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

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To change the WPA settings:
1. Launch an Internet 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 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 BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select Wireless.
The Wireless Setup screen displays.
5. Under Security Options, select a radio button for a WPA options.
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older 
computers and wireless devices cannot use WPA2. By default, the WPA-PSK [TKIP] + 
WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button is selected so that new or old computers and wireless 
devices can connect to the WiFi network by using either WPA2 or WPA security. 
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 changes are saved.
Set Up a Guest Network
Guest networks allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without using your wireless 
security key. You can add a guest network for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band and for each of the two 
5.0 GHz WiFi bands. 
To set up a guest network:
1. Launch an Internet 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 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. 
						

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The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  Guest Network .
5. Scroll to the section of the screen for the guest WiFi network that you \
want to set up. 
The default guest wireless network names (SSIDs) are as follows:
• NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band.
• NETGEAR-5G -Guest is for the first 5 GHz WiFi band.
• NETGEAR-5G-2-Guest is for the second 5 GHz WiFi band.
6.  Select any of the following wireless settings:
• Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is 
enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this p\
rofile.
• Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point 
broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no \
SSID can adopt 
the correct SSID for connections to this access point.
• Allow guest to see each other and access my local network. If this check box is 
selected, anyone who connects to this SSID can access your local network\
, not just 
your Internet connection.
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 wireless devices in your network to use the guest\
 network name in 
addition to the main SSID. 
8.  Select a radio button for a security option. 
The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older  computers and wireless devices cannot use it. NETGEAR recommends that yo\
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the WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button. This setting protects your WiFi 
network and lets computers and wireless devices can connect to the WiFi network by 
using either WPA2 or WPA security.
9. Click the Apply button. 
Your settings are saved.
Control the Wireless Radios
The router’s internal wireless radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range. By 
default, they are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. When the wireless 
radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.
You can turn the wireless 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 wireless 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 
have 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 Wireless Schedule on page 134).
Use the WiFi On/Off Button
To turn the wireless 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 wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If 
you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios
If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless 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 wireless radios back on.
To enable or disable the wireless radios:
1. Launch an Internet 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 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 BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
5. In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections of the screen, select or clear the  Enable Wireless 
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 wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If 
you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Of
 f LED and the WPS LED light.
Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do not need a 
wireless connection. For example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.
To set up the wireless schedule:
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 BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings .
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.  Click the  Add a new period  button.
6. Use the lists, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during \
which you want to 
turn off the wireless signal.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
8.  Select the T
 urn 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 typ\
ing the WiFi 
password.
To specify WPS Settings:
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 BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
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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 wireless 
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 wireless 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. NETGEAR 
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to 
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random 
SSID and security key. 
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway
If you own an existing router or gateway from your Internet service provider (ISP), you can 
connect your new router to your existing router or gateway and set up the router in one of the 
following modes: router mode or access point (AP) mode. 
Router mode let you configures your new NETGEAR router as a normal WiFi router behind 
your gateway and creates a separate WiFi network behind your gateway. To take full 
advantage of this routers advanced functions, NETGEAR recommends that you use router 
mode. In router mode, the only device that can be connected to your existing gateway is your 
new NETGEAR router. You must connect all of your devices to the new NETGEAR router. If 
your existing gateway has a WiFi function, disable it. 
If you want to use the new router to get better WiFi performance beyond what you have with 
your existing gateway, access point mode is the easiest way to do that. NETGEAR 
recommends that you disable the WiFi function on your existing gateway, if it has WiFi 
functionality. With this mode, you can connect wired devices to the gateway and connect 
wired and WiFi devices to your new NETGEAR router. 
If you already set up the Internet connection for your router and you are sure that you want to 
set up the router as an access point, see 
Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point on 
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To set up the router with your existing router or gateway:
1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a L\
AN port on your 
existing router or gateway.  
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
The first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your \
router, the browser  goes to http://www
 .routerlogin.net, and the NETGEAR genie page displays:
If you do not see the NETGEAR genie page, enter http://www.routerlogin.net . When 
prompted, enter admin for the user name and password for the password.
If this is not the first time that you are setting up the Internet conne\
ction for your router, 
run the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see  Use the Internet Setup Wizard on 
page   22.
3.  Select the Help Me Choose radio button or  Let Me Choose radio button:
• Help Me Choose. If you select the Help Me Choose radio button, NETGEAR genie 
asks you a few questions to determine if you should set the router in ro\
uter mode or 
access point mode. NETGEAR recommends that you select the Help Me Choose 
radio button.
• Let Me Choose . If you select the  Let Me Choose radio, you must select the Router 
Mode radio button or the  Access Point Mode radio button. 

You can change the 
mode by running the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see  Use the Internet 
Setup Wizard  on page  22.
4.  Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your router in router mode or\
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Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same lo\
cal 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 L\
AN port in the 
other router

. 
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
3.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP .
6. Select the  Enable AP Mode check box. 
						

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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.
Note:To avoid interference with other routers or gateways in your network, 
NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings on 
each router. You can also turn off the wireless radio on the other router 
or gateway and use the R8000 only for wireless client access.
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. 
						

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12.   Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and 
home network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Update the Router Firmware 
•Change the admin Password 
•Recover the admin Password 
•View Router Status 
•View and Manage Logs of Router Activity 
•Monitor Internet Traffic 
•Custom Static Routes 
•View Devices Currently on the Network 
•Manage the Router Configuration File 
•Remote Management 
•Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App