Netgear Wndr3700v5 N600 Wifi Router User Manual
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Specify Your Internet Settings 31 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 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 password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays. 5. In the Internet Connection Type menu, select Pass Through. The screen 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 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 password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.
Specify Your Internet Settings 32 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 5. In the Internet Connection Type menu, select Fixed. 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 DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router. Note: 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 screen. (See Manually Set Up the Internet Connection on page 22.) 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. 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.
Specify Your Internet Settings 33 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 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 connecte\ d 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 password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6 . The IPv6 screen displays. 5. In the Internet Connection T ype 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 (_) 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. (Optional) In the User Class (If Required) field, enter a host name.
Specify Your Internet Settings 34 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 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. •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 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 password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 screen displays.
Specify Your Internet Settings 35 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 5. In the Internet Connection Type menu, select PPPoE. 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 (_) 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. 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 JerAB@ISP .com, 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 fi\ eld. 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. Note: 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 terminated, for example, when the modem is turned off, the router attempts to reestablish the connection immediately after the PPPoE connection becomes available again. 9. Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:
Specify Your Internet Settings 36 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router •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). 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. Change the MTU Size The maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest data packet a network device transmits. When one network device communicates across the Internet with another, the data packets travel through many devices along the way. If a device in the data path uses a lower MTU setting than the other devices, the data packets must be split or “fragmented” to accommodate the device with the smallest MTU. The best MTU setting for NETGEAR equipment is often the default value. In some situations, changing the value fixes one problem but causes another. Leave the MTU unchanged unless one of these situations occurs: •You experience problems connecting to your ISP or other Internet service, and the technical support of either the ISP or NETGEAR recommends changing the MTU setting. These web-based applications might require an MTU change: -A secure website that does not open or displays only part of a web page -Yahoo email -MSN portal -America Online’s DSL service •You use VPN and experience severe performance problems. •You used a program to optimize MTU for performance reasons and now you are experiencing connectivity or performance problems. Note:An incorrect MTU setting can cause Internet communication problems. For example, you might not be able to access certain websites, frames within websites, secure login pages, or FTP or POP servers.
Specify Your Internet Settings 37 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router To change the MTU size: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\ d 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 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 reduce the MTU from the maximum\ value of 1500 until the problem goes away . The following table describes common MTU sizes and applications. Table 2. Common MTU sizes MTUApplication 1500 The largest Ethernet packet size. This setting is typical for connections that do not use PPPoE or VPN and is the default value for NETGEAR routers, adapters, and\ switches. 1492 Used in PPPoE environments. 1472 Maximum size to use for pinging. (Larger packets are fragmented.) 1468 Used in some DHCP environments.
Specify Your Internet Settings 38 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router 1460Usable by AOL if you do not send or receive large email attachments, for example. 1436Used in PPTP environments or with VPN. 1400Maximum size for AOL DSL. 576Typical value to connect to dial-up ISPs. Table 2. Common MTU sizes (continued) MTUApplication
39 4 4. Optimize Performance You can set up the router to optimize performance for applications such as Internet gaming, high-definition video streaming, and VoIP communication. By default, the router uses Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS). This chapter contains the following sections: •Optimize Internet Streaming with QoS •Add QoS Rules by Service •Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play •Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service
Optimize Performance 40 N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router Optimize Internet Streaming with QoS You can use Quality of Service (QoS) to assign high priority to Interne\ t streaming, applications, and services. Best effort traffic Internet High priority traffic Figure 5. QoS can assign high priority to streaming from the Internet NETGEAR recommends that you enable this feature only if you use streamin\ g Internet. When QoS assigns a high priority to streaming video, it also assigns low\ er priority to the rest of your Internet traffic. That means other tasks like downloading content from the Internet take longer. To turn on Internet access QoS: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\ d to the network. 2. In the address field of the web browser , enter 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 password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADV ANCED > Setup > QoS Setup. The QoS Setup screen displays.