User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 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
- 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
- Use auto config for an IPv6 Internet connection
- Set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection
- Manage the MTU size
- 4. Control Access to the Internet
- 5. 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 Transmission Power Control
- Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- Control the WiFi radios
- Set up a WiFi schedule
- Set up the router as a WiFi access point
- Set up a bridge for a port group or VLAN tag group
- Manage custom static routes
- Enable or disable implicit beamforming
- Enable or disable MU-MIMO
- Enable or disable PMF
- Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
- 6. Optimize Performance
- 7. 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
- Connect to your router with Anywhere Access
- Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs
- Set your time zone
- Return the router to its factory default settings
- 8. 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
- 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
- 9. Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
- 10. Use VPN to Access Your Network
- 11. Manage port forwarding and port triggering
- 12. Troubleshooting
- 13. Supplemental information
Access a storage device connected to the router from a
Windows-based computer..............................................................109
Map a USB device to a Windows network drive...........................109
Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a
Mac.....................................................................................................110
Enable FTP access within your network.........................................111
View network folders on a storage device....................................111
Add a network folder on a USB storage device...........................112
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device............................113
Safely remove a USB storage device.............................................114
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS.................................................116
Set up FTP access through the Internet.........................................116
Your personal FTP server................................................................117
Set up your personal FTP server................................................117
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................118
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................118
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................119
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................120
Chapter 10 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................122
Specify VPN service in the router...................................................122
Install OpenVPN software...............................................................123
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer.......123
Install OpenVPN software on your Mac computer..................126
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................127
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................127
Use a VPN tunnel on your Windows computer............................128
Use VPN to access the router’s USB device and media..............130
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home........................130
Set up VPN client Internet access in the router........................131
Block VPN client Internet access in the router.........................131
Use a VPN tunnel to access your Internet service at home....132
Chapter 11 Manage port forwarding and port triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................135
Set up port forwarding to a local server...................................135
Add a custom port forwarding service.....................................136
Edit a port forwarding service....................................................137
Delete a port forwarding entry..................................................138
Application xxample: Make a local web server public...........138
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Nighthawk AX4 4-Stream AX3000 WiFi Router