How To Install Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 Dual-Band Router?

Karen Harison
3 min readOct 16, 2019

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Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 router is also called dual-band router because it works on 2 different bands namely 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band. If you own this router and want to configure on a home network, then must follow the tricks mentioned in the post. In case you find any problem, you can contact experts.

Do you want to setup AC1750 Dual-band router on the network? If yes, then here are some suggestions for you which you can try on your own. If are searching for the setup steps, then stop searching it online, just go through the steps mentioned here as under.

Steps to setup AC1750 Dual-band router are:

  1. To start with the setup, ensure that the modem is linked to the network. You can get the modem from your internet service provider.
  2. Unbox the router and other accessories like Ethernet cable and power adapter.
  3. Connect the antenna to router and try to place it an angle of 45 degrees corresponding to center.
  4. Switch off the modem and make connections to the router. Keep the power adapter off until all the wires are properly connected. Connect the modem to the router through Ethernet cable.
  5. Plug one end of the cable to the router and another end to the modem Ethernet port.
  6. Connect the Nighthawk router to the power supply and check the power light. If you find amber color light, then it means the device is successfully booting. Wait for the solid white light. When amber turns white, you can start the setup process.
  7. Check the sticker posted at the back of the router to get a username and password. Apart from this, you will find the default IP address of the router from the back of the device.
  8. Launch a web browser and enter the same details on it to login to the setup page.
  9. Click to select the Wi-Fi network.
  10. After the network gets selected, you can start using the internet.

When you setup your router, the first time when you connect the cable to the modem, you will find the setup page automatically gets opened on the screen. You just need to go through the instructions given over there. If this page doesn’t get opened automatically, then you can launch manually.

From the login page, you can change the various settings like ‘Change internet speed’, ‘Port forwarding’ and video streaming through different channels and apps. If you want to use the router as a gaming console, then use it as an external storage device. There is a keyword filter option available on the router from where you can block some websites that displays explicit content. If you want to browse personal files from your computer, then you can use ‘Virtual private network’ as this will prevent your data from being misused by an intruder. This option is available for all host computer around the globe.

If you have not experienced such amazing technologies yet, then must experience the same by purchasing Netgear Nighthawk Dual-band router.

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Karen Harison
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