Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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The screen 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 a\
lso 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...

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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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or...

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The screen adjusts:
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...

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

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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...

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The screen adjusts: 
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.
•...

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This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home 
network (the LAN). 
10. (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.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up an IPv6 6rd...

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5. In the Internet Connection Type list, select 6rd Tunnel .
The router automatically detects the information in the following sectio\
ns:
• 6rd (IPv6 Rapid Development) Configuration.  The router detects the service 
provider
 ’s IPv4 network and attempts to establish an IPv6 6rd Tunnel connection. If 
the IPv4 network returns 6rd parameters to the router the page adjusts t\
o display the 
correct settings in this section.
•...

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8. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID that you 
want 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.
Change the MTU Size
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. 
When one...

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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  ADV
 ANCED > Setup > WAN Setup . 
5. In the MTU Size field, enter a value from 64 to 1500.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
If you suspect an MTU problem, a common solution is to change the MTU to\
 1400. If you are 
willing to experiment, you can gradually...