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3.

Specify Your Internet Settings

Usually, the quickest way to set up the router to use your Internet connection is to allow the genie

to detect the Internet connection when you first access the router with an Internet browser. You

can also customize or specify your Internet settings.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Use the Internet Setup Wizard

•

Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

•

Specify IPv6 Internet Connections

•

Change the MTU Size

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Use the Internet Setup Wizard

You can use the Setup Wizard to detect your Internet settings and automatically set up your

router. The Setup Wizard is not the same as the genie screens that display the first time you

connect to your router to set it up.



To use the Setup Wizard:

1.

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

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

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 screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Setup Wizard

.

5.

Select the

Yes

radio button.

If you select No, you are taken to the Internet Setup screen (see

Internet Setup

on

page

20).

6.

Click the

Next

button.

The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to

determine your ISP configuration.

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Manually Set Up the Internet Connection

You can view or change the router’s Internet connection settings.

Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login



To specify the Internet connection settings:

1.

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

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

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 screen displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

Scroll to

view more

settings

5.

For the

Does your Internet connection require a login

setting, leave the

No

radio

button selected.

6.

If your Internet connection requires an account name or host name, type it in the

Account

Name (If Required)

field.

7.

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.

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8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

12.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see

Chapter 14,

Troubleshooting

.

Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login



To view or change the basic Internet setup:

1.

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

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

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 screen displays.

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4.

Select

Internet

.

Scroll to

view more

settings

5.

In the

Does your Internet connection require a login

section of the screen, select the

Yes

radio button.

The screen adjusts.

6.

In the

Internet Service Provider

list, select the encapsulation method

PPPoE

,

PPPoA

, or

L2TP

.

7.

In the

Login

field, enter the login name your ISP gave you. This login name is often an

email address.

8.

In the

Password

field, type the password that you use to log in to your Internet service.

9.

If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the

Service Name (if Required)

field.

10.

In the

Connection Mode

drop-down list, select

Always On

,

Dial on Demand

, or

Manually

Connect

.

11.

To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times, out, in the

Idle Timeout (In

minutes)

field, type the number of minutes.

This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the

network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

12.

In the

Internet IP Address

section, 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.

13.

In the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address section, 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.