Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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Update the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory. You might see a message 
at the top of the genie screens when new firmware is available. You can respond to that 
message to update the firmware or you can check to see if new firmware is available, and to 
update your product. 
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that...

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Change the admin Password
This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in \
to the router with the 
user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access.
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen...

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Recover the admin Password
NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for 
the router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten. This 
recovery process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers but not in 
the Safari browser.
To set up password recovery:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the...

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7. Click the  Login again  button.
A login screen displays.
8.  With your recovered password, log in to the router.
View Router Status
To view router status and usage information:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is...

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2. Type  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
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.
4.  The BASIC Home screen displays
5.  Click the  ADV
 ANCED tab. 
The ADVANCED Home screen displays.
6.  In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics  button.
The following...

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Check the Internet Connection Status
To check the Internet connection status:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
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...

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6. To return the status of all items to 0, click the Release button. 
7.  T
o refresh the screen, click the Renew  button. 
8.  T
o exit the screen, click the Close Window button.
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity
The log is a detailed record of the websites you have accessed or attemp\
ted to access and 
other router actions. Up to 256
  entries are stored in the log. Log entries display only when 
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•Date and time. The date and time the log entry was recorded.
5.  T
o customize the logs, scroll down and clear or select the check boxes.
To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh  button.
To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
To email the log immediately, click the  Send Log button.
Monitor Internet Traffic
Traffic metering allows you to monitor the volume of Internet traffic that passes through the 
router Internet...

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6. (Optional) Control the volume of Internet traffic.
You can use either the traffic volume control feature or the connection time control 
feature:
•Select the Traffic volume control by radio button and then select one of the 
following options:
-No Limit. No restriction is applied when the traffic limit is reached.
-Download only. The restriction is applied to incoming traffic only.
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network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you t\
ry to access a device on 
the 134.177.0.0 network, your router forwards your request to the ISP. The ISP forwards your 
request to the company where you are employed, and the company firewall \
is likely to deny 
the request.
In this case you must define a static route, telling your router to acce\
ss 134.177.0.0 through 
the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. Here is...