Netgear R6400 Ac1750 Smart Wifi Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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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 
•Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN...

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Use the Internet Setup Wizard
You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automat\
ically set up your 
router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie pages that display the fir\
st 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 co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or...

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The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and proto\
cols to 
determine your ISP configuration and checks your operation mode. 
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.
Specify an Internet Connection That Does Not Use a Login
To specify the Internet connection settings:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to...

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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 page, the default settings...

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•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  T
 est button to test your Internet connection. 
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see  Chapter 14,...

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5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login setting, select the Ye s radio button.
The page adjusts.
6. In the Internet Service Provider menu, select the encapsulation method 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...

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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com..
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is...

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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 Detect for an...

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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...

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5. In the Internet Connection Type menu, select  Auto Config.
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...