Use the WiFi On/Off Button..........................................................78
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios...............................................78
Set Up a WiFi Schedule......................................................................79
Specify WPS Settings..........................................................................79
Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access Point........................................80
Set Up the Router in Bridge Mode...................................................82
Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group or VLAN Tag Group..................83
Set Up a Bridge for a Port Group.................................................83
Set Up a Bridge for a VLAN Tag Group......................................84
Custom Static Routes.........................................................................86
Set Up a Static Route.....................................................................87
Edit a Static Route..........................................................................88
Delete a Static Route.....................................................................89
Ethernet Port Aggregation................................................................89
Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation...............................................89
View or Change the Router Ethernet Port Aggregation Mode.91
Set Up WAN Aggregation to Get Multi-Gig Internet.....................92
Chapter 7 Manage Your Router
Update the Router Firmware.............................................................94
Check for New Firmware and Update the Router......................94
Manually Upload Firmware to the Router...................................95
Change the admin Password............................................................96
Enable admin Password Recovery...................................................96
Recover the admin Password............................................................97
View Information About the Router and the Internet and WiFi
Settings................................................................................................98
Display Internet Port Statistics...........................................................99
Check the Internet Connection Status...........................................100
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity.....................................101
View Devices Currently on the Network........................................102
Monitor Internet Traffic....................................................................102
Manage the Router Configuration File..........................................104
Back Up Settings..........................................................................104
Erase the Settings........................................................................104
Restore Configuration Settings..................................................105
Remote Access.................................................................................106
Set Up Remote Management.....................................................106
Use Remote Access.....................................................................107
Remotely Access Your Router Using the Nighthawk App...........107
Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs..........................................108
Set Your Time Zone..........................................................................108
Change the NTP Server...................................................................109
Return the Router to Its Factory Default Settings.........................110
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Nighthawk X6S AC3600 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R7960P