Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Model C7000 User Manual
April 2015 202-11499-01
350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
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Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit . See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Position Your Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cable Your Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cable the Modem Router in a Simple Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cable Your Modem Router to a Router and Use Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Set Up Your Internet Service with Comcast Xfinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Use Self-Activation to Set Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Call Comcast Xfinity to Set Up Your Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Log In to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Access the Modem Router with NETGEAR genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
Notify Your Internet Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Specify the Cable Connection Starting Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 View Modem Router Initialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Specify an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet
Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Block Access to Your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Chapter 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
USB Drive Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Access a USB Drive on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Control Access to the USB Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 View Network Folders on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Access the USB Drive Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Safely Remove a USB Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 6 Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 7 Specify Network Settings
View WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Change the Modem Router's Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Specify the IP Addresses that the Modem Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Change the WiFi Security Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 8 Manage Your Network
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 View Modem Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Check the Internet Connection Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 View Logs of Modem Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 View Event Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Run the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Run the Traceroute Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Manage the Modem Router Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 View Wireless Access Points in Your Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Specify a DNS Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chapter 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 How the Modem Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . 98
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Power LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Internet LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Troubleshoot the Cable Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Cannot Log In to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Test the LAN Path to Your Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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This chapter covers the following topics:
? Unpack Your Modem Router ? Front Panel ? Rear Panel ? Position Your Modem Router ? Cable Your Modem Router ? Set Up Your Internet Service with Comcast Xfinity
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at .
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Unpack Your Modem Router
Your package contains the following items.
Ethernet cable
Power adapter Modem router Figure 1. Package contents
Front Panel
The modem router has status LEDs and buttons on the front.
Power LED Downstream LED Upstream LED Internet LED 2.4 GHz LED 5 GHz LED Ethernet LED WiFi On/Off button WPS button / LED
Figure 2. Modem router front view
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You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and describes each LED and button on the front panel of the modem router.
LED Power Downstream Upstream Internet
2.4 GHz radio
Description
? Green. Power is supplied to the modem router. ? Off. No power is supplied to the modem router. ? Solid red. Thermal cutoff mode. Power off the unit, let it cool, and move it away from
heat sources (such as a TV, DVD player, or speakers) and keep it vertical in open air.
? Solid amber. One downstream channel is locked. ? Solid green. Two or more downstream channels are locked. ? Blinking green. The modem router is scanning for a downstream channel. ? Off. No downstream channel is locked.
? Solid amber. One upstream channel is locked. ? Solid green. Two or more upstream channels are locked. ? Blinking green. The modem router is scanning for an upstream channel. ? Off. No upstream channel is locked.
? Solid green. The modem router is online. ? Blinking green. The modem router is synchronizing with the cable provider's cable
modem termination system (CMTS). ? Slow blinking amber and green. The modem router reached the traffic meter limit.
(For information about the traffic meter, see Monitor Internet Traffic on page 83.) ? Off. The modem router is offline.
? Green. The 2.4 GHz radio is on. ? Off. The 2.4 GHz radio is off.
5 GHz radio
? Green. The 5 GHz radio is on. ? Off. The 5 GHz radio is off.
Ethernet
? Green. A device is connected to an Ethernet port and powered on. Each Ethernet port has LEDs on the rear panel.
? Off. No device is connected to an Ethernet port.
WiFi On/Off button with LED
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the WiFi radios in the modem router on and off. If this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are turned off and
you cannot use WiFi to connect to the modem router.
WPS button with LED
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.
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