Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router 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 a web 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 Tag Group  

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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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window...

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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.  

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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.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The...

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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 usually work, but you can change 
them.
8. For the Internet IP Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons:
•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP 
automatically assigns these addresses.
•Use Static IP Address. Enter...

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4. Select  Internet .
Scroll to 
view more 
settings
5. In the  Does your Internet connection require a login  section of the page, select the 
Ye s  radio button.
The page adjusts.
6.  In the Internet Service Provider list, 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...

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13. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, select one of the following radio 
buttons:
•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....

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•If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE, DHCP, or fixed, but is IPv6, select 
Auto Config. For more information about IPv6 Internet connection, see the following 
sections.
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 28
-Use Auto Config for an IPV6 Internet Connection...

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5. In the Internet Connection Type  list, select Auto Detect .
The page adjusts:
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...

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A login window displays.
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  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The IPv6 page displays.
5.  In the Internet Connection T
 ype list, select Auto Config.
The page adjusts:
The router automatically detects the information in the following fields\...