User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Your Internet Settings
- Use the Internet Setup Wizard
- Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
- Specify IPv6 Internet Connections
- Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses
- Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection
- Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
- Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection
- Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection
- Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection
- Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection
- Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection
- Maximum Transmission Unit
- 4. Optimize Performance
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- 6. Share USB Drives Attached to the Router
- USB Drive Requirements
- Access a USB Device on the Network
- Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
- Control Access to the USB Drive
- Use FTP Within the Network
- View Network Folders on a USB Drive
- Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive
- Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive
- Approve USB Devices
- Safely Remove a USB Drive
- 7. Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
- 8. Use the Router as a Media Server
- 9. Share a USB Printer
- 10. Specify Network Settings
- Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs
- View WAN 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 Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- How the Router Manages Wireless Clients
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point
- Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode
- Set Up a Wireless Distribution System
- 11. Manage Your Network
- 12. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 13. Specify Internet Port Settings
- 14. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information
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Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Factory Settings
You can return the router to its factory settings. Use the end of a paper clip or a similar object
to press and hold the Reset button on the back of the router for at least seven seconds. The
router resets, and returns to the factory configuration settings shown in the following table.
Table 3. Factory default settings
Feature Default behavior
Router login User login URL www.routerlogin.com or www.routerlogin.net
User name (case-sensitive) admin
Login password (case-sensitive) password
Internet
connection
WAN MAC address Use default hardware address
WAN MTU size 1500
Port speed AutoSensing
Local network
(LAN)
LAN IP 192.168.1.1
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP server Enabled
DHCP range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254
Time zone Pacific time
DHCP starting IP address 192.168.1.2
DHCP ending IP address 192.168.1.254
DMZ Disabled
Time zone GMT for WW except NA and GR, GMT+1 for GR, GMT-8
for NA
Time zone adjusted for daylight
savings time
Disabled
SNMP Disabled
Firewall Inbound (communications coming
in from the Internet)
Disabled (except traffic on port 80, the HTTP port)
Outbound (communications going
out to the Internet)
Enabled (all)
Source MAC filtering Disabled