Netgear R7800 Nighthawk X4s Ac2600 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

Nighthawk X4S
AC2600 Smart
WiFi Router
User Manual
Model R7800
April 2016
202-11596-04
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 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls.....................................................................................46
Allow or Block Access to Your Network................................................................47
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites..................................................................48
Block Services From the Internet....................................................................49
Delete Keywords From the Blocked...

Manually Update the Dynamic QoS Database................................................91
Participate in Dynamic QoS Analytics.............................................................91
Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play..............................92
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service.....................................................................93
Chapter 7 Manage Your Network
Update the Router...

Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created.......................................126
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings..............................................................127
Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet..........................................129
Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD......................................129
Create a ReadyCLOUD Account...................................................................129
Register Your Router With...

Chapter 13 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection..................................................................................161
Specify VPN Service in the Router....................................................................161
Install OpenVPN Software.................................................................................162
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer................................162
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac...

1
Hardware Setup
The Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router with four high-performance antennas and quad-stream X4S architecture
combines four WiFi streams to deliver WiFi connection speeds of up to 1.73 Gbps, and a combined speed of 2.53 Gbps,
as follows:
•800 Mbps WiFi speed on the 2.4 GHz band
•1.73 Gbps on the 5 GHz band
•Multiuser MIMO (MU-MIMO) for faster speeds with simultaneously streamed data for up to three devices
•160 MHz bandwidth support for maximum performance for mobile devices
Nighthawk...

Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the router, four antennas, the power adapter, and an Ethernet cable.
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
Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router 

Table 1. LED and button descriptions
DescriptionLED
•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.
Power
•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.
Internet
•Solid...