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•

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 modem router keeps the Internet

connection active after there is 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’s WiFi modem router to which

your WiFi 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 modem router during login, select this option, and enter the IP

address of your ISP’s 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

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 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 modem router captures and use the MAC

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

is allowed by the ISP.

•

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.

From the BASIC Home screen, select

Attached Devices

to display the following screen:

Wired devices are connected to the WiFi 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 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.

You can click

Refresh

to update this screen.

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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:

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ReadySHARE USB Storage and Printer

You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the WiFi modem

router’s USB port here.

USB Storage (Basic Settings)

From the BASIC Home screen, select

ReadySHARE

to display the USB Storage (Basic

Settings) screen:

This screen displays the following when Basic is selected:

•

Network/Device Name

. The default is \\readyshare. This is the name used to access the

USB device connected to the WiFi modem router.

•

Available Network Folders

. The folders on the USB device.

Share Name

. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage.

You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser.

If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted and no other share for the

root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

Read Access

and

Write Access

. Show the permissions and access controls on the

network folder: All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network

folder. The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for

admin is the same one that you use to log in to the WiFi modem router. By default, it is

password

.

Folder Name

. Full path used by the network folder.

Volume Name

. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).

Total Space

and

Free Space

. Show the current utilization of the storage device.

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•

Edit

. Click the

Edit

button to edit the Available Network Folders settings.

•

Safely Remove a USB Device

. Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your

WiFi modem router.

You can click

Refresh

to update this screen.

For more information about USB storage, see

Chapter 5, USB Storage

.

ReadySHARE Cloud

The ReadySHARE Cloud feature provides remote access over the Internet to a USB storage

device that is connected to your router's USB port no matter where you are. You can also

invite family members or friends to access the USB storage device.



To set up ReadySHARE Cloud:

1.

Click

BASIC > ReadySHARE > ReadySHARE Cloud

to display the following screen:

2.

You need a ReadySHARE Cloud account. If you do not have one, click the link provided in

this screen to go to NETGEAR ReadySHARE Cloud page to create an account.

Enter a valid email address that is used to recover your user name and password.

3.

Return to this screen.

Note:

This step has to be initiated from your NETGEAR router. You cannot

register your router through the NETGEAR ReadySHARE Cloud web site at

a.

Enter your ReadySHARE Cloud user name and password to register your router and

the USB device that is connected to it.

User Name

and

Password

. These entries are the ReadySHARE Cloud account you

created on NETGEAR website in

Step 2

.