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

Your settings are saved.
Enable a Video Guest WiFi Network
Guest networks allow visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless security key.
For optimal HD streaming performance for your guests, you can enable a 5 GHz guest video network.
When this the video network feature is enabled, the router uses video reliability algorithms to reduce jitter
and packet loss during video streaming.
To set up a guest network:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is...

Your settings are saved.
Control the Wireless Radios
The router’s internal wireless radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range. By default, they
are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the router.When the wireless radios are off, you can still use
an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.
You can turn the wireless radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on therouter, or you can log in to
the router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are close to the...

Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections of the screen, select or clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio
check boxes.
Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the router for each band.
6.Click the Apply button.
If you turned off both wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned
on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can turn off...

A login window opens.
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 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 wireless signal.
7.Click the Apply button.
The Advanced Wireless...

The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen 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 router’s wireless settings through WPS.
5.(Optional) Select or clear the Enable Router’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the...

The user name is admin.The default password is password.The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP.
6.Select the Enable AP Mode check box.
7.Scroll down and select an IP address setting:
•Get dynamically from existing router.The other router on the network assigns an IP address to
this router while this router is in AP mode.
•Enable fixed IP settings on this device (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to...

The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected.
9.To reconnect, close and restart your browser and typeType http://www.routerlogin.net .
Use the Router in Bridge Mode
You can use your router in bridge mode to connect multiple devices with WiFi at the faster 802.11ac
speed.To do this, you need two WiFi routers: one set up as a router and the other set up as a bridge.
Figure 13. Router in bridge mode with an 802.11ac WiFi connection
Installing your router as a bridge offers the following...

To set up bridge mode:
1.Make a note of the WiFi settings of the other router to which this router will connect.
You must know the SSID, WiFi security mode, wireless password, and operating frequency (either
2.4 GHz or 5 GHz).
2.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network of the
router that will run in bridge mode.
3.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
4.Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin.The default password is...

Your settings are saved.
Network Settings
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Use VPN to Access Your Network
You can use OpenVPN software to remotely access your router using virtual private networking (VPN).This
chapter explains how to set up and use VPN access.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up a VPN Connection on page 151
•Specify VPN Service in the Router on page 151
•Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer on page 152
•Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media on page 156
•Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home on page 157
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