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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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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.

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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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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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.