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NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK R7000 User Manual

NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK R7000
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Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
View Router Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
View Logs of Router Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Create Custom Static Routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
View Devices Currently on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Erase the Current Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Remote Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Chapter 12 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Specify VPN Service in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Use a VPN Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Drive and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . .145
Chapter 13 Specify Internet Port Settings
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Edit a Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . .150
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . .153
Chapter 14 Troubleshooting
Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

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NETGEAR NIGHTHAWK R7000 Specifications

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BrandNETGEAR
ModelNIGHTHAWK R7000
CategoryWireless Router
LanguageEnglish

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