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Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Create Custom Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

View Devices Currently on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Erase the Current Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Remote Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Chapter 12

Use VPN to Access Your Network

Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Specify VPN Service in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . .144

Chapter 13

Specify Internet Port Settings

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Edit a Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . .149

How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . .152

Chapter 14

Troubleshooting

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

WiFi LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

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Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . .162

Appendix A

Supplemental Information

Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Appendix B

Notification of Compliance

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1

1.

Hardware Setup

The Nighthawk AC1900

Smart

WiFi

Router Model

R7000 delivers combined WiFi connection

speeds up to AC1900 WiFi (600 Mbps

1

on 2.4 GHz

2

802.11n and 1300 Mbps

3

on 5 GHz

802.11ac). Nighthawk is ideal for bandwidth-hungry activities such as online gaming and video

streaming, powered by a dual core 1 GHz processor. High-powered amplifiers with antennas

provide WiFi coverage anywhere around your home, inside or out.

For gamers, Nighthawk supports upstream Quality of Service (QoS) optimized for online game

play with game consoles like Xbox. For uninterrupted HD streaming media, Nighthawk features

downstream QoS to identify and prioritize streaming traffic like Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu Plus.

Nighthawk provides fast central storage, backup and streaming to every device in your home

with the USB 3.0 port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your network is

easy, whether it’s accessing stored photos and music to wirelessly printing. Stream your stored

media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music to Airplay-compatible

devices from the USB hard-drive connected to the router. Use the free NETGEAR ReadySHARE

Vault app to back up your Windows computers to a USB hard drive connected to Nighthawk.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Unpack Your Router

•

Attach the Antennas

•

Top and Front Panels

•

Rear Panel

•

Position Your Router

•

Cable Your Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

.

1. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network

conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual

data throughput rate and wireless coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility

with any future standards. 802.11ac 1300 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802.11n 450 Mbps.

2. 2.4 GHz performance mode requires 256 QAM support on the WiFi client.

3. Up to 1300 Mbps wireless speeds achieved when you are connecting to other 802.11ac 1300 Mbps devices.

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Unpack Your Router

Your package contains the following items.

Nighthawk AC 1900 Smart WiFi Router

Antennas (3)

Ethernet cable

Power adapter

Figure 1. Package contents

Attach the Antennas

The router comes with three antennas.



To attach the antennas:

1.

Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router.

2.

Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.

3.

Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.

NETGEAR recommends that the center antenna be vertical and that you aim the others

outward at 45 degree angles, as shown.

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Top and Front Panels

The router has status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0 port on the front.

USB 3.0 port

Figure 2. Router top and front view

Table 1.

LED and button descriptions

LED

Description

Power

•

Solid amber

. The router is starting.

•

Blinking amber

. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed.

•

Solid white

. The router is ready.

•

Blinking white

. The firmware is corrupted.

•

Off

. Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet

•

Solid white

. The Internet connection is ready.

•

Solid amber

. The router has detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.

•

Off

. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.

2.4 GHz

Wireless

•

Solid white

. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

•

Blinking

. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.

•

Off

. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.

5 GHz Wireless

•

Solid white

. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

•

Blinking

. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.

•

Off

. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.

USB (1 and 2)

The USB 1 LED is for the USB 3.0 USB port on the front panel. The USB 2 LED is for the USB

2.0 port on the rear panel.

•

Solid white

. A USB device is connected and is ready.

•

Blinking

. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.

•

Off

. No USB device is connected or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware

button, and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.