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NETGEAR CAX30 User Manual

User Manual
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router
Model CAX30
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 E. Plumeria DriveMay 6 2020 San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Nighthawk AX6 AX2700 WiFI Cable Modem Router Model CAX30
Support
You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Contact your Internet service provider for technical support.
Trademarks
©NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.
Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
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Contents

Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Modem Router...............................................................9
Front panel LEDs and buttons.............................................................9
Rear Panel............................................................................................12
Position Your Modem Router............................................................13
Install and Activate Your Modem Router.........................................14
Connect Your Modem Router to a Computer............................14
Activate Your Internet Service......................................................16
Perform a Speed Test....................................................................17
Chapter 2 Specify Your Internet Settings
Specify the Cable Connection Starting Frequency........................19
View Modem Router Initialization.....................................................20
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection.......................................21
Change the MTU Size.........................................................................22
Chapter 3 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
Connect to the Network....................................................................26
Wired Connection..........................................................................26
Using WPS to Connect to the WiFi Network..............................26
Finding and Selecting the WiFi Network....................................26
Types of Logins...................................................................................27
Log In to the Modem Router.............................................................27
Chapter 4 Control Access to the Internet
Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet....30
Use keywords to block Internet sites...............................................31
Block services from the Internet.......................................................33
Delete keywords from the blocked list............................................34
Prevent blocking on a trusted computer.........................................34
Manage network access control lists...............................................35
Schedule when to block Internet sites and services......................36
Set up security event email notifications.........................................37
Chapter 5 Manage Network Settings
View or change the WAN settings....................................................40
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Set up a default DMZ server..............................................................41
Change the Router’s Device Name..................................................42
Change the LAN TCP/IP settings......................................................42
Specify the IP addresses that the router assigns............................44
Disable the DHCP server feature in the router...............................45
Manage reserved LAN IP addresses................................................46
Reserve an IP address....................................................................46
Edit a reserved IP address............................................................47
Delete a reserved IP address entry..............................................47
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi connections......................................48
Specify Basic WiFi Settings................................................................49
Change the WiFi Mode......................................................................50
Change the Transmission Power Control........................................51
Change the WiFi password or the WiFi security.............................52
Set up a guest WiFi network.............................................................53
Control the WiFi radios......................................................................56
Use the WiFi On/Off button..........................................................56
Enable or disable the WiFi radios................................................56
Set up a WiFi schedule.......................................................................57
Specify WPS settings..........................................................................58
Enable or disable implicit beamforming.........................................59
Enable or disable airtime fairness....................................................59
Ethernet Port Aggregation................................................................60
Set Up Ethernet Port Aggregation...............................................61
View or Change the Modem Router Ethernet Port Aggregation
Mode...............................................................................................62
Get Multi-Gig Internet With Internet Port Aggregation.................63
Chapter 6 Manage Your Router
Update the router firmware...............................................................66
Check for new firmware and update the router.........................66
Manually upload firmware to the router.....................................67
Change the admin password............................................................68
Enable admin password recovery....................................................68
Recover the admin password............................................................69
View information about the router and the Internet and WiFi
settings.................................................................................................70
Display the statistics of the Internet port.........................................71
Check the Internet connection status..............................................72
View and manage logs of router activity.........................................73
View devices currently on the network............................................74
Monitor Internet traffic.......................................................................74
Manage the router configuration file...............................................76
Back up the settings.......................................................................76
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Erase the settings...........................................................................76
Restore the settings.......................................................................77
Remote access....................................................................................78
Set up remote management........................................................78
Use remote access.........................................................................79
Remotely access your router using the Nighthawk app................79
Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs..............................................80
Set your time zone..............................................................................80
Set the NTP Server..............................................................................81
Specify ReadyDLNA media server settings.....................................82
Return the router to its factory default settings..............................83
Use the Reset button.....................................................................83
Erase the settings...........................................................................83
Chapter 7 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB device requirements..................................................................86
Connect a USB storage device to the router..................................86
Access a storage device connected to the router from a
Windows-based computer................................................................87
Map a USB device to a Windows network drive.............................87
Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a
Mac.......................................................................................................88
Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault.....89
Back up Mac computers with Time Machine..................................89
Set up a USB hard drive on a Mac...............................................90
Prepare to back up a large amount of data................................91
Use Time Machine to back up onto a USB hard disk................91
Enable FTP access within your network...........................................93
View network folders on a storage device......................................93
Add a network folder on a USB storage device.............................94
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device..............................95
Safely remove a USB storage device...............................................96
Chapter 8 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS...................................................98
Set up FTP access through the Internet...........................................98
Your personal FTP server...................................................................99
Set up your personal FTP server..................................................99
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................100
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................100
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................101
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................102
Remotely access a USB device using ReadyCLOUD...................103
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Create a ReadyCLOUD account................................................103
Register your router with ReadyCLOUD...................................103
Chapter 9 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................106
Specify VPN Service in the Router..................................................106
Install OpenVPN Software...............................................................107
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer.......107
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer................110
Install OpenVPN Software on an iOS Device...........................111
Install OpenVPN Software on an Android Device...................111
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer..........................112
Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media............114
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home......................114
Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.....................115
Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router.......................115
Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home..116
Chapter 10 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage Port Forwarding to a Local Server..................................119
Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server.................................119
Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service...................................120
Edit a Port Forwarding Service...................................................121
Delete a Port Forwarding Entry..................................................122
Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public.........122
How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule..........123
Port Triggering.................................................................................123
Add a Port Triggering Service....................................................124
Enable Port Triggering................................................................125
Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat port
triggering......................................................................................125
Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
Quick tips...........................................................................................128
Sequence to restart your network.............................................128
Check the power adapter and Ethernet cable connections...128
Check the WiFi settings..............................................................128
Check the network settings........................................................128
Troubleshoot with the LEDs............................................................129
Standard LED behavior when the router is powered on........129
Power LED is off or blinking.......................................................129
LEDs never turn off......................................................................129
Internet or Ethernet LAN port LEDs are off..............................130
WiFi LED is off..............................................................................130
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You cannot log in to the router.......................................................130
You cannot access the Internet.......................................................131
Troubleshoot Internet browsing.....................................................133
Changes are not saved....................................................................133
Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity......................................................134
Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility........................134
Test the LAN path to your router...............................................134
Test the path from a Windows-based computer to a remote
device............................................................................................135
Chapter 12 Supplemental Information
Factory Settings................................................................................138
Technical Specifications..................................................................139
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Hardware Setup

