How to set up Netgear nighthawk ac2600 a Pro Gaming router in your home?
The setup process of the Netgear AC2600 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router is not a difficult task as the user can easily perform the process with the help of the instructions provided by the manual Guide of the device. The setup process is an initial method to install these devices in your home. To perform the Netgear Router setup, the user must be acquainted with all the prerequisites required to perform this process.
Steps to setup Netgear AC2600 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router
Plug out all the wires connecting the modem to your system.
Connect the Power Adapter of the modem to an available power switch. Make sure the power switch to which you are connected to the router is at enough distance from which your router could receive an ideal amount of Wi-Fi signal.
Now, use an Ethernet Cable to connect your modem to the router. Connect one end to the modem to the computer in which you are going to operate the Internet and the other end to the yellow internet port of the router.
Take an Ethernet cable and make a connection between your system and the router. Connect one end of your cable to the computer and another end into the LAN ports of the router.
Plugin the power adapter of your Netgear router to the Power outlet.
Now, you have to press the power button located on the rear panel of the device. As soon as the power LED of your router gets solid green, your router will get successfully turned on. Until or unless the Power LED of your router doesn’t turn on, you won’t be able to operate your Netgear Router.
Note: Before performing the Netgear Router setup process, a user has to make sure that he has all the prerequisites that are required during the setup process. Choose an ideal spot for your router to allow your device to receive sufficient Wi-Fi signals.
How to set up a Netgear AC1200 router in a local network?
A user must keep the Quick Start guide along with him during the setup process, instructions regarding the connection process will be given on that guide. There is a sticker that came along with your router, you are going to require it during the setup process. You can also note down the default Wireless settings that are given on that card. A user requires the default Wireless credentials when he for the first time connects to the router’s network.
Steps to setup a Netgear AC1200 router in a local network
To start the setup process, plug in the power adapter of the modem to an electric outlet.
Connect your router and modem using an Ethernet cable. Join one end of the cable at the back of your modem and the other end to the Internet port of your router.
To turn on the device, press the Power button on the back panel of your Netgear AC1200 router.
Wait for a few seconds until the three LEDs ( Power LED, Wi-fi LED, Status LED) turn solid green.
When your router successfully turns on, you can connect it to your computer.
Move on to your computer, open the Wi-fi settings and search for the available Wi-fi networks.
Select the Network name that was given on the card that came along with the router.
Enter the default Wi-fi password given on the sticker in the provided field. Click on the Connect button.
Once you are connected to the router’s network the routerlogin.net configuration page appears on the screen.
You need to assign a login password on the new password field and retype it on the Confirm password field.
Select the security questions that you want to assign for the password recovery process.
Note: In the future, if a user forgets the login password of the Netgear router login window, he can recover it using the recovery process.
Click on the Next button
The next window will show that you are successfully connected to the Internet. Click on the Next to move on to the further step.
It takes you to the Firmware update page. If a new firmware is found, it will notify you of it.
Click on the yes button to start the upgrade process. It may take a few minutes.
On the next page, you can customize the Wireless settings of the network. You can bring adjustments in Wi-fi name, Wi-fi password, Security options, and SSID broadcast.
Users must assign a different name to each of the Wi-fi bands of the Netgear router.
To secure the network, users are recommended to disable the SSID broadcast of the router’s network.
Make sure the Wi-fi password is different from the admin password of the Netgear AC1200 router.Click on the Next button when you are done.
The summary page appears on the screen allowing you to review the settings you did.
Click on the Finish button and the router starts the reboot process to apply the settings you made.
Note: Users are recommended to assign easy security questions so that during the recovery process, one can easily guess their answers. If a user is unable to answer the security questions, he has to restore the default settings to the router. When the reset process is done, you can type the default login password i.e “admin” on the password field of the routerlogin.net login window.
How to change the login password of the Netgear cm1000 modem?
Just like a router is controlled and managed by its web interface, a user can also manage his modem through the web interface of his Netgear modem. Users having the login password can interact and change the settings of a Netgear modem. To prevent the entry of unwanted users in the web interface of a Netgear modem, a user has to assign a strong login password. A user can change the login password of his Netgear C1000 modem anytime using the web interface of the modem.
Steps to change the default password of the Netgear cm1000 modem
To change the login password of the Netgear cm1000 modem, open a web browser on the computer attached to the modem of which you are changing the login password.
Go to the address bar of your browser and type the LAN IP address of your Netgear cm1000 modem. The IP address of a Netgear cm1000 modem is 192.168.100.1
Hit the enter button and you will be redirected to the Netgear modem login window.
Enter the login credentials within the respective fields of the login window. Enter the “admin” as the default username and type the password you typed earlier to login to the main Netgear modem window. Be careful while typing down the credentials, both the login fields are case-sensitive.
After mentioning the credentials, click on the login button and you will be redirected to the main default window of the Netgear cm1000 modem
Go to the Advanced tab, select the Administration option then click on the Set Password tab
As soon as you click on the Set Password tab, the page appears on the screen.
Scroll down to the set password page and type the current login password on the old password field. Type the password that you want to set for your Netgear Modem in the Set password field. Repeat the password in the new password field.
When you are done typing the password in their respective fields, click on the Apply button and the settings you configured will get applied.
Note: While assigning a new login password to the Netgear modem login window, make sure to fulfill all the eligibility criterias required to assign a password to a Netgear cm1000 modem. Password should be strong enough to keep the unwanted users away from accessing and controlling your modem.
How to reboot your Netgear cm1000 modem using the web interface of your device?
The reboot process is utilized to refresh your device and is mostly done after adding a new function or upgrading an existing feature on your modem device. The process disconnects all computers and the wireless devices connected to the local network of your Netgear modem. After the reboot process, your modem reestablishes the connection with your network, and the devices connected to the network get reconnected.
Steps to reboot your Netgear cm1000 modem through its web interface
Open a browser on your computer connected to the Ethernet cable with a modem or to a Wi-fi router that is attached to a modem with an Ethernet cable.
Go to the address bar of your browser and type the LAN IP address of your Netgear cm1000 modem as the URL of a browser. The IP address of a Netgear cm1000 modem is 192.168.100.1
Hit the enter button and you will be redirected to the Netgear modem login window.
Enter the login credentials within the respective fields of the login window. Enter the “admin” as the default username and type the password you typed earlier to login to the main Netgear modem window. Be careful while typing down the credentials, both the login fields are case-sensitive.
After mentioning the credentials, click on the login button and you will be redirected to the main default window of the Netgear cm1000 modem
From the main navigation panel go to the Advanced tab and the cable information page gets displayed on your screen.
As soon as the Advance information page appears on the screen, scroll down the page and locate the Reboot button. When you find the reboot button, click on it, and the confirmation message displays on your screen.
You will be prompted to click on the Ok button to reboot your Netgear modem, as soon as you hit the ok button the Netgear modem automatically reboots.
Note: A user can also perform the reboot process of the Netgear cm 1000 modem through a manual process with the power button located on the front panel of your device. A user must know the LAN IP address of a modem before interacting with its web interface. Without the LAN IP address of a Netgear cm 1000 modem, no user can be able to interact with the web management of his device. You can also google the IP address of a Netgear modem on any mobile device connected to a Wi-fi connection.
How to recover the username and password for the routerlogin.net?
A user cannot change the username of the routerlogin.net, only the login password of the Netgear Router login window can be changed. Every time a user login to the web interface of routerlogin.net, he has to specify “admin” as the username of the login window. You can only recover the password of the routerlogin.net, only in one condition that you must have enabled the Password Recover feature in the first place. You must have enabled the Password Recovery feature if you want to recover the login password of the routerlogin.net window.
Steps to enable the Password Recovery feature of the routerlogin.net
Open a browser on the computer or desktop connected to the local network.
Go to the address bar of the browser and type www.routerlogin.net as the URL of your browser. You also can type the LAN IP address of your Netgear Router on the address bar of your browser to get to the default Netgear Router login window.
Hit the enter button and you will be redirected to the default routerlogin.net window.
Take your cursor to the username tab field and type “admin” on the username field and mention the password that you assigned during the Netgear Router setup process. Both the login name and password are case-sensitive.
Click on the login button and you will be redirected to the routerlogin.net main window.
Select the Advanced tab, click on the Administration tab then click on the Set Password tab and you will be redirected to the Set Password page.
To enable the Password Recovery option, you need to select the “Enable Password Recovery” checkbox.
Now, you need to select the two security questions you will assign as for security purposes. You also have to provide the answers to both the security questions that you will assign.
Click on the Apply button and the settings you configured will get eventually saved.
Note: Make sure that the two security questions you will assign are related to you in some manner so that when you recover the login password of the routerlogin.net you can easily answer those two security questions. For your convenience, you can also note down the answers to those security questions so that you can easily answer them while recovering the login password of the Netgear Router login window.
Note: Users are recommended to enable the Password Recovery feature right after the setup process so that you don’t have to restore the default settings into the router in case you forget the login password of the Netgear Router login window.
Steps to recover the password for the routerlogin.net window
In the above steps, there are instructions to enable the Password Recovery feature after which you have to learn the steps to recover the login password of the routerlogin.net window. Without enabling the password recovery feature, you cannot recover the password of your Netgear Router.
Open the browser on your desktop or computer connected to the Internet.
Type www.routerlogin.net on the address bar of your browser. You also can type the LAN IP address of the Netgear Router as the URL of your browser to get to the default Netgear Router login window.
Hit the enter button and you will be redirected to the default Netgear Router login window.
Now, instead of typing the login credentials, you have to click on the Cancel button. You will be redirected to the next window if Password Recovery is enabled in the web interface of your Netgear Router.
You will be prompted to enter the Serial Number of your Netgear Router. You can check the Serial number of your device on the label of your Netgear Router.
Click on the Continue button and a window appears on the screen requesting the answer to those security questions that you assigned while enabling the Password Recovery feature of the routerlogin.net.
Type the answers to those security questions that you saved.
As soon as you are done answering those security questions, click on the Continue button. A window will appear displaying within the recovered login window.
Click on the Login again option to reach the Netgear Router login window to again login to the routerlogin.net
What if I don’t change the default password for routerlogin.net?
The default password for the routerlogin.net login window is “password” that you can apply during the Netgear Router Setup process. After the Netgear Router setup process, a user can change the default password anytime and for any desired amount of time through the routerlogin.net window. If a user wants to change the default password but is unable to change it, you can erase all the current settings and get the default one that can resolve this issue.
Steps to erase the current configuration settings in a routerlogin.net window
Launch a browser on your computer connected to the Wi-Fi network.
Type either www.routerlogin.net or www.routerlogin.com on the web address of the browser you opened. You can also type the LAN IP address on the web address of your browser. The LAN IP address of a Netgear Router is 192.168.1.1
Hit the enter button and the default Netgear Router login window appears on the screen.
Type “admin” on the username tab and mention the password that you typed earlier while logging into the routerlogin.net window. If you haven’t changed the default password type “password” on the password field as a default password.
Both the login credentials are case-sensitive, turn off the Caps lock for lowercase letters and turn it on while typing the uppercase letters.
Go to the Advanced tab, select the Administration tab and then click on the Backup settings tab. As soon as you tap it the Backup settings page displays on the screen.
Locate the Erase button and click on it. When you click on the Erase button, the router starts resetting the configuration settings to the default, and when the process gets completed your router automatically restarts. The process will take around 3 to 4 minutes.
WARNING: Do not interrupt the reset process to avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware. You can avoid the corruption of Firmware by avoiding these activities for example closing off the browser, clicking a link on the current browser, loading a new tab on the webpage, Turning off your router.
change the login password of the routerlogin.net of the Netgear Router
The admin password is one of the significant components of the Netgear Router login page. The password is one of the vital credentials which plays a significant role in keeping anonymous users and strangers away from accessing the routers. The router password can be of a minimum of 8 characters and can be of a maximum of 64 characters. The password of the Netgear Router login window can be of any combination of characters to strengthen the password. Users can change the login password anytime and anywhere by accessing the web interface of the routerlogin.net window.
change the login password of the routerlogin.net
Steps to change the login password of the routerlogin.net of the Netgear Wi-Fi router
Open up a browser in your Wi-Fi enabled desktop connected to the Wi-Fi network.
Type www.routerlogin.net on the web address of the browser. The user can also use 192.168.1.1 as the web link of the browser.
Netgear Router login page is going to appear on the screen.
Mention “admin” on the username field and type the default password on the password field. The default password of the Netgear Router login window is “password”. Both the login credential fields are case-sensitive. Make sure that you press Caps to lock when typing the Upper case letter and release the Caps lock when typing the lower case letter.
Click on the login button and you will be redirected to the home page of the routerlogin.net
Go to the Advanced tab, click on the Administration tab, and at last click on the Set password tab
As soon as you click on the Set Password tab, the password page is going to get displayed on the screen.
The password settings page is going to get displayed on the screen.
Locate the Old password field and mention your current password in the old password field.
Type your new password in the Set password field. The login password you will assign must be strong enough to keep the anonymous users from accessing the default routerlogin.net window.
Repeat your new password in the Confirm password field.
Click on the Apply button and all the settings will get eventually saved.
Note: The login password you will assign must have at least a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, and at least one symbol. The digits within the password should have an utmost 64 letters. If the login password consists of more than 64 and below than 8 letters, your assigned password will get discarded from becoming the login password of the Netgear Router login window.
What should I do if I get the message that “I am not connected to the Wi-Fi network of the router when I connect to the routerlogin.net?
The users having a wireless connection between the router and a computer faces the issue of not being connected to a Wi-Fi network while connecting to the routerlogin.net window. If a user is not connected to the Wi-Fi network then he won’t be able to visit any websites within the network. The above issue can occur because of not getting enough connection.
Here are the troubleshooting steps with the reasons that are responsible for the above issue
The most prominent thing that a user has to check is the Wi-Fi LED of the router. If the LED is on then hop on to the next step and if it is off, then check the Wi-Fi button whether it is turned on or not. If the Wi-fi button is on and even then the LED is not lit then check the availability of your SSID signal. Make sure that the broadcast of your SSID is enabled if it is not enabled then your Wi-Fi network hides and causes the problem to the user to identify your wireless network. You can enable the Broadcast of your Network through the web interface of the routerlogin.net window.4
Check that the Wi-Fi router in which you are using your network is even able to keep the security that you have kept in your network. You can check the documentation of your router that came along with the accessories or you can check it online from the official website of netgear.com. Change the security level of your router if your router doesn’t support the security that you have kept for your Netgear Router. You can change the Security of your network through the Wireless settings page of the routerlogin.net window.
Use a wired connection if you want to bring changes in the Wi-Fi network settings of your Netgear Router. Login to your Netgear Router through the Netgear Router login window. Go to the Basic tab then click on the Wireless settings tab. After bringing changes in the Wi-Fi settings of the network, make sure that you click on the Apply button to allow your interface to apply the changes.
If the signals shown in your router are weak then make sure that your router is not too far from the computer. If your Netgear Router is far from your computer then it creates difficulty in your router to allow the signals to get transmitted into your computer. IF you cannot bring your computer near then try to bring your router close to your desktop. Make sure that the minimum distance between your router and the computer should be at least 6 feet. Any distance greater than 6 feet can bring the Wi-Fi connectivity issue and could affect the amount of Wi-Fi signals that are being transmitted into your computer.
Check that no metallic objects, reflecting surfaces, electronic devices, cemented walls and any opaque object is present between your router and the computer. The obligations present between your router and the computer will block and weaken your Wi-Fi signals and won’t allow your router to implement the action that a user is commanding in his computer. Try to remove the objects that are weakening your signals and if you can’t change their place, switch the places between your router and computer device.
Go to the Wi-fi list and check that the Network key that you have typed is matching the password that you have assigned to your Network name. If you are entering the wrong password on the Network key field then also you will be denied to access routerlogin.net on your computer. You can check your actual Wi-Fi password through the Wireless setting of the routerlogin.net window.
If the number of devices connected to your network is more than the registered number of devices, your router can deny a user from accessing the www.routerlogin.net link. You can block the devices that you don’t want to get connected to your network with the help of the Access Control list feature in the routerlogin.net window. You can configure the Access Control list feature through the web interface of your Netgear Router.
