Netgear orporated 15200307 User Manual
Support
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NETGEAR recommends that you use only the ocial NETGEAR support resources.
You can get the user manual online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the
product’s user interface.
For additional support, visit www.geeksquad.com to chat online or call 1-800-GeekSquad. The
DST router and DST adapter come with setup and support via phone and web from Geek Squad for
one year from the date of purchase.
Your Geek Squad support coupon code is GS1337EXB.
Nighthawk DST
AC1900 DST Router and DST Adapter
Model R7300DST
Package Contents
The package contains the following items.
Ethernet
cables (2)
R7300 DST router
Power cord
(varies by region)
DST6501
DST adapter
In some regions, a resource CD is included in the package.
Antennas (3)
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 aliated companies. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes
only.
Compliance
For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/.
For regulatory compliance information, visit
http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
July 2015
Geek Squad Support
The DST router and DST adapter come with setup and support via
phone and web from Geek Squad for one year from the date of
purchase. If needed, agents are available 24/7/365 to help you do the
following:
• Set up your network.
• Connect your wireless devices such as computers, tablets, gaming
consoles, and mobile phones.
• Customize your DST router and DST adapter settings.
• Make sure that your network is secure.
Your Geek Squad support coupon code is GS1337EXB.
For First-Time Setup
Steps 1–8 on the next page walk you through getting your DST router
and DST adapter powered on and connected to the Internet. If you’d
like help setting up or securing your DST router and DST adapter,
contact a Geek Squad agent via online chat or phone.
Visit www.geeksquad.com, click the CHAT WITH AN AGENT link, and
sign in to chat, or call 1-800-GeekSquad. Be sure to reference your
coupon code, which is GS1337EXB, when you are on the phone or
chatting with an agent.
You can use this diagram to connect your DST router or follow the detailed instructions in this booklet.
1. Remove the antenna caps, attach the
antennas, and position them.
NETGEAR recommends that you position
the center antenna vertically and that you
position the others outward at 45-degree
angles as shown.
2. Prepare your modem.
If you use an existing Internet connection,
verify that your modem is ready. Unplug
your modem’s power source. If the modem
uses a battery backup, remove batteries.
Make sure that your modem is turned o
and is connected only to the wall jack for
Internet service.
3. Connect your modem to
Cable or
DSL
Internet
Ethernet cable
the DST router.
Plug in your modem and
put batteries back in. Then
connect the modem to the
Modem
yellow Internet port on the
DST router.
4. Power on the DST router.
Power cord
The Power LED lights amber and then
turns white when the router is ready.
5. Set up the DST adapter.
In the room where you want to improve WiFi coverage or add
Ethernet, plug the DST adapter into an electrical outlet.
Wait for the DST LED on the DST adapter to light solid green or
amber and the DST LED on the DST router to light solid blue.
DST router
Ethernet cable
DST
adapter
6. Connect a device to the DST router.
You can use an Ethernet cable or use WiFi
to connect a device to the DST router.
To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi
network name and password on the
product label.
7. Log in to the DST router
Launch a web browser.
NETGEAR genie displays.
NETGEAR genie detects your Internet
connection and helps you update the
firmware, WiFi settings, and encryption
key on your DST adapter.
If you do not see NETGEAR genie,
enter www.routerlogin.net in the
address field of the web browser. When
prompted, enter admin for the user
name and password for the password.
Follow the onscreen steps to complete
the setup.
8. Contact Geek Squad for additional help.
If you need additional help, visit
www.geeksquad.com, click the CHAT WITH
AN AGENT link, and sign in to chat, or call
1-800-GeekSquad. Be sure to reference your
coupon code, which is GS1337EXB, when you
are on the phone or chatting with an agent.
DST Router Hardware Features
Front Panel
The LEDs, buttons, and USB port are shown in the following figure.
For more information about the LEDs, see DST Router LEDs on page
2.
Rear Panel
LEDs USB 3.0 port
WPS
and DST
Adapter
Sync
button
with LED
Geek Squad
Setup and
Support
button with
LED
The rear panel connections and buttons are shown in the following
figure.
Power
connector
Power
On/O
switch
Reset
button
Ethernet
ports 1–4
1
WAN
(Internet)
port
USB 2.0
port
LED
On/O
button
DST Router LEDs
The LEDs on the top of the DST router light to indicate DST router
activity:
LED Description
Power LED
Internet LED
2.4 GHz WiFi LED
5 GHz WiFi LED
USB 1 LED
USB 2 LED
• Solid white. The DST router is ready.
