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Does Your ISP Require a Login?

Answer either yes or no.

These fields display when no login is required:

•

Account Name (If Required)

. Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This name

might also be called the host name.

•

Domain Name (If required)

. Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.

These fields display when your ISP requires a login:

•

Internet Service Provider Encapsulation

. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE or

PPPoA.

•

Login

. The login name provided by your ISP. This name is often an email address.

•

Password

. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.

•

Idle Timeout (In minutes)

. If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in

minutes. This setting determines how long the WiFi DSL modem router keeps the Internet

connection active after no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero)

means never log out.

Internet IP Address

.

•

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 WiFi DSL modem router to

which your WiFi DSL modem router connects.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses

based on their names.

•

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 does not automatically transmit DNS

addresses to the WiFi DSL modem router during login, select this option, and enter the IP

address of your ISP primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available,

enter it also.

WiFi DSL Modem Router MAC Address

. The Ethernet MAC address used by the WiFi DSL

modem router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network

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

only from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your WiFi DSL modem

router to use your computer’s MAC address (this procedure is also called cloning).

•

Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

•

Use Computer MAC Address

. The WiFi DSL modem router captures and use the MAC

address of the computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that

the ISP allows.

•

Use This MAC Address

. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.

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Attached Devices

You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here.



To view the computers and devices connected to your network:

1.

From the Basic Home screen, select

Attached Devices

.

Wired devices are connected to the WiFi DSL modem router with Ethernet cables.

Wireless devices have joined the wireless network.

•

#

(number). The order in which the device joined the network.

•

IP Address

. The IP address that the WiFi DSL modem router assigned to this device

when it joined the network. This number can change when a device is disconnected

and rejoins the network.

•

Device Name

. If the device name is known, it is shown here.

•

MAC Address

. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC

address is typically shown on the product label.

2.

Click

Refresh

.

The screen updates.

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Parental Controls

The first time you select Parental Controls from the BASIC Home screen, you are

automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls

or download the application. The following screen displays:

Basic Wireless Settings

The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup.

The WiFi DSL modem router comes with preset security. This means that the WiFi network

name (SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption protocol) are preset in

the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom of the unit.

Note:

The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every

device to protect and maximize your wireless security.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings

.

If you do

decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in

a safe place where you can easily find it.

If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless

security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. To avoid this problem, use a

computer with a wired connection to access the WiFi DSL modem router.

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To view or change basic wireless settings:

1.

On the BASIC Home screen, select

Wireless

.

The screen sections, settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.

2.

Make any changes that are needed.

3.

Click

Apply

.

4.

Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect

wirelessly.

If they do not, check the following:

•

Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless

network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open

network (without wireless security) that they discover.

•

Does your wireless device or computer appear on the Attached Devices screen? If it

does, it is connected to the network.

•

If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on

the bottom of your WiFi DSL modem router.

Wireless Settings Screen Fields

The following settings are available.

Region

. The location where the WiFi DSL modem router is used. Select from the countries in

the list. In the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.

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Wireless Network

Note:

These settings display in separate sections of the screen to the 2.4

GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n bands.

Name (SSID)

. The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character

(maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly

generated, and

NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting

.

Channel

. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. The default channel is

Auto. When Auto is selected, the WiFi DSL modem router finds the best operating channel

available.

Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (when indicated by lost

connections or slow data transfers). If this interference happens, experiment with different

channels to see which is the best.

If you notice interference from nearby devices, you can select a different channel. Channels

1, 6, and 11 do not interfere with each other. Enter a value from 1 through 13. For products in

the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated.

Mode

. Up to 130 Mbps is the default and allows 802.11n and 802.11g wireless devices to join

the network. g & b

supports up to 54 Mbps. The 300 Mbps setting allows 802.11n devices to

connect at this speed.

Enable SSID Broadcast

. This feature allows the WiFi DSL modem router to broadcast its

SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists.

This check box is selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the

Enable SSID

Broadcast

check box and click

Apply

.

Enable Wireless Isolation

. If this check box is selected, wireless clients (computers or

wireless devices) that join the network can use the Internet, but cannot access each other or

access Ethernet devices on the network.

Security Options Settings

Note:

These settings display in separate sections of the screen to the 2.4

GHz b/g/n and 5 GHz a/n bands.

The Security Options section of the Wireless Setup screen lets you change the security

option and password.

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security

option or passphrase

,

but if you want to change these settings, the following section

explains how.

Do not disable security

.