Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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How the Router Manages Wireless Clients
A wireless client is any computer or wireless device that connects to the router’s WiFi 
network. The router uses Airtime fairness and implicit Beamforming to manage its wireless 
clients. These features are enabled by default, but you can disable them. 
Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network. Network resources 
are divided by time, so if you have...

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The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the page and clear the Enable Implicit 
BEAMFORMING check box.
6. Click the Apply button.
Control the Wireless Radios
The router has internal wireless radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 
range. By default, they are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. When the 
wireless...

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
5. Select or clear the  Enable Wireless Radio check boxes in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 
sections of the page.
Clearing this check box 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...

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5. Click the  Add a new period button.
6. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during \
which you want to 
turn off the wireless signal.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
8.  Select the  T
 urn off wireless signal by schedule  check box to activate the schedule.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Specify WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network...

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The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious 
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through 
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN 
check box.
6. (Optional) Select or clear the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR 
recommends that you...

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To set up the router with your existing router or gateway:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port on your 
existing router or gateway

. 
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
The first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your \
router, the browser  goes to http://www...

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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 or gateway.
To set up the router as an AP after you set up your Internet:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port on your 
existing router or gateway

. 
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi...

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•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 experience.
Note: To avoid interference with other routers or...

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•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 that has your Internet 
connection, then set up the second router in bridge mode. Place the rout\
er in bridge mode in 
a dif

ferent room that has your home entertainment...

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7. Click the  setup bridge mode wireless settings button.
8. 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\...