GEEK SQUAD DST6501 User manual

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
October 2015
202-11568-01
Add-on DST Adapter
Requires Nighthawk R7300 DST Router
Model DST6501
User Manual

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Support
Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help,
access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR
support resources.
For additional support, visit www.geeksquad.com to chat online or call 1-800-GeekSquad. Setup and support are included
for one year from your Nighthawk R7300 DST router purchase date.
Your Geek Squad support coupon code is GS1337EXB.
Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Trademarks
NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. GEEK SQUAD, the GEEK SQUAD logo,
Dead Spot Terminator and the DST logo are trademarks of Best Buy and its affiliated companies. Any non.NETGEAR
trademarks are used for reference purposes only.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DST Adapter Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DST Adapter LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST
Adapter
Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connect to the DST Adapter Network With an Ethernet Cable. . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . 12
Log In to the DST Adapter After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3 Manage DST Adapter’s Encryption Key
Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Use the DST Adapter’s Default Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 4 Specify Network Settings for the DST Adapter
Specify Basic WiFi Settings for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Change the DST Adapter WiFi Password or Security Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 5 Manage the DST Adapter Network and Settings
Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Return the DST Adapter to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Erase the DST Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
View the DST Adapter Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
View the DST Adapter ‘s Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Back Up the DST Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restore Saved Configuration Settings for the DST Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Update the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
View the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . 33

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Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . 34
Change the DST Adapter’s admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turn the LEDs on the DST Adapter On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use WPS to Add a Device to the DST Adapter’s WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
View or Change the DST Adapter’s WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
View or Change DST Adapter Advanced WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Set Up a WiFi Access List for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the DST Adapter. . . . . . 43
Set Up the DST Adapter to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 6 DST Adapter Troubleshooting
LEDs Are Off When the DST Adapter Is Plugged In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
DST LED Is Off, Amber, or Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ethernet LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Contact Geek Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Appendix A DST Adapter Supplemental Information
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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1. Hardware Setup
You must install a Nighthawk R7300 DST router and the DST adapter that came with the DST
router and set up a DST network before you can set up the add-on DST adapter. For more
information, see the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adapter Model R7300DST
User Manual, which is available online at downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the
product’s user interface.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Unpack Your DST Adapter
•DST Adapter Hardware Features
•Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST 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 DST Adapter
Your package contains the following items.
DST adapter Ethernet cable
Figure 1. Package contents

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DST Adapter Hardware Features
The LEDs, buttons, and Ethernet port are shown in the following figure.
WiFi LED
DST LED
Factory Reset button
Ethernet port
Power LED
Ethernet LED
WPS and DST Router
Sync button
Power On/Off switch
Figure 2. DST adapter hardware features

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DST Adapter LEDs
The LEDs on the DST adapter light to indicate DST adapter activity:
Table 1. DST adapter LED descriptions
LED Description
WiFi LED • Solid blue. The DST adapter is securely paired with a WiFi device.
• Blinking blue. The DST adapter is pairing with a WiFi device.
• Off. WiFi is disabled.
DST LED This LED indicates when the DST adapter is connected to the electrical outlet with the
strongest link performance, indicated by the color displayed by the LED:
• Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
• Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
• Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
• Off. The DST adapter did not find any other compatible DST devices using the same
encryption key.
Power LED • Solid green. The DST adapter is powered on.
• Blinking green. The DST adapter is pairing with another DST device.
• Off. The DST adapter is powered off.
Ethernet LED
• Solid green. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
• Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features
The side panel of the DST adapter contains the following:
• Power On/Off switch. Slide the switch to the On position to provide power to the
DST adapter.
• WPS and DST Router Sync button. Press this button to connect a computer or WiFi
device to the DST adapter’s network using WPS, or to or to connect to DST router.
• Factory Reset button. Pressing the Factory Reset button restores the factory
default settings.
• Ethernet port. The DST adapter uses the Ethernet port to convert a standard
electrical wall outlet into a high-speed wired network connection.You can use the
wired network connection to bring Internet connectivity to any device with an Ethernet
port, such as a computer, game console, Blu-ray player, smart TV, HD set-top box, or
network DVR.

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Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router
After you set up your DST network, you can add up to eight DST adapters to extend your
DST network to eight more locations.
DST router
DST adapter
Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
DST adapter
The following instructions assume that you already set up your DST network. If you did not set up
your DST router yet, follow the instructions in the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST
Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual, which is available online at
downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the product’s user interface.
To connect additional DST adapters to the DST router:
1. In the room where you want to improve WiFi coverage or add Ethernet, plug your DST
adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to light solid green.
WARNING:
Do not plug the DST adapter into extension cords, power strips, or
surge protectors.
2. If the Power LED does not light, slide the Power On/Off switch to the On position.
3. Wait for the DST adapter to connect to the DST router.
4. Update the encryption key to secure the connection between the DST adapter and the DST
router:
a. Press the WPS and DST Adapter Sync button on the DST router.
b. Within two minutes, press the WPS and DST Router Sync button on the DST
adapter for two seconds.

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The Power LED on the DST adapter blinks and the DST LED on the DST router
blinks.
Once the connection is made, the following LEDs light:
•The DST LED on the DST adapter lights solid green or amber.
•The DST LED on the DST router lights solid blue.
This process takes between 5 and 80 seconds.
If the DST LED on the DST adapter is red, the link performance is weak. You might
want to move the DST adapter to another electrical outlet with a faster connection.
5. Log in to the DST router to update the DST adapter’s firmware and WiFi settings:
a. Connect a computer or WiFi device to the DST router’s network.
b. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
c. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
d. Enter the DST router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
e. Select Remote DST Management.
f. In the Update DST Adapter Firmware and Update DST Adapter WiFi Settings
columns, click the Update All buttons.
You can only click the Update All buttons only if new firmware or WiFi settings are
available.