NETGEAR R6300 user manual Hardware Setup, Getting to know your router

1. Hardware Setup	1
Getting to know your router

The NETGEAR R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router with AC1750 dual band delivers the world's faster WiFi. With AC1750 WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet speeds, this router offers ultimate performance in wireless coverage for large homes. The R6300v2 comes with a dual-core 800 MHz processor with enough processing power to provide you with the best performance, and comes with two USB ports for connecting a hard drive or printer; including one USB 3.0 port that provides access speeds up to 10 times faster.

Compatible with next-generation WiFi devices and backward compatible with 802.11 a/b/g/n devices, it enables HD streaming throughout your home. With up to 4501+13002 Mbps speed and simultaneous dual band WiFi technology, the R6300v2 avoids wireless interference, ensuring top WiFi speeds and reliable connections especially for dual band wireless devices like iPad and iPhone5.

In addition, Beamforming+ technology boosts speed, reliability and range of WiFi connections. The router automatically uses NETGEAR Beamforming+ technology to enhance WiFi performance with 802.11ac WiFi devices. Because it’s automatic, you don’t have to turn on Beamforming+ or configure it. When you connect to the WiFi network, Beamforming+ focuses on your location for even better WiFi performance and speed. Beamforming+ locks onto your laptop, tablet, or smartphone, and follows as you move from place to place, so you keep your optimal WiFi connection.

If you already set up your router, you can skip this chapter. If you have not done that yet, this chapter covers the hardware setup. Chapter 2, Getting Started, explains how to access your router to view or change its settings.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•Unpack Your Router

•Hardware Features

•Position Your Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.

1.Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate and wireless coverage. NETGEAR makes no express or implied representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility with any future standards. 802.11ac 1300 Mbps is approximately 3x faster than 802.11n 450 Mbps.

2.Up to 1300 Mbps wireless speeds achieved when you connect to other 802.11ac 1300 Mbps devices.

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