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3.
Specify Your Internet Settings
Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie
to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with an Internet browser. You
can also customize or specify your Internet settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Use the Internet Setup Wizard
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
Specify IPv6 Internet Connections
Change the MTU Size
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Use the Internet Setup Wizard
You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your
router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you
connect to your router to set it up.
To use the Setup Wizard:
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 > Setup Wizard
.
5.
Select the
Yes
radio button.
If you select No, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see
Internet Setup
on
page
20).
6.
Click the
Next
button.
The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to
determine your ISP configuration.
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Smart
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Router Model
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Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.
Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login
To specify the Internet connection settings:
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
Internet
.
Scroll to
view more
settings
5.
For the
Does your Internet connection require a login
setting, leave the
No
radio
button selected.
6.
If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the
Account
Name (If Required)
field.
7.
If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the
Domain Name (If
Required)
field.
For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can
change them.
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Smart
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8.
For the
Internet IP Address
setting, select one of the following radio buttons:
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.
For the
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
setting, select one of the following radio
buttons:
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.
For the
Router MAC Address
setting, 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.
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 14,
Troubleshooting
.
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login
To view or change the basic Internet setup:
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.
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Smart
WiFi
Router Model
R7000
4.
Select
Internet
.
Scroll to
view more
settings
5.
In the
Does your Internet connection require a login
section of the screen, select the
Yes
radio button.
The screen adjusts.
6.
In the
Internet Service Provider
list, select the encapsulation method
PPPoE
,
PPPoA
, 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.
In the
Connection Mode
drop-down list, select
Always On
,
Dial on Demand
, or
Manually
Connect
.
11.
To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times, 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.
In the
Internet IP Address
section, select one of the following radio buttons:
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.
13.
In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, select one of the following radio
buttons:
Get Automatically from ISP
. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your
ISP automatically assigns this address.

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