Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

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Manage Your Network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and home network.
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Update the Router Firmware on page 102
•Change the admin Password on page 102
•Set Up Password Recovery on page 103
Recover the admin Password on page 104
•View Router Status on page 105
•View Devices Currently on the Network on page 109
•Monitor Internet Traffic on page 110
•Manage the Router Configuration File on page 112
•Set Up Remote Management on page 114
•Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App on page 116
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							Update the Router Firmware
The router firmware (routing software) is stored in flash memory.You might see a message at the top of the router
pages 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 update your product.
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update.
The Router Update page 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 Yes 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 update. 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 update process typically takes about one minute. Read
the new firmware release notes to find out if you need to reconfigure the router after updating.
Change the admin Password
You can 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.
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							Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure password.The ideal
password contains no dictionary words from any language and contains uppercase and
lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.
Note
To set the password for the user name admin:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
5.Type the old password, and type the new password twice.
6.To be able to recover the password, select the Enable Password Recovery check box.
We recommend that you enable password recovery.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up Password Recovery
We recommend 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.
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							To set up password recovery:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password.
The Set Password page 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 settings are saved.
Recover the admin Password
To recover your password:
1.In the address field of your browser, enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 window opens requesting the answers to your security questions.
5.Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
6.Click the Continue button.
A window opens and displays your recovered password.
7.Click the Login again button.
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							A login window opens.
8.With your recovered password, log in to the router.
View Router Status
To view router status and usage information:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Click the ADVANCED tab.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
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							Display Internet Port Statistics
To display Internet port statistics:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Click the ADVANCED tab.
The ADVANCED Home page displays.
5.In the Internet Port pane, click the Show Statistics button.
The following information displays:
•System Up Time.The time elapsed since the router was last restarted.
•Port.The statistics for the WAN (Internet) and LAN (Ethernet) ports. For each port, the page 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.
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							•Rx B/s.The current reception (inbound) bandwidth used on the WAN and LAN ports.
•Up Time.The time elapsed since this port acquired the link.
•Poll Interval.The interval at which the statistics are updated on this page.
6.To 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.
Check the Internet Connection Status
To check the Internet connection status:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Click the ADVANCED tab.
The ADVANCED Home page displays.
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							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.
6.To return the status of all items to 0, click the Release button.
7.To refresh the screen, click the Renew button.
8.To 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 accessed or attempted to access and other router actions. Up to
256 entries are stored in the log.
To view and manage logs:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
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							A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Administration > Logs.
The Logs page 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.
•Target address.The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access was
attempted.
•Date and time.The date and time the log entry was recorded.
5.To customize the logs, scroll down and clear or select the check boxes in the Include in Log section.
6.To refresh the log screen, click the Refresh button.
7.To clear the log entries, click the Clear Log button.
8.To email the log immediately, click the Send Log button.
View Devices Currently on the Network
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network.
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							To view devices on the network:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
4.Select Attached Devices.
The Attached Devices page displays devices that are connected to the router through Ethernet (using a wired
connection) or connected to a WiFi band in the WiFi network.
The IP address for devices can change because the router assigns an IP address to each device when it joins
the network.The unique MAC address for each device does not change.
5.To update this page, click the Refresh 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 a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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 page displays.
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