Netgear R7900 Nighthawk X6 Ac3000 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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For example, if three mobile devices are connected to one 5 GHz band, th\
e fourth device is 
automatically connected to the other 5 GHz band.
Internet
PrinterLegacy devices
Dual-band wireless devices IP camera
Dual-band AC wireless devices
iPad Phone Fast
2.4 WiFi band
Up to 450 Mbps
Faster
5 GHz WiFi Band 1
Up to 1.3 Gbps
Fastest
5 GHz WiFi Band 2
Up to 1.3 Gbps
MacBook Pro MacBook Air iPhone
Desktop computer
Figure 10. Load...

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Smart Connect
Smart Connect balances your 5 GHz WiFi connections into two different radio bands: the 5 
GHz radio 1 band and the 5 GHz radio 2 band. The router uses Smart Connect to choose the 
best radio band for your device to give you the best WiFi performance.
Nighthawk X6 2.4 GHz
450 Mbps
Legacy
devices
5 GHz WiFi band 1
1300 Mbps Fast
dual-band
devices
5 GHz WiFi band 2
1300 Mbps Faster
dual-band
devices
Same WiFi network...

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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 screen displays.
4.  Select  W
 ireless.
5. Select or clear the Smart Connect – One Wireless Network Name (SSID) for both 5 GHz 
radios  check box.
Selecting this check box turns on Smart Connect and clearing this check \
box turns off 
Smart Connect.
6.  Click the...

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Beamforming
Beamforming means that your router actively tracks clients and directs Wifi to the client, 
rather than just blasting it out in all directions. This means better WiFi range and performance 
for your wireless devices.
The router uses explicit and implicit beamforming to improve WiFi performance. Explicit 
beamforming requires the client to support beamforming. Typically 802.11ac clients support 
beamforming. Implicit...

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7.   Share USB Devices Attached to the 
Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure USB storage devices attached to your 
router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash 
drives or hard drives or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD 
drives to the router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•USB Device Requirements 
•Access a USB Storage Device on the Network 
•Back Up Windows Computers with...

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USB Device Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives.\
 For the most 
up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit 
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare .
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the d\
rivers onto the 
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices\
 do not work 
with the router

.
The...

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When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB device from a Mac: 
1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB 
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If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB 
device to the router.
When you connect the USB device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two 
minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is ava\
ilable to all 
computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.  Select  Start > Run .
3.  Enter  \
eadyshare in the dialog box.
4.  Click the  OK button.
A...

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The Map Network Drive screen displays:
6. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.
7.  Click the  Finish button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
8.  T
o connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the  Connect using 
different credentials check box, click the  Finish button, and do the following:
a. T
ype the user name and password.
b.  Click the OK...

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5. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive that is 
connected to one of the router’s USB ports. You can access the connected USB hard drive 
from your Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your router.
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
NETGEAR recommends that you use a new...