Netgear R7300dst Nighthawk Dst Ac1900 Dst Router User Manual

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4. 
Select  Remote DST Management.
The following information about your DST adapters display:
• Device name.The DST adapter’
 s name. You can change the DST adapter’s name on 
the DST settings page. For more information, see Change the DST Adapter’s Device 
Name on page   211.
• IP address. 
 The IP address of the DST adapter.
• Model name. 
 The model number of the DST adapter.
• MAC address....

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5. 
Select  Advanced > DST Settings.
6. In the DST Adapter Name field, enter a new device name for the DST adapter.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Router
You can change the DST adapter’s device name if you are logged in to the DST router. 
To change the DST adapter’s device name by logging in to the DST router:
1.  Launch...

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Change the DST Adapter’s admin Password
The user name to access the DST adapter is admin, and its default passwo\
rd is password. 
We strongly recommend that you set a more secure password.
To change the password 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....

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Turn the LEDs on the DST Adapter On or Off
You can turn the WiFi LED, DST LED, and Ethernet LED on or off. The default value is ON. 
Note that the Power LED remains on if you turn the LEDs off.
To turn the LEDs on the DST adapter on or off:
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
 ....

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Note:
For instructions about how to use the physical WPS button on the 
DST adapter, see Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WPS 
Connection on page  36.
Use WPS With the Push Button Method
For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the DS\
T adapter’s WiFi 
network, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must provide eit\
her a physical button 
or a...

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The WPS process automatically sets up your WiFi device with the network \
password 
when it connects. The DST adapter WPS page displays a confirmation message.
Use WPS With the PIN Method
To use the PIN method to connect a WiFi device to the DST adapter’s WiFi network, you must know the PIN of the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
To using WPS with the PIN method to join the DST...

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The DST adapter attempts to find the WiFi device (that is, the client)\
 that you want to join 
the DST adapter’s WiFi network.
10.  Within two minutes, go to the WiFi device and use its WPS software to jo\
in the network 
without entering a password
The WPS process automatically sets up your WiFi device with the network \
password  when it connects. 
 The DST adapter WPS page displays a...

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• To prevent PIN compromise... By default, this check box is selected. This feature 
lets you specify the maximum number of times someone can try to enter th\
e DST 
adapter’s PIN to connect with WPS before the DST adapter disables its PIN. 
• Keep Existing Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n) . By default, this check box is 
selected so that the SSID and passphrase stay the same when you use WPS...

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All the check boxes are selected by default.
6. Select or clear the check boxes:
• Enable Wireless Access Point (2.4 GHz). When this check box is selected, the DST 
adapter allows WiFi connections in the 2.4 GHz band. Clearing this check box 
prevents WiFi devices from connecting to the DST adapter in the 2.4 GHz band. LAN 
devices can still connect to the DST adapter over an Ethernet cable.
•...

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CAUTION:
If you use a WiFi device to set up the access list, add your WiFi device\
 to 
the access list. Otherwise, you are disconnected when you click the 
Apply 
button. To avoid this situation, use a computer with a wired connection to 
access the DST adapter.
Before you enable the access list, you must add the MAC addresses of the\
 WiFi devices that 
you want to grant access to the WiFi...