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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
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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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
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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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
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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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
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.

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