Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router
Specify Your Internet Settings
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User Manual
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:
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More than eight groups of hexadecimal quartets
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More than four hexadecimal characters in a quartet
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More than two colons in a row
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 mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2.
Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3.
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6. The IPv6 page displays.
4.
From the Internet Connection Type menu, select Auto Detect.
The page adjusts.
The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:
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Connection Type. This field indicates the connection type that is detected.
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Router’sIPv6AddressonWAN. 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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Router’sIPv6AddressonLAN. 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.
5.
Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:
