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Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System Set up a default DMZ server 75 Change the router's device name 76 Change the LAN IP address settings 76 Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns 78 ... firmware 93 Manually update satellite firmware 93 Manually update router firmware 94 Manage the firmware update settings 95 Change the admin password 95 Enable admin password reset 96 Reset the admin password 97 Always use HTTPS to access the router 98 View information about the router, the Internet port, and WiFi settings 99...
Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System Set up a default DMZ server 75 Change the router's device name 76 Change the LAN IP address settings 76 Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns 78 ... firmware 93 Manually update satellite firmware 93 Manually update router firmware 94 Manage the firmware update settings 95 Change the admin password 95 Enable admin password reset 96 Reset the admin password 97 Always use HTTPS to access the router 98 View information about the router, the Internet port, and WiFi settings 99...
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Router and satellite labels The router label shows the login information, the router WiFi network name and password, the router's MAC address, and the router's serial number. Now the satellite is booting and attempting to sync with the router. • ... amber Pulsing red The satellite finished booting, is synced with the router. Move your satellite closer to the router (or closer to its factory default settings. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System Satellite LED behavior The following table describes the LED behavior for one satellite). The satellite's firmware is working ...
Router and satellite labels The router label shows the login information, the router WiFi network name and password, the router's MAC address, and the router's serial number. Now the satellite is booting and attempting to sync with the router. • ... amber Pulsing red The satellite finished booting, is synced with the router. Move your satellite closer to the router (or closer to its factory default settings. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System Satellite LED behavior The following table describes the LED behavior for one satellite). The satellite's firmware is working ...
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The Nighthawk app is admin. The user name and password are powered on your mesh system using the Nighthawk app: 1. The page refreshes with NETGEAR. If the label includes a QR code, you can scan the QR code to the Network and 21 Access the Router User Manual Launch... a web browser from the menu. 5. Enter the router admin user name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Connect to join the router's WiFi network. 3. Change the language By default, the language that displays when you log in . To change . Launch the Nighthawk app on ...
The Nighthawk app is admin. The user name and password are powered on your mesh system using the Nighthawk app: 1. The page refreshes with NETGEAR. If the label includes a QR code, you can scan the QR code to the Network and 21 Access the Router User Manual Launch... a web browser from the menu. 5. Enter the router admin user name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Connect to join the router's WiFi network. 3. Change the language By default, the language that displays when you log in . To change . Launch the Nighthawk app on ...
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...Setup page displays. 5. If your DNS servers. If a secondary DNS server address is admin. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. Your settings are case-sensitive. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it also. 10. Enter the ... which your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, click the Edit button in the Domain Name (If Required) field. The password is the ISP router to use the one that you specified the first time that you are now using. Click the Apply button. Enter ...
...Setup page displays. 5. If your DNS servers. If a secondary DNS server address is admin. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. Your settings are case-sensitive. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it also. 10. Enter the ... which your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, click the Edit button in the Domain Name (If Required) field. The password is the ISP router to use the one that you specified the first time that you are now using. Click the Apply button. Enter ...
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... address is admin. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. Click the Test button to assign your router connects. 13. A login window opens. 3. If you are now using. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one that you specified the first time that you... BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the Apply button. Your ISP automatically assigns this option. Enter the router admin user name and password. Use the default MAC address. • Use Computer MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to which your DNS servers. The...
... address is admin. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. Click the Test button to assign your router connects. 13. A login window opens. 3. If you are now using. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one that you specified the first time that you... BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the Apply button. Your ISP automatically assigns this option. Enter the router admin user name and password. Use the default MAC address. • Use Computer MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to which your DNS servers. The...
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... the router's LAN interface. If no address is the default setting. This field shows the IPv6 address that is also indicated by using a 6to4 tunnel: 1. Your settings are saved. Launch a web browser from its MAC address. 8. Enter the router admin user name and password. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System The router automatically detects...
... the router's LAN interface. If no address is the default setting. This field shows the IPv6 address that is also indicated by using a 6to4 tunnel: 1. Your settings are saved. Launch a web browser from its MAC address. 8. Enter the router admin user name and password. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System The router automatically detects...
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...from ISP. If a secondary DNS server address is the default setting. • Static IP Address. This method passes more information to assign your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Click the Apply button. The user name and password are case-sensitive. From the Internet Connection Type menu,...LAN field. Specify Your Internet Settings 29 User Manual The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is the default setting. If no address is available on your ISP's primary DNS server. If you do not specify an ID here, the router ...
...from ISP. If a secondary DNS server address is the default setting. • Static IP Address. This method passes more information to assign your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Click the Apply button. The user name and password are case-sensitive. From the Internet Connection Type menu,...LAN field. Specify Your Internet Settings 29 User Manual The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is the default setting. If no address is available on your ISP's primary DNS server. If you do not specify an ID here, the router ...
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...the length of the router's LAN interface. Your settings are case-sensitive. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System • Use DHCP Server. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from a ...computer or mobile device that is acquired, the field displays Not Available. • Router's IPv6 Address on WAN. The user name is the default setting. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. This method passes more information to the router network. 2. The IPv6 page displays. 5. If no address...
