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If you do not click

Logout

, the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity before

it automatically logs you out.

Configuring Your Internet Connection Using the Smart Setup

Wizard

You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can

allow the Smart Setup Wizard to determine your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration.

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

your ISP configuration.

To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with configuration or to verify the Internet connection

settings:

1.

Select

Setup Wizard

from the top of the main menu.

2.

Click

Next

to proceed. Enter your ISP settings, as needed.

3.

At the end of the Setup Wizard, click

Test

to verify your Internet connection. If you have

trouble connecting to the Internet, see

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting

.”

Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings

Settings related to your Internet service are specified in the Basic Settings screen. Select

Basic

Settings

under Setup in the main menu.

The content you see in the Basic Settings screen depends on whether your ISP requires that you

log in with a user name and password for Internet access.

•

No login required by ISP

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

the Basic Settings screen.

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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.

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ISP

does

not

require login

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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

.

•

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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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.

–

Internet Service Provider

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

protocols for connection. The list includes:

•

PPTP

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

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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.

ISP

does

require login

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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.

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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:

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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Note:

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

requirements.

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