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Your Internet Connection

Does

Not

Require a Login

If no login is required by your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen.

•

Account Name

(might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the ISP

during a DHCP request from your router. In most cases, this setting is not required, but some

ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail or news servers.

•

Domain Name

. The domain name is provided by your router to computers on your LAN when

the computers request DHCP settings from your router. In most cases, this settings is not

required.

•

Internet IP Address

. Determines how your router obtains an IP address for Internet access.

–

If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select

Get Dynamically From

ISP

.

Figure 1-6

No login required

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If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your computer,

select

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also, enter the

subnet mask and the gateway IP address. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which your

router will connect.

•

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select

Use These DNS Servers

, and enter

the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is

available, enter it also.

•

Router MAC Address

. This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that the router will

use on the Internet port. Typically, you would leave

Use Default Address

selected. However,

some ISPs (especially cable modem providers) register the Ethernet MAC address of the

network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They then accept

only traffic from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to

masquerade as that computer by “cloning” or “spoofing” its MAC address.

To change the MAC address, select one of the following methods:

–

Select

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router will then capture and use the MAC

address of the computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that

is allowed by the ISP.

–

Select

Use This MAC Address

, and enter it here.

Note:

If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your

network so that these settings take effect.

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Your Internet Connection

Does

Require a Login

If a login is required by your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen:

•

Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?

If you usually must use a login program

such as WinPOET to access the Internet, your Internet connection requires a login. After you

select

Yes

, the Basic Settings screen displays.

Figure 1-7

Note:

After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the

ISP’s login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you start

an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.

Login required

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•

Internet Service Provider

. This drop-down list contains a few ISPs that need special

protocols for connection. Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special

requirements. The list includes:

–

PPTP

(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services

–

Telstra Bigpond

, an Australian residential cable modem service

–

Other

, which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by

most DSL services worldwide.

•

Login and Password

. This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This name

and password are used to log in to the ISP server.

–

Service Name

. If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services,

this setting specifies which service to use.

–

Connection Mode

. This drop-down list selects when the router will connect to and

disconnect from the Internet. The list includes:

•

Always On

. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never

disconnects.

Figure 1-8

Note:

The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service

accounts still requiring a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has

discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts

and newer cable modem accounts should select

No

for Does Your

Internet Connection Require a Login.

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•

Dial on Demand

. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out

after the idle time-out.

•

Manually Connect

. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks

Connect

or

Disconnect

in the Router Status screen.

–

Idle Timeout

. Your Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the

specified time interval.

•

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. If you know that your ISP does not automatically

transmit DNS addresses to the router during login, select

Use These DNS Servers

, and enter

the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is

available, enter it also.

Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity

Follow these instructions to set up and test basic wireless connectivity. Once you have established

basic wireless connectivity, you can enable security settings appropriate to your needs.

1.

Select

Wireless Settings

under Setup in the main menu of the WNR1000v2 router.

Note:

If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your network

so that these settings take effect.

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