Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Specify Your Internet Settings User Manual27
• Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP
automatically assigns these addresses.
• Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP modem router to which your
modem router connects.
8. For the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address setting, select one of the following radio
buttons:
• Get Automatically from ISP. Your 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.
9. For the Router MAC Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons:
• Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address.
• Use Computer MAC Address. The modem 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.
10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see Chapter 8,
Troubleshooting.
Specify an IPv6 Internet Connection
To specify an IPv6 Internet connection:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.