NETGEAR Nighthawk R6900 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Use the WiFi On/Off Button

To turn the WiFi radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:

•

Press the

WiFi On/Off

button on the top of the

router

for two seconds.

If you turned off the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the

WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios

If you used the

WiFi On/Off

button to turn off the WiFi radios, you can’t log in to the

router

to turn them

back on.You must press the

WiFi On/Off

button again for two seconds to turn the WiFi radios back on.

To enable or disable the WiFi radios:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

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Your

router

might display information that is different from this example.

5.

In the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sections, select or clear the

Enable Wireless Router Radio

check boxes.

Clearing these check boxes turns off the WiFi feature of the

router

for each band.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

If you turned off both WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on

the WiFi radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Set Up a WiFi Schedule

You can turn off the WiFi signal from your

router

at times when you do not need a WiFi connection. For

example, you might turn it off for the weekend if you leave town.

To set up the WiFi schedule:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

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The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

The Wireless Settings page displays.

5.

Click the

Add a new period

button.

6.

Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want to turn off

the WiFi signal.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

The Wireless Settings page displays.

8.

Select the

Turn off wireless signal by schedule

check box to activate the schedule.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Manage the WPS Settings

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.You can

change the WPS default settings.

To manage WPS settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

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A login window opens.

3.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings

.

The Wireless Settings page displays.

5.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

The Router’s PIN field displays the fixed PIN that you use to configure the

router

’s WiFi settings from

another platform through WPS.

6.

To disable the PIN, clear the

Enable Router’s PIN

check box.

By default, the

Enable Router’s PIN

check box is selected and the

router

’s PIN is enabled. For

enhanced security, you can disable the

router

’s PIN by clearing the

Enable Router’s PIN

check box.

However, when you disable the

router

’s PIN, WPS is not disabled because you can still use the physical

WPS

button.

The PIN function might temporarily be disabled automatically if the

router

detects

suspicious attempts to break into the

router

’s WiFi settings by using the router’s PIN

through WPS.

Note

7.

To allow the WiFi settings to be changed automatically when you use WPS, clear one or both of the

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check boxes.

By default, both

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check boxes are selected. We recommend that

you leave these check boxes selected. If you clear a check box, the next time a new WiFi client uses

WPS to connect to the

router

, the

router

’s associated WiFi settings change to an automatically

generated random SSID and passphrase. For information about viewing this SSID and passphrase,

see

Specify Basic WiFi Settings

on page 162.

Clear a

Keep Existing Wireless Settings

check box only if you want to allow the WPS process to

change the associated SSID and passphrase for WiFi access.

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Warning

If you clear a Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box and use WPS to add

a computer or WiFi device to the

router

’s WiFi network, the associated SSID

and passphrase are automatically generated and other WiFi devices that are

already connected to the

router

’s WiFi network might be disconnected.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Use the

Router

as a WiFi Access Point

You can set up the

router

to function as a WiFi access point (AP) on the same local network as another

router. When the

router

functions as a WiFi AP, many router-related features are disabled.

If you want to change the

router

’s function, use a wired connection to avoid being

disconnected when the new function takes effect.

Tip

To set up the

router

as an AP:

1.

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the yellow Internet port on the back panel of the

router

to a LAN

port on the other router.

2.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

3.

Enter

http://www.routerlogin.net

.

A login window opens.

4.

Enter the

router

user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

5.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP

.

Manage the WiFi Network Settings

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