Use Auto Detect For An Ipv6 Internet Connection - NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S User Manual

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Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R7900P
If your ISP did not provide details, use the 6to4 tunnel connection type (see
Internet Connection
If you are not sure what type of IPv6 connection the router uses, use the Auto Detect connection type,
which lets the router detect the IPv6 type that is in use (see
Connection
on page 31).
If your Internet connection does not use pass-through, a fixed IP address, DHCP, 6rd, or PPPoE but is
IPv6, use the Auto Config connection type, which lets the router autoconfigure its IPv6 connection (see
Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection
When you enable IPv6 and select any connection type other than IPv6 pass-through, the router starts the
stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall function on the WAN interface. The router creates connection records
and checks every inbound IPv6 packet. If the inbound packet is not destined to the router itself and the
router does not expect to receive such a packet, or the packet is not in the connection record, the router
blocks this packet. This function works in two modes: In secured mode, the router inspects both TCP and
UDP packets. In open mode, the router inspects UDP packets only.
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 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 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 page adjusts.
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
on page 33).
Specify Your Internet Settings
Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet
on page 32).
31
Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel

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