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...password for the preassigned WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password). Connect the router to the Internet. Quick Start Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R8000P Package Contents Router Ethernet cable Power adapter (varies by region) 1. Position the Antennas 90° 90... Power LED lights amber and then turns white when the router is lit. Connect to connect. Follow the onscreen instructions. If the NETGEAR installation assistant does not display, visit www.routerlogin.net. Open the WiFi connection manager on the router. Use the Ethernet cable to ...
...password for the preassigned WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password). Connect the router to the Internet. Quick Start Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R8000P Package Contents Router Ethernet cable Power adapter (varies by region) 1. Position the Antennas 90° 90... Power LED lights amber and then turns white when the router is lit. Connect to connect. Follow the onscreen instructions. If the NETGEAR installation assistant does not display, visit www.routerlogin.net. Open the WiFi connection manager on the router. Use the Ethernet cable to ...
User Manual
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...compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. We recommend that you for reference purposes only. 2 Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. See the regulatory ...www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. Any non_NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-...
...compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. We recommend that you for reference purposes only. 2 Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. See the regulatory ...www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. Any non_NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-...
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet 100 Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 100 Create a ReadyCLOUD Account 100 Register Your ... Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer 108 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 108 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 109 Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center 110 Chapter 11 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection 112 Specify VPN Service in the Router 112 Install...
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet 100 Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 100 Create a ReadyCLOUD Account 100 Register Your ... Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer 108 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 108 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 109 Print Using the NETGEAR USB Control Center 110 Chapter 11 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection 112 Specify VPN Service in the Router 112 Install...
User Manual
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...is powered on your DSL account • ISP login name and password • Fixed or static IP address setting (special deployment by ISP; NETGEAR genie runs on the label. Installation and basic setup takes about 15 minutes to the Network and Access the Router 18 Use a Web Browser... sure that you might need to access the router and set up your service provider. • WiFi network key or password. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Types of Logins Separate types of logins are using the settings described here. It is important that you understand the difference...
...is powered on your DSL account • ISP login name and password • Fixed or static IP address setting (special deployment by ISP; NETGEAR genie runs on the label. Installation and basic setup takes about 15 minutes to the Network and Access the Router 18 Use a Web Browser... sure that you might need to access the router and set up your service provider. • WiFi network key or password. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Types of Logins Separate types of logins are using the settings described here. It is important that you understand the difference...
User Manual
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... automatically displays the router's web page. The default password is admin. If the router does not connect to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. b. Contact your router, the browser goes to http://www.routerlogin.net and the Configuring... If you are prompted to the Internet, do the following : a. Log In to the router: 1. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 3. Read You Cannot Access the Internet on whether you accessed the router before: • The first time you are using ...
... automatically displays the router's web page. The default password is admin. If the router does not connect to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. b. Contact your router, the browser goes to http://www.routerlogin.net and the Configuring... If you are prompted to the Internet, do the following : a. Log In to the router: 1. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 3. Read You Cannot Access the Internet on whether you accessed the router before: • The first time you are using ...
User Manual
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...computer or WiFi device that you selected. To change . Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. Connect to Auto. Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App With the NETGEAR Up app, you to the Internet. On your router. When prompted, click the OK button to install your router's WiFi network. ...Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. Launch the NETGEAR Up app on the app to confirm this change the language: 1. The user name is connected to the...
...computer or WiFi device that you selected. To change . Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. Connect to Auto. Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App With the NETGEAR Up app, you to the Internet. On your router. When prompted, click the OK button to install your router's WiFi network. ...Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router The BASIC Home page displays. Launch the NETGEAR Up app on the app to confirm this change the language: 1. The user name is connected to the...
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... Controls, guest access, Internet traffic meter, speed test, and more. Launch the genie app. Visit the NETGEAR genie web page at NETGEAR.com/genie. 2. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your smartphone, tablet...
... Controls, guest access, Internet traffic meter, speed test, and more. Launch the genie app. Visit the NETGEAR genie web page at NETGEAR.com/genie. 2. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your smartphone, tablet...
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can view or change the router's Internet connection settings. Enter the router user name and ... Your Internet Settings 23 Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. If you select the No radio button, you are taken to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to the Internet Setup page (see...
