NETGEAR R8500 User Manual

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LED Description
USB 1 LED
USB 2 LED
The USB 1 LED is for the blue USB 3.0 USB port. The USB 2
LED is for the USB 2.0 port.
• Solid white. A USB storage device is connected and is
ready.
• Blinking. A USB storage device is plugged in and is trying
to connect.
• Off. No USB storage device is connected, or someone
clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button and it is
now safe to remove the attached USB storage device.
Ethernet ports
1–6 LEDs
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit
Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps
Ethernet connections.
• Solid. A powered‑on device is connected to the Ethernet
port.
• Blinking. The port is sending or receiving traffic.
• Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
Front Panel Buttons
Button Description
LED button Pressing this button changes the LED mode.
• Mode one. All LEDs stay on and blink.
• Mode two. All LEDs stay on but don’t blink.
• Mode three. Only the Power LED stays on and the other LEDs
are off.
WPS button Pressing this button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network
without typing the WiFi password. For more information, see Join
the WiFi Network on page 9.
WiFi button Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz,
5 GHz 1, and 5 GHz 2 WiFi radios on and off.

NETGEAR R8500 Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	R8500
Wireless Standard	802.11ac
Number of Antennas	6
USB Ports	1 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0
Processor	1.4 GHz dual-core
Memory	512MB RAM, 128MB Flash
Beamforming	Yes
MU-MIMO	Yes
Smart Connect	Yes
Dynamic QoS	Yes
Amazon Alexa Voice Controls	No
WiFi Technology	Tri-Band
WiFi Speed	Up to 5300 Mbps
WiFi Bands	2.4GHz, 5GHz
Wireless Speed	Up to 5.3Gbps
Security	WPA2-PSK
Ethernet Ports	5 x Gigabit Ethernet (1 WAN + 4 LAN)