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User Manual

4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router

Model RAX20

NETGEAR, Inc.
350 E. Plumeria Drive

April 2022

San Jose, CA 95134, USA

202-12015-04

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Page 1: ...User Manual 4 Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router Model RAX20 NETGEAR Inc 350 E Plumeria Drive April 2022 San Jose CA 95134 USA 202 12015 04...

Page 2: ...cy Policy visit https www netgear com about privacy policy By using this device you are agreeing to NETGEAR s Terms and Conditions at https www netgear com about terms and conditions If you do not agr...

Page 3: ...manage your router with the Nighthawk app 20 Change the language 21 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard 23 Manually set up the Internet connection 23 Specify an Inte...

Page 4: ...Change the router s device name 57 Change the LAN TCP IP settings 57 Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns 59 Disable the DHCP server feature in the router 60 Manage reserved LAN IP address...

Page 5: ...et the admin password 94 Always use HTTPS to access the router 95 View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings 96 Display the statistics of the Internet port 96 Check the Inter...

Page 6: ...h the Internet 121 Access USB storage devices through the Internet 122 Chapter 10 Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network About VPN connections 125 Enable OpenVPN service in the router 126 Install OpenVPN...

Page 7: ...oot with the LEDs 146 Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on 146 Power LED is off 146 Power LED stays amber or the other LEDs don t turn on 146 Internet or Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off...

Page 8: ...Unpack your router Front panel LEDs and buttons Rear panel and side panel Router label Position your router Wall Mount Your Router Cable your router For more information about the topics covered in t...

Page 9: ...Unpack your router Your package contains the router the power adapter and an Ethernet cable Figure 1 Package contents User Manual 9 Hardware Setup 4 Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router Model RAX20...

Page 10: ...er is not ready firmware is upgrading or the Reset button was pressed Off Power is not supplied to the router Power LED Pressing the WPS button lets your WPS enabled device join your router s WiFi net...

Page 11: ...e router WiFi LED The LED color indicates the speed white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections Solid white The router detected a 1 Gbps link with a p...

Page 12: ...outer returns to its factory settings 2 Internet port One Gigabit Ethernet RJ 45 WAN port to connect the router to an Internet modem such as a cable modem or DSL modem 3 Ethernet ports Four Gigabit Et...

Page 13: ...tion your router according to the following guidelines Place your router near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and within line of sight to your WiFi devices Make s...

Page 14: ...ness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through can limit the range Other WiFi access points in and around your home might affect your router s signal WiFi access points are routers repeaters...

Page 15: ...Figure 6 Cable your router To cable your router 1 Unplug your modem remove and reinsert the backup battery if it uses one and then plug the modem back in 2 Use the Ethernet cable to connect the modem...

Page 16: ...hernet connection This chapter explains the ways you can connect and how to access the router and log in The chapter contains the following sections Connect to the router network Types of logins Use a...

Page 17: ...ocal area network LAN Connect to the router WiFi network You can connect WiFi enabled devices to the router WiFi network using the router WiFi network name and password To connect to the WiFi network...

Page 18: ...Fi password Your router is preset with a unique WiFi network name SSID and password for WiFi access This information is on the router label NETGEAR account login The free NETGEAR account that you need...

Page 19: ...powered on 2 Make sure that your computer or mobile device is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable wired or over WiFi with the preset security settings listed on the label Note If you want t...

Page 20: ...ttings for the router later you can use a browser to log in to the router web interface To log in to the router 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router...

Page 21: ...oad on your mobile device 3 Launch the Nighthawk app 4 Follow the instructions that display in the app to install your router and connect to the Internet Change the language By default the language th...

Page 22: ...to detect the Internet connection automatically when you first access the router web interface You can also customize and manually specify your Internet settings This chapter contains the following s...

Page 23: ...IC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard page displays 5 Select the Yes radio button If you select the No radio button you are taken to the Internet Setup page see Manuall...

Page 24: ...omatically assigns these addresses Use Static IP Address Enter the IP address IP subnet mask and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connec...

Page 25: ...gin section select the Yes radio button 6 From the Internet Service Provider menu select the encapsulation method PPPoE L2TP or PPTP 7 In the Login field enter the login name that your ISP gave you Th...

Page 26: ...ses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using You must use the one computer that the ISP allows Use This MAC Address Enter the MAC address that you want to use 15 Click the Apply button Y...

Page 27: ...o a single zero or omit it The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet More than two colons in a r...

Page 28: ...ormation to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function Auto Config This is the default setting This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the de...

