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•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select

this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary

DNS server address is available, enter it also.

14.

In the Router MAC Address section of the screen, select one of the following radio buttons:

•

Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

•

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must use the one computer that the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

15.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

16.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see

Chapter 14,

Troubleshooting

.

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

You can set up an IPv6 Internet connection if genie does not detect it automatically.



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

..

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

5.

In the

Internet Connection Type

list, select the IPv6 connection type.

Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information.

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If your ISP did not provide details, you select

IPv6 Tunnel

. If you are not sure, select

Auto Detect

so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use. If your Internet

connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, or fixed, but is IPv6, select

Auto Config

. For

more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes take effect.

Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses

IPv6 addresses are denoted by eight groups of hexadecimal quartets that are separated by

colons. You can reduce any four-digit group of zeros within an IPv6 address to a single zero

or omit it. The following errors invalidate an IPv6 address:

•

More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets

•

More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet

•

More than two colons in a row

Auto Detect



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5.

In the

Internet Connection Type

list, select

Auto Detect

.

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The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

•

Connection Type

. This field indicates the connection type that is detected.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length

of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no

address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix,

which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is

acquired, the field displays Not Available.

6.

Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the

LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some

IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

7.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box and specify the interface ID to be

used for the IPv6 address of the router’s LAN interface.

If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC

address.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

IPv6 Auto Config



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

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3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5.

In the

Internet Connection Type

list, select

Auto Config

.

The screen adjusts:

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s WAN (or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length

of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no

address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired

for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix,

which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is

acquired, the field displays Not Available.

6.

(Optional) In the

DHCP User Class (If Required)

field, enter a host name.

Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name,

enter it here.

7.

(Optional) In the

DHCP Domain Name (If Required)

field, enter a domain name.

You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP. Do not enter the domain name for the

IPv4 ISP here. For example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, type xxx.yyy.zzz

as the domain name. If your ISP provided a domain name, type it in this field. For

example, Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home, and Comcast sometimes

supplies a domain name.

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8.

Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the

LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but some

IPv6 systems might not support the DHCv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

9.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box and specify the interface ID that you

want to be used for the IPv6 address of the router’s LAN interface.

If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC

address.

10.

Click the

Apply

button.

IPv6 6to4 Tunnel

The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates a 6to4 tunnel. Make sure

that the IPv4 Internet connection is working before you apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the

IPv6 connection.



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 screen displays.

5.

In the

Internet Connection Type

list, select

6to4 Tunnel

.