Netgear R8300 Nighthawk X8 Ac5000 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

Nighthawk X8
AC5000 Tri-Band
WiFi Router
User Manual
Model R8300
April 2016
202-11634-01
350 E. Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA 

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router...............................................................................................9
Front View..............................................................................................................9
USB Port on the Right Panel................................................................................11
Rear Panel...........................................................................................................12
Position...

Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls.....................................................................................46
Allow or Block Access to Your Network................................................................47
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites..................................................................49
Block Services From the Internet....................................................................50
Delete Keywords From the Blocked...

Use the WIFI Button........................................................................................89
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios..................................................................89
Set Up a WiFi Schedule.......................................................................................90
Specify WPS Settings..........................................................................................91
Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the...

Use Time Machine to Back Up Onto a USB Hard Disk.................................126
Use FTP Within the Network..............................................................................128
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device.............................128
Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device..............................................129
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device...............................................130
Remotely Access a USB Device Using...

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media..................................163
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home...........................................163
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.........................................163
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router............................................164
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home........................165
Chapter 14 Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports...

1
Hardware Setup
The Nighthawk X8 AC5000 Tri-Band WiFi Router is the next wave in WiFi with Tri-Band Quad Stream performance,
Nighthawk delivers combined WiFi speeds of up to 5.3 Gbps. Four external active antennas combined with four internal
antennas amplify and maximize WiFi range.The X8’s powerful 1.4 Ghz dual-core processor gives you a high-performance
networking engine for faster connections. Aggregate two of the Gigabit ports to double your wired speeds to
network-attached storage. Quad-Stream with...

Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the Nighthawk X8 AC5000 Tri-Band WiFi Router, the power adapter, and a yellow Ethernet
cable.
Figure 1. Package contents
Front View
The status LEDs are located on the top of the router. Buttons are on the front, and the USB ports are on the right
panel.
Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons
Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk X8 AC5000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 

Table 1. LED descriptions
DescriptionLED
•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.
Power
•Solid white.The Internet connection is ready.
•Solid amber.The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.
•Blinking white.The port is sending or receiving traffic.
•Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the...