10.

Scroll down to the Does your Internet connection require a login? section and select the

Yes

radio button.

The following figure shows the settings that display when you configure an ADSL connection with a login and

PPPoE service.

11.

Enter the ADSL settings as described in the following table.

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Description

Field

Select

LLC-BASED

or

VC-BASED

, as indicated by your ISP.

The multiplexing method can either be virtual circuit (VC) based or logical link control

(LLC) based.

Multiplexing Method

Enter a number between 0 and 255 for the virtual circuit number for the virtual path

identifier (VPI), as indicated by your ISP.

If your ISP did not provide you with a VPI setting, leave the default setting (8). The

VPI might be required not only for a VC-based connection but also for an LLC-based

connection.

VPI

Enter a number between 32 and 65535 for the virtual circuit number for the virtual

channel identifier (VCI), as indicated by your ISP.

If your ISP did not provide you with a VCI setting, leave the default setting (35). The

VCI might be required not only for a VC-based connection but also for an LLC-based

connection.

VCI

Select the

Use VLANID

check box and enter the VLAN ID, as indicated by your

ISP.

A VLAN ID might be required if you subscribe to both Internet service and a service

such as IPTV. If your ISP did not provide you with a VLAN ID, leave the

Use VLANID

check box cleared, which is the default setting.

Use VLANID

If your ISP provided you with a VLAN ID and a priority value, enter the priority value,

which is a number from 0 to 7.

You can enter a priority value only in combination with a VLAN ID. If your ISP did

not provide you with a priority value, leave the default setting (0).

Priority (0 ~ 7)

Select the encapsulation, as indicated by your ISP:

•

PPPoA

.Your Internet connection uses PPP over ATM.

•

PPPoE

.Your Internet connection uses PPP over Ethernet.

Internet Service Provider

Enter the login name that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated by

your ISP.

This login name is often an email address.

Login

Enter the password that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated by

your ISP.

Password

Enter the service name that you use to log in to your Internet service, as indicated

by your ISP.

Often, a service name is not required.

Service Name (If Required)

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Description

Field

Select how the Internet connection functions:

•

Always On

. Once the Internet connection is established, it remains active.This

is the default setting.

•

Dial on Demand

. When someone attempts to connect to the Internet, the

Internet connection is established. When the idle time-out period expires, the

Internet connection is terminated.

•

Manually Connect

.You must connect to the Internet manually (see

View,

Establish, or Terminate the PPPoE or PPPoA Internet Connection

on page 232).

Connection Mode

If you select

Dial on Demand

from the

Connection Mode

menu, enter the idle

time-out period in minutes.

The idle time-out specifies how long the modem router keeps the Internet connection

active when no one on the network is using the Internet connection. The default is

5 minutes.To disable the idle time-out, enter

0

. (When you disable the idle time-out,

the connection is not terminated automatically.)

Idle Timeout (In Minutes)

Internet IP Address

Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address.Your ISP automatically assigns

these addresses.

Get Dynamically from ISP

Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your ISP

assigned you for static IP address service. The gateway is the ISP router to which

your modem router connects.

Use Static IP Address

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their domain names.

Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.Your ISP automatically assigns

this address.

Get Automatically from ISP

If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the

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.

Use These DNS Servers

Router MAC Address

The Ethernet MAC address that the modem router uses 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 accept traffic only from the MAC address

of that computer.

This feature allows your modem router to use your computer’s MAC address (also called cloning).

Use the default MAC address.

Use Default Address

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Field

The modem router captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you

are now using.You must use the one computer that is registered by the ISP.

Use Computer MAC Address

Enter the MAC address that you want to use. By default, the field displays the MAC

address of the Internet port.

Use This MAC Address

12.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

13.

Click the

Test

button to test your Internet connection.

If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see

Troubleshoot the Internet Connection

on page

286.

Manually Set Up a VDSL Internet Connection

You can view or change the modem router’s VDSL Internet connection settings manually. The following sections

describe the options that are available to you to manually set up the VDSL Internet connection:

•

Specify a VDSL Connection Without a Login

on page 59

•

Specify a VDSL Connection With a Login and PPPoE Service

on page 64

Some ISPs require that you register on their website before you can obtain Internet service.

Follow the directions that your ISP gave you.

Note

Specify a VDSL Connection Without a Login

If you want to manually configure the VDSL connection settings, use the information that your ISP gave you to

connect to your Internet service. If you cannot find this information, contact your ISP. Entering incorrect information

might prevent the modem router from connecting to the Internet.

Some ISPs support two virtual interfaces: one Internet virtual interface and one IPTV virtual

interface. Before you specify the settings for the IPTV interface, first use the following

procedure to specify the settings for the Internet interface. Then repeat the procedure to

specify the settings for the IPTV interface. While doing so, follow the directions that your ISP

gave you.

Note

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To view or specify the settings for a VDSL Internet connection that does not require a login:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

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 page displays.

4.

Select

Internet

.

The Internet Setup page displays.

5.

From the

Select Country

menu, select the country in which you use the modem router.

The

Select Country

menu is not available in all countries and might be masked out.

6.

From the

Select Internet Service Provider

menu, select the Internet service provider (ISP) that you are using.

If your ISP is not in the menu, select

Other

.

7.

From the

Transfer Mode

menu, select

VDSL(PTM)

.

When you select

VDSL(PTM)

from the

Transfer Mode

menu, the only option in the

DSL Mode

menu is

VDSL2

.

8.

Make sure that the

Enable This Interface

check box is selected.

For some ISPs, you can select the IPTV virtual interface from the menu above the

Enable

This Interface

check box. If you are specifying the settings for the IPTV virtual interface,

select

IPTV

from the menu. However, first specify the settings for the Internet virtual interface

(which is the default interface) before you specify the settings for the IPTV virtual interface.

Note

9.

Scroll down to the Does your Internet connection require a login? section and select the

No

radio button.

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