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AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 11
Manage Your Network
Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Create Custom Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Back Up Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chapter 12
Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Chapter 13
Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Chapter 14
Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Appendix A
Supplemental Information
Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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1
1.
Hardware Setup
The AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router delivers extremely fast WiFi. With AC1750 WiFi, Gigabit
Ethernet speeds, and high-powered external antennas, this router offers the ultimate
performance in wireless coverage for large homes with 12 or more wireless devices.
The router provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home
with the USB 3.0-Storage 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 connect USB hard
drive.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Unpack Your Router
•
Extend 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
support.netgear.com
.
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Hardware Setup
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AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Unpack Your Router
Your package contains the following items.
AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Ethernet cable
Power adapter
Figure 1. Package contents
Extend the Antennas
The router comes with three antennas.
To extend the antennas:
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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Hardware Setup
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AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Top and Front Panels
The router includes status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0-Storage port on the front.
USB 3.0-Storage 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 detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.
•
Off
. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz WiFi
•
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
•
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
3.0-Storage
port)
•
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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