Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP has given you a specific host name, 
enter it here.
8. (Optional) In the DHCP Domain Name (If Required) field, enter a domain name.
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...

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2. Enter  http://www.routerlogin.net .
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 6rd Tunnel.
The router automatically detects the information in...

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•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.
7. Specify how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the 
LAN) by selecting one of the following radio buttons:
•Use DHCP Server. This method passes more information to LAN devices, but...

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The page adjusts:
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 
Available.
6.  Configure the remote 6to4 relay router...

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Your settings are saved.
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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A...

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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 Gateway . 
 The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s 
WAN interface.
• Primary DNS Server . 
 The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name 
records for the router.
• Secondary DNS Server . 
 The secondary DNS server...

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Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server:
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 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...

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•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.
7. (Optional) In the User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP gave you a specific host name, 
enter it here.
8. (Optional) In the Domain Name (If Required)...

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The page adjusts: 
6. Enter the settings that your service provider gave you.
If your service provider gave you only one user name and password, the s\
ervice provider 
most likely supports dual stack PPPoE (a single ppp session). If the s\
ervice provider gave 
you two user names and passwords for IPv4 and IPv6, then the router must\
 use dif

ferent 
PPP session. 
• T
o use separate PPP sessions (the default setting), leave the Use...

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This is usually the name that you use in your email address. For example, if your main 
mail account is [email protected], you would type JerAB in this field. Some ISPs (like 
Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full email address when you 
log in. If your ISP requires your full email address, type it in this field.
8. In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection.
9. In the Service Name field,...