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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° For the best WiFi performance, position the antennas as shown. 2. Look on the router. Launch a web browser. Note: ...the yellow Internet port on the router label for the password. The router's Power LED lights amber and then turns white when the router is lit. If the NETGEAR installation assistant does not display, visit www.routerlogin.net. Connect the router to the Internet. Open the...
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° For the best WiFi performance, position the antennas as shown. 2. Look on the router. Launch a web browser. Note: ...the yellow Internet port on the router label for the password. The router's Power LED lights amber and then turns white when the router is lit. If the NETGEAR installation assistant does not display, visit www.routerlogin.net. Connect the router to the Internet. Open the...
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... manage your home network. Includes remote access to monitor, control, and repair your network away from home. Enjoy personal and secure cloud access to the router. Free software for purchasing this NETGEAR product. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www...
... manage your home network. Includes remote access to monitor, control, and repair your network away from home. Enjoy personal and secure cloud access to the router. Free software for purchasing this NETGEAR product. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www...
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router User Manual Model R8000P July 2017 202-11714-01 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router User Manual Model R8000P July 2017 202-11714-01 350 E. Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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Any non_NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. We recommend that you for reference purposes only. 2 See the regulatory compliance...netgear.com/about/regulatory. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router ...
Any non_NETGEAR trademarks are trademarks of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are used for purchasing this NETGEAR product. We recommend that you for reference purposes only. 2 See the regulatory compliance...netgear.com/about/regulatory. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of NETGEAR, Inc. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router ...
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...Using the LED On/Off Switch 14 Disable or Enable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs 14 Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router Connect to the Network 17 Wired Connection 17 WiFi Connection 17 WiFi Connection Using WPS 17 Types of Logins...18 Use a Web Browser to Access... the Router 18 Automatic Internet Setup 18 Log In to the Router 19 Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App 20 Change the Language 20 Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App 21 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup...
...Using the LED On/Off Switch 14 Disable or Enable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs 14 Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router Connect to the Network 17 Wired Connection 17 WiFi Connection 17 WiFi Connection Using WPS 17 Types of Logins...18 Use a Web Browser to Access... the Router 18 Automatic Internet Setup 18 Log In to the Router 19 Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App 20 Change the Language 20 Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App 21 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup...
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls 39 Allow or Block Access to ... Name 49 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 50 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns 51 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router 52 Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses 53 Reserve an IP Address 53 Edit a Reserved IP Address 54... On/Off Button 59 Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios 59 Set Up a WiFi Schedule 60 Specify WPS Settings 60 Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point 61 Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group 62 Set Up a Bridge ...
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls 39 Allow or Block Access to ... Name 49 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 50 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns 51 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router 52 Manage Reserved LAN IP Addresses 53 Reserve an IP Address 53 Edit a Reserved IP Address 54... On/Off Button 59 Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios 59 Set Up a WiFi Schedule 60 Specify WPS Settings 60 Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point 61 Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group 62 Set Up a Bridge ...
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...AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 6 Manage Your Network Update the Router Firmware 73 Check for New Firmware and Update the Router 73 Manually Upload Firmware to the Router 74 Change the admin Password and Enable Password Recovery 74 Set Up admin Password Recovery 75 Recover the admin Password 76 View Router... 77 Check the Internet Connection Status 78 View and Manage Logs of Router Activity 78 View Devices Currently on the Network 79 Monitor Internet Traffictraffic metering 80 Manage the Router Configuration File 81 Back Up Settings 81 Erase the Current Configuration Settings ...
...AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 6 Manage Your Network Update the Router Firmware 73 Check for New Firmware and Update the Router 73 Manually Upload Firmware to the Router 74 Change the admin Password and Enable Password Recovery 74 Set Up admin Password Recovery 75 Recover the admin Password 76 View Router... 77 Check the Internet Connection Status 78 View and Manage Logs of Router Activity 78 View Devices Currently on the Network 79 Monitor Internet Traffictraffic metering 80 Manage the Router Configuration File 81 Back Up Settings 81 Erase the Current Configuration Settings ...
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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 Router With ReadyCLOUD 100 Chapter 9 Use the Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings 103 Play Music From ... 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 OpenVPN Software 113 Install OpenVPN Software on Your ...
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 Router With ReadyCLOUD 100 Chapter 9 Use the Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings 103 Play Music From ... 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 OpenVPN Software 113 Install OpenVPN Software on Your ...
