Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects\
 to the Internet 
through the wireless base station. The following figure shows a wireless\
 repeating scenario.
Repeater
Base station
access point
access point
Figure 13. Wireless repeating scenario
Note:
To use the wireless repeating function, your router cannot have 
security enabled and cannot use the auto channel feature.
You must set up a wireless base station...

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Set Up the Base Station 
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be 
daisy-chained. You must know the wireless settings for both units. You must know the MAC 
address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station, then set up \
the repeater.
To set up the base station:
1. Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option...

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9. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access 
points that should function as repeaters.
If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access 
points.
10. Click the Apply button. 
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the 
wireless connection to the base station.
If...

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7. Select  the Wireless Repeater radio button.
8. In the Repeater IP Address field, type the IP address of the repeater router. 
This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the  LAN IP address of the base station.
9.  T
o prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allowi\
ng LAN client 
associations only, select the  Disable Wireless Client Association check box.
You can leave...

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11.   Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and 
home network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Update the Router Firmware 
•Change the admin Password 
•Recover the admin Password 
•View Router Status 
•View Logs of Router Activity 
•Monitor Internet Traffic 
•Create Custom Static Routes 
•View Devices Currently on the Network 
•Manage the Router Configuration File 
•Remote Management 
•Remotely Access Your...

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Update the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message at 
the top of the genie pages when new firmware is available. You can respond to that message 
to update the firmware, or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to update 
your product. 
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to...

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To set the password for the user name admin:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
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  ADV
 ANCED > Administration > Set Password.
5....

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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 > Administration > Set Password.
5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
To recover your password:
1. In the address field of your browser, enter www.routerlogin.net.
A...

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4. Click the  ADVANCED tab . 
Display Internet Port Statistics
To display Internet port statistics:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
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.
4.  The BASIC Home page displays
5....

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The following information displays:
•System Up Time. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
•Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, 
the page displays:
-Status. The link status of the port.
-TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual 
clear.
-RxPkts. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.
-Collisions. The number of...