Netgear R7300dst Nighthawk Dst Ac1900 Dst Router User Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2015 202-11557-01 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual
2 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST 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. For additional support, visit www.geeksquad.com to chat online or call 1-800-GeekSquad. The R7300DST (R7300 DST router and DST6501 DST adapter) comes with setup and support via phone and web from Geek Squad for one year from the date of purchase. If you bought an add-on DST6501 DST adapter, setup and support are included for one year from your R7300DST purchase date. Your Geek Squad support coupon code is GS1337EXB. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. Trademarks NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. GEEK SQUAD, the GEEK SQUAD logo, Dead Spot Terminator and the DST logo are trademarks of Best Buy and its affiliated companies. Any non.NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your DST Router and DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DST Router Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DST Router Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DST Router LEDs and Front Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 DST Router Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DST Router Rear Panel Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DST Router Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DST Adapter Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DST Adapter LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Attach and Position the DST Router Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Position Your DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Cable Your DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connect the DST Adapter to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 2 Connect to the DST Router Network and Access the DST Router Connect to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connect to the DST Router With an Ethernet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connect to the DST Router With a WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Use a Web Browser to Access the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Automatic Internet and DST Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Log In to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Change the DST Router Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Access the DST Router With NETGEAR genie Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 3 Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST Adapter Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connect to the DST Adapter Network With an Ethernet Cable. . . . . . . . . . . 35 Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . 35 Log In to the DST Adapter After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Chapter 4 Set Up the Encryption Key Manage DST Router’s Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Use the DST Router’s Default Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Manage DST Adapter’s Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Use the DST Adapter’s Default Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 5 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Specify IPv6 Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Use Auto Config for an IPV6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Enable the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Add VLAN Tag Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chapter 6 Optimize Performance Use Dynamic QoS to Optimize Internet Traffic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Enable Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Enable or Disable the Automatic QoS Database Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Manually Update the Dynamic QoS Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Chapter 7 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Allow or Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Set Up Blocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Remove a Keyword or Domain From the Blocked List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Specify a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Manage Simple Outbound Firewall Rules for Services and Applications . . . . . . 81 Add an Outbound Firewall Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Add an Outbound Firewall Rule for a Custom Service or Application . . . . . . 83 Change an Outbound Firewall Rule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Remove an Outbound Firewall Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Set Up a Schedule for Keyword Blocking and Outbound Firewall Rules . . . . . . 87 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Chapter 8 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Connect a USB Device to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Access a USB Device From a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Access the USB Device From a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Map the USB Storage Device to a Windows Network Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Manage Access to a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Enable FTP Access Within Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 View or Change Network Folders on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Add a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Device104 Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Chapter 9 Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Create a ReadyCLOUD Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Register Your DST Router With ReadyCLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Chapter 10 Use the DST Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Play Music From a USB Storage Device With iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Set Up the DST Router’s iTunes Server With iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Set Up the DST Router’s iTunes Server With the Remote App . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Set Up the DST Router to Work With TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Play Videos on TiVo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Play Music or View Photos on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Chapter 11 Share a USB Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Turn Off Automatic Startup for the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . 134 Change the Language in the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Specify the Time-Out for the NETGEAR USB Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Chapter 12 Specify Network Settings for the DST Router View or Change WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Change the DST Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Specify the IP Addresses That the DST Router Assigns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Change a Reserved IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Remove a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 How the DST Router Manages WiFi Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Airtime Fairness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Implicit Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Set Up a WiFi Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Set Up the DST Router With an Existing Router or Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Use the DST Router as a WiFi Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Chapter 13 Specify Network Settings for the DST Adapter Specify Basic WiFi Settings for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Change the DST Adapter WiFi Password or Security Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Chapter 14 Manage Your DST Router Network Update the DST Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Check for New Firmware and Update the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Manually Upload New Firmware and Update the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Change the DST Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
7 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Change the DST Router’s Device Name From the DST Router. . . . . . . . . . . 180 Change the DST Router’s Device Name from the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . 180 Change the DST Router admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Set Up the DST Router admin Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Recover the DST Router admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Disable DST Router LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Use WPS to Add a Device to the DST Router’s WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Use WPS With the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Check the Internet Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Manage the Activity Log and Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 View Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Specify Which Activities Are Logged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Set Up and Manage Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Edit a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Manage the DST Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Restore Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Set Up Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 How to Use Remote Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Remotely Access Your DST Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Chapter 15 Manage the DST Adapter Network and Settings Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Return the DST Adapter to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Erase the DST Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 View the DST Adapter Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 View the DST Adapter ‘s Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Back Up the DST Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Restore Saved Configuration Settings for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Update the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 View the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . 211 Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . 212 Change the DST Adapter’s admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Turn the LEDs on the DST Adapter On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Use WPS to Add a Device to the DST Adapter’s WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
8 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Use WPS With the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 View or Change the DST Adapter’s WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 View or Change DST Adapter Advanced WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Set Up a WiFi Access List for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the DST Adapter. . . . . 221 Set Up the DST Adapter to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Chapter 16 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Specify VPN Service in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media From Windows. . 230 Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Block VPN Client Internet Access in the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Chapter 17 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server for Services and Applications . . . 234 Forward Incoming Traffic for a Default Service or Application . . . . . . . . . . 234 Add a Port Forwarding Rule With a Custom Service or Application . . . . . . 235 Change a Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Remove a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 How the DST Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Manage Port Triggering for Services and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Change a Port Triggering Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Remove a Port Triggering Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Specify the Time-Out for Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Chapter 18 DST Router Troubleshooting Contact Geek Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Troubleshoot With the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
9 Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Cannot Log In to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 WiFi Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Test the LAN Path to Your DST Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Test the Path From Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Chapter 19 DST Adapter Troubleshooting LEDs Are Off When the DST Adapter Is Plugged In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Power LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 DST LED Is Off, Amber, or Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Ethernet LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Appendix A DST Router Supplemental Information Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Appendix B DST Adapter Supplemental Information Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
10 1 1. Hardware Setup This chapter contains the following sections: •Unpack Your DST Router and DST Adapter •DST Router Hardware Features •DST Router Product Label •DST Adapter Hardware Features •Attach and Position the DST Router Antennas •Position Your DST Router •Cable Your DST Router •Connect the DST Adapter to the DST Router •Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at support.netgear.com.