NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 R9000 User manual

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Nighthawk X10
AD7200 Smart WiFi Router
Model R9000

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WiFi Network Name and Password
The preassigned WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password)
are unique to your router, like a serial number. Because the router
automatically uses WiFi security, you don’t need to set it up. The WiFi
settings are on the router’s label.
We recommend that you use the preassigned WiFi settings because you
can check the label if you forget them. You can log in to the router to
change these settings. If you do so, write down the new WiFi settings
and store them in a safe place.
You can write the WiFi settings from the label on your router in this
space for easy reference. If you change the WiFi settings, write the new
settings here for easy reference and store this booklet in a safe place.
WiFi network name (SSID):
Network key (password):

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Join the WiFi Network
You can either use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or select your router’s
WiFi network and type its password.
Join the WiFi Network Using WPS
For help with the WPS button on your WiFi-enabled computer or
mobile device, check the instructions or online help that came with that
computer or device. Some older equipment cannot use WPS.
¾To join the network using WPS:
1. Press the WPS button on the router for three to five seconds.
The WPS LED on the button blinks.
2. Within two minutes, on your WiFi-enabled computer or other
mobile device, press its WPS button or click its on-screen WPS
button.
The WPS LED lights solid blue when the computer or mobile device
connects to your router.
3. Repeat this process to add other computers or mobile devices.

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Join the WiFi Network Using the Router’s WiFi
Settings
Use the router’s WiFi network name and password to connect your
WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the router’s network
through WiFi. If you did not change the router’s WiFi network name
and password, use the router’s preassigned WiFi network name and
password, which are on the router’s label.
¾To select your network and enter its password:
1. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, open the WiFi
connection manager that manages your WiFi connections.
The WiFi connection manager scans for WiFi networks in your area.
2. Find and select your router’s WiFi network name (SSID).
The SSID is on the router’s label.
3. Enter the router’s password (or your custom password if you
changed it) to connect.
The password is on the router’s label.
4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 to connect other WiFi-enabled
computers or mobile devices.

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View or Change the Router Settings
After you use the NETGEAR installation assistant to set up the router,
you can log in to the router to view or change its settings.
Log In to the Router
¾To log in to the router:
1. Connect a computer or mobile device to the router.
You can connect using an Ethernet connection or a WiFi connection:
• Ethernet. To connect using an Ethernet connection, use an
Ethernet cable (not included) to connect an Ethernet port on
your computer to an Ethernet port on the router.
• WiFi. To connect using a WiFi connection, look on the router’s
label for the preassigned WiFi network name and password.
Open the WiFi connection manager on your WiFi-enabled
computer or mobile device, find the router’s WiFi network
name, and use the router’s password to connect.
2. Launch a web browser and visit www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The admin user name is admin. If you did not change the admin
password, the default password is password.
The BASIC Home page displays.

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Change the WiFi Network Name and Password
The router’s preset WiFi network name (SSID) and password are on the
router’s label. If you want to change your router’s WiFi network name
and password, log in to the router.
¾To change the router’s WiFi network name and
password:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is
connected to the network and visit www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
2. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The admin user name is admin. If you did not change the admin
password, the default password is password.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3. Select Wireless.
The Wireless Setup page displays.
4. To change the WiFi network name (SSID), enter a new name in the
Name (SSID) field.
5. To change the WiFi password, enter a new password in the
Password (Network Key) field.

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6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Recover a Forgotten admin Password
The default password for the admin user name is password. If you
changed the password and enabled the password recovery feature, you
can retrieve this password.
¾To retrieve a forgotten admin password:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is
connected to the network and visit www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
2. Click the Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the
serial number of the router. The serial number is on the router’s
label.
3. Enter the serial number of the router.
4. Click the Continue button.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
5. Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
6. Click the Continue button.

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A page displays your recovered password.
7. Click the Login again button.
A login window opens.
8. With your recovered password, log in to the router.
Access a USB Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device connected
to the router’s USB ports. (If your USB device uses special drivers, it is
not compatible.)
¾To access the USB storage device from a Windows
computer:
1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the router.
It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device is
ready for sharing.
2. On a Windows computer that is connected to the network, select
Start > Run, enter \\readyshare in the dialog box, and click the
OK button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.

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¾To access the USB storage device from a Mac:
1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the router.
It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device is
ready for sharing.
2. On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and
select Go > Connect to Server.
The Connect to server window opens.
3. Enter the smb://readyshare in the Server Address field and click
the Connect button.
4. When prompted, select the Guest radio button.
5. If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac
to access the network, select the Registered User radio button
and enter admin for the name and password for the password.
For more information about access control, see the user manual,
which is available online at downloadcenter.netgear.com or through
a link in the router’s user interface.
6. Click the Connect button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.

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Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation
Ethernet aggregation lets you combine two Gigabit Ethernet ports to
improve the aggregated file transfer speed. If a device supports Ethernet
aggregation, you can use the Ethernet aggregate ports 1 and 2 to cable
the device that supports Ethernet port aggregation to the router.
Note: Ethernet port aggregation is also referred to as link aggregation,
teaming port, and port trunking.
¾To set up Ethernet port aggregation:
1. If you are connecting a switch, make sure that the switch supports
802.3ad LACP.
You must configure the switch before you connect the Ethernet
cables to the router.
Warning: To avoid causing broadcast looping, which can shut down
your network, do not connect an unmanaged switch to Ethernet
aggregate port 1 and port 2 on the router.
2. Use Ethernet cables to connect a device that supports Ethernet
port aggregation, such as a NAS or network switch, to Ethernet port
1 and port 2 on the router.