Page 29: ...the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 6 Select a Remote 6to4 Relay Router radio button Auto Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Int...

Page 30: ...s a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports LAN and WAN Ethernet ports for IPv6 packets The router does not process any IPv6 header packets To set up a pass through IPv6 Internet connection 1 Launch a...

Page 31: ...interface Default IPv6 Gateway The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router s WAN interface Primary DNS Server The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the rou...

Page 32: ...d password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVAN...

Page 33: ...e These DNS Servers If you know that your ISP requires specific servers select this option Enter the IP address of your ISP s primary DNS server If a secondary DNS server address is available enter it...

Page 34: ...ted by the underline _ under the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router...

Page 35: ...ome IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function Auto Config This is the default setting This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network th...

Page 36: ...er the IPv6 address If no address is acquired the field displays Not Available 6 Optional In the DHCP User Class If Required field enter a host name Most people can leave this field blank but if your...

Page 37: ...IPv4 network 6rd uses the service provider s own IPv6 address prefix This limits the operational domain of 6rd to the service provider s network and is under direct control of the service provider Th...

Page 38: ...n Router s IPv6 Address on LAN This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router s LAN interface The number after the slash is the length of the prefix which is also indicated by the u...

Page 39: ...a packets must be split or fragmented to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value In some situations changing the value fixes...

Page 40: ...Used in some DHCP environments 1468 Used in PPPoA environments 1458 Used in PPTP environments or with VPN 1436 Change the MTU size To change the MTU size 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobi...

Page 41: ...s from the Internet This chapter contains the following sections Network access control list Use keywords to block Internet sites Delete keywords from the blocked list Block services from the Internet...

Page 42: ...access to the network Devices that are currently connected to the network or that were allowed to connect in the past are automatically placed on the network ACL as allowed devices All other devices a...

Page 43: ...led 7 Select an access rule to apply to new devices Allow all new devices to connect With this setting if you connect a new device to the network it can access the network You do not need to enter its...

Page 44: ...not on the network on page 44 To manage blocked devices that are currently not connected to the network see Manage blocked devices currently not on the network on page 46 9 Click the Apply button You...

Page 45: ...lick the Add button The Add Allowed Device page displays b Enter the MAC address and device name for the device that you want to allow c On the Add Allowed Device page click the Apply button The devic...

Page 46: ...try to connect to the network To manage blocked devices currently not on the network 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www r...

Page 47: ...the device status by allowing access for a device on the list of blocked devices do the following a Select the check box for the device b Click the Edit button The Edit Device Name page displays c Fro...

Page 48: ...ASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Security Block Sites The Block Sites page displays 5 Select a keyword blocking option Per Schedule Turn on keyword blocking according to a schedule that you s...

Page 49: ...ensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Security Block Sites The Block Sites page displays 5 Do one of the following To delete a single word select it and click the Delete Keyword butt...

Page 50: ...ton The Block Services Setup page displays 7 To add a service that is in the Service Type menu select the application or service The settings for this service automatically display in the fields 8 To...

Page 51: ...in window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case...

Page 52: ...all days Time of Day to Block Select a start and end time in 24 hour format or select the All Day check box for 24 hour blocking 6 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Set up security event...

Page 53: ...ect the My Mail Server requires authentication check box and do the following a In the User Name field type the user name for the outgoing email server b In the Password field type the password for th...

Page 54: ...addresses that the router assigns Disable the DHCP server feature in the router Manage reserved LAN IP addresses Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections Specify basic WiFi settings Change the WiFi Mod...

Page 55: ...Server This feature is sometimes helpful when you are playing online games or videoconferencing but it makes the firewall security less effective Respond to Ping on Internet Port This feature allows...

Page 56: ...he router usually detects and discards incoming traffic from the Internet that is not a response to one of your local computers or a service that you configured on the Port Forwarding Port Triggering...

Page 57: ...The LAN Setup page displays 5 In the Device Name field type a new name 6 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Change the LAN TCP IP settings The router is preconfigured to use private IP ad...

Page 58: ...d through a gateway or router 7 Change the RIP settings Router Information Protocol RIP allows a router to exchange routing information with other routers a Select the RIP direction Both The router br...

Page 59: ...the router assigns 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user n...

Page 60: ...our computers To disable the DHCP server feature in the router 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login...

Page 61: ...ensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Setup LAN Setup The LAN Setup page displays 5 In the Address Reservation section click the Add button The Address Reservation page displays 6 In...

Page 62: ...ress that you want to edit 6 Click the Edit button The Address Reservation page displays 7 Change the settings 8 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Delete a reserved IP address entry To de...

