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 using the ping utility in your computer or workstation. Test the LAN Path to Your Router You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly. T o ping the router from a Windows computer: 1. From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run. 2. In the field pro vided, type ping followed by the IP address of the router, as in this example: ping www .routerlogin.net 3. Click the OK button. You see a message like this one: Pinging with 32 bytes of data If the path is working, you see this message: Reply from < IP address >: bytes=32 time=NN ms TTL=xxx If the path is not working, you see this message: Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly, one of the following problems might be present: • Wrong physical connections For a wired connection, make sure that the numbered LAN port LED is lit for the port to which you are connected. Check that the appropriate LEDs are lit for your network devices. If your router and computer are connected to a separ ate Ethernet switch, make sure that the link LEDs are lit for the switch ports that are connected to your computer and router. • Wrong netw ork configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP/IP software are both installed and configured on your computer. Verify that the IP address for your router and your computer are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet. Troubleshooting 241 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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 that IP address of your router is listed as the default gateway for your computer. If DHCP assigns the IP configuration of your computers, this information is not visible in your computer Network Control Panel. Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the default gateway. • Check to see that the network address of your computer (the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask) is different from the network address of the remote device. • Check to see that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. • If your ISP assigned a host name to your computer, enter that host name as the account name on the Internet Setup page. • Your ISP might be rejecting the Ethernet MAC addresses of all but one of your computers. Many broadband ISPs restrict access by allowing traffic only from the MAC address of your broadband modem. Some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC address of a single computer connected to that modem. If your ISP does this, configure your router to “clone” or “spoof ” the MAC address from the authorized computer. Troubleshooting 242 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
16 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 connection Use default hardware address WAN MAC address Determined by the protocol that is used for the Internet connection (see Manage the MTU Size on page 47) W AN MTU size Autosensing Port speed Local network (LAN) 192.168.1.1 LAN IP address 255.255.255.0 Subnet mask Enabled DHCP server 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 DHCP range 192.168.1.2 DHCP starting IP address 192.168.1.254 DHCP ending IP address Disabled DMZ •North America: Pacific Standard Time • Europe: GMT • Other continents: Varies by region Time zone Supplemental Information 244 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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) Security See product label WiFi passphrase •North America: United States • Europe: Europe • Other continents: Varies by region Country/region Auto for the 2.4 GHz band and 153 for the 5 GHz band. The available channels depend on the region. RF channel Supplemental Information 245 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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 Disabled Allow guests to access main network General WiFi settings 100%, nonconfigurable Radio transmission power Enabled 20/40 MHz coexistence 2346 Fragmentation length 2347 CTS/RTS threshold Long Preamble Preamble mode WPS Enabled WPS capability Supplemental Information 246 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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) Weight 0° to 40°C (32º to 104ºF) Operating temperature 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing Operating humidity FCC Part 15 Class B Electromagnetic emissions Four RJ-45 ports supporting 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T LAN One RJ-45 port supporting 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T WAN Maximum WiFi signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility with any future WiFi standards. 802.11ac 1300 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802.11n 450 Mbps. Up to 1300 Mbps WiFi speeds achieved when connecting to other 802.11ac 1300 Mbps devices. Note WiFi Auto-rate sensing Radio data rates Supplemental Information 247 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
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 WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK, WPA/WPA2 (mixed mode), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, and WEP 802.11 security Supplemental Information 248 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900