Netgear R8300 Nighthawk X8 Ac5000 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

4.Click the ADVANCED tab.
The ADVANCED Home page displays.
5.In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button.
The Connection Status window opens.
6.Check the Connection Status window to see if your PPPoE connection is up and working.
If the router is not connected, click the Connect button.
The router continues to attempt to connect indefinitely.
7.If you cannot connect after several minutes, the router might be set up with an incorrect service name, user
name, or password, or your ISP...

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility
Most network devices and routers contain a ping utility that sends an echo request packet to the designated device.
The device then responds with an echo reply.You can easily troubleshoot a network using the ping utility in your
computer or workstation.
Test the LAN Path to Your Router
You can ping the router from your computer to verify that the LAN path to your router is set up correctly.
To ping the router from a Windows computer:
1.From the Windows...

Test the Path From Your Computer to a Remote Device
To test the path from your computer to a remote device.
1.From the Windows toolbar, click the Start button and select Run.
2.In the Windows Run window, type
ping -n 10
where  is the IP address of a remote device such as your ISP DNS server.
If the path is functioning correctly, messages display that are similar to those shown in Test the LAN Path to
Your Router on page 182.
3.If you do not receive replies, check the following:
•Check that IP address of...

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Supplemental Information
This appendix includes technical information about your router.
The appendix covers the following topics:
•Factory Settings on page 185
•Technical Specifications on page 186
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Factory Settings
You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object to press and hold the
Reset button on the back of the router for at least seven seconds.The router resets and returns to the factory
configuration settings shown in the following table.
Table 4. Factory default settings
Default BehaviorFeature
www.routerlogin.com or www.routerlogin.netUser login URLRouter login
adminUser name (case-sensitive)
passwordLogin password (case-sensitive)
Use...

Default BehaviorFeature
EnabledWireless communicationWireless
See router labelSSID name
WPA2-PSK (AES)Security
EnabledBroadcast SSID
Auto1Transmission speed
United States in the US; otherwise, varies by regionCountry/region
Auto for 2.4GHz, CH 44 for WW SKU and CH 153 for North
America SKU
RF channel
Up to 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 2166 Mbps at 5 GHzOperating mode
1Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput can vary. Network conditions and
environmental...

DescriptionFeature
FCC Part 15 Class B
VCCI Class B
EN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class B C-Tick N10947
Electromagnetic emissions
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45LAN
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45WAN
Maximum WiFi signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard.2Wireless
Auto Rate SensingRadio data rates
•IEEE® 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz 64 QAM support
•IEEE® 802.11 a/n/ac 5.0 GHz 1024 QAM support
Data encoding standards
Limited by the amount of WiFi network traffic generated by each node...