• Solid amber. The DST router is starting.
• Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the
Reset button was pressed.
• Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted.
• O. Power is not supplied to the router.
• Solid white. The Internet connection is ready.
• Solid amber. The DST router detected an Ethernet
cable connection to the modem.
• Blinking white. The port is sending or receiving trac.
• O. No Ethernet cable is connected between the
DST router and the modem.
• Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
• Blinking white. The DST router is sending or receiving
WiFi trac.
• O. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is o.
• Solid white. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
• Blinking white. The DST router is sending or receiving
WiFi trac.
• O. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is o.
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.
• O. No USB storage device is connected, or someone
clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button on the
DST router’s web interface and it is now safe to remove
the attached USB storage device.
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LED Description
Ethernet ports
1–4 LED
DST LED
WPS and DST
Adapter Sync
button with LED
Geek Squad Setup
and Support
button with LED
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 trac.
• O. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
• Solid blue. A DST adapter is connected to the
DST router’s network.
• O. The DST router did not find any other compatible
DST adapter using the same encryption key.
Pressing this button for two seconds turns on the WPS
function and the DST adapter sync connection. Aer you
press this button, press the WPS or
Sync
button on your device to connect your device to the
DST router.
• Solid white. A device is connected to the DST router.
• Blinking white. The DST router is ready to sync with a
device.
• O. The WPS and DST adapter sync connection is o.
Geek Squad support is provided by phone and on the web.
Geek Squad agents use remote access to assist with setup
and support. The Geek Squad Setup and Support button
paired with a Geek Squad support ID (on the bottom of the
router) is used to authenticate the connection for remote
access.
The agent will provide direction regarding the use of the
button and the code. Pressing the button any other time
does not result in a connection with an agent.
The state of the LED indicates the status of the connection
with the Geek Squad agent:
• Solid white. The DST router is connected to Geek
Squad Support.
• Blinking white. The connection is being established.
• O. Geek Squad Support is not connected.
WPS and DST Router
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DST Adapter Hardware Features
The LEDs, buttons, and Ethernet port are shown in the following
figure. For more information about the LEDs, see DST Adapter LEDs
on page 5.
WiFi LED
DST LED
Power LED
Ethernet LED
Power On/O 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:
LED Description
WiFi LED
Solid blue. The DST adapter is securely paired with a WiFi
device.
Blinking blue. The DST adapter is pairing with a WiFi device.
O. WiFi is disabled.
DST LED
Power LED
Ethernet LED
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).
• O. The DST adapter did not find any other compatible
DST devices using the same encryption key.
• Solid green. The DST adapter is powered on.
• Blinking green. The DST adapter is pairing with another
DST device.
• O. The DST adapter is powered o.
• Solid green. A powered-on device is connected to the
Ethernet port.
• O. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
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Install Your DST Router and DST Adapter
Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install
your DST router.
¾ To install your DST router and DST adapter:
1. Remove the antenna caps, attach the antennas, and position
them.
a. Remove the antenna caps from the threaded antenna posts
on the DST router.
b. Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.
c. Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
NETGEAR recommends that you position the center
antenna vertically and that you position the others outward
at 45-degree angles as shown.
2. Prepare your modem:
a. Unplug your modem’s power.
Internet
b. If the modem uses a battery backup,
remove its batteries.
c. If your modem was already
Cable or
DSL
connected to another router,
disconnect the cable between your
modem and that router.
Make sure that your modem is turned o and is cabled only to
the wall jack for your Internet service.
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Modem
3. Connect your modem.
Internet
Cable or
DSL
Modem
Ethernet cable
DST router
a. Plug in, then turn on your modem.
b. If you removed the batteries, replace them.
c. With an Ethernet cable, connect your modem to the yellow
WAN (Internet) port on your DST router.
4. Add power to the DST router.
Ethernet cable
Internet
Cable or
DSL
Modem
Power
cord
DST router
a. Connect the power cord to the DST router and plug the
power cord into an outlet.
Note: Do not plug the power cord into a surge protector.
b. Wait for the Power LED on the front panel to light amber
and turn white.
If no LEDs are lit, press the Power On/O switch on the
rear panel of the DST router to the On position.
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