This chapter covers the following topics:
• Unpack Your Modem Router
• Front panel LEDs and buttons
• Rear Panel
• Position Your Modem Router
• Install and Activate Your Modem Router
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at support.netgear.com.
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Unpack Your Modem Router

Your package contains the modem router, Ethernet cable, and power adapter.
Figure 1. Package contents

Front panel LEDs and buttons

Status LEDs are located on the front of the modem router. The WiFi and WPS buttons are also located on the front.
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Figure 2. Modem router LEDs and buttons
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and describes each LED on the top panel of the modem router.
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Table 1. LED descriptions
DescriptionLED
Power
Downstream
Upstream
Online
Solid white. Power is supplied to the modem router.
•
Off. No power is supplied to the modem router.
•
Solid red. Thermal cutoff mode. Power off the modem router, let it
• cool, and move it away from heat sources (such as a TV, DVD player,
or speakers) and keep it vertical in open air.
Solid amber. One downstream channel is locked.
•
Solid white. Two or more downstream channels are locked.
•
Blinking white. The modem router is scanning for a downstream
• channel.
Off. No downstream channel is locked.
•
Solid amber. One upstream channel is locked.
•
Solid white. Two or more upstream channels are locked.
•
Blinking white. The modem router is scanning for an upstream
• channel.
Off. No upstream channel is locked.
•
Solid white. The modem router is online.
•
Blinking white. The modem router is synchronizing with the cable
• provider’s cable modem termination system (CMTS).
Slow blinking amber and white. The modem router reached the
• traffic meter limit.
Off. The modem router is offline.
•
Ethernet ports 1-4
The LEDcolor 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.
•
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Table 1. LED descriptions (Continued)
2.4 GHz radio
5 GHz radio
USB port
Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•
Solid white. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•
Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.
•
Solid amber. A USB device is connected and is ready.
•
Off. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the Safely
• Remove Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached
USB device.
The WiFi and WPS buttons are located on the front of the modem router.
Table 2. Front panel buttons
DescriptionButton
WiFi
WPS
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the WiFi radios in the modem router on and off. If this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are turned off and you cannot use WiFi to connect to the modem router.
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.