Page 63: ...login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are c...

Page 64: ...a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user n...

Page 65: ...onnected from the network 10 Make sure that you can connect wirelessly to the network with its new settings If you cannot connect wirelessly check the following Is your computer or mobile device conne...

Page 66: ...e 5 GHz band of the network but limits 802 11ax 802 11ac and 802 11n devices to functioning at up to 286 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps This mode allows for reduced interference with neighboring WiFi networks Th...

Page 67: ...ge from the Transmit Power Control menu 7 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security The WiFi password is different from the admin password that you u...

Page 68: ...WPA2 provides a secure connection but some older WiFi devices do not detect WPA2 and support only WPA If your network includes such older devices select WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES security WPA PSK TKI...

Page 69: ...e that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select Guest Network The Guest Network Settings page displays 5 Conf...

Page 70: ...network a user must enter this password WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES This type of security enables WiFi devices that support either WPA or WPA2 to join the 2 4 GHz band of the guest WiFi network However...

Page 71: ...ANCED Advanced Setup Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings page displays 5 Do one of the following for your router s WiFi networks Turn off the WiFi radio Clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio chec...

Page 72: ...re saved Set up the router as a WiFi access point You can set up the router to run as an access point AP on the same local network as another router To set up the router as an AP 1 Use an Ethernet cab...

Page 73: ...outerlogin net Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group Some devices such as an IPTV cannot function behind the router s network address translation NAT service or firewall Based on what you...

Page 74: ...uter select the Wired Ports check box that corresponds to the Ethernet port on the router to which the device is connected If your device is connected to your router s WiFi network select the Wireless...

Page 75: ...r name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup...

Page 76: ...ider Use this feature only if you subscribe to an IPTV service and your IPTV service requires an intranet address Some IPTV ports cannot work behind NAT because the IPTV port requires an IP address wi...

Page 77: ...one check box 8 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Manage custom static routes For almost all Internet traffic routes are automatically and dynamically selected You can also set up a fixed...

Page 78: ...e destination IP address to 134 177 0 0 and the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP address Traffic for addresses in the 134 177 0 0 network must be forwarded to the ADSL router so set the gateway...

Page 79: ...Address Enter the IP address of the gateway The IP address of the gateway must be on the same LAN segment as the router Metric Enter a number from 2 through 15 This value represents the number of rout...

Page 80: ...irst time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup Static Routes The Static Routes page displays 5 In the table se...

Page 81: ...over WiFi to the network you are disconnected from the network and must reconnect Enable or disable airtime fairness Airtime fairness ensures that all WiFi clients receive equal time on the network N...

Page 82: ...ME FAIRNESS check box Selecting this check box enables airtime fairness Clearing this check box disables airtime fairness 6 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved If you connected over WiFi to...

Page 83: ...ideo streaming and VoIP communication By default the router uses Wi Fi Multimedia Quality of Service WMM QoS This chapter contains the following sections Use Dynamic QoS to optimize Internet traffic m...

Page 84: ...et A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password a...

Page 85: ...net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password...

Page 86: ...e Apply button Your settings are saved Improve network connections with Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play UPnP helps devices such as Internet appliances and computers access the network...

Page 87: ...ive for the advertisement is measured in hops steps for each UPnP packet sent Hops are the steps a packet takes between routers The number of hops can range from 1 to 255 The default value for the adv...

Page 88: ...e user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Setup QoS...

Page 89: ...assword is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select Wireless The Wireless Setup page displays 5...

Page 90: ...s use HTTPS to access the router View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings Display the statistics of the Internet port Check the Internet connection status View and manage l...

Page 91: ...t is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you speci...

Page 92: ...a computer that is connected to the router network 3 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 4 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one...

Page 93: ...name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Administration Set Password The Set Password page displays 5 Type the old password in the Old Password field 6 Type...

Page 94: ...router admin password if you forgot it This reset process is supported in Chrome Safari Firefox Edge and Internet Explorer To reset your router admin password 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or...

Page 95: ...e of the self signed certificate on the router This is expected behavior You can proceed or add an exception for the security warning For more information visit https kb netgear com 000062980 what to...

Page 96: ...ollowing color coding A green icon indicates that the Internet connection is fine and no problems exist For a WiFi network the network is enabled and secured A red icon indicates that configuration pr...

Page 97: ...e link status of the port TxPkts The number of packets transmitted on this port since the router was last started RxPkts The number of packets received on this port since the router was last started C...

