Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 6E Tri-Band Router Setup Guide

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The Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 6E tri-band router series has a lot of routers like AXE10000, AXE11000 and others. The setup will be the same.

You will find a router device, Ethernet cable and power cord with adapter in the Netgear Nighthawk box.

You’ll see many LED lights on the device, which are power LED, Internet LED, 6 GHz-5GHz-2.4GHz LED, Ethernet LEDs (1-5), USB port LEDs, WiFi and WPS LEDs. These lights indicate the status of the device.

Have a look how to start and end the Netgear router setup using some of the instructions;

Netgear Nighthawk 6E Router Setup

Before setting up your device, you have to choose a location and unfold its wings (antennas). The location should be near to the cable modem and far from the electronic devices. Let’s start will connecting the router to the modem.

Connection/Linking

1. To connect you have to place the router near to the modem.
2. Use the Ethernet or LAN cable to make a connection.
3. Insert the cable ends to the router WAN port and modem LAN port.
4. After that, you can turn the 6E router on by connecting it to the power socket.

Now, you have linked your router to the ISP modem, so it is the time to configure the device which you can do with your computer or laptop.

Note: you can also wall-mount your Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 6E Tri-Band Router in your home.

Configuration/Login

1. To log in to your router device interface, you have to connect the computer or laptop to the router via LAN cable or SSID details.
2. Start the computer and open the web browser, here type the URL routerlogin.net and search by pressing the Enter button.
3. You will get to the NETGEAR installation assistant, where you will be guided to set the settings one by one.

You can also use the Nighthawk app to setup and manage the settings of the router;

1. Download the Nighthawk app from the Play Store, App Store, or Nightahwk-app.com.
2. Then connect with the router network and open the app (you must create the netgear account in the app).
3. After making an account, log in to the app and here you can setup the router settings one by one.

Have a look at some of the tips and solutions that can help you during the Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 6E tri-band router setup.

Some Valuable Tips

1. If the login URL is not working then you can use the router IP address that is 192.168.1.1.
2. Your interface login page can ask for the admin credentials, you can find them on the label or in user manual of the router.
3. You should use the latest frequency channel (6 GHz) to extend the network area in your home.
4. You must change the router WiFi password to make the Netgear router network safe and secure.
5. Make sure you are using the latest Netgear firmware update in your router; if not then update it right away.
6. Restart your device if you are facing glitches again and again. Just turn the router off and on once.
7. Reset the router if nothing is working. Press and hold the RESET button for 7-10 seconds to start the factory reset process.

Conclusion

Here, you have seen and learned about how to setup the Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 6E Tri-Band Router in your home.