Netgear R9000 Nighthawk X10 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart
WiFi Router
User Manual
Model R9000
October 2016
202-11653-01
350 E. Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA 

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Router...............................................................................................9
Front View............................................................................................................10
Rear Panel...........................................................................................................12
Position Your Router.............................................................................................13...

Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls.....................................................................................39
Allow or Block Access to Your Network................................................................40
Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites..................................................................41
Block Services From the Internet.........................................................................42
Delete Keywords From the Blocked...

Chapter 6 Optimize Performance
Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play..............................73
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service.....................................................................74
Chapter 7 Manage Your Network
Update the Router Firmware................................................................................76
Check for New Firmware and Update the Router............................................76
Manually Upload Firmware to the...

Safely Remove a USB Storage Device..............................................................101
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS...................................................................104
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet..........................................................104
Your Personal FTP Server.................................................................................105
Set Up Your Personal...

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media..................................134
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home...........................................134
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.........................................135
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router............................................135
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home........................136
Change VPN Pass-Through...

1
Hardware Setup
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your Router on page 9
•Front View on page 10
•Rear Panel on page 12
•Cable Your Router on page 14
•Position Your Router on page 13
•Turn the LEDs On or Off or Disable LED Blinking on page 14
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at support.netgear.com.
8 

Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router, the power adapter, and a yellow
Ethernet cable.
Figure 1. Package contents
Hardware Setup
9
Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router 

Front View
The status LEDs are located on the top of the router.The USB ports are located on the side of the router.
The four active antennas include LEDs. If the LEDs on the active antennas are lit, the WiFi radios are
operating.
Figure 2. Front view
Table 1. LED descriptions
DescriptionLED
•Solid white.The router is ready.
•Blinking white.The router is not ready, firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was
pressed.
•Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Power
•Solid white. An Ethernet connection...