Rear Panel

The connections and button on the rear panel are shown in the following figure.
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Figure 3. Modem router rear panel

Position Your Modem Router

The modem router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your WiFi network. However, the operating distance or range of your WiFi connection can vary significantly depending on the physical placement of your modem router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through can limit the range.
Additionally, other WiFi access points in and around your home might affect your modem router’s signal. WiFi access points are modem routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other device that emits a WiFi signal for network access.
Position your modem router according to the following guidelines:
Place your modem router near the center of the area where your computers and
• other devices operate, and within line of sight to your WiFi devices.
Make sure that the modem router is within reach of an AC power outlet and near
• Ethernet cables for wired computers.
Place the modem router in an elevated location, minimizing the number walls and
• ceilings between the modem router and your other devices.
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Place the modem router away from electrical devices such as these:
•
-
Ceiling fans
- Home security systems
- Microwaves
- Computers
-
Base of a cordless phone
- 2.4 GHz cordless phone
Place the modem router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, and
• insulated walls, and items such as these:
- Solid metal doors
- Aluminum studs
- Fish tanks
- Mirrors
- Brick
- Concrete

Install and Activate Your Modem Router

The modem router provides a connection between your cable Internet provider’s network and your computer, router, or WiFi router.

Connect Your Modem Router to a Computer

During the installation and activation, you must connect the modem router directly to a computer.
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Figure 4. Connect the modem router directly to a computer
Note: Before you connect your modem router and contact your cable Internet provider, collect your cable account number, account phone number, and login information (your email address or user name and password).
To connect your modem router directly to a computer:
1. Connect a coaxial cable. Use the coaxial cable that your cable company provided to connect the cable port
on the modem router to a cable wall outlet or a line splitter. Make sure that the cable is tightly connected.
Note: If Xfinity is your cable Internet provider, Xfinity recommends connecting your modem router directly to a cable wall outlet.
2. Connect the power adapter provided in the package to the modem router and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet.
When the startup procedure is complete, the Power LED lights solid white.
If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button on the rear panel of the modem router.
3.
Wait for the modem router to come online. When the modem router comes online, the Online LED stops blinking and lights
solid white.
This process might take up to 10 minutes.
Even though an Internet connection is established, Internet service is available only after you set it up with your cable Internet provider.
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For information about how to activate your Internet service, see Activate Your Internet Service on page ?.