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Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Sequence to Restart Your Network 132 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 132 WiFi Settings 132 Network Settings 132 Troubleshoot With the LEDs 132 Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On 133 Power LED Is Off or Blinking 133 LEDs Never Turn Off 133 ... 136 Changes Are Not Saved 136 Troubleshoot WiFi Connectivity 136 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 137 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 137 Test the Path From Your Computer to a Remote Device 138 Troubleshoot 404 Error Message When Trying to Log In to Plex Account...
Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Sequence to Restart Your Network 132 Check Ethernet Cable Connections 132 WiFi Settings 132 Network Settings 132 Troubleshoot With the LEDs 132 Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On 133 Power LED Is Off or Blinking 133 LEDs Never Turn Off 133 ... 136 Changes Are Not Saved 136 Troubleshoot WiFi Connectivity 136 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility 137 Test the LAN Path to Your Router 137 Test the Path From Your Computer to a Remote Device 138 Troubleshoot 404 Error Message When Trying to Log In to Plex Account...
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Hardware Setup 1 This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your Router on page 9 • Top View on page 9 • LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel on page 10 • Rear Panel on page 11 • Label on page 12 • Position Your Router on page 12 • Cable Your Router on page 13 • Turn the LEDs On or Off or Disable LED Blinking on page 14 For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at netgear.com/support. 8
Hardware Setup 1 This chapter contains the following sections: • Unpack Your Router on page 9 • Top View on page 9 • LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel on page 10 • Rear Panel on page 11 • Label on page 12 • Position Your Router on page 12 • Cable Your Router on page 13 • Turn the LEDs On or Off or Disable LED Blinking on page 14 For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at netgear.com/support. 8
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Figure 1. Package contents Top View The status LEDs, WiFi On/Off button, and WPS button are located on the top of the router. Figure 2. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the router, the power adapter, and an Ethernet cable. Router LEDs and buttons Hardware Setup 9
Figure 1. Package contents Top View The status LEDs, WiFi On/Off button, and WPS button are located on the top of the router. Figure 2. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the router, the power adapter, and an Ethernet cable. Router LEDs and buttons Hardware Setup 9
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... • Blinking white. The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio is for the USB 2.0 port. • Solid white. The USB 3.0 LED is operating. • Blinking. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel The status LEDs are located on the top of the... The 5 GHz 1 WiFi radio is off . • Solid white. Table 1. No Ethernet cable is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The router is connected between the router and the modem. • Solid white. A USB device is connected and is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio...
... • Blinking white. The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio is for the USB 2.0 port. • Solid white. The USB 3.0 LED is operating. • Blinking. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel The status LEDs are located on the top of the... The 5 GHz 1 WiFi radio is off . • Solid white. Table 1. No Ethernet cable is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The router is connected between the router and the modem. • Solid white. A USB device is connected and is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz 2 WiFi radio...
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...the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 1, and 5 GHz 2 WiFi radios on . If this process and then lights solid white. One USB 2.0 port to the router. Use Ethernet aggregate ports 1 and 2 to cable a device that supports Ethernet port aggregation to connect USB storage devices. • LED On/Off switch.... LED This button lets you cannot use WPS to this LED is in the following components: • USB 2.0 port. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Table 1. WPS button with LED Pressing this switch is off, the WiFi radios are nonaggregate Ethernet ports. • USB 3.0 port....
...the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz 1, and 5 GHz 2 WiFi radios on . If this process and then lights solid white. One USB 2.0 port to the router. Use Ethernet aggregate ports 1 and 2 to cable a device that supports Ethernet port aggregation to connect USB storage devices. • LED On/Off switch.... LED This button lets you cannot use WPS to this LED is in the following components: • USB 2.0 port. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Table 1. WPS button with LED Pressing this switch is off, the WiFi radios are nonaggregate Ethernet ports. • USB 3.0 port....
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...AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router • Reset button. Product label Position Your Router The router lets you are connecting to it In addition, position your router according to the following guidelines: • Place your router near the center of the area where your WiFi connection can vary significantly depending on the router...settings. • DC power connector. If the Reset button is within the operating range of your other devices. • Place the router away from electrical devices such as these: - Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to your WiFi devices. • ...
...AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router • Reset button. Product label Position Your Router The router lets you are connecting to it In addition, position your router according to the following guidelines: • Place your router near the center of the area where your WiFi connection can vary significantly depending on the router...settings. • DC power connector. If the Reset button is within the operating range of your other devices. • Place the router away from electrical devices such as these: - Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to your WiFi devices. • ...
