User manual
Table Of Contents
- Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4. Optimize Performance
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- 6. Tri-Band WiFi Connections
- 7. Share USB Devices Attached to the Router
- 8. Access USB Devices Through the Internet
- 9. Use the Router as a Media Server
- 10. Share a USB Printer
- 11. Network Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Password or Security Level
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 12. Manage Your Network
- 13. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 14. Specify Internet Port Settings
- 15. Troubleshooting
- Sequence to Restart Your Network
- Check Ethernet Cable Connections
- Wireless Settings
- Network Settings
- Standard LED Behavior When the Router is Powered On
- Power LED Is Off or Blinking
- Power LED Stays Amber
- LEDs Never Turn Off
- Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off
- WiFi LED Is Off
- Cannot Log In to the Router
- Cannot Access the Internet
- Changes Not Saved
- Wireless Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility
- A. Supplemental Information
Tri-Band WiFi Connections
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Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router
having two lanes in the wider road instead of one. The router automatically uses Smart
Connect to allocate the fastest devices to the fast lane
Nighthawk X6
Total bandwidth: 1500 Mbps
Internet
5 GHz
Faster
5 GHz WiFi Band
Greater than 2x the performance of other routers
5 GHz
Fastest
iPhone
150 Mbps ÷ 3
iPad
300 Mbps ÷ 3
iPhone
150 Mbps ÷ 3
MacBook Pro
300 Mbps ÷ 2
MacBook Pro
1300 Mbps ÷ 2
(150 + 300 + 150)÷ 3 + (1300 + 1300) ÷ 2
.
Figure 8. A tri-band network has two dedicated 5 GHz bands
In this tri-band network, the first 5 GHz band has a speed of 200 Mbps, and the second 5
GHz band has a speed of 1,300 Mbps.
The slower and faster devices are separated in different WiFi connections to ensure that you
get the best speed on each device. So in the previous figure, all the three mobile devices are
on one 5 GHz band with a combined maximum speed of 200 Mbps and the other 5 GHz WiFi
band is used for the faster 802.1
1ac devices with a combined maximum speed of 1300 Mbps.
Effectively both slower and faster devices can run faster and the overall network speed
increases by more than two times, from 640 Mbps to 1500 Mbps.
Load Balancing
The router uses load balancing to distribute WiFi connections among all three WiFi bands, to
ensure that both the WiFi bands are utilized. Load balancing avoids overloading a single
5 GHz band and ensures that both the WiFi bands are utilized and device connections are
spread across the two bands.