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Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
You can disable LED blinking or turn off all LEDs except the Power LED. For information
about how to do this, see
Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs
on page
104.
USB 3.0
•
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
Reset
button, and it is now safe
to remove the attached USB device.
Ethernet ports
1–4
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100
Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.
•
Solid white
. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
•
Blinking white
. The port is sending or receiving traffic.
•
Off
. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
WiFi On/Off
button with LED
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios on and off.
If this LED lights solid white, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are
turned off and you cannot use WiFi to connect to the router.
WPS button with
LED
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. The
WPS LED blinks white during this process and then lights solid white.
Table 1.
LED and button descriptions
(continued)
LED
Description
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Nighthawk AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Rear Panel
The connections and buttons shown in the following figure are located on the rear panel.
Ethernet
Internet
Power
Power
port
LAN ports 1–4
Reset
button
connector
On/Off
Figure 3. Router rear panel
Pressing the
Reset
button restores the factory settings. See
Factory Settings
on page
178.
Position Your Router
The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your
wireless network. However, the operating distance or range of your wireless connection can
vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your router. For example, the
thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range.
Additionally, other wireless access points in and around your home might affect your router’s
signal. Wireless access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other
device that emits a wireless signal for network access.
Position your router according to the following guidelines:
•
Place your router near the center of the area where your computers and other devices
operate and within line of sight to your wireless devices.
•
Make sure that the router is within reach of an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables
for wired computers.
•
Place the router in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and ceilings
between the router and your other devices.
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Smart
WiFi
Router
•
Place the router away from electrical devices such as these:
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Ceiling fans
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Home security systems
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Microwaves
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Computers
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Base of a cordless phone
-
2.4 GHz cordless phone
•
Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls,
and items such as these:
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Solid metal doors
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Aluminum studs
-
Fish tanks
-
Mirrors
-
Brick
-
Concrete
Cable Your Router
The following image shows how to cable your router:
Ethernet cable
Router
Modem
Ethernet
cable
DSL or cable
Power adapter
Figure 4. Router cabling
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Nighthawk AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
To cable your router:
1.
Unplug your modem’s power, leaving the modem connected to the wall jack for your
Internet service.
If your modem uses a battery, remove the battery.
2.
Plug in and turn on your modem.
If your modem uses a battery, put the battery back in.
3.
Connect your modem to the Internet port of your router with the yellow Ethernet cable that
came with your router.
4.
Connect the power adapter to your router and plug the power adapter into an outlet.
5.
Press the
Power On/Off
button on the rear panel of the router.
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2.
Connect to the Network and
Access the Router
You can connect to the router’s WiFi network or use a wired Ethernet connection. This chapter
explains the ways you can connect and how to access the router and log in.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Connect to the Network
•
Types of Logins
•
Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router
•
Change the Language
•
Access the Router with NETGEAR genie App
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