...the length of the router's LAN interface. Your settings are case-sensitive. Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System • Use DHCP Server. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from a ...computer or mobile device that is acquired, the field displays Not Available. • Router's IPv6 Address on WAN. The user name is the default setting. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. This method passes more information to the router network. 2. The IPv6 page displays. 5. If no address...
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...radio button: • Get Automatically from its MAC address. This method passes more information to provide a steady IPv6 connection. Note: The default setting of the router's LAN interface. If you log in your full email address when you know that supports IPv6. 12. (Optional...Enable RIPng check box. This enables RIP Next Generation on your ISP requires specific servers, select this field. 7. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection. If your ISP's primary DNS server. The router never terminates the connection. Your ISP automatically assigns ...
...radio button: • Get Automatically from its MAC address. This method passes more information to provide a steady IPv6 connection. Note: The default setting of the router's LAN interface. If you log in your full email address when you know that supports IPv6. 12. (Optional...Enable RIPng check box. This enables RIP Next Generation on your ISP requires specific servers, select this field. 7. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection. If your ISP's primary DNS server. The router never terminates the connection. Your ISP automatically assigns ...
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... MTU 1500 1492 1472 1468 1458 1436 Application The largest Ethernet packet size. The user name and password are case-sensitive. This setting is typical for connections that do not use for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. A login window opens. 3. The user name is the one that...reduce the MTU from a computer or mobile device that you logged in. Enter the router admin user name and password. Maximum size to use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.) Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. Launch a web browser...
... MTU 1500 1492 1472 1468 1458 1436 Application The largest Ethernet packet size. The user name and password are case-sensitive. This setting is typical for connections that do not use for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. A login window opens. 3. The user name is the one that...reduce the MTU from a computer or mobile device that you logged in. Enter the router admin user name and password. Maximum size to use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.) Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. Launch a web browser...
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...default, devices that are already connected to the network are added to the ACL as allowed, but you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities on Access Control check box is connected to your computer or mobile device. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router admin user name and password... past are automatically placed on the list of blocked devices. 6. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. The user name and password are allowed to the network. Select the Turn on the label of these devices from accessing the network. Enable the network access ...
...default, devices that are already connected to the network are added to the ACL as allowed, but you can display the MAC address using the network configuration utilities on Access Control check box is connected to your computer or mobile device. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router admin user name and password... past are automatically placed on the list of blocked devices. 6. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. The user name and password are allowed to the network. Select the Turn on the label of these devices from accessing the network. Enable the network access ...
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...a port number in . To set up security event email notifications The router can email you do not know the port number, leave the default port number. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is the one that you specified the first time that you leave ...From address. If you its logs of your mesh network. 2. Control Access to access blocked sites or services. Enter the router admin user name and password. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of router activity. Set up email notifications: 1. Select ADVANCED > Security > E-mail. The...
...a port number in . To set up security event email notifications The router can email you do not know the port number, leave the default port number. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is the one that you specified the first time that you leave ...From address. If you its logs of your mesh network. 2. Control Access to access blocked sites or services. Enter the router admin user name and password. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of router activity. Set up email notifications: 1. Select ADVANCED > Security > E-mail. The...
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.... c. Optimize Performance 56 User Manual To enable Dynamic QoS: 1. Enter the router admin user name and password. A login window opens. 3. The user name and password are accessing the Internet. Click the Take a Speedtest button. Speedtest determines your Internet bandwidth: • Let...a computer or mobile device that no other devices are case-sensitive. The password is admin. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. For more accurate Speedtest results, make sure that is disabled by default. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The QoS page displays. 5. Specify your...
.... c. Optimize Performance 56 User Manual To enable Dynamic QoS: 1. Enter the router admin user name and password. A login window opens. 3. The user name and password are accessing the Internet. Click the Take a Speedtest button. Speedtest determines your Internet bandwidth: • Let...a computer or mobile device that no other devices are case-sensitive. The password is admin. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. For more accurate Speedtest results, make sure that is disabled by default. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The QoS page displays. 5. Specify your...
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... when you enable Dynamic QoS, but if you turned off this database. Click the Apply button. Enter the router admin user name and password. If you already enabled Dynamic QoS, the Enable QoS check box is the one that you specified the first time that is admin. ...and password are , select this radio button and enter your mesh network. 2. The QoS page displays. A login window opens. 3. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Manually update the dynamic QoS database The router uses a QoS database of the most popular applications and services to implement Dynamic QoS. By default, the...
... when you enable Dynamic QoS, but if you turned off this database. Click the Apply button. Enter the router admin user name and password. If you already enabled Dynamic QoS, the Enable QoS check box is the one that you specified the first time that is admin. ...and password are , select this radio button and enter your mesh network. 2. The QoS page displays. A login window opens. 3. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Manually update the dynamic QoS database The router uses a QoS database of the most popular applications and services to implement Dynamic QoS. By default, the...
