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Specify the Internet Connection Settings

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



To specify the Internet connection settings:

1.

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

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem 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 > Internet Setup

.

5.

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

Account

Name (If Required)

field.

6.

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.

7.

Select an Internet IP Address radio button:

•

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your cable Interent provider uses DHCP to assign your IP

address. Your cable Internet provider automatically assigns these addresses.

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•

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP

address that your cable Internet provider assigned. The gateway is the cable Internet

provider router to which your modem router connects.

8.

Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:

•

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your Internet provider uses DHCP to assign your DNS

servers. Your Internet provider automatically assigns this address.

•

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your Internet provider requires specific

servers, select this radio button. Enter the IP address of your Internet provider’s

primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Note:

If you get address not found errors when you go to a website, it is

likely that your DNS servers are not set up correctly. Contact your

Internet provider to get the DNS server addresses.

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4.

Control Access to the Internet

This chapter explains how to prevent objectionable content from reaching the computers and

other devices that are connected to your network.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•

Set Up Parental Controls

•

Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites

•

Block Services from the Internet

•

Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services

•

Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer

•

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

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Set Up Parental Controls

The first time that you select

Parental Controls

from the BASIC Home screen, your browser

goes to the Live Parental Controls website, where you can learn more about Live Parental

Controls and download the application.



To set up Live Parental Controls:

1.

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

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem 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

Parental Controls

.

5.

Click either the

Windows Users

or

Mac Users

button.

6.

Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental

Controls management utility.

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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.

7.

Click the

Next

button.

8.

Read the note, and click the

Next

button again to proceed.

Because Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts, you are prompted to log

in or create a free account.

9.

Select a radio button as follows:

•

If you already created an OpenDNS account, leave the

Yes

radio button selected.

•

If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the

No

radio button.

10.

Click the

Next

button.

If you are creating an account, the following screen displays: