I want to enter Google's Public DNS addresses into my router, but unsure how to

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kreut...@yahoo.com

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Apr 6, 2016, 11:25:22 AM4/6/16
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Router: NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000

Under IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Address I can chose one of the following two options 1) Get Automatically from ISP or 2) Use these DNS Servers.
I see that Google's two listed DNS addresses from https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using#important_before_you_start are 
  • 2001:4860:4860::8888 and
  • 2001:4860:4860::8844

However, the NETGEAR has a table to enter that looks like the following: 2001:588:feed:0:0:0:0:2 

So I'm not sure how to enter the listed Google DNS addresses.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I tried to search for an answer, but came up short. Apologies if this has been asked frequently. 

Alex Dupuy

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Apr 6, 2016, 11:40:42 AM4/6/16
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If your device uses tables for entering IPv6 addresses that don't allow use of
the `::` IPv6 abbreviation syntax, you can enter:

* 2001:4860:4860:0:0:0:0:8888
* 2001:4860:4860:0:0:0:0:8844

(expanding the `0` entries to `0000` if four hex digits are required).

kreut...@yahoo.com

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Apr 7, 2016, 11:35:06 AM4/7/16
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Thanks!
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