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Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
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Manage Your Network 141 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Router Update. The Router Update screen displays. 5. Click the Check button. The router finds new firmware information if any is available and displays a message asking if you want to download and install it. 6. Click the Ye s button. The router locates and downloads the firmware and begins the update. WARNING: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the upgrade. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn off the router. When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upgrade process typically takes about one minute. Read the new firmware release notes to find out if you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading.
Manage Your Network 142 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 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 ANCED > Administration > Set Password . 5. Type the old password, and type the new password twice. 6. T o be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box. NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes take effect.
Manage Your Network 143 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 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 ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password. The Set Password screen displays. 5. Select the Enable Password Recovery check box. 6. Select two security questions and provide answers to them. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. To recover your password: 1. In the address field of your browser, type www.routerlogin.net. A login screen displays. 2. Click the Cancel button. If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the router. The serial number is on the product label. 3. Enter the serial number of the router. 4. Click the Continue button. A screen displays requesting the answers to your security questions. 5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions. 6. Click the Continue button. A screen displays your recovered password.
Manage Your Network 144 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 admin. The default password is password . The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADV ANCED tab. 5. For information about the displayed settings, click the Show/Hide Help Center link at the bottom of the screen. Display Internet Port Statistics To display Internet port statistics: 1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\ nnected to the network.
Manage Your Network 145 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 information displays: • System Up T ime. The time elapsed since the router was last restarted. • Port. The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the screen displays the following information: - Status. The link status of the port. - TxPkts. The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. - RxPkts. The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear. - Collisions. The number of collisions on this port since reset or manual clear. - Tx B/s. The current transmission (outbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports. - Rx B/s . The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports. - Up T ime . The time elapsed since this port acquired the link. - Poll Interval. The interval at which the statistics are updated in this screen. 7. T o change the polling frequency, enter a time in seconds in the Poll Interval field and click the Set Interval button. To stop the polling entirely, click the Stop button.
Manage Your Network 146 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Click the ADV ANCED tab. The ADVANCED Home screen displays. 5. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. The following information displays: • IP Address. The IP address that is assigned to the router. • Subnet Mask. The subnet mask that is assigned to the router. • Default Gateway . The IP address for the default gateway that the router communicates with. • DHCP Server . The IP address for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server that provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the computers that are connected to the router. • DNS Server . The IP address of the Domain Name Service server that provides translation of network names to IP addresses. • Lease Obtained. The date and time when the lease was obtained. • Lease Expires. The date and time that the lease expires.
Manage Your Network 147 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 keyword blocking is enabled and no log entries are made for the trusted \ user . To view and manage logs: 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 ANCED > Administration > Logs. The Logs screen shows the following information: • Action. The action that occurred, such as whether Internet access was blocked or\ allowed. • Source IP . The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry. • T arget address. The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was attempted.
Manage Your Network 148 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router •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 port. You can set limits for traffic volume. To monitor Internet traffic: 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 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Traffic Meter . Scroll to view more settings 5. Select the Enable Traffic Meter check box.
Manage Your Network 149 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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. -Both Directions. The restriction is applied to both incoming and outgoing traffic. •Select the Connection time control radio button and enter the allowed hours in the Monthly limit field. 7. (Optional) If your ISP charges for extra data volume when you make a new connection, enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field. 8. In the Traffic Counter section, set the traffic counter to begin at a specific time and date. If you want the traffic counter to start immediately, click the Restart Counter Now button. 9. In the Traffic Control section, specify whether the router should issue a warning message before the monthly limit of Mbytes or hours is reached. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is issued. You can select one of the following to occur when the limit is attained: •The Internet LED blinks white or amber. •The Internet connection is disconnected and disabled. 10. Click the Apply button. The Internet Traffic Statistics section helps you to monitor the data traffic. 11. To update the Traffic Statistics section, click the Refresh button. 12. To display more information about the data traffic on your router and to change the poll interval, click the Traffic Status button. Custom Static Routes Typically, you do not need to add static routes unless you have multiple routers or multiple IP subnets on your network. As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case: •Your main Internet access is through a cable modem to an ISP. •You have an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where you are employed. This router’s address on your LAN is 192.168.1.100. •Your company’s network address is 134.177.0.0. When you set up your router, two implicit static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway, and a second static route was created to your local
Manage Your Network 150 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router 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 an example: •The Destination IP Address and IP Subnet Mask fields specify that this static route applies to all 134.177.x.x addresses. • The Gateway IP Address field specifies that all traffic for these addresses will be forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.100. • A metric value of 1 works because the ISDN router is on the LAN. • Private is selected only as a precautionary security measure in case RIP is act\ ivated. Set Up a Static Route To set up a static route: 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 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Static Routes . The Static Routes screen displays. 5. Click the Add button. The screen adjusts. 6. In the Route Name field, type a name for this static route (for identification purposes \ only.) 7. Select the Private check box if you want to limit access to the LAN only .