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Netgear R7900 Nighthawk X6 Ac3000 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
Netgear R7900 Nighthawk X6 Ac3000 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USAMay 2016 202-11667-01 Nighthawk X6 A C3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R7900 User Manual
2 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Extend the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Access the Router with NETGEAR the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specify an Internet Connection That Does Not Use a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Specify IPv6 Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Enable the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Add VLAN Tag Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Enable Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application Using the genie App 46 Edit Device Bandwidth Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Allow or Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Manage Network Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Delete Keywords from the Blocked List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chapter 6 Tri-Band WiFi Connections Tri-Band WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 How Tri-Band WiFi Improves Speed and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Load Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Smart Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Enable or Disable Smart Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Implicit Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Chapter 7 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Access a USB Storage Device on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Control Access to the USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 View or Change Network Folders on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Add a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Chapter 8 Access USB Devices Through the Internet Access USB Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Access USB Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Specify a DNS Account That You Already Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Chapter 9 Use the Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Play Music from a USB Device with iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Chapter 10 Share a USB Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Chapter 11 Network Settings Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 View or Specify WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Chapter 12 Manage Your Network Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Chapter 13 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Chapter 14 Specify Internet Port Settings Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
8 1 1. Hardware Setup The Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router with six high-performance antennas and three network bands—one 2.4 GHz band and two 5 GHz bands delivers combined WiFi connection speeds of up to 3000 Mbps WiFi: •450 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band (802.11n) •1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 1 (802.11ac) •1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 2 (802.11ac) Nighthawk X6 is ideal for homes with a number of WiFi-connected devices and provides double the bandwidth of typical dual-band routers. Nighthawk X6 also provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home with the USB 3.0 port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your network is easy, whether you’re accessing stored photos and music or printing wirelessly. Stream your stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music with AirPlay-compatible devices from a USB hard drive connected to the router. Use the free NETGEAR ReadySHARE Vault app to back up your Windows computers to a USB hard drive connected to Nighthawk X6. This chapter contains the following sections: •Unpack Your Router •Extend the Antennas •Top View •Rear Panel •Position Your Router •Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
Hardware Setup 9 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the following items. AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Ethernet cable Power adapter Figure 1. Package contents Extend the Antennas Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance. To extend the antennas: Position all of the antennas vertically as shown. 90° 90°
Hardware Setup 10 Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Top View The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top of the router. WPS LED and buttonWiFi On/Off LED and button LEDs Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons Table 1. LED and button descriptions LEDDescription 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 Wireless • Solid white . The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off. 5 GHz WiFi 1 • Solid white . The 5 GHz 1 WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz 1 WiFi radio is off. 5 GHz WiFi 2 • Solid white . The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio is off.