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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 an Internet 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...

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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or...

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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name...

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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, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP 
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your...

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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 scr\
een, s elect the 
Ye s  radio button.
The screen 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...

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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...

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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 27
-Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 29
-Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 30
-Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 32
-Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection on...

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The screen 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 also indicated by the underline (_) under the \
IPv6...

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Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through auto configuration:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user...

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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...
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