Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac User Manual

Nighthawk X4
AC2350 Smart
WiFi Router
User Manual
Model R7500v2
August 2015
202-11522-02
350 E. Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA 

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router...............................................................................................9
Top View.................................................................................................................9
Rear Panel...........................................................................................................11
Turn the LEDs On or Off..................................................................................12
Attach...

Chapter 4 Optimize Performance
Use Dynamic QoS to Optimize Internet Traffic Management...............................45
Enable Dynamic QoS......................................................................................45
Enable or Disable the Automatic QoS Database Update................................46
Manually Update the Dynamic QoS Database................................................47
Participate in Dynamic QoS Analytics.............................................................47...

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created.........................................85
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings................................................................86
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server........................................................................87
Chapter 8 Use the Router as a Media Server
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings........................................................89
Play Music From a Storage Device With iTunes...

Chapter 11 Network Settings
View or Change WAN Settings..........................................................................125
Set Up a Default DMZ Server............................................................................126
Change the Router’s Device Name....................................................................127
Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings......................................................................128
Specify the IP Addresses That the Router...

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port triggering.169
Chapter 14 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips..........................................................................................................171
Sequence to Restart Your Network...............................................................171
Check Ethernet Cable Connections..............................................................171
Wireless...

1
Hardware Setup
The Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi Router with four high-performance antennas and quad-stream X4
architecture combines four WiFi streams to deliver WiFi connection speeds of up to 1.73 Gbps, and a combined
speed of 2.33 Gbps:
•600 Mbps WiFi speed on the 2.4 GHz band
•1.73 Gbps on the 5 GHz band
Nighthawk X4 is ideal for homes with a high volume of network and Internet traffic from gaming and streaming.
With dynamic QoS, the router optimizes performance based on the application and the...

Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
Figure 1. Package contents
Top View
The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top of the router.
Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons
Hardware Setup
9 

Table 1. LED and button descriptions
DescriptionLED
Power•Solid amber.The router is starting.
•Blinking amber.The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was
pressed.
•Solid white.The router is ready.
•Blinking white.The firmware is corrupted.
•Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet•Solid white.The Internet connection is ready.
•Solid amber.The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the
modem.
•Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz...