NETGEAR R7000 user manual Control the Wireless Radios, Use the WiFi On/Off Button

Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R7000

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings.

5.Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the screen and clear the Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING check box.

6.Click the Apply button.

Control the Wireless Radios

The router has internal wireless radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range. By default, they are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. When the wireless radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.

You can turn the wireless radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the router, or you can log in to the router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are close to the router, it might be easier to press its WiFi On/Off button. If you are away from the router or have already logged in it might be easier to enable or disable them.You can also turn the WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule. (See Set Up a Wireless Schedule on page 110).

Use the WiFi On/Off Button

To turn the wireless radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button: Press the WiFi On/Off button on the top of the router for two seconds.

If you turned off the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios

If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless radios, you can’t log in to the router to turn them back on. You must press the WiFi On/Off button again for two seconds to turn the wireless radios back on.

To enable or disable the wireless radios:

1.Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays.

3.Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.

Specify Network Settings

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