NETGEAR M5 Quick Start Guide

What’s in the box

Set up Your Mobile Router

Quick Start

5G Mobile Router

• Nighhawk M5 5G Mobile Router

• Battery cover

• Battery

• USB Type-C cable

• AC power adapter

• Quick start guide

Get to know your Mobile Router

Touch screen

Home

Back

Power button

TS-9 external

TS-9 external antenna connector

Ethernet port

USB C port

antenna connector

1. Press and hold the Power button for two

seconds. To better safeguard your network, the

rst time you turn on your mobile router,

you are asked to set up your login credentials.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize your mobile router settings.

Customize your WiFi

We recommend you change the default credentials to your own custom credentials.

CustomizeDon’t customize

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Install the battery

1. Insert the battery.

Reset button

2. Install the back cover.

The battery is partially charged. To fully charge it, connect the USB cable to the mobile router and then plug it into either:

• A wall socket, using the wall charger (faster charge option)

• The USB port on your laptop

Note: The SIM card must be activated with a data plan with your operator.

Inser t SIM card

Home screen

The Home screen displays the mobile router’s WiFi network name and password. The network indicator lets you know which wireless network you are connected to.

Signal strength

Network indicator

Note: The appearance of your home screen depends on the model.

Battery

WiFi network name and password

Connect to the Internet

Note: The mobile router’s Home screen displays the WiFi network name and password. The screen goes dark to save power. Press and release the Power button to wake the screen.

On your laptop or other WiFi device

1. Open your WiFi network connection manager.

2. Find your mobile router’s WiFi network name (NTGR-XXXX) and connect.

3. Enter your mobile router’s WiFi password.

4. Launch your Internet browser.

Change the WiFi band

1. On the home screen, tap the WiFi icon.

2. Tap Band.

3. Select the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or dual WiFi band.

LCD Settings

View or change the settings

On the home screen, tap the Settings icon.

Support

For additional information, visit

netgear.com/support.

Compliance

For regulatory compliance information including the EU Declaration of Conformity, visit

https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/ to access the full

user manual and to download rmware updates.

See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

LCD WiFi Manager

You can manage the WiFi network and change the WiFi settings from the LCD screen.

Change the WiFi network name and password

1. On the home screen, tap the WiFi icon.

2. Tap WiFi and then select from the available

WiFi networks.

3. Tap WiFi Name and enter your changes.

4. Tap WiFi Password and enter your changes.

WiFi Manager

You can use a browser to view and change the mobile router settings.

1. On your mobile router, go to the LCD Settings screen, tap the More icon. Then tap Device Information and look for the WiFi Manager URL.

2. On the WiFi device that is connected to your mobile router, type the WiFi Manager URL in the browser bar.

3. Log in as administrator. The default login is printed on the product label.

Download the NETGEAR Mobile app

Use the NETGEAR Mobile app to change your WiFi network name and password. You can also use it to play and share media, and enable the travel router feature.

1. Connect your mobile device to the Internet.

2. Download the NETGEAR Mobile app from

netgear.com/mobileapps.