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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.
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
Cannot Access the Internet
on page 183
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 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
Internet
.
5.
For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, select the
Yes
radio button.
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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:
•
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.
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•
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 183.
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 31
•
Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
on page 30
•
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection
on page 33
•
Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection
on page 37
•
Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection
on page 36
•
Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection
on page 34
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•
Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection
on page 38
•
Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection
on page 39
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
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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 autoconfiguration:
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
.
The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:
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