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For the other sections in this page, the default settings usually work, but you can change

them.

8.

Select an Internet IP Address

radio button:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router

connects.

9.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

•

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.

10.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

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.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

12.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

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

Chapter 10,

Troubleshooting

.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login



To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

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4.

Select

Internet

.

5.

Select the Does your Internet connection require a login

Yes

radio button.

The page adjusts.

6.

From the

Internet Service Provider

menu, select the encapsulation method:

The selections are

PPPoE

,

PPTP

, or

L2TP

.

7.

In the

Login

field, enter the login name your ISP gave you.

This login name is often an email address.

8.

In the

Password

field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.

9.

If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the

Service Name (if Required)

field.

10.

From the

Connection Mode

menu, select

Always On

,

Dial on Demand

, or

Manually

Connect

.

11.

To change the number of minutes until the Internet login time out, in the

Idle Timeout (In

minutes)

field, type the number of minutes.

This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the

network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

12.

Select an Internet IP Address

radio button:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP

address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router

connects.

13.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) radio button:

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•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your

ISP automatically assigns this address.

•

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.

Select a Router MAC Address radio button:

•

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

Cannot Access the

Internet

on page

132.

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 a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 page displays.

5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select the IPv6 connection type:

•

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

.

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

about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following sections:

-

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection

on page

34

-

Use Auto Config for an IPV6 Internet Connection

on page

36

-

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection

on page

37

-

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection

on page

39

-

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection

on page

40

-

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

on page

41

-

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

on page

42

-

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection

on page

44

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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

Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection



To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 page displays.

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5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

Auto Detect

.

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.

Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

•

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.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home

network (the LAN).

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.

Your settings are saved.