Netgear R7800 Nighthawk X4s Ac2600 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

							the secondary channel. If that happens, the router runs in 20 MHz mode to coexist with that network. If you want
the router to always run in 40 MHz mode, clear this check box.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Change the WiFi Password or Security Level
Your router comes with preset WPA2 or WPA security.The password that you enter to connect to your network is
unique to your router and is on the label on the router.We recommend that you use the preset security, but you can
change the settings.Do not disable security.
To change the WPA 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 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 Wireless.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5.Under Security Options, select a WPA option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security.WPA2-PSK (AES) is the default setting.
The Passphrase field displays.
6.In the Passphrase field, enter the network key (password).
It is a text string from 8 to 63 characters.
7.Write down the new password and keep it in a secure place for future reference.
8.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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							Enable or Disable WiFi 160 MHz
The WiFi 160 MHz setting reduces lag and improves streaming speed. Note that the WiFi clients must have 160
MHz support, and they must be connected to the 5 GHz WiFi network.You can enable or disable WiFi the HT160
setting.
If your computer is connected with WiFi when you change the MU-MIMO setting, you are disconnected when you
click the Apply button.To avoid this problem, use a computer with a wired connection to access the router.
To enable or disable WiFi 160 MHz:
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 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.
5.Select the Enable HT160 check box.
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable a WiFi Video Network
Guest networks allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your WiFi 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 enable a WiFi video network:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name and password.
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							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 Wireless.
The Wireless Setup page displays.
5.Scroll down to the Wireless Network (5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac) section of the page.
6.Select the Enable Video Network check box.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up a Guest WiFi Network
Guest networks allow visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your WiFi security key.You can add a
guest network for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band and the 5.0 GHz WiFi band.
To set up a guest network:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
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.
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							4.Select Guest Network.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.Scroll to the section of the page for the guest WiFi network that you want to set up.
The default guest WiFi network names (SSIDs) are as follows:
•NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band.
•NETGEAR-5G-Guest is for the 5 GHz WiFi band.
6.Leave the Enable SSID Broadcast check box selected.
Allowing the router to broadcast its WiFi network name (SSID) makes it easier to find your network and connect
to it. If you clear this check box, that creates a hidden network.
7.Give the guest network a name.
The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters.You then manually configure the
WiFi devices in your network to use the guest network name in addition to the main SSID.
8.For the WiFi channel and mode, leave the default settings selected.
9.Select a security option.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security.WPA2 is the default setting.
10.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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							Enable a Video Guest WiFi Network
Guest networks allow visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your WiFi 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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
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 Guest Network.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.Scroll to the Wireless Network (5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac) section.
6.Select the Enable Video Network check box.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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							Control the WiFi Radios
The router’s internal WiFi radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz ranges. By default, they are on so that
you can connect over WiFi to the router.When the WiFi radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN
connection to the router.
You can turn the WiFi radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the router, or you can log in to the router
and enable or disable the WiFi radios. If you are close to the router, it might be easier to press its WiFi On/Off button.
If you are away from the router or already logged in it might be easier to enable or disable them.You can also turn
the WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule. (See Set Up a WiFi Schedule on page 77.)
Use the WiFi On/Off Button
To turn the WiFi radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
•Press the WiFi On/Off button on the top of the router for two seconds.
If you turned off the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi radios,
the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios
If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the WiFi radios, you can’t log in to the router to turn them back on.
You must press the WiFi On/Off button again for two seconds to turn the WiFi radios back on.
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 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.
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							4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections, 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 WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi
radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
Set Up a WiFi Schedule
You can turn off the WiFi signal from your 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 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.
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							The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
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.
8.Select the Turn off wireless signal by schedule check box to activate the schedule.
9.Click the Apply button.
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.Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
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 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 WiFi settings through WPS.
5.(Optional) Select or clear the Enable Router’s PIN check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious attempts to break into the
router’s WiFi settings by using the router’s PIN through WPS.You can manually enable the PIN function by
selecting the Enable 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.
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							If you clear this check box, the next time a new WiFi client uses WPS to connect to the router, the routerWiFi
settings change to an automatically generated random SSID and security key.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router.
2.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
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 password.The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
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							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 manually
assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced
network experience.
To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, NETGEAR recommends
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 R7800 router only for WiFi client access.
Note
8.Click the Apply button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected.
9.To reconnect, close and restart your browser and type 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.
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