Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

							To change the language:
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 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.In the upper right corner, select a language from the menu.
5.When prompted, click the OK button to confirm this change.
The page refreshes with the language that you selected.
Access the RouterWith NETGEAR genie Apps
The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network.The genie app
can help you with the following:
•Automatically repair common WiFi network problems.
•Easily manage router features like Live Parental Controls, guest access, Internet traffic meter, speed test, and
more.
To use the genie app to access the router:
1.Visit the NETGEAR genie web page at NETGEAR.com/genie.
2.Follow the onscreen instructions to install the app on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
3.Launch the genie app.
The genie app dashboard page displays.
Connect to the Network and Access the Router
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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 a web browser.You can also customize or specify your Internet settings.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Use the Internet Setup Wizard on page 23
•Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 23
•Specify IPv6 Internet Connections on page 27
•Change the MTU Size on page 40
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							Use the Internet Setup Wizard
You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your router.The Setup
Wizard is not the same as the pages that display the first time you connect to your router to set it up.
To use the Setup Wizard:
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 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 > Setup Wizard.
5.Select the Yes radio button.
If you select the No radio button, you are taken to the Internet Setup page (see Manually Set Up the Internet
Connection on page 23).
6.Click the Next button.
The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your Internet
configuration.
When the router connects to the Internet, you are prompted to download and install the free NETGEAR Desktop
genie app and the free ReadySHARE Vault app.
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.
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							Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login
To specify the Internet connection settings:
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 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 Internet.
Your router might display information that is different from this example.
5.For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, leave the No radio button selected.
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 on this page, 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 router connects.
9.Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
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							•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 Cannot Access the Internet on page 175
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 WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.Enter 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 Internet.
5.For the Does your Internet connection require a login? setting, select the Yes radio button.
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							6.From the Internet Service Provider menu, select the encapsulation method:PPPoE, L2TP, or PPTP.
7.In the Login field, enter the login name that 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 service.
9.If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the Service Name (if Required) field.
10.From the Connection Mode menu, select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.
11.To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the 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.
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, 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.
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							•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 Cannot Access the Internet on page 175.
Specify IPv6 Internet Connections
You can set up an IPv6 Internet connection if the router does not detect it automatically.
To set up an 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 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 Basic Settings page displays.
5.From the Internet Connection Type menu, select the IPv6 connection type:
•If your ISP did not provide details, select IPv6 Tunnel.
•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 30
•Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection on page 28
•Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection on page 31
•Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection on page 36
•Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection on page 34
•Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection on page 33
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							•Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection on page 36
•Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection on page 38
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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 Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through autoconfiguration:
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 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.
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							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 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 DHCPv6 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.
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							Your settings are saved.
Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection through autodetection:
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 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 Detect.
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.
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