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7.2.1

DHCP Protocol Type

IMPORTANT:

Do not change the settings in the

Quick Setup

screen unless Verizon instructs you to change the

settings. Your Router is designed to automatically detect the correct connection type to the network.

If you need to change the configuration to only use DHCP protocol to connect to Internet, at the

Quick Setup

screen, do the following:

1.

From the

Broadband Detect Default

drop-down menu, select

Automatic IP (DHCP

). Note: DHCP is the

Router’s default protocol type. If you use this protocol, you do not need to enter a Login User Name or

Login Password.

2.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.

3.

Click

OK

to continue.

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7.2.2

PPPoE Protocol Type

IMPORTANT:

Do not change the settings in the

Quick Setup

screen unless Verizon instructs you to change the

settings. Your Router is designed to automatically detect the correct connection type to the network.

If you need to change the configuration to only use PPPoE protocol to connect to Internet, at the

Quick Setup

screen, do the following:

1.

From the

Broadband Detect Default

drop-down menu, select

PPP over Ethernet

.

2.

Enter your Login User Name and Password (provided by Verizon) in the fields provided.

3.

Click

Apply

to save the settings.

4.

Click

OK

to continue.

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To configure additional PPPoE settings, in

Quick Setup

screen, click the link labeled

Click Here for Advanced

Settings

. The following screen appears.

NOTE:

To configure additonal WAN PPPoE properties, select

Routing

and

PPP

in the left submenu. If you change

any settings in these screens, click

Apply

to save the settings.

After you have selected your protocol and clicked

OK

in the preceding screen, click

Main

to return to the home

page. In the

My Router

panel, the message

Go! Your gateway is ready for Internet access

should now be

displayed. In addition, the

Internet Address

field will display the WAN IP address of your Router.To quickly access

your default Web page, in the

Action Zone

panel, click

GO TO THE INTERNET NOW.

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7.3

Logging Out of the Router’s Web Pages

When you are ready to log out of the Router’s web pages, click the

Logout

link in the left submenu in any of the

Web screens.

NOTE:

If you want to close the Router’s Web page, simply click the “X” in the upper-right corner of the window.

Logging out or closing the window does not affect your Internet connection. However, you will need to log in to the

Router again when you are ready to access the Router’s pages.

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8.

SETTING UP MACINTOSH OS X

This section provides instructions on how to use Macintosh Operating System 10 with the Router. Follow the

instructions in this section to create a new network configuration for Macintosh OS X.

NOTE:

Macintosh computers must use the Router’s Ethernet installation. Refer to section 5, “Installing the

Hardware,” for details.

8.1

Opening the System Preference Screen

After you have connected the Router to the Ethernet port of your Macintosh, the screen below will appear. Click the

“

Apple

” icon in the upper-left corner of the screen and select

System Preferences

.

8.2

Choosing the Network Preferences

After selecting

System Preferences

from the previous screen, the

following

screen will appear. Click the

Network

icon.