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NETGEAR R8000 manual

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    Quick S t ar t P ack age Cont ents The box c ontains the f ollowing items. In some r egions, a resour ce CD is included in the pack age. Installation Video T o view the Nighthawk X6 installation video , visit http://www.ne tgear .c om/ R8000_vid1 or use this QR code: Nighthawk X6 A C3200 T ri-Band WiF i Rout er Model R8000 Support Thank you f or pu[...]

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    1. Ex tend the ant ennas. P osition the antennas f or the best WiFi performanc e. NET GEAR rec ommends that you position all of the antennas v ertically as shown. 2. Pr epare y our modem. Unplug your modem ’ s power . If it has a battery back up, r emove the batt ery. 3. Connect your modem. Plug in your modem. Put the battery back in. Then cable [...]

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    1 LEDs The LEDs on the top of the r outer light to indic ate r outer activit y . Y ou can use the LED On/O switch on the r ear panel of the r out er to turn the LEDs on the t op of the r outer on or o . N ote : The P ower LED stays lit even if the LED On/O swit ch is in the O position. LED O n/ O sw itch Powe r LE D In ter ne t LE D [...]

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    2 Install Y our Rout er Mak e sur e that your Internet service is active bef or e you install your r outer . ¾ T o install y our rout er : 1. Extend the ant ennas. P osition the antennas f or the best WiFi performanc e. NET GEAR rec ommends that you position all of the antennas vertically as shown. 2. Pr epare your modem. a. Unplug your modem ’ [...]

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    3 3. Connect your modem. a. Plug in, then turn on your modem. b. If you r emoved the batteries, r eplace them. c . With the yellow Ethernet c able that came with the r outer , connect your modem to the yellow Int ernet port on your r outer . 4. Check the r outer ’ s LED On /O switch. If the LED On/O switch on the r ear panel of the r outer [...]

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    4 5. Add power t o the r outer . a. Connect the power adapt er to the r outer and plug the power adapt er into an outlet. b. W ait f or the Pow er LED on the front panel t o light amber and turn white. If no LEDs ar e lit , pr ess the P ower On/O button on the r ear panel of the rout er . 6. Connect a comput er . Y ou can use an Ethernet cable o[...]

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    5 7. Launch a web br owser . The first time that you c onnect to the r outer , the genie scr een displays. Follow the genie st eps to c onnect to the Interne t . If the genie scr een does not display, try the f ollowing: • Close and r eopen the browser . • Mak e sur e that your comput er is connected t o one of the f our black Ethernet p[...]

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    6 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 r outer , like a serial number . Because the r outer automatic ally uses WiFi securit y, you don ’t need to se t it up. The WiFi settings ar e on the pr oduc t label. NET GEAR rec ommends that you use the pr eset WiFi se tting[...]

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    7 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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    8 View or Change the Rout er Settings Aer you use genie t o set up the r outer , you can log in t o the rout er to view or change its se ttings. Log In t o the Rout er ¾ T o log in to the r outer : 1. Connect a comput er or WiFi device t o the r outer . Y ou can use an Ethernet cable or c onnec t with WiFi. • For a wir ed connection, use a[...]

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    9 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 . 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 check bo x . NET GEAR rec ommends that y[...]

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    10 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 the r outer . Find a For gotte[...]

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    11 Shar e a USB Device on the WiFi Network Re adySHARE lets you ac cess and shar e a USB device c onnec ted t o the r outer USB port . (If your USB device has special driv ers, it is not compatible.) ¾ T o acces s the USB device fr om a Windows computer : 1. Connect your USB device t o a USB por t on the rout er . NET GEAR rec ommends you use the [...]

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    12 ¾ T o acces s the USB device fr om a Mac: 1. Connect a USB device t o a USB por t on the rout er . NET GEAR rec ommends you use the blue USB 3.0 port on the r outer t o get the best USB devic e acc ess speed. If your USB device has a pow er supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device t o the r outer . When you connect the USB device[...]

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    13 R eadySHARE V ault Backup App Y our rout er comes with fr ee backup sowar e f or all the Windows comput ers in your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your r outer f or centr aliz ed, continuous, and automatic back up. N ote : The f ollowing operating systems support Re adySHARE V ault : • Windows XP SP3 • [...]

  • Page 16

    14 Shar e a USB Print er on the WiFi Network The Re adySHARE Print er utilit y lets you shar e a USB printer that is connected t o a USB por t on your r outer . Y ou can shar e this USB printer among the Windows and M ac comput ers on your network and print wir elessly. ¾ T o set up Re adySHARE Print er : 1. Connect the USB printer t o a USB por t[...]

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    15 Mor e Pr emium Featur es Y our rout er lets you do the f ollowing and more: • Play music fr om a USB device with iT unes Ser ver . • Set up a secur e VPN ser vice c onnec tion to your home network. • Cr eate a personal FTP ser ver with a custom URL. iT unes Ser ver iT unes Ser ver lets you play music with your Windows or Mac iT un[...]

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    16 d. Select ADV ANCED > Re adySHARE > Re adySHARE St orage > Media Ser ver . e. Mak e sure that the Enable iT unes Ser ver (Music Only) check box is selected. f. Enter the pas scode and click the Allow C ontrol button. g. Click the Apply button. Y our changes are saved. On your iPhone or iP ad, the ReadySHARE music libr ar y displays in t[...]

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    17 P ersonal FTP Ser ver With your cust omiz ed free URL, you can use F TP to ac cess your network when you ar en ’t home through Dynamic DNS. T o set up your FTP ser ver , follow these high‑level st eps : 1. Regis ter f or a free NET GEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) ser vice acc ount . 2. Pr ovide the account se ttings to your r outer . 3. Connect a US[...]

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    18 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 stream music or videos, diagnose and r epair network issues, set up par ental c ontrols, and mor e: • Acc ess your r outer and change its setting[...]

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