Activate Your Internet Service

Before you activate your Internet service, gather the following information:
Your cable Internet provider account information
•
Modem router model number, which is CAX30
•
Modem router serial number, which is on the modem router label
•
Modem router MAC address, which is on the modem router label
•
Your modem router’s serial number and MAC address are on the modem router label.
The following is contact information for cable Internet providers that support your modem router.
Table 3. Cable Internet provider contact information
Contact InformationCable Internet Provider
Cox
Mediacom
Sparklight
Spectrum
®
Xfinity
TM
https://www.cox.com/activate 1-800-234-3993
https://maestro.mediacomcc.com/walledgarden/page/login.jsp 1-855-Mediacom (1-855-633-4226)
https://support.sparklight.com/ 1 (877) 692-2253
https://activate.spectrum.net/ 1-833-267-6094
http://xfinity.com/activate https://www.xfinity.com/support/internet/activate-purchased-modem/ 1-800-XFINITY (1-800-934-6489)
Note: Your cable Internet provider’s contact information might change. You can find the contact information in your monthly Internet service billing statement.
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To activate your Internet service:
1.
Visit your cable Internet provider’s website and follow the onscreen instructions to activate your Internet service.
2.
If you are unable to activate your Internet service using the instructions on your cable Internet provider’s website, call your cable Internet provider for support.
3. To determine the accurate Internet speed, visit your cable Internet provider's speed test website and perform a speed test. .
If your actual speed is lower than your subscribed speed, contact your cable Internet provider.

Perform a Speed Test

To determine the accurate Internet speed, visit your cable Internet provider's speed test website and perform a speed test.
If your actual speed is lower than your subscribed speed, contact your cable Internet provider.
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Specify Your Internet Settings

Usually, the quickest way to set up the modem router to use your Internet connection is to allow the modem router to detect the Internet connection when you first access the modem router with an Internet browser. You can also customize or specify your Internet settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Specify the Cable Connection Starting Frequency
• View Modem Router Initialization
• Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
• Change the MTU Size
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Specify the Cable Connection Starting Frequency

The starting frequency is automatically generated. For most Internet connections, you do not need to specify this information. If you must enter a starting frequency, contact your Internet provider.
To change the starting frequency:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network.
2.
Enter http://routerlogin.net or 192.168.1.1. A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select Cable Connection.
The page displays the status of all downstream and upstream channels.
5.
Enter the starting frequency.
6. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
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View Modem Router Initialization

You can track the initialization procedure of the modem router and get details about the downstream and upstream cable channel. The time is displayed after the modem router is initialized.
The modem router automatically goes through the following steps in the provisioning process:
1. Scans and locks the downstream frequency and then ranges the upstream channels.
2. Obtains a WAN address for the modem router.
3. Connects to the Internet.
To view the status of the modem router initialization:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network.
2.
Enter http://routerlogin.net or 192.168.1.1. A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select Cable Connection.
The Startup Procedure section displays the initialization progress. The page also displays the status of all downstream and upstream channels. (You must scroll down to view all the channels.) The number of downstream and upstream channels that are locked depends on the number of channels that your Internet provider uses.
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Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

In most situations, you do not need to change these settings. We recommend that you use the default settings for DHCP because most cable Internet services provide the IP address through DHCP.
To specify the Internet connection settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network.
2.
Enter http://routerlogin.net or 192.168.1.1. A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > Internet.
5.
If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the Account Name (If Required) field.
6.
If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If Required) field.
For the other sections in this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change them.
7. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:
Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your
•
ISP automatically assigns these addresses.
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Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
•
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP modem router to which your modem router connects.
8. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.
•
Your ISP automatically assigns this address.
Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select
•
this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
9. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Troubleshooting on page 127.

Change the MTU Size

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path uses a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets must be split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU.
The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value. In some situations, changing the value fixes one problem but causes another. Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs:
You experience problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the
• technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU
setting. These web-based applications might require an MTU change:
-
A secure website that does not open, or displays only part of a web page
- Yahoo email
- MSN portal
You use VPN and experience severe performance problems.
•
You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons, and now you are
• experiencing connectivity or performance problems.
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Note: An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems. For
example, you might not be able to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
To change the MTU size:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the modem router network.
2.
Enter http://routerlogin.net or 192.168.1.1. A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Setup > WAN Setup.
5.
In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
6. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to 1400. If you are willing to experiment, you can gradually reduce the MTU from the maximum value of 1500 until the problem goes away. The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications.
Table 4. Common MTU sizes
ApplicationMTU
1500
The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use VPN, and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and switches.
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Table 4. Common MTU sizes (Continued)
Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.)1472
Used in some DHCP environments.1468
1460
Usable by AOL if you do not send or receive large email attachments, for example.
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Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router

