

Default Behavior
Feature
Enabled; see the router’s web page (select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless
Settings)
Router’
s PIN
Enabled
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
Technical Specifications
Table 5. R6900 router specifications Description
Feature
TCP/IP, RIP-1, RIP-2, DHCP, PPPoE, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB
Data and routing protocols
•North America: 120V, 60 Hz, input
• All regions: 12V @ 3.5A output
Power adapter
Dimensions: 280 x 182 x 49 mm (11 x 7.17 x 1.9 in.)
Dimensions
Weight: 430 g (0.94 lb)...

Description
Feature
•IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz
• IEEE 802.11 a/n/ac 5.0 GHz
Data encoding standards
Limited by the amount of WiFi network traffic generated by each node (typically 50–70
nodes)
Maximum computers per WiFi network
•2.4 GHz band
•US: 2.412–2.462 GHz
• Europe: 2.412–2.472 GHz
• Australia: 2.412–2.472 GHz
• Japan: 2.412–2.472 GHz
• 5 GHz band
•US: 5.18–5.24 + 5.745–5.825 GHz
• Europe: 5.18–5.24 GHz
• Australia: 5.18–5.24 + 5.745–5.825 GHz
• Japan: 5.18–5.24 GHz
Operating frequency range...