NETGEAR R6400v1 User manual

This is ONLY for the Netgear R6400 (v1). It is not for R6400v2 (nor R6700v3 - R6400v2/R67000v2
forum thread).
Contents
1 Hardware Specs• 2 Installation• 3 Reset methods
3.1 GUI Reset♦ 3.2 Command Line
Interpreter (CLI) Reset
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3.3 Reset Button♦
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4 Reset notes•
Hardware Specs
The hardware is almost identical to a Netgear R6300v2, but has external antennas and different FCC and
board IDs.
CPU Broadcom BCM4708A0
CPU Speed 800 MHz (2 Cores)
Flash ROM 128 MB
RAM 256 MB
Radios BCM4360 5 GHz & BCM4331 2.4 GHz
WLAN Support a/n+ac 3x3:3 & b/g/n 3x3:3
WLAN Max Speed 450 Mb/s (2.4Ghz), 1300 Mb/s (5Ghz)
Antenna Location External
Switch 4x GigE LAN + 1 GigE WAN
USB 1x USB 3.0 + 1x USB 2.0
Power Adapter 12VDC 2.5A wall wart
Installation
Firmware is in the netgear-r6400 directory, and has been supported in DD-WRT since build 29968. KONG
builds may also be used. (K3-AC-ARM folder). See Where do I download firmware? for links to both Kong
and regular (Brainslayer) builds.
Use the .chk file to flash from the OEM firmware GUI, then reset afterward: see below.• Use the webupgrade file to upgrade to a newer version of dd-wrt.•
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Reset methods
DO NOT "30-30-30" Reset ARM Devices!
GUI Reset
To restore default nvram settings either:
Select the factory reset option from the firmware upload GUI drop-down menu:
Administration->Firmware Upgrade♦ Select the firmware file and "reset to defaults" from the drop-down menu, then click Upgrade♦
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...or use the reset to default settings option:
Administration->Factory Defaults♦ Select radio button, then Apply settings♦
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Command Line Interpreter (CLI) Reset
Telnet (or SSH, if enabled) to the device and see Erasing NVRAM, as this is build-dependent.
Reset Button
With the firmware is running normally, hold the reset button until the lights flash (10-20 seconds).
Reset notes
In February 2015 Kong stated a reset is required for certain upgrades, such as certain wireless driver updates].
While not usually necessary, reset and manual configuration should be performed if any issues are
encountered, and only report issues after this is done. Do NOT restore an nvram backup (NVRAMBAK) from
previous builds in these cases, as it will undo the reset.
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