Netgear DST6501 User Manual

Add-on DST Adapter

Requires Nighthawk R7300 DST Router Model DST6501

User Manual

October 2015

202-11568-01

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST

Support

Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. 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.

For additional support, visit www.geeksquad.com to chat online or call 1-800-GeekSquad. Setup and support are included for one year from your Nighthawk R7300 DST router purchase date.

Your Geek Squad support coupon code is GS1337EXB.

Compliance

For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.

See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

Trademarks

NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. GEEK SQUAD, the GEEK SQUAD logo, Dead Spot Terminator and the DST logo are trademarks of Best Buy and its affiliated companies. Any non.NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.

Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

Chapter 2 Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST

Chapter 3 Manage DST Adapter’s Encryption Key

Unpack Your DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DST Adapter Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DST Adapter LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adapter

Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With an Ethernet Cable. . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . 12

Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Use the DST Adapter’s Default Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 4 Specify Network Settings for the DST Adapter

Specify Basic WiFi Settings for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Change the DST Adapter WiFi Password or Security Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 5 Manage the DST Adapter Network and Settings

Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Update the DST Adapter’s Firmware From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Return the DST Adapter to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Erase the DST Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

View the DST Adapter Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

View the DST Adapter ‘s Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Back Up the DST Adapter Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Restore Saved Configuration Settings for the DST Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Update the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

View the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . 33

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Change the DST Adapter’s Device Name From the DST Router . . . . . . . . . . 34

Change the DST Adapter’s admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Turn the LEDs on the DST Adapter On or Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Use WPS to Add a Device to the DST Adapter’s WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

View or Change the DST Adapter’s WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

View or Change DST Adapter Advanced WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Set Up a WiFi Access List for the DST Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the DST Adapter. . . . . . 43

Set Up the DST Adapter to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 6 DST Adapter Troubleshooting

LEDs Are Off When the DST Adapter Is Plugged In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Power LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DST LED Is Off, Amber, or Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Ethernet LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Contact Geek Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Appendix A DST Adapter Supplemental Information

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

1. Hardware Setup

You must install a Nighthawk R7300 DST router and the DST adapter that came with the DST

router and set up a DST network before you can set up the add-on DST adapter. For more information, see the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual, which is available online at product’s user interface.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Unpack Your DST Adapter

• DST Adapter Hardware Features

• Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

support.netgear.com.

downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the

Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST

Unpack Your DST Adapter

Your package contains the following items.

DST adapter

Figure 1. Package contents

Ethernet cable

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DST Adapter Hardware Features

The LEDs, buttons, and Ethernet port are shown in the following figure.

WiFi LED

DST LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Figure 2. DST adapter hardware features

Power On/Off switch

WPS and DST Router Sync button

Factory Reset button

Ethernet port

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DST Adapter LEDs

The LEDs on the DST adapter light to indicate DST adapter activity:

Table 1. DST adapter LED descriptions

LED Description

WiFi LED

DST LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

• Solid blue. The DST adapter is securely paired with a WiFi device.

• Blinking blue.

• Off. WiFi is disabled.

This LED indicates when the DST adapter is connected to the electrical outlet with the strongest link performance, indicated by the color displayed by the LED:

• Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).

• Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).

• Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).

• Off.

• Solid green. The DST adapter is powered on.

• Blinking green.

• Off. The

• Solid green. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.

• Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

The DST adapter did not find any other compatible DST devices using the same

encryption key.

The DST adapter is pairing with a WiFi device.

The DST adapter is pairing with another DST device.

DST adapter is powered off.

DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features

The side panel of the DST adapter contains the following:

• Power On/Off switch. Slide the switch to the On position to provide power to the DST adapter.

• WPS and DST Router Sync button. Press this button to connect a computer or WiFi device to the DST adapter’

s network using WPS, or to or to connect to DST router.

• Factory Reset button. Pressing the Factory Reset button restores the factory default settings.

• Ethernet port.

The DST adapter uses the Ethernet port to convert a standard electrical wall outlet into a high-speed wired network connection.You can use the wired network connection to bring Internet connectivity to any device with an Ethernet port, such as a computer, game console, Blu-ray player, smart TV, HD set-top box, or network DVR.

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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST

Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router

After you set up your DST network, you can add up to eight DST adapters to extend your DST network to eight more locations.

Room 1

DST router

DST adapter

The following instructions assume that you already set up your DST network. If you did not set up your DST router yet, follow the instructions in the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST

Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual, which is available online at

downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the product’s user interface.

 To connect additional DST adapters to the DST router:

Room 2

DST adapter

Room 3

1. In the room where you want to improve WiFi coverage or add Ethernet, plug your DST adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to light solid green.

WARNING:

Do not plug the DST adapter into extension cords, power strips, or surge protectors.

2. If the Power LED does not light, slide the Power On/Off switch to the On position.

3. W

ait for the DST adapter to connect to the DST router.

4. Update the encryption key to secure the connection between the DST adapter and the DST router:

a. Press the WPS and DST

b. Within two minutes, press the WPS and DST Router Sync button on the DST

adapter for two seconds.

Adapter Sync button on the DST router.

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The Power LED on the DST adapter blinks and the DST LED on the DST router blinks.

Once the connection is made, the following LEDs light:

• The DST LED on the DST adapter lights solid green or amber

• The DST LED on the DST router lights solid blue.

This process takes between 5 and 80 seconds.

If the DST LED on the DST adapter is red, the link performance is weak. You might want to move the DST adapter to another electrical outlet with a faster connection.

5. Log in to the DST router to update the DST adapter

a. Connect a computer or WiFi device to the DST router’

’s firmware and WiFi settings:

s network.

b. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the

network.

c. Enter http://www

.routerlogin.net.