Page 98: ...r receives an IP address automatically the window displays the following information IP Address The IP address that is assigned to the router Subnet Mask The subnet mask that is assigned to the router...

Page 99: ...nternet access was blocked or allowed Source IP The IP address of the initiating device for the log entry Target address The name or IP address of the website or news group visited or to which access...

Page 100: ...vice name is known it is shown here IP Address The IP address that the router assigned to this device when it joined the network This address can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the net...

Page 101: ...rges for extra data volume when you make a new connection enter the extra data volume in MB in the Round up data volume for each connection by field 8 In the Traffic Counter section set the traffic co...

Page 102: ...are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Administration Backup Settings The Backup Settings page displays 5 Click the Back Up button 6 Follow the direction of your browser to...

Page 103: ...s that you backed up 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user...

Page 104: ...on the front panel of the router indicate activities and behavior You can turn off all LEDs except the Power LED To turn off the LEDs 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is co...

Page 105: ...es daylight saving time select the Automatically adjust for daylight savings time check box 7 Click the Apply button Your settings are saved Set the NTP server By default the router uses the NETGEAR N...

Page 106: ...ther the Reset button on the back of the router or the Erase function After you reset the router to factory default settings the user name is admin the password is password the LAN IP address is 192 1...

Page 107: ...2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged...

Page 108: ...drive or DVD drive to a USB port on the router The chapter contains the following sections USB device requirements Connect a USB storage device to the router Access a storage device connected to the r...

Page 109: ...t2 Ext3 Ext4 HFS HFS Connect a USB storage device to the router ReadySHARE lets you access and share USB storage devices that are connected to a USB port on the router If your USB storage device uses...

Page 110: ...tomatically opens and displays the files and folders on the USB storage device Map a USB device to a Windows network drive To map the USB storage device to a Windows network drive 1 Connect a USB stor...

Page 111: ...uses a power supply connect it You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router When you connect the USB storage device to the router s port it might take up to two...

Page 112: ...The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED USB Functions ReadySHARE Storage The USB Storage Advanced Settings page displays 5 Select the FTP check box 6 Click the Apply button Your settings are sa...

Page 113: ...router Folder Name The full path of the network folder Volume Name The volume name from the storage device Total Space and Free Space The current utilization of the storage device Add a network folder...

Page 114: ...ead Access menu and the Write Access menu select the settings that you want All no password the default allows all users to access the network folder The other option is that only the admin user is al...

Page 115: ...in to the router and take the USB storage device offline To remove a USB storage device safely 1 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 2 Enter h...

Page 116: ...e the Internet to access a USB device that s connected to a USB port on the router when you re not home This chapter contains the following sections Set up and manage Dynamic DNS Your personal FTP ser...

Page 117: ...P address such as 192 168 x x or 10 x x x the Dynamic DNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet Set up a new Dynamic DNS account To set up Dynamic DNS and regi...

Page 118: ...window opens 3 Enter the router admin user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sen...

Page 119: ...st time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 4 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS page displays 5 Change your DDNS acco...

Page 120: ...al area network LAN 5 Set up FTP access in the router See Set up FTP access through the Internet on page 120 6 On a remote computer with Internet access you can use FTP to access your router using ftp...

Page 121: ...one device is connected it is automatically selected 8 Click the Edit button The Edit page displays 9 From the Read Access menu select admin 10 From the Write Access menu select admin 11 Click the App...

Page 122: ...for example yourname mynetgear com 7 To limit read and write access of a device to the admin user select a device in the Available Network Folder s section If only one device is connected it is autom...

Page 123: ...on the ADVANCED Home page If you set up a DDNS account the router s DNS name for example yourname mynetgear com For information about using Dynamic DNS see Set up and manage Dynamic DNS on page 117 3...

Page 124: ...to install and use OpenVPN software to set up a VPN tunnel The chapter contains the following sections About VPN connections Enable OpenVPN service in the router Install OpenVPN software on a VPN clie...

Page 125: ...ient for example your laptop when you are away from home The router provides the VPN service and the laptop is the VPN client Traffic between the router and the laptop is encrypted Note The router its...

Page 126: ...age 127 5 Select the Enable VPN Service check box We recommend that you use the default TUN mode and TAP mode settings These settings determine how VPN information is transferred If you know that you...

Page 127: ...ink that is provided in each client specific section Download and install the configuration files from the router as described in each client specific section The configuration files provide the corre...

Page 128: ...d password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 7 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup VPN Service The VPN Service page displays 8 Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected For...

