NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router Model R6700 User Manual
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Nighthawk
AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Model R6700
User Manual
July 2014 202-11361-01
350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA
July 2014
202-11361-01
The Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router delivers combined WiFi connection speeds up to AC1750 (450 Mbps $ ^{1} $ at 2.4 GHz 802.11n and 1300 Mbps $ ^{2} $ at 5 GHz 802.11ac). Nighthawk is ideal for bandwidth-hungry activities such as online gaming and video streaming, powered by a dual-core 1 GHz processor. High-powered amplifiers with antennas provide WiFi coverage anywhere around your home, inside or out.
For gamers, Nighthawk supports upstream Quality of Service (QoS) optimized for online game play with game consoles like Xbox. For uninterrupted HD streaming media, Nighthawk features downstream QoS to identify and prioritize streaming traffic from websites like Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu Plus.
Nighthawk provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home with the USB 3.0 port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your network is easy, whether you're accessing stored photos and music or printing wirelessly. Stream your stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music to AirPlay-compatible devices from the USB hard drive connected to the router. Use the free NETGEAR ReadySHARE Vault app to back up your Windows computers to a USB hard drive connected to Nighthawk.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Unpack Your Router
• Attach the Antennas
Top and Front Panels
Rear Panel
Position Your Router
• Cable Your Router
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
Nighthawk AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
Ethernet cable Power adapter Antennas (3)
Figure 1. Package contents
Attach the Antennas
The router comes with three antennas.
➤ To attach the antennas:
- Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the router.
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Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.
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Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
NETGEAR recommends that the center antenna be vertical and that you aim the others outward at 45-degree angles, as shown.
USB 3.0 port
Figure 2. Router top and front view
Table 1. LED and button descriptions
| LED | Description |
| Power | • Solid amber. The router is starting. • Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading or the Reset button was pressed. • Solid white. The router is ready. • Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted. • Off. Power is not supplied to the router. |
| Internet | • Solid white. The Internet connection is ready. • Solid amber. The router detects an Ethernet cable connection to the modem. • Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem. |
| 2.4 GHz Wireless 2.4GHz | • 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. |
| 5 GHz Wireless 5GHz | • 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. |
| Guest WiFi 5GHz | • Solid white. The guest WiFi is operating. • Off. The guest WiFi is off. |
| USB 3.0 | |
| 1 2 3 4 | |
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Reset button Ethernet LAN ports 1–4 Internet port Power On/Off connector
Figure 3. Router rear panel
Pressing the Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 178.
Position Your Router
The router lets you access your network anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the operating distance or range
