Netgear R7300dst Nighthawk Dst Ac1900 Dst Router User Manual

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How the DST Router Manages WiFi Clients
A WiFi client is any computer or WiFi device that connects to the DST router’s WiFi network. 
The DST 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...

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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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5.  Scroll down below the WPS Settings section and clear the  Enable Implicit 
BEAMFORMING  check box.
6.  Click...

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Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the DST router. 
6.  Click the  Apply button.
If you turned off both WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you 
turned on the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Of
 f LED and the WPS LED light.
Set Up a WiFi Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the WiFi signal from your DST router at times when you do not need a...

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Your settings are saved.
Specify WPS Settings
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi 
password.
To specify WPS settings:
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...

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To use router mode, you configure your new NETGEAR DST router as a normal\
 WiFi router 
behind your gateway and create a separate WiFi network behind your gatew\
ay. To take full 
advantage of this DST routers advanced functions, we recommend that you\
 use router 
mode. In router mode, the only device that can be connected to your exis\
ting gateway is your 
new NETGEAR DST router. You must...

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If you do not see the NETGEAR genie page, enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net. When 
prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the password.
If this is not the first time that you are setting up the Internet conne\
ction for your router, 
run the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see Use the Internet Setup Wizard on 
page   45.
3.  Select the  Help Me Choose radio button or...

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The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
6. Select the Enable AP Mode check box.
7.  Scroll down and select the radio button for the IP address setting that \
you want to use:
• Get dynamically from existing router . 
 The other router on the network assigns an 
IP address to this DST router while this DST router is in AP mode.
• Enable fixed IP...

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13.   Specify Network Settings for the 
DST Adapter
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Specify Basic WiFi Settings for the DST Adapter 
•Change the DST Adapter WiFi Password or Security Level  

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Specify Basic WiFi Settings for the DST Adapter
To specify basic WiFi settings for the DST adapter:
1. 
With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Etherne\
t port on the 
DST adapter

.
2.  Launch a web browser from the computer
 .
3.  Enter  http://www
 .mywifiext.net.
A login window displays.
4.  Enter the DST adapter user name and password.
The user name is  admin....

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For 5 GHz, Up to 433 Mbps is the default setting, which allows 802.11ac and 802.11a 
WiFi devices to join the network. The other settings are Up to 200 Mbps, Up to 87 Mbps, 
and Up to 54 Mbps.
10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
If you connected wirelessly to the network and you changed the SSID, you are 
disconnected from the network.
11. Make sure that you can connect...