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...2.4 GHz cordless phone • Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls, and items such as these: - If your router: 1. Plug in and around your home ... • Other WiFi access points in and turn on your Internet service. Unplug your router's signal. Aluminum studs - Fish tanks - To cable your modem uses a battery backup, remove the battery... door - Cable Your Router Power on your modem. WiFi access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other device that emits a WiFi signal for your router and connect it to the...
...2.4 GHz cordless phone • Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls, and items such as these: - If your router: 1. Plug in and around your home ... • Other WiFi access points in and turn on your Internet service. Unplug your router's signal. Aluminum studs - Fish tanks - To cable your modem uses a battery backup, remove the battery... door - Cable Your Router Power on your modem. WiFi access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other device that emits a WiFi signal for your router and connect it to the...
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... name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select an LED control setting: Hardware Setup 14 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router If your router and plug the power adapter into an outlet. 5. A login window opens. 3. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Connect the power adapter to disable ...turn off the LEDs. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in . 3. Press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel to turn off using the router's web interface: 1. Turn the LEDs On or Off or Disable LED Blinking You can turn off the LEDs using the LED On/Off switch: Move...
... name and password. The BASIC Home page displays. 4. Select an LED control setting: Hardware Setup 14 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router If your router and plug the power adapter into an outlet. 5. A login window opens. 3. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Connect the power adapter to disable ...turn off the LEDs. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in . 3. Press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel to turn off using the router's web interface: 1. Turn the LEDs On or Off or Disable LED Blinking You can turn off the LEDs using the LED On/Off switch: Move...
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All the LEDs, except the Power LED, are saved. Click the Apply button. Hardware Setup 15 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router • Enable blinking on Internet LED, LAN LED, Wireless LED and USB LED when data traffic is detected. Blinking is disabled when data traffic is detected. Your settings are turned off all LEDs except Power LED. Allows standard LED behavior. This setting is enabled by default. • Disable blinking on Internet LED, LAN LED, Wireless LED and USB LED when data traffic is detected. • Turn off . 6.
All the LEDs, except the Power LED, are saved. Click the Apply button. Hardware Setup 15 Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router • Enable blinking on Internet LED, LAN LED, Wireless LED and USB LED when data traffic is detected. Blinking is disabled when data traffic is detected. Your settings are turned off all LEDs except Power LED. Allows standard LED behavior. This setting is enabled by default. • Disable blinking on Internet LED, LAN LED, Wireless LED and USB LED when data traffic is detected. • Turn off . 6.
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This chapter explains the ways you can connect to the router's WiFi networks or use a wired Ethernet connection. The chapter contains the following sections: • Connect to the Network on page 17 • Types of Logins on page 18 • Use a Web Browser to Access the Router on page 18 • Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App on page 20 • Change the Language on page 20 • Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App on page 21 16 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router You can connect and how to access the router and log in.
This chapter explains the ways you can connect to the router's WiFi networks or use a wired Ethernet connection. The chapter contains the following sections: • Connect to the Network on page 17 • Types of Logins on page 18 • Use a Web Browser to Access the Router on page 18 • Install the Router With the NETGEAR Up App on page 20 • Change the Language on page 20 • Access the Router With the NETGEAR genie App on page 21 16 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router You can connect and how to access the router and log in.
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...Ethernet cable: 1. Connect to the WiFi network. Make sure that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). To connect your computer to the router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you set up your computer to use WPS to connect to the WiFi network: 1. Make sure that...3. WiFi Connection Using WPS You can find and select the WiFi network. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Connect to the Network You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router's local area network (LAN). To use a static IP address, change the settings so...
...Ethernet cable: 1. Connect to the WiFi network. Make sure that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). To connect your computer to the router with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you set up your computer to use WPS to connect to the WiFi network: 1. Make sure that...3. WiFi Connection Using WPS You can find and select the WiFi network. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Connect to the Network You can connect your computer to the router using an Ethernet cable and join the router's local area network (LAN). To use a static IP address, change the settings so...
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... computer or WiFi device is preset with a web browser. Make sure that the router is rare) If you might need to launch the ISP login program on the label. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Types of Logins Separate types of logins are using the settings described here. If ...deployment by ISP; NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password for your Internet connection is important that you understand the difference so that your ISP gave you no longer need the following information to the Network and Access the Router 18 Connect to...
... computer or WiFi device is preset with a web browser. Make sure that the router is rare) If you might need to launch the ISP login program on the label. Nighthawk X6S AC4000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Types of Logins Separate types of logins are using the settings described here. If ...deployment by ISP; NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password for your Internet connection is important that you understand the difference so that your ISP gave you no longer need the following information to the Network and Access the Router 18 Connect to...