User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- N300 Wireless Router
- Contents
- 1. Hardware Setup
- 2. Connect to the Network and Access the Router
- 3. Specify Initial Settings
- 4. Optimize Performance
- 5. Control Access to the Internet
- 6. Specify Network Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Set Up a WiFi Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radio
- Set Up a WiFi Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- Dynamic DNS
- 7. Manage Your Network
- 8. Specify Internet Port Settings
- 9. Troubleshooting
- A. Supplemental Information
Specify Initial Settings
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N300 Wireless Router
13. In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, select one of the following radio
buttons:
• Get
Automatically from ISP. Y
our 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. In the Router MAC
Address section of the screen, select one of the following radio buttons:
• 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 T
est button to test your Internet connection.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 14,
T
roubleshooting.
Specify IPv6 Internet Connections
You can set up an IPv6 Internet connection if genie does not detect it automatically.
To set up an IPv6 Internet connection:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2. In the address field of the web browser
, enter www.routerlogin.net or
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.
5. In the
Internet Connection Type list, select the IPv6 connection type.
Your Internet service provider (ISP) can provide this information.
• 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.
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