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Netgear D7000 manual

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    Quick S t ar t Nighthawk AC1900 WiF i VDSL/ ADSL Modem Rout er Model D7000 Support Thank you f or pur chasing this NET GEAR product . After installing your devic e, locate the serial number on the label of your pr oduc t and use it to r egister your pr oduc t at https://my .netgear .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduct befor e you can use NET GE[...]

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    1. A ttach the ant ennas. A ttach the ant ennas on the thre aded antenna posts. P osition the antennas f or the best WiFi performanc e. NET GEAR rec ommends that the cent er antenna be vertical and that you aim the others outw ard at 45‑degr ee angles as shown. 2. Connect the modem rout er to a DSL ser vice or a cable or fiber modem. T o connect [...]

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    1 LEDs The LEDs on the top of the modem r outer light to indic ate modem r outer activit y : P ower Interne t DSL 2.4 GHz WiFi 5 GHz WiFi USB 3.0 port 1 USB 3.0 port 2 Ethernet ports 1–4 WiFi On/Off button with LED WPS button with LED R ear P anel The connections and buttons on the r ear panel of the modem r outer ar e shown in the following figu[...]

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    2 Additional Inf ormation f or DSL Ser vice Mak e sur e that your DSL ser vice (ADSL or VDSL) is active bef ore you install the modem r outer . Y ou need the following inf ormation to install your modem r outer and connect to the Int ernet : • DSL user name and passwor d . This information is included in the welc ome letter your DSL Int ernet [...]

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    3 Install Y our Modem Rout er Mak e sur e that your Internet service is active befor e you install your modem r outer . ¾ T o install y our modem rout er : 1. A ttach the ant ennas. a. Align the antennas with the ant enna posts on the modem r outer . b. A ttach the ant ennas on the thre aded antenna pos ts. c . P osition the antennas f or the best[...]

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    4 2. Connect the modem r outer t o a DSL ser vice (ADSL or VDSL) or a cable or fiber modem. T o connect the modem r outer t o a DSL ser vice (ADSL or VDSL), do the f ollowing: a. Install the DSL micr ofilter betw een your phone line and a phone. b. Use the phone cable t o connect the microfilt er to the DSL port on the modem rout er . T o connect t[...]

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    5 b. Plug in and turn on your modem. If your modem uses a battery back up, put the batt er y back in. c . With the yellow Ethernet c able that came with the modem r outer , connect your modem to the r ed Internet port on your modem rout er . 3. Add power t o the modem r outer : a. Connect the power adapt er to the modem r outer and plug the power a[...]

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    6 5. Connect a device. Y ou can use an Ethernet cable t o connect a comput er to the modem r outer or you can use WiFi t o connect a comput er or WiFi devic e to the modem r outer : • For a wir ed connection, use an Ethernet cable t o connect your comput er to a yellow Etherne t port on your modem r outer . • T o connect your comput er or[...]

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    7 6. Launch a web br owser . The first time that you c onnect to the modem r outer , the genie scr een display s. Follow the genie st eps to c onnec t to the Interne t . If the genie scr een does not display, try the f ollowing: • Close and r eopen the browser . • Make sur e that your computer is c onnec ted t o one of the f our yellow Et[...]

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    8 WiFi Network Name and P asswor d The pr eset WiFi network name (S SID) and passwor d (network k ey) ar e unique to your modem r outer , like a serial number . Because the modem r outer aut omatically uses WiFi security, you don ’t need to set it up. The WiFi se ttings ar e on the product label. NET GEAR rec ommends that you use the pr eset WiFi[...]

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    9 Join the WiFi Network Y ou can either use Wi‑Fi Pr ot ec ted Setup (WPS) or select your WiFi network and type its passwor d. For help with the WPS button on your comput er or WiFi device, check the instructions or online help that came with that c omputer or device. Some older equipment canno t use WPS. ¾ T o join the network using WPS: 1. Pr [...]

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    10 View or Change the Modem Rout er Settings After you use genie t o set up the modem rout er , you can log in to the modem r outer t o view or change its settings. Log In t o the Modem Rout er ¾ T o log in to the modem r outer : 1. Connect a comput er or WiFi device t o the modem r outer . Y ou can use an Ethernet cable or c onnec t with WiFi: ?[...]

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    11 3. Enter admin f or the user name and password f or the passwor d. The BASIC Home scr een display s. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Administr ation > Set Passw ord . The Set P asswor d scr een displays. 5. T ype your old passw or d and t ype the new passwor d twice. 6. T o be able to r ecover the passwor d, selec t the Enable P assword R ecovery ch[...]

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    12 5. Click the Continue butt on. A scr een display s r equesting the answers t o your securit y questions. 6. Enter the sav ed answ ers to your security questions. 7. Click the Continue butt on. A scr een display s your r ecover ed passwor d. 8. Click the Login again butt on. A login scr een display s. 9. With your r ecover ed passwor d, log in to[...]

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    13 Shar e USB Devices on the WiFi Network Re adySHARE lets you ac cess and shar e USB stor age devices connected t o the modem r outer . (If your stor age device uses special drivers, it is not c ompatible.) ¾ T o acces s the USB device fr om a Windows computer : 1. Connect your USB stor age device t o a USB por t on the modem r outer . 2. If your[...]

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    14 ¾ T o acces s the USB device fr om a Mac: 1. Connect your USB stor age device t o a USB por t on the modem r outer . 2. If your USB st or age device uses a pow er supply, c onnec t it . Y ou must use the power supply when you c onnect the USB st or age device t o the rout er . When you connect the USB st or age device t o the modem r outer ’ [...]

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    15 R eadySHARE V ault Backup App Y our modem rout er comes with fr ee backup softwar e for all the Windows comput ers in your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the modem r outer f or centr alized, c ontinuous, and automatic back up. N o te: The f ollowing operating systems support Re adySHARE V ault : • Windows XP SP3 • Windows[...]

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    16 Shar e a USB Print er Y ou can connect a USB printer t o a USB por t on the modem rout er and print wir elessly. ¾ T o set up Re adySHARE Print er : 1. Connect the USB printer t o a USB por t on the modem rout er with a USB printer c able. 2. On each c omputer that will shar e the printer , do the f ollowing: a. Install the cur rent USB print e[...]

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    17 NETGEAR genie App The fr ee NET GE AR genie app lets you easily monit or , connect , and contr ol your home network fr om a Windows or Mac comput er , table t , or smar tphone. Y ou can shar e and str eam music or videos, diagnose and r epair network issues, set up par ental c ontrols, and mor e: • Acc ess your modem rout er and change its [...]

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