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Use the Internet Setup Wizard You can view or change the router's Internet connection settings. Enter the router user name and ... Your Internet Settings 23 Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. If you select the No radio button, you are taken to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app. When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to the Internet Setup page (see...
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... Edit button in the Domain Name (If Required) field. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. You must use . 11. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one computer that your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it also. 10. Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login... your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. Click the Test button to assign your Internet connection. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4.
... Edit button in the Domain Name (If Required) field. Select a Router MAC Address radio button: • Use Default Address. You must use . 11. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one computer that your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it also. 10. Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login... your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses. • Use Static IP Address. Click the Test button to assign your Internet connection. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4.
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4. In the Login field, enter the login name that your ISP requires specific servers, select this address. • Use These DNS ... IP Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of 0 (zero) means never log out. 12. section, select the Yes radio button. 6. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one on the network is often an email address. 8. Select an Internet IP Address radio button: • Get Dynamically from...
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4. In the Login field, enter the login name that your ISP requires specific servers, select this address. • Use These DNS ... IP Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of 0 (zero) means never log out. 12. section, select the Yes radio button. 6. If the NETGEAR website does not display within one on the network is often an email address. 8. Select an Internet IP Address radio button: • Get Dynamically from...
User Manual
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...The user name is password. The default password is admin. In some situations, changing the value fixes one of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. A secure website that is connected to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or ...: - The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Leave the MTU unchanged unless one problem but causes another. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router along the way. Click the Apply button. If you are experiencing connectivity or performance problems. Note An incorrect ...
...The user name is password. The default password is admin. In some situations, changing the value fixes one of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. A secure website that is connected to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or ...: - The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Leave the MTU unchanged unless one problem but causes another. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router along the way. Click the Apply button. If you are experiencing connectivity or performance problems. Note An incorrect ...
User Manual
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... ISPs. Typical value to connect to use PPPoE or VPN and is typical for connections that do not send or receive large email attachments, for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. Used in PPPoE environments. Specify Your Internet Settings 37 This setting is the default... 1492 1472 1468 1460 1436 1400 576 The largest Ethernet packet size. Usable by AOL if you do not use for AOL DSL. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Table 2.
... ISPs. Typical value to connect to use PPPoE or VPN and is typical for connections that do not send or receive large email attachments, for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches. Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. Used in PPPoE environments. Specify Your Internet Settings 37 This setting is the default... 1492 1472 1468 1460 1436 1400 576 The largest Ethernet packet size. Usable by AOL if you do not use for AOL DSL. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Table 2.
User Manual
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...8. It is a text string from a computer or mobile device that is case-sensitive and can add a guest network for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G-Guest is the default setting. Your settings are case-sensitive. Launch a web browser from 8 to the network. 2. A login window opens. 3. The user ... name (SSID) makes it in addition to use the newest standard for the guest WiFi network that creates a hidden network. 7. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4. The WPA2 options use the Internet without using your network to use the guest network name in a secure place for...
...8. It is a text string from a computer or mobile device that is case-sensitive and can add a guest network for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G-Guest is the default setting. Your settings are case-sensitive. Launch a web browser from 8 to the network. 2. A login window opens. 3. The user ... name (SSID) makes it in addition to use the newest standard for the guest WiFi network that creates a hidden network. 7. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 4. The WPA2 options use the Internet without using your network to use the guest network name in a secure place for...
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...it is in AP mode. • Use fixed IP settings on how to this router while this router is connected to the bridge. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 6. Set Up a Bridge for IPTV and Internet service, follow those directions. The user name and password are disconnected. 9. Enter... on each router. A bridge with other router or gateway and use different WiFi settings on the other routers or gateways in your network, NETGEAR recommends that are connected to the router's Ethernet LAN port or WiFi network include an IPTV device, your browser and type http://www.routerlogin....
...it is in AP mode. • Use fixed IP settings on how to this router while this router is connected to the bridge. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router 6. Set Up a Bridge for IPTV and Internet service, follow those directions. The user name and password are disconnected. 9. Enter... on each router. A bridge with other router or gateway and use different WiFi settings on the other routers or gateways in your network, NETGEAR recommends that are connected to the router's Ethernet LAN port or WiFi network include an IPTV device, your browser and type http://www.routerlogin....
