Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
•Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point. Often, the MAC address is on the product label.
•Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access point.
The router is always in
Before you an set up a wireless network with WDS, both access points must meet the following conditions:
•Use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•Be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
•All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points.
Set Up the Base Station
The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be
To set up the base station:
1.Set up both units with the same wireless settings.
The SSID and mode must be the same and the wireless security option must be set to None.
2.Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
3.Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays.
4.Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
The BASIC Home screen displays.
Specify Network Settings
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