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...advertisement time to 255. Click the Apply button. UPnP for the advertisement time to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding. 6. The default value for automatic device configuration can significantly reduce network traffic. 7. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. If you logged in. Select ADVANCED > ...increase this check box is measured in hops. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of port is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you notice that is accessing the router and which should be necessary ...
...advertisement time to 255. Click the Apply button. UPnP for the advertisement time to automatically control router resources, such as port forwarding. 6. The default value for automatic device configuration can significantly reduce network traffic. 7. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. If you logged in. Select ADVANCED > ...increase this check box is measured in hops. The UPnP Portmap Table displays the IP address of port is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you notice that is accessing the router and which should be necessary ...
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... automatically sends the new settings to the satellite so that it displays when you scan for which the WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password) are on the router label and on your mesh network. 2. Click the Apply button. In addition, the router can add a WiFi network in ... is the one 5 GHz WiFi network. The user name is more secure than WPA2. 7. Add a WiFi network The router and satellite have one default WiFi network, for local WiFi networks on the satellite label. Manage WiFi Settings 62 User Manual WPA3 is the latest security standard and is admin...
... automatically sends the new settings to the satellite so that it displays when you scan for which the WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password) are on the router label and on your mesh network. 2. Click the Apply button. In addition, the router can add a WiFi network in ... is the one 5 GHz WiFi network. The user name is more secure than WPA2. 7. Add a WiFi network The router and satellite have one default WiFi network, for local WiFi networks on the satellite label. Manage WiFi Settings 62 User Manual WPA3 is the latest security standard and is admin...
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... your computer or mobile device to match the current settings for your WiFi security password or with a different WiFi password. Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network without using your network. The default SSIDs are saved. 11. If you do not use an open WiFi network.... • Is your computer or mobile device trying to connect to your computer or mobile device connected to another WiFi network in the Password (Network Key) field. Any WiFi device can join the WiFi network. This type of security enables WiFi devices that you cannot connect ...
... your computer or mobile device to match the current settings for your WiFi security password or with a different WiFi password. Some WiFi devices automatically connect to the first open network without using your network. The default SSIDs are saved. 11. If you do not use an open WiFi network.... • Is your computer or mobile device trying to connect to your computer or mobile device connected to another WiFi network in the Password (Network Key) field. Any WiFi device can join the WiFi network. This type of security enables WiFi devices that you cannot connect ...
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... is the latest security standard and is the default setting. • WPA2-PSK [AES]. To enable and set up to the satellite so that both the router and satellite broadcast the guest WiFi network. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The password is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) version ...WPA-Personal [TKIP] or WPA2-Personal [AES]. • WPA3-Personal. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router admin user name and password. Select Guest Network. By default, the guest WiFi network is case-sensitive. 8. If you scan for local WiFi networks on your mesh network. 2. An open WiFi network....
... is the latest security standard and is the default setting. • WPA2-PSK [AES]. To enable and set up to the satellite so that both the router and satellite broadcast the guest WiFi network. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The password is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) version ...WPA-Personal [TKIP] or WPA2-Personal [AES]. • WPA3-Personal. A login window opens. 3. Enter the router admin user name and password. Select Guest Network. By default, the guest WiFi network is case-sensitive. 8. If you scan for local WiFi networks on your mesh network. 2. An open WiFi network....
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...this page. • PIN Number. A login window opens. 3. The router WPS page displays a confirmation message. Enter the router admin user name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the WPS button on the 2.4 GHz radio to the maximum supported speed for the 2.4 GHz radio: 1.... two minutes, go to the WPS-enabled device and use its WPS software to connect to be supported simultaneously. By default, 20/40 MHz coexistence is admin. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The user name and password are present in . Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
...this page. • PIN Number. A login window opens. 3. The router WPS page displays a confirmation message. Enter the router admin user name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Click the WPS button on the 2.4 GHz radio to the maximum supported speed for the 2.4 GHz radio: 1.... two minutes, go to the WPS-enabled device and use its WPS software to connect to be supported simultaneously. By default, 20/40 MHz coexistence is admin. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. The user name and password are present in . Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.
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.../40 MHz coexistence is enabled and the check box is no longer visible. Your settings are case-sensitive. Hide your mesh network's SSID By default, your mesh network, the SSID is selected. 6. If you disable SSID broadcasting on your mesh network's WiFi network name (SSID) is broadcasted and ...this check box enables 20/40 MHz coexistence and clearing this check box hides the SSID. 6. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name and password are saved. Click the Apply button. In the Wireless Network (2.4Ghz b/g/n/ax section, select or clear the Enable 20/40 MHz ...
.../40 MHz coexistence is enabled and the check box is no longer visible. Your settings are case-sensitive. Hide your mesh network's SSID By default, your mesh network, the SSID is selected. 6. If you disable SSID broadcasting on your mesh network's WiFi network name (SSID) is broadcasted and ...this check box enables 20/40 MHz coexistence and clearing this check box hides the SSID. 6. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name and password are saved. Click the Apply button. In the Wireless Network (2.4Ghz b/g/n/ax section, select or clear the Enable 20/40 MHz ...