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Specify Your Internet Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
The screen adjusts:
The router automatically detects the information in the Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN
field. 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.
Configure the remote 6to4 relay router settings by selecting one of the following radio
buttons:
•
Auto
. Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Internet. This
is the default setting.
•
Static IP Address
. Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router. Your IPv6
ISP usually provides this address.
7.
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.
8.
(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.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
IPv6 Pass Through
In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and
WAN Ethernet ports) for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets.
To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
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
Pass Through
.
The screen adjusts, but no additional fields display.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
IPv6 Fixed
To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
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
Fixed
.
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
The screen adjusts:
6.
Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection:
•
IPv6 Address/Prefix Length
. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN
interface.
•
Default IPv6 Gateway
. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s
WAN interface.
•
Primary DNS Server
. The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name
records for the router.
•
Secondary DNS Server
. The secondary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain
name records for the router.
Note:
If you do not specify the DNS servers, the router uses the DNS servers
that are configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup
screen. (See
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
on page
23.)
7.
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.
8.
In the
IPv6 Address/Prefix Length
fields, specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length
of the router’s LAN interface.
If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC
address.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
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Specify Your Internet Settings
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
IPv6 DHCP
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
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
DHCP
.
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.
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP gave you a specific host name,
enter it here.
7.
(Optional) In the
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.
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 PPPoE
To set up a PPPoE IPv6 Internet connection:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
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
PPPoE
.

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