A login window displays.

d. Enter the DST 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.

e. Select Remote DST Management.

f. In the Update DST Adapter Firmware and Update DST Adapter WiFi Settings

columns, click the Update All buttons.

You can only click the Update All buttons only if new firmware or WiFi settings are available.

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2. Connect to the DST Adapter

Network and Access the DST Adapter

You can connect to the DST router’s network using a WiFi or wired Ethernet connection.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network

• Log In to the DST Adapter After Initial Setup

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Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network

You can connect your computer or WiFi devices to the DST adapter using a wired Ethernet connection, a WPS connection, or a WiFi connection. For the best WiFi performance, make sure that your computer or WiFi device is in the same room as the DST adapter.

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With an Ethernet Cable

You can connect your computer to the DST adapter using an Ethernet cable.

 To connect your computer to the DST adapter with an Ethernet cable:

1. Make sure that the DST adapter 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 the Ethernet port on the DST adapter.

Your computer connects to the local area network (LAN). A message might display on your computer page to notify you that an Ethernet cable is connected.

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WiFi Connection

If you updated the DST adapter’s WiFi settings using the DST router’s installation assistant, the DST adapter’s WiFi settings are based on the DST router’s WiFi settings. If you did not update the DST adapter’s WiFi settings yet, launch a web brower to display the DST router’s and DST adapter’s WiFi settings.

If you want to manually update the DST adapter’s WiFi settings, log in to the DST router. For more information, see Update the DST Adapter’s WiFi Settings From the DST Router on page 31.

The following table shows examples of what multiple DST adapters’ SSIDs and passwords are, based on the DST router’

Table 2. DST adapter WiFi network name and password examples

Product 2.4 GHz WiFi Settings 5 GHz WiFi Settings

DST router • SSID. NETGEAR4

DST adapter 1 • SSID. NETGEAR4_EXT

DST adapter 2 • SSID. NETGEAR41_EXT

s SSID and password.

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G1_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

DST adapter 3 • SSID. NETGEAR42_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST Adapter

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G2_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

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 To manually find and select the DST adapter WiFi network:

1. Make sure that the DST adapter is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2. On the WiFi device that you want to connect to your DST adapter, open the software

application that manages your WiFi connections.

This software scans for all WiFi networks in your area.

3. Look for the DST adapter’s WiFi network name (SSID) and select it.

The DST adapter’s WiFi network name is based on the DST router’s SSID with _EXT added at the end of the name. If more than one DST adapter is connected to the DST router, for every additional DST adapter after the first, a number is added before _EXT.

4. Enter the DST adapter’s WiFi password.

The DST adapter’s WiFi password is the same as the DST router’s WiFi password.

Your WiFi device connects to the WiFi network.

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WPS Connection

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network while maintaining security. To use WPS (Push 'N' Connect), make sure that all WiFi devices to be connected to the network are Wi-Fi certified and support WPS. During the connection process, the client gets the security settings from the DST router so that every device in the network supports the same security settings.

 To use WPS to connect to the DST adapter’s WiFi network:

1. Make sure that the DST router is receiving power (its Power LED is lit).

2. Check the WPS instructions for your computer or WiFi device.

3. Press and hold the WPS and DST Router Sync button on the DST adapter for two

seconds.

The WiFi LED on the DST adapter blinks.

4. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your WiFi device (such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone).

When the WiFi LED stops blinking, your computer or WiFi device is automatically connected to the DST adapter and you can access the Internet from your computer or WiFi device.

Note: Make sure that your WiFi device is in the same room as the DST

adapter that you are connecting to.

Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST Adapter

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Log In to the DST Adapter After Initial Setup

After you connect the DST adapter to the DST router’s network, you can log in to the DST

adapter to view or change its settings.

 To log in to the DST adapter after the initial setup:

1. With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Ethernet port on the DST adapter.

2. Launch a web browser from the computer.

3. Enter http://www.mywifiext.net.

A login window displays.

4. Enter the DST adapter user name and password.

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The Status page displays.

Connect to the DST Adapter Network and Access the DST Adapter

3. Manage DST Adapter’s Encryption

Key

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter

• Use the DST Adapter’s Default Encryption Key

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Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter

After you connect your add-on DST adapter to the DST network, the DST adapter’s uses the

same encryption key as the DST network. If you did not change the DST network’s encryption key, the DST network uses the default encryption key, which is HomePlugAV

If you change the DST adapter’s encryption key, the DST router and DST adapters on your DST network you must use the same encryption key encryption key than the DST router, it will no longer be connected to your network.

 To create a new encryption key for the DST adapter:

1. With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Ethernet port on the DST adapter

2. Launch a web browser from the computer

3. Enter http://www

A login window displays.

.mywifiext.net.

. If the DST adapter uses a different

4. Enter the DST adapter user name and password.

The user name is admin. password are case-sensitive.

The Status page displays.

5. Select ADV

6. Select the Create new encryption key radio button.

The encryption key must be a value of 8 to 63 ACSCII characters.

7. Enter a new encryption key in the field.

8. Make sure that the Apply same key check box next to your DST router and next to each

DST adapter and that your own is selected.

ANCED > DST Settings.

The default password is password. The user name and

Manage DST Adapter’s Encryption Key

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Contents

1. Hardware Setup

Unpack Your DST Adapter

DST Adapter Hardware Features

DST Adapter LEDs

DST Adapter Side Panel Hardware Features

Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router

Connect Devices to the DST Adapter Network

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With an Ethernet Cable

Connect to the DST Adapter Network With a WiFi Connection

Log In to the DST Adapter After Initial Setup

Create a New Encryption Key for the DST Adapter