Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac User Manual

							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 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 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 Available.
6.Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:
•Use DHCP Server.This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems
might not support the DHCv6 client function.
•Auto Config.This is the default setting.
This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network
(the LAN).
7.(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.
8.Click the Apply button.
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							Your settings are saved.
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 connected to the network.
2.Type 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 IPv6 page displays.
5.From 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
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							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 Available.
6.(Optional) In the DHCP 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.
7.(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 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 DHCP Server.This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems
might not support the DHCv6 client function.
•Auto Config.This is the default setting.
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.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection
The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates a 6to4 tunnel. Make sure that the IPv4
Internet connection is working before you apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the IPv6 connection.
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name and password.
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							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 IPv6 page displays.
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 by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no
address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.
6.Select a Remote 6to4 Relay Router radio button:
•Auto.Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Internet.This is the default
setting.
•Static IP Address. Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router.Your IPv6 ISP usually
provides this address.
7.Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:
•Use DHCP Server.This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems
might not support the DHCv6 client function.
•Auto Config.This is the default setting.
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							This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network
(the LAN).
8.(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.
9.Click the Apply button.
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 wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type 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 IPv6 page displays.
5.From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Pass Through.
The page adjusts, but no additional fields display.
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection
To set up a fixed 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.
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							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 IPv6 page displays.
5.From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Fixed.
6.Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection:
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							•IPv6 Address/Prefix Length.The IPv6 address and prefix length of the routerWAN 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 that resolves IPv6 domain name records for
the router.
If you do not specify the DNS servers, the router uses the DNS servers that are
configured for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup page. (See Manually
Set Up the Internet Connection on page 24.)
Note
7.Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:
•Use DHCP Server.This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems
might not support the DHCv6 client function.
•Auto Config.This is the default setting.
This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network
(the LAN).
8.In the IPv6 Address/Prefix Length fields, specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length of the
router’s LAN interface.
If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.
9.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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 wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type 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.
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							The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The IPv6 page displays.
5.From the Internet Connection Type menu, select DHCP.
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 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 Available.
6.(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.
7.(Optional) In the 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 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 DHCP Server.This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems
might not support the DHCv6 client function.
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							•Auto Config.This is the default setting.
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.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection
To set up a PPPoE 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 .
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 IPv6 page displays.
5.From the Internet Connection Type menu, select PPPoE.
The page adjusts:
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							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 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 Available.
6.In the Login field, enter the login information for the ISP connection.
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.
7.In the Password field, enter the password for the ISP connection.
8.In the Service Name field, enter a service name.
If your ISP did not provide a service name, leave this field blank.
The default setting of the Connection Mode menu is Always On to provide a steady
IPv6 connection.The router never terminates the connection. If the connection is
Note
terminated, for example, when the modem is turned off, the router attempts to
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