Page 129: ...k OpenVPN client utility on your Mac computer You need to have administrative privileges 3 Launch a web browser from the Mac computer which must be connected to the router network 4 Enter http www rou...

Page 130: ...er user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays...

Page 131: ...admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 5 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup VPN Servi...

Page 132: ...ider For example at a coffee shop you might be given a code that lets you use the coffee shop s Internet service account to surf the web Your router lets you use a VPN connection to access your own In...

Page 133: ...Block VPN client Internet access in the router By default the router is set up to allow VPN connections only to your home network not to the Internet service for your home network If you changed this...

Page 134: ...ur settings are saved Use VPN to remotely access a USB storage device attached to the router If you attach a USB storage device to a USB port on your router after you make a VPN connection from a remo...

Page 135: ...You can use port forwarding and port triggering to set up rules for Internet traffic You need networking knowledge to set up these features This chapter contains the following sections Manage port for...

Page 136: ...server computer a reserved IP address See Manage reserved LAN IP addresses on page 61 4 Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network 5 Enter http www r...

Page 137: ...dmin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in The user name and password are case sensitive The BASIC Home page displays 5 Select ADVANCED Advanced Setup Port Forwa...

Page 138: ...rk 2 Enter http www routerlogin net A login window opens 3 Enter the router user name and password The user name is admin The password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in T...

Page 139: ...server on your local network you can use port forwarding to allow web requests from anyone on the Internet to reach your web server To make a local web server public 1 Assign your web server either a...

Page 140: ...triggering Port triggering is a dynamic extension of port forwarding that is useful in these cases An application must use port forwarding to more than one local computer but not simultaneously An ap...

Page 141: ...descriptive service name 8 From the Service User menu select a user option Any This is the default setting and allows any computer on the Internet to use this service Single address Restricts the ser...

Page 142: ...ring check box If this check box is selected the router does not use port triggering even if you specified port triggering settings 7 In the Port Triggering Timeout field enter a value up to 9999 minu...

Page 143: ...nother session entry to send any incoming port 113 traffic to your computer 5 The IRC server sends a return message to your router using the NAT assigned source port for example port 33333 as the dest...

Page 144: ...eck the NETGEAR support site at netgear com support for product and contact information The chapter contains the following sections Quick tips Troubleshoot with the LEDs You cannot log in to the route...

Page 145: ...are connected to the router by an Ethernet cable the corresponding numbered router LAN port LEDs light Check the WiFi settings Make sure that the WiFi settings on the WiFi enabled computer or mobile d...

Page 146: ...iFi LED is lit unless you turned off the WiFi radio You can use the LEDs on the front panel of the router for troubleshooting Power LED is off This could occur for a number of reasons Check the follow...

Page 147: ...le connections are secure at the router and at the modem or computer Make sure that power is turned on to the connected modem or computer Be sure that you are using the correct cable When you connect...

Page 148: ...omputer or mobile device to the router and reboot your computer or mobile device If your router s IP address was changed and you do not know the current IP address clear the router s configuration to...

Page 149: ...your router is still unable to obtain an IP address from the ISP the problem might be one of the following Your Internet service provider ISP might require a login program Ask your ISP whether they r...

Page 150: ...following reasons The traffic meter is enabled and the limit was reached By configuring the traffic meter not to block Internet access when the traffic limit is reached you can resume Internet access...

Page 151: ...isabled If you disabled the router s SSID broadcast then your WiFi network is hidden and does not display in your WiFi client s scanning list By default SSID broadcast is enabled Does your WiFi device...

Page 152: ...the path is working you see this message Reply from IP address bytes 32 time NN ms TTL xxx If the path is not working you see this message Request timed out If the path is not functioning correctly on...

Page 153: ...ntrol Panel Verify that the IP address of the router is listed as the default gateway Check to see that the network address of your computer the portion of the IP address specified by the subnet mask...

Page 154: ...A Supplemental Information This chapter includes technical information about your router The chapter covers the following topics Factory Settings Technical Specifications 154...

Page 155: ...com or www routerlogin net User login URL Router login admin User name case sensitive password Login password case sensitive Use default hardware address WAN MAC address Internet connection 1500 WAN M...

Page 156: ...nstruction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Technical Specifications Table 4 Router specifications Description Feature TCP IP RIP 1 RIP 2 DHCP PPPoE PPTP Bigpond Dynamic DNS UPnP...

Page 157: ...z 80 MHz 1024 QAM support Data encoding standards Limited by the amount of WiFi network traffic generated by each node typically 50 70 nodes Maximum computers per wireless network WPA2 PSK and WPA WPA...

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