User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4 Control Access to the Internet
- 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
- USB Storage Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router
- Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac
- Control Access to the USB Storage Device
- Use FTP Within the Network
- View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device
- Add a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Approve USB Devices
- Access the USB storage device Through the Internet
- Safely Remove a USB storage device
- 6 Share a USB Printer
- 7 Specify Network Settings
- View WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 8 Manage Your Network
- Change the Admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View Logs of Modem Router Activity
- View Event Logs
- Run the Ping Utility
- Run the Traceroute Utility
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- View Devices Currently on the Network
- Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
- View Wireless Access Points in Your Area
- View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel
- Dynamic DNS
- Remote Management
- 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
- 10 Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Supplemental Information User Manual122
Technical Specifications
Wireless
(continued)
Country/region United States
RF channel (2.4 GHz) Auto
1
RF channel (5 GHz) CH 153 (or manually select channels)
Operating mode Up to 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 1300 Mbps at 5 GHz
1. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual throughput can vary. Network
conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network
overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
Table 3. Modem router specifications
Feature Description
Data and routing protocols TCP/IP, DHCP, Dynamic DNS, UPnP, and SMB
Power adapter
(North America)
120V, 60 Hz, input
12V/3.5A DC output
Dimensions 245.36 x 211 x 43.18 mm (9.66 x 8.31 x 1.7 in.)
Weight Weight: 725.75 g (1.6 lb)
Operating temperature 0° to 40° C (32º to 104º F)
Operating humidity 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing
Electromagnetic emissions FCC Part 15 Class B
LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX or 1000BASE-T, RJ-45
WAN 24 x 8 DOCSIS 3.0 WAN Interface
Wireless Maximum wireless signal rate complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard. See the
footnote in Factory Settings on page 121.
Radio data rates Auto Rate Sensing
Data encoding standards IEEE 802.11ac 2.0
IEEE 802.11n version 2.0
IEEE 802.11n 256 QAM IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a 5.0 GHz
Maximum computers per
wireless network
Limited by the amount of wireless network traffic generated by each node
(typically 50–70 nodes).
Table 2. Factory default settings (continued)
Feature Default Setting