5.

For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, select the

Yes

radio button.

6.

From the

Internet Service Provider

menu, select the encapsulation method:

PPPoE

,

L2TP

, or

PPTP

.

7.

In the

Login

field, enter the login name that 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 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.

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.

13.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address 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

You Cannot Access the Internet

on page 152.

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

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

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

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 Basic Settings page displays.

5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select the IPv6 connection type:

•

If your ISP did not provide details, 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 or DHCP, or is not fixed, but is IPv6, select

Auto Config

.

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 25

•

Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection

on page 23

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•

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection

on page 26

•

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection

on page 27

•

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

on page 28

•

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

on page 29

•

Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection

on page 31

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 Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

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

Auto Config

.

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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 gave 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.

8.

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).

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9.

(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.

10.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

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

.

5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

Auto Detect

.

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

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