Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USAAugust 2015 202-11301-09 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000 User Manual
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2 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit...
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3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Top and Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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4 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Prioritize Internet Traffic with Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Optimize Internet Gaming with Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Enable Upstream QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Add Upstream QoS Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47...
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5 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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6 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Change the WiFi Password or...
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7 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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8 1 1. Hardware Setup The Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router delivers combined WiFi connection speeds up to AC1900 WiFi (600 Mbps1 on 2.4 GHz2 802.11n and 1300 Mbps 3on 5 GHz 802.11ac). Nighthawk is ideal for bandwidth-hungry activities such as online gaming and video streaming, powered by a dual core 1 GHz processor. High-powered amplifiers with antennas provide WiFi coverage anywhere around your home, inside or out. For gamers, Nighthawk supports upstream Quality of Service (QoS) optimized for...
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Hardware Setup 9 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the following items. Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Antennas (3) Ethernet cable Power adapter Figure 1. Package contents Attach the Antennas The router comes with three antennas. To attach the antennas: 1. Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router. 2. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts. 3. Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance. NETGEAR recommends that the...
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Hardware Setup 10 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Top and Front Panels The router has status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0 port on the front. USB 3.0 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...