Netgear R6220 Ac1200 Smart Wifi Router With External Antennas User Manual

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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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and...

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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...

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4. 
Select  Internet.
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, s elect the Ye s 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 that your ISP gave you. 
This login name is often an email address.
8.  In the Password  field, type the...

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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...

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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 25
-Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 27
-Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 28
-Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 30
-Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet...

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5. 
In the Internet Connection Type list, select  Auto Detect.
The router automatically detects the information in the following fields\
:
• Connection T
 ype. 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...

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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 wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user...

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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...

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5. 
In the Internet Connection Type  list, select 6to4 Tunnel.
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 f\
ield displays Not...

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Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection
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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or...