•
Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically
assigns this address.
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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:
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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.
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
You Cannot Access the Internet
on page 152.
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:
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If your ISP did not provide details, select IPv6 Tunnel.
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If you are not sure, select Auto Detect so that the router detects the IPv6 type that is in use.
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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 25
•
Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
on page 23
Specify Your Internet Settings
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