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

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Tri-Band WiFi
Tri-band WiFi delivers 3.2 Gbps combined WiFi speeds through three dedica\
ted WiFi 
bands—a 2.4 GHz band, plus two 5 GHz bands. This additional 5 GHz WiFi band allows you 
to double the WiFi bandwidth for dual-band devices.
FAST
FASTER
FASTEST
2.4 GHz
600 Mbps
1300 Mbps  5 GHz - 2
1300 Mbps
 5 GHz - 1
Figure 7. Tri-band WiFi doubles the available bandwidth for dual-band devices
Smart Connect intelligently selects the...

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iPhone 5S with support for only single-stream 802.11n can achieve a maximum WiFi speed 
of only 150 Mbps. As more devices connect and begin downloading, the bandwidth is shared 
among them as well.
The following example of shared bandwidth shows a dual-band router in wh\
ich the GHz WiFi  band has a fast 640 Mbps capacity
 . If only one computer or device connects, the router can 
allocate a speed of up to 640 Mbps to that...

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having two lanes in the wider road instead of one. The router automatically uses Smart 
Connect to allocate the fastest devices to the fast lane
Nighthawk X6
Total bandwidth: 1500 Mbps
Internet 5 GHz
Faster
5 GHz WiFi Band
Greater than 2x the performance of other routers
5 GHz
Fastest iPhone
150 Mbps  ÷ 3 iPad
300 Mbps ÷  3iPhone
150 Mbps ÷ 3
MacBook Pro 300 Mbps ÷ 2 MacBook Pro
1300 Mbps ÷ 2
(150 + 300 + 150)÷ 3 + (1300 + 1300) ÷...

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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 WiFi devices IP camera
Dual-band AC WiFi devices
iPad Phone Fast
2.4 WiFi band
Up to 600 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 balancing in...

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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
600 Mbps
Legacy
devices
5 GHz WiFi band 1
300 Mbps Fast
dual-band
devices
5 GHz WiFi band 2
1300 Mbps Faster
dual-band
devices
Same WiFi network...

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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 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  Apply button. 
Your settings are saved....

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Implicit Beamforming
Implicit beamforming means that the router can use information from client devices that 
support beamforming to improve the WiFi signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you 
can disable it. 
To disable implicit beamforming:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen...

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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 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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To access the USB device from a Mac: 
1. Connect your USB device to a USB port on the router.
NETGEAR recommends you use the blue USB 3.0 port on the router to get the best USB 
device access speed.
If your USB device has 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...