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Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Back Up Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 13
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Chapter 14
Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 15
Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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7
Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Standard LED Behavior When the Router is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Appendix A
Supplemental Information
Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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1
1.
Hardware Setup
The Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router with six high-performance antennas and three
network bands—one 2.4 GHz band and two 5 GHz bands, delivers combined WiFi connection
speeds of up to 3200 Mbps WiFi:
•
600 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band 256 QAM (802.11n)
•
1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 1 (802.11ac)
•
1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 2 (802.11ac)
Nighthawk X6 is ideal for homes with increasing number of WiFi-connected devices and
provides double the bandwidth of typical dual-band routers.
Nighthawk X6 also 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 you’re accessing stored photos and music to printing wirelessly. Stream your
stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music with
AirPlay-compatible devices from a 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 X6.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Unpack Your Router
•
Extend the Antennas
•
Top View
•
Rear Panel
•
Position Your Router
•
Cable Your Router
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
.
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Hardware Setup
9
Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
AC3200 Smart WiFi Router
Ethernet cable
Power adapter
Figure 1. Package contents
Extend the Antennas
Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
To extend the antennas:
Position all of the antennas vertically as shown.
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Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
Top View
The router has status LEDs and buttons on the top.
LEDs
Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons
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 WiFi 1
•
Solid white
. The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking
. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off
. The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi 2
•
Solid white
. The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking
. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off
. The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio is off.

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