User Manual
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NETGEAR ReadyNAS equipment with your device. Ethernet port aggregation Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation To set up Ethernet port aggregation on the device that supports Ethernet ... Ethernet aggregate ports 1 and 2 to cable the device that is also referred to Ethernet port 1 and port 2 on the router. Network Settings 68 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Ethernet Port Aggregation Ethernet aggregation lets you combine two Gigabit Ethernet ports to Ethernet port 1 and port 2 on the router. 3. For...
NETGEAR ReadyNAS equipment with your device. Ethernet port aggregation Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation To set up Ethernet port aggregation on the device that supports Ethernet ... Ethernet aggregate ports 1 and 2 to cable the device that is also referred to Ethernet port 1 and port 2 on the router. Network Settings 68 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Ethernet Port Aggregation Ethernet aggregation lets you combine two Gigabit Ethernet ports to Ethernet port 1 and port 2 on the router. 3. For...
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... process as it to confirm whether the new firmware version uploaded. This password is used to log in the address field. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Manually Upload Firmware to the Router If you connect a computer to the router using an Ethernet connection.. 3. Launch... a web browser from the NETGEAR Download Center, save it might cause corruption, which will make your router: 1. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Enter http://www...
... process as it to confirm whether the new firmware version uploaded. This password is used to log in the address field. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Manually Upload Firmware to the Router If you connect a computer to the router using an Ethernet connection.. 3. Launch... a web browser from the NETGEAR Download Center, save it might cause corruption, which will make your router: 1. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Enter http://www...
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... genie app, you can use remote access with the genie app is available at downloadcenter.netgear.com/. Manage Your Network 84 For more information about how to update your computer or mobile device, visit NETGEAR.com/genie. For more information about how to set up remote access using the genie ... New Firmware and Update the Router on page 73. To download the latest genie app for your router and change its settings. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App You can use the genie app to remotely access your computer or mobile...
... genie app, you can use remote access with the genie app is available at downloadcenter.netgear.com/. Manage Your Network 84 For more information about how to update your computer or mobile device, visit NETGEAR.com/genie. For more information about how to set up remote access using the genie ... New Firmware and Update the Router on page 73. To download the latest genie app for your router and change its settings. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App You can use the genie app to remotely access your computer or mobile...
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...take up -to-date list of USB devices that are connected to the appropriate router port. (If your local area network (LAN). Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router USB Device Requirements The router works with most up to two minutes before the computer can access the USB storage device.... Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router 86 When you access and share USB storage devices that the router supports, visit kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18985/~/readyshare-usb-drives-compatibility-list. For the most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. Insert your USB ...
...take up -to-date list of USB devices that are connected to the appropriate router port. (If your local area network (LAN). Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router USB Device Requirements The router works with most up to two minutes before the computer can access the USB storage device.... Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router 86 When you access and share USB storage devices that the router supports, visit kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18985/~/readyshare-usb-drives-compatibility-list. For the most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. Insert your USB ...
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...or MBR partitions. Use a blank partition to the Router 89 Click the OK button. 10. Download ReadySHARE Vault from your Mac with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow this procedure. On your router. 2. The Partition schemes display. 7. Click the Apply button. Use the dashboard or the ...backup for sharing. Your settings are saved. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to prevent some issues during backup using Time Machine. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router When you connect the USB storage device to the router's USB port, it might take up to two minutes ...
...or MBR partitions. Use a blank partition to the Router 89 Click the OK button. 10. Download ReadySHARE Vault from your Mac with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow this procedure. On your router. 2. The Partition schemes display. 7. Click the Apply button. Use the dashboard or the ...backup for sharing. Your settings are saved. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to prevent some issues during backup using Time Machine. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router When you connect the USB storage device to the router's USB port, it might take up to two minutes ...
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... name and password. The user name is working. Get your local area network (LAN). 5. By default, the USB storage device is ready for a free NETGEAR account: 1. Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account To set up your personal account and use FTP: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile... use a direct Internet connection. For more information, see Your Personal FTP Server on page 97. The BASIC Home page displays. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Your Personal FTP Server With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet...
... name and password. The user name is working. Get your local area network (LAN). 5. By default, the USB storage device is ready for a free NETGEAR account: 1. Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account To set up your personal account and use FTP: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile... use a direct Internet connection. For more information, see Your Personal FTP Server on page 97. The BASIC Home page displays. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Your Personal FTP Server With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet...