Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

Nighthawk X8
AC5300 Tri-Band
WiFi Router
User Manual
Model R8500
January 2016
202-11555-04
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 Ports on the Right Panel..............................................................................11
Rear Panel...........................................................................................................12
Position...

Allow or Block Access to Your Network................................................................44
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites..................................................................46
Block Services From the Internet....................................................................47
Delete Keywords From the Blocked List..........................................................48
Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer............................................................49...

Set Up a WiFi Schedule.......................................................................................87
Specify WPS Settings..........................................................................................88
Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point...............................................................89
Use the Router in Bridge Mode............................................................................91
Chapter 7 Optimize Performance
Use Dynamic QoS to Optimize Internet...

Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device..............................................126
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device...............................................127
Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD......................................127
Create a ReadyCLOUD Account...................................................................128
Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD.....................................................128
Safely Remove a USB...

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router............................................160
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home........................161
Chapter 14 Customize Internet Traffic Rules for Ports
Port Forwarding to a Local Server.....................................................................163
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.....................................................163
Add a Custom Port Forwarding...

1
Hardware Setup
The Nighthawk X8 AC5300 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 AC5300 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 AC5300 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...