User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to 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 config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd 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
- Change the MTU size
- 4. Optimize Performance
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- 6. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
- USB device requirements
- Connect a USB storage device to the router
- Access a storage device connected to the router from a Windows-based computer
- Map a USB device to a Windows network drive
- Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a Mac
- Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
- Back up Mac computers with Time Machine
- Enable FTP access within your network
- View network folders on a storage device
- Add a network folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
- Safely remove a USB storage device
- 7. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 8. Share a USB Printer
- 9. Manage Network Settings
- View or change the 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
- Manage reserved LAN IP addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Mode
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Enable or disable Smart Connect
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Specify WPS settings
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up the router in bridge mode
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- 10. Manage Your Router
- Update the router firmware
- Change the admin password
- Enable admin password recovery
- Recover the admin password
- View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi settings
- Display the statistics of the Internet port
- Check the Internet connection status
- View and manage logs of router activity
- View devices currently on the network
- Monitor Internet traffic
- Manage the router configuration file
- Remote access
- Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 11. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 12. Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
- 13. Troubleshooting
- 14. Supplemental Information
Chapter 7 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS...................................................75
Set up FTP access through the Internet...........................................75
Your personal FTP server...................................................................76
Set up your personal FTP server..................................................76
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account...........................................77
Specify a DNS account that you already created.......................77
Change the Dynamic DNS settings.............................................78
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.........................79
Remotely access a USB device using ReadyCLOUD......................80
Create a ReadyCLOUD account...................................................80
Register your router with ReadyCLOUD.....................................80
Chapter 8 Share a USB Printer
Install the printer driver and cable the printer................................83
Download the ReadySHARE printer utility......................................83
Install the ReadySHARE printer utility..............................................83
Print using the NETGEAR USB Control Center...............................84
Chapter 9 Manage Network Settings
View or change the WAN settings....................................................87
Set up a default DMZ server..............................................................88
Change the Router’s Device Name..................................................89
Change the LAN TCP/IP settings......................................................89
Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns............................91
Disable the DHCP server feature in the router...............................92
Manage reserved LAN IP addresses................................................93
Reserve an IP address....................................................................93
Edit a reserved IP address............................................................94
Delete a reserved IP address entry..............................................94
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections......................................95
Specify Basic WiFi Settings................................................................96
Change the WiFi Mode......................................................................97
Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security.............................99
Enable or disable Smart Connect..................................................100
Set up a guest WiFi network...........................................................101
Control the WiFi radios....................................................................103
Use the WiFi On/Off button.......................................................103
Enable or disable the WiFi radios..............................................103
Set up a WiFi schedule....................................................................104
Specify WPS settings........................................................................105
Set up the router as a WiFi access point.......................................106
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Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router