Specify Network Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart WiFi Router
To set up the router with your existing router or gateway:
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port on your
existing router or gateway.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on another router
2.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
The first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your router, the browser
goes to
http://www.routerlogin.net
, and the NETGEAR genie page displays:
If you do not see the NETGEAR genie page, enter
http://www.routerlogin.net
. When
prompted, enter
admin
for the user name and
password
for the password.
If this is not the first time that you are setting up the Internet connection for your router,
run the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see
22.
3.
Select the
Help Me Choose
radio button or
Let Me Choose
radio button:
•
Help Me Choose
. If you select the
Help Me Choose
radio button, NETGEAR genie
asks you a few questions to determine if you should set the router in router mode or
access point mode. NETGEAR recommends that you select the
Help Me Choose
radio button.
•
Let Me Choose
. If you select the
Let Me Choose
radio, you must select the
Router
Mode
radio button or the
Access Point Mode
radio button. You can change the
mode by running the Setup Wizard again. For more information, see
22.
4.
Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your router in router mode or access point mode.