Netgear R7900 driver and firmware
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Installation Guide - Page 1
...://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/.
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Quick Start
Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router
Model R7900
Package Contents
The box contains the following items.
Ethernet cable
AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router
Power adapter...
Installation Guide - Page 2
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is ready.
Modem
Router Ethernet cable
Power adapter
• genie app. A personal dashboard that lets you monitor, control, and repair your home network.
• ReadySHARE Vault app. Enables automatic continuous backup of a Windows computer to a USB device that's connected to your router.
9. Get the user manual.
You can get the user manual online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com or...
Installation Guide - Page 4
...
Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install your router. ¾¾ To install your router: 1. Extend the antennas.
Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance. NETGEAR recommends that you position all of the antennas vertically as shown. 2. Prepare your modem:
Internet DSL or cable
Modem
a. Unplug your modem's power. b. If the modem uses a battery backup, remove...
Installation Guide - Page 9
...or WiFi device connects to your router. 3. Repeat this process to add other computers or WiFi devices. ¾¾ To select your network and enter its password: 1. Open the software utility that manages your WiFi connections on the computer or WiFi device that you want to connect to your router. This utility scans for WiFi networks in your area. 2. Find and select your router's WiFi network name...
Installation Guide - Page 13
... a Windows computer: 1. Connect your USB device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device to the router. When you connect the USB device to the router's USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN...
Installation Guide - Page 14
..., the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 2. On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select Go > Connect to Server. 3. Enter the smb://readyshare in the Server Address field. 4. Click the Connect button. 5. When prompted, select the Guest radio button. If you set up access control on the router and you...
Installation Guide - Page 15
...8226; Windows 8 • Windows 8.1 ¾¾ To back up your Windows computer: 1. Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router. For best performance, connect a USB 3.0 HDD to the blue USB 3.0 port on the router. 2. Download ReadySHARE Vault from www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each Windows computer. 3. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
4. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and...
Installation Guide - Page 16
...the Windows and Mac computers on your network and print wirelessly. ¾¾ To set up ReadySHARE Printer: 1. Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the router with a USB
printer cable. 2. On each computer that will share the printer, do the following:
a. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the printer manufacturer).
b. Download ReadySHARE Printer from www.netgear...
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... Windows or Mac iTunes app from a USB device that is connected to the router USB port. You can also use the Apple Remote app from an iPhone or iPad to play music on any AirPlay devices, such as Apple TV or AirPlay‑supported receivers.
¾¾ To specify iTunes Server settings: 1. On your iPhone or iPad, find and connect to the WiFi network...
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... on any Airplay devices.
VPN Service
VPN service allows remote access to your home network with a secure connection. After you set up VPN service, you can use VPN to access the router's USB device and media and to access your Internet service at home. To set up VPN service, follow these highlevel steps: 1. Specify the VPN service. 2. Install OpenVPN software on your computer. 3. Use a VPN tunnel...
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... App
The free NETGEAR genie app lets you easily monitor, connect, and control your home network from a Windows or Mac computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can share and stream music or videos, diagnose and repair network issues, set up parental controls, and more: • Access your router and change its settings or diagnose and
repair network issues. • Make a printer AirPrint compatible so...
Product Data Sheet - Page 1
... the free ReadySHARE Vault app for automatic, continuous backup of all your home PCs wirelessly, to the USB hard drive connected to the router super-speed USB 3.0 port.
MOBILE
Nighthawk X6's Tri-Band WiFi provides more WiFi for more devices while Dynamic QoS bandwidth prioritization optimizes your Internet speed for gaming and streaming. That means more range and reliability for your...
Product Data Sheet - Page 2
Nighthawk™ X6-AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Gigabit Router
Tri-Band WiFi
Data Sheet R7900
The Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Router with breakthrough Tri-Band WiFi technology delivers a massive combined wireless speed of up to 3.0Gbps. X6 optimizes WiFi performance by intelligently assigning every device to the fastest WiFi band possible and doing so allows devices to connect at their maximum speed. Even...
Product Data Sheet - Page 3
...powered amplifiers and six high-performance antennas
Sharing
With NETGEAR, sharing across your network is fun and easy, anything from accessing stored data, DLNA®-Find & play your media o n DLNA TVs & game consoles media, photos & music to wireless printing.
READYSHARE® USB ACCESS-Wirelessly access & share USB hard drive & printer via two (2) USB ports
ONE SUPERSPEED USB...
Product Data Sheet - Page 4
...& spyware or just limiting access for kids & guests, NETGEAR has you covered.
PARENTAL CONTROLS-Web site filtering for all your connected devices
GUEST NETWORK ACCESS-Separate & secure access for guests
SECURE WIFI CONNECTIONS-Highest level wireless security with WPA/WPA2
OPEN SOURCE SUPPORT-Download open source firmware from my open
r outer www.myopenrouter.com
FTP PERSONAL...
Product Data Sheet - Page 5
... single click setup to back up the Window PCs on the home network
• Automatic, continuous incremental backup of all the changes
• Easily restore deleted files by going back to older snapshots
• Safeguard all your precious data, photos, videos
Connection Diagram
LED On/O
USB 3.0 port
Gigabit Ethernet
Internet Power On/O
Six Retractable High-Performance Antennas
WiFi WPS...
Product Data Sheet - Page 6
... your home network fun & easy. Installation is almost effortless - just by opening a browser, genie helps you setup your NETGEAR WiFi Router & connect all of your WiFi devices. Genie also allows you to easily monitor, connect & control your home network from a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone. With NETGEAR genie you can share & stream music or videos, diagnose & repair network issues, set up parental...
Product Data Sheet - Page 7
... Powerful dual-core 1GHz processor with 3 offload processors
• Five (5) 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports -1 WAN & 4 LAN
• Memory: 128 MB flash and 256 MB RAM
• One (1) USB 3.0 port
• ReadySHARE® USB to share your USB hard drive & printer
• ReadySHARE® Vault for automatic PC backup to a USB hard drive connected to the router
• NETGEAR DNS service...