Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk™ Owner's Manual

Attach the antennas on the threaded 
antenna posts.

Position the antennas for the best 
WiFi performance.

NETGEAR recommends that the 
center antenna be vertical and that 
you aim the others outward at 
45-degree angles as shown.

Unplug your modem’s power. If it has a 
battery backup, remove the battery.

Plug in your modem. Put the battery back 
in. Then cable the modem to the yellow 
Internet port on the router.

The Power LED 

 lights 

amber and then turns 
white when the router is 
ready.

You can use an Ethernet cable or connect 
with WiFi. 

To connect with WiFi, use the WiFi 
network name and password on the 
product label.

Launch a web browser. 
NETGEAR genie displays.

If you do not see genie, enter 
www.routerlogin.net in the address 
field of the web browser. When prompted, 
enter admin for the user name and 
password for the password.

Follow the genie steps to connect to the 
Internet.

Download the free genie app from  

.

Easily share media, files, and printers 
on the network from your smartphone, 
tablet, or laptop.

You can get the user manual online at 

 

or through a link in the product’s user 
interface.

Remove the antenna caps from the 
antenna posts on the router.