Requirements For Entering Ipv6 Addresses; Use Auto Detect For An Ipv6 Internet Connection - NETGEAR RAX5 User Manual

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.
All of the following examples specify the same IPv6 address:
• 2001:db8:0000:0000:020f:24ff:febf:dbcb
• 2001:db8:0:0:20f:24ff:febf:dbcb
• 2001:db8::20f:24ff:febf:dbcb
• 2001:db8:0:0:20f:24ff:128.141.49.32
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
router network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time
you logged in. 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
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