Netgear R6300 AC Dual Band Router

Front View

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For details on the various lights, refer to the Router Lights section below.

Side View

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The Netgear R6300 AC Router has the following buttons on the side.

• WiFi On / Off - Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns on and off the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios.
  • If the Wireless LED is lit, the wireless radios on.
  • If this LED is off, the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router.
• WPS - You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network. The Wireless LED blinks blue when the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid blue when wireless security is enabled in the router.

Back View

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The Netgear R6300 AC Router has the following ports available on the back.

• USB - Connects to the USB 3.0 port on your computer.
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  The USB 2.0 port is located on the side of the device.
   

• ETHERNET - Connects to the Ethernet port on your computer or home network.
• INTERNET – Connects to the router.
• RESET - Resets the device to factory default.
• POWER - Turns the device off or on.
• DC - Connects the router to the power adapter.

MAC Address

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MAC addresses are written as 12 digits containing both letters and numbers (0-9, A-F). A MAC address is unique. The first six characters of the MAC address are unique to the manufacturer of the device.

The router provides the login information to the user interface via http://www.routerlogin.net.