Netgear R7900 Nighthawk X6 Ac3000 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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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 screens that display the f\
irst 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 or http://www.routerlogin.com  in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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 screen displays. 
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Setup Wizard. 
5. Select the  Ye s radio button. 
If you select the  No radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see 
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page  22). 
6.  Click the  Next button.
The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and proto\
cols to  determine your Internet configuration.
When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to download a\
nd install the 
free NETGEAR Desktop genie app and the free ReadySHARE V
 ault app. 
						

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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 That Does Not Use 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 or http://www.routerlogin.com  in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  Internet .
5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, leave th\
e  No radio button 
selected. 
						

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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 screen, the default settings usually work, but you can 
change them.
8. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:
•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP 
automatically assigns these addresses.
•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, the IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP 
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router 
connects.
9. 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 your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary 
DNS server address is available, enter it also. 
10. 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 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 Test button to test your Internet connection. 
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 15, 
Troubleshooting.
Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login
To view or change the basic Internet setup:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen displays.
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 screen displays.
4.  Select  Internet .
5. For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, s elect the Ye s radio 
button.
The screen adjusts.
6.  In the Internet Service Provider list, select the encapsulation method:  PPPoE, L2TP, or 
PPTP .
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 servic\
e. 
9.  If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the Service Name (If Required)  field.
10.  In the  Connection Mode  list, select Always 
 On, Dial on Demand , or Manually Connect.
11.  T
o change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in th\
e  Idle Timeout (In 
minutes) field, type the number of minutes.
This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no\
 one on the  network is using the Internet connection. 
 A value of 0 (zero) means never log out. 
						

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12. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:
•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP 
automatically assigns these addresses.
•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, the 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 your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary 
DNS server address is available, enter it also. 
14. 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 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.
15. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
16. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. 
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 15, 
Troubleshooting.
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 a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. 
						

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The Basic Settings screen displays.
5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select the IPv6 connection type:
•If you are not sure, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is 
in use. 
•If your Internet connection does not use PPPoE or DHCP or is not fixed, but is IPv6, 
select Auto Config. 
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 26
-Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 28
-Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 29
-Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 31
-Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection on page 31
-Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection on page 33
-Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection on page 34
6. Click the Apply button.
Your changes take effect.
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 IPv6 Internet Connection
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto detection:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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. 
						

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The BASIC Home screen displays. 
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6 .
The Basic Settings screen displays.
5.  In the Internet Connection T
 ype list, select  Auto Detect .
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 also indicated by the underline (_) und\
er 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. I\
f 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 devi\
ces 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.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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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 connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com  in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The Basic Settings screen displays.
5.  In the Internet Connection T
 ype list, 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 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. I\
f no address is 
acquired, the field displays Not Available.
6.  (Optional) In the DHCP User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name. 
						

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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. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the 
web browser.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
The Basic Settings screen displays. 
						

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5. In the Internet Connection Type list, 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 f\
ield displays Not 
Available.
6.  Select a Remote 6to4 Relay Router radio buttons:
• Auto. 
Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Interne\
t. 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.
This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devi\
ces 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.