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 resources 
are divided by time, so if your five clients, they each get one-fifth of the network time. The 
advantage of this feature is that your slowest clients don’t control network responsiveness. 
This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it. 
To disable airtime fairness:
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 ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5. Scroll down below the WPS Settings section and clear the Enable AIRTIME FAIRNESS 
check box.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Implicit Beamforming
Implicit beamforming contrasts with explicit beamforming, which means that your DST router 
actively tracks clients and directs power to the DST router antenna closest to the client. This 
works whether or not the client supports beamforming. Implicit beamforming means that the 
router can use information from client devices that support beamforming to improve the WiFi 
signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.
To disable implicit beamforming:
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. 
						

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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 the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios
To enable or disable the WiFi radios:
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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. Select or clear the  Enable Wireless Radio  check boxes in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 
sections. 
						

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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 WiFi connection. For example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave 
town.
To set up the WiFi schedule:
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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings page displays.
5.  Click the  Add a new period  button.
6. Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during \
which you want to 
turn off the WiFi 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. 
						

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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 password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the 
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the DST router’s WiFi 
settings through WPS. 
5. (Optional) Select or clear the Disable Router’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the DST router detects suspicious 
attempts to break into the DST router’s WiFi settings by using the DST 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. We recommend 
that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new WiFi client uses WPS to connect to the 
DST router, the DST router WiFi settings change to an automatically generated random 
SSID and security key. 
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up the DST Router With an Existing Router or Gateway
If you own an existing router or gateway, you can connect your new DST router to your 
existing router or gateway and set up the router in one of the following modes: router mode or 
access point (AP) mode.  
						

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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 connect all of your devices to the new NETGEAR DST 
router. If your existing gateway has a WiFi function, disable it. 
If you want to use the new DST router to get better WiFi performance bey\
ond what you have 
with your existing gateway provides, access point mode is the easiest wa\
y to do that. W
 e 
recommend that you disable the WiFi function on your existing gateway if\
 it provides WiFi 
functionality. With this mode, you can connect wired devices to the gateway and conne\
ct 
wired and WiFi devices to your new NETGEAR DST router. 
If you already set up the Internet connection for your DST router and yo\
u are sure that you 
want to set up the DST router as an access point, see Use the DST Router as a WiFi Access 
Point on page   156.
To set up the DST router with your existing router or gateway:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this DST router to\
 an Ethernet port 
on your existing router or gateway

. 
Cable this port to a Ethernet 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 \
DST router, the  browser goes to  http://www

.routerlogin.net, and the NETGEAR genie page displays: 
						

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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 Let Me Choose  radio button:
• Help Me Choose. If you select the Help Me Choose radio button, NETGEAR genie  asks you a few questions to determine whether to set the DST router in r\
outer mode 
or access point mode. W

e recommend that you select the Help Me Choose radio 
button.
• Let Me Choose. If you select the Let Me Choose radio button, you must select the  Router Mode radio button or the  Access Point Mode radio button. 

You can change 
the mode by running the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see Use the 
Internet Setup Wizard  on page
  45.
4.  Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your router in router mode or\
 access point mode.
Use the DST Router as a WiFi 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 DST router as an AP after you specify your Internet settings:
1.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this DST router to\
 an Ethernet port 
on your existing router or gateway

. 
Cable this port to a Ethernet port 
on another router.
2.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
3.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
4.  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. 
						

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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 settings on this device (not recommended) . Use this setting if you 
want to manually assign a specific IP address to this DST router while i\
t is in 
 AP 
mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience.
Note: To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, 
We recommend that you use different WiFi settings on each router. 
You can also turn off the WiFi radio on the other router or gateway and \
use the DST router only for WiFi client access.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
The IP address of the DST router changes, and you are disconnected.
9.  T
o reconnect, close and restart your browser and enter  http://wwwrouterlogin.net. 
						

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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. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The Status page displays.
5.  Select  Setup > W
 ireless Settings.
6. To change the network name (SSID), type a new name in the  Name (SSID) field.
7.  The name can be up to 32 characters long and it is case-sensitive.If you\
 change the name, 
make sure to write down the new name and keep it in a safe place.
8.  T
o change the WiFi channel, select a number in the  Channel menu.
In some regions, not all channels are available. Do not change the chann\
el unless you 
experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfe\
rs). If this 
happens, experiment with dif

ferent channels to see which is the best.
When you use multiple access points, it is better if adjacent access poi\
nts use different 
channels to reduce interference. 
 The recommended channel spacing between adjacent 
access points is four channels (for example, use Channels 1 and 5, or 6\
 and 10).
9.  T
o change the mode, select it from the  Mode menu.
For 2.4 GHz,  Up to 200 Mbps is the default setting. 
 The other settings are Up to 65 
Mbps and Up to 54 Mbps. 
						

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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 wirelessly to the network with its new settings. 
If you cannot connect wirelessly, check the following:
•Is your computer or WiFi device connected to another WiFi network in your area? 
Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network without WiFi 
security that they discover.
•Is your computer or WiFi device trying to connect to your network with its old settings 
(before you changed the settings)? If so, update the WiFi network selection in your 
computer or WiFi device to match the current settings for your network.
Change the DST Adapter WiFi Password or Security Level
To change the WPA settings:
1. With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Ethernet 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. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The Status page displays.