This chapter contains the following sections:
• Connect to the Network
• Types of Logins
• Log In to the Modem Router
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Connect to the Network

You can connect to the modem router’s network through a wired or WiFi connection. If you set up your computer to use a static IP address, change the settings so that it uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

Wired Connection

You can connect your computer to the modem router using an Ethernet cable and join the modem router’s local area network (LAN).
To connect your computer to the modem router with an Ethernet cable:
1. Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).
2. Connect an Ethernet cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.
3.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the numbered Ethernet ports. Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display
on your computer screen to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.

Using WPS to Connect to the WiFi Network

You can connect to the modem router’s WiFi network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or you can find and select the WiFi network.
To use WPS to connect to the WiFi network:
1. Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).
2.
Check the WPS instructions for your computer or mobile device.
3. Press the WPS button on the modem router.
4.
Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its WPS button or follow its instructions for WPS connections.
Your computer or mobile device connects to the WiFi network.

Finding and Selecting the WiFi Network

To find and select the WiFi network:
1. Make sure that the modem router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).
2.
On your computer or mobile device, find and select the WiFi network. The WiFi network name is on the modem router label.
Access the Modem Router
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3. Join the WiFi network and enter the WiFi password. The password is on the modem router label.
Your computer or mobile device connects to the WiFi network.

Types of Logins

Separate types of logins serve different purposes. It is important that you understand the difference so that you know which login to use when.
Types of logins:
WiFi network key or password. Your modem router is preset with a unique WiFi
• network name (SSID) and password for WiFi access. This information is on the modem router label.
Note: Your modem router broadcasts dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi signals. The label shows the SSID for the 2.4 GHz signal. For information about 5 GHz WiFi settings, see Specify Basic WiFi Settings on page 49.
Modem router login. This logs you in to the modem router web pages as admin
• from an Internet browser.

Log In to the Modem Router

When you connect to the network (either with WiFi or with an Ethernet cable), you can use a web browser to access the modem router to view or change its settings. The first time you access the modem router, the modem router automatically checks to see if it can connect to your Internet service.
To log in to the modem router:
1.
Launch a web browser from a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.1.1. A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
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The first time you log in to the modem router, you are prompted to change the admin password and set up security questions. You must enter these settings before you can access the Internet.
4. Enter a new password.
5. Select security questions and enter the answers.
6. Click the Next button.
7. Click the Next button. The modem router connects to the Internet. The BASIC Home page displays the
status of the Internet connection.
Access the Modem Router
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Control Access to the Internet

The router comes with a built-in firewall that helps protect your home network from unwanted intrusions from the Internet.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet
• Use keywords to block Internet sites
• Manage network access control lists
• Schedule when to block Internet sites and services
• Set up security event email notifications
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Enable access control to allow or block access to the Internet

You can use access control to block or allow access to the Internet through your router.
To set up access control:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net. A login window opens.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Security > Access Control. The Access Control page displays.
5. Select the Turn on Access Control check box. You must select this check box before you can specify an access rule and use the
Allow and Block buttons. When this check box is cleared, all devices are allowed to connect, even if a device is in the blocked list.
6. Select an access rule:
• Allow all new devices to connect. With this setting, a new device can access
your network. You don’t need to enter the its MAC address. This is the default setting. We recommend that you leave this radio button selected.
•
Block all new devices from connecting. With this setting, a new device cannot
access your router’s Internet connection, but can still access your router’s local network. Before a device accesses your router’s Internet connection, you must enter its MAC address for an Ethernet connection and its MAC address for a WiFi connection in the allowed list.
The access rule does not affect previously blocked or allowed devices. It applies only to devices joining your network in the future after you apply these settings.
7.
To view allowed or blocked devices that are not connected, click one of the following links:
•
View list of allowed devices not currently connected to the network
•
View list of blocked devices not currently connected to the network
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