Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk™ Owner's Manual

If your Internet connection requires a domain name, type it in the Domain Name (If 

Required) field. 

For the other sections in this screen, the default settings usually work, but you can 
change them.

For the Internet IP Address setting, select one of the following radio buttons:

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 router to which your router 
connects.

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. 

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 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.

Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

Click the Test button to test your Internet connection. 

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Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 

network.

Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.

A login screen displays.

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.