NETGEAR RAXE500

Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack your router...............................................................................9
Top panel LEDs and buttons.............................................................10
Rear panel............................................................................................13
Extend the antennas...........................................................................14
Router label.........................................................................................15
Position your router............................................................................15
Connect your router to a modem.....................................................16
Wall-Mount Your Router....................................................................18
Chapter 2 Connect to the network and access the router
Connect to the network.....................................................................20
Connect to the network using a wired connection....................20
Find and connect to the WiFi network........................................20
WiFi connection using WPS..........................................................20
Types of logins....................................................................................21
Install and manage your router with the Nighthawk app..............21
Use a web browser to access the router..........................................22
Automatic Internet Setup..............................................................22
Log in to the router........................................................................24
Change the language........................................................................24
Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
Use the Internet Setup Wizard..........................................................26
Manually set up the Internet connection.........................................26
Specify an Internet connection without a login..........................26
Specify an Internet connection that uses a login.......................28
Manage a Multi-Gig Internet connection........................................30
Get Multi-Gig Internet With the Multi-Gig Port..........................31
Get Multi-Gig Internet With Internet Port Aggregation............31
Specify IPv6 Internet connections....................................................32
Requirements for entering IPv6 addresses.................................33
Use auto detect for an IPv6 Internet connection........................33
Set up an IPv6 6to4 tunnel Internet connection.........................35
Set up an IPv6 pass-through Internet connection......................36
Set up an IPv6 fixed Internet connection....................................37
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