Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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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 y

our ISP’s primary DNS...

6.
From the Internet Service Provider menu, select PPTP or L2TP as the encapsulation method. 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. From the 
Connection Mode menu, select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.
10. T
o change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the Idle Timeout (In minutes) field, type...

•
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 y

our ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
13. 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...

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If your ISP did not provide details, use the 6to4 tunnel connection type (see Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet
Connection on page 37).
• If y
ou are not sure what type of IPv6 connection the 
router uses, use the Auto Detect connection type, which
lets the router detect the IPv6 type that is in use (see Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page
34
).
• If your Internet connection does not use pass-through, a fixed IP address, DHCP, 6rd, or PPPoE but is IPv6,
use the Auto Config...

5.
From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Auto Detect. The 
router automatically detects the information in the following fields:
• Connection Type
. 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 Inter
net) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also i\
ndicated by
the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the...

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 http://www.routerlogin.net.
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...

6.
(Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Most people can lea
ve 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.
Y

ou 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...

The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The Basic Settings page displa
ys.
5. From the 
Internet Connection Type menu, 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 b
y the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired,...

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).
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. Clic
k the Apply button.
Y

our settings are saved.
Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection
In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2...

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 displa
ys.
5. From the 
Internet Connection Type menu, select Fixed. 6.
Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection:
•IPv6 Address/Prefix Length
. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface.
• Default IPv6...