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Procedure 2-6:

Wizard-Detected Dynamic IP Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment,

you will be directed to the menu shown in

Figure 2-9

below:

Figure 2-9: Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address

1.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These

parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you

leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain

automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2.

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

during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary

DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as

www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP address of

one or two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not transfer an

address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address

here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway.

3.

The Router’s MAC Address is the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the gateway on

the Internet port.

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If your ISP allows access from only one specific computer’s Ethernet MAC address, select

“Use this MAC address.” The gateway will then capture and use the MAC address of the

computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by the

ISP. Otherwise, you can type in a MAC address.

Note:

Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface card in

your PC when your account is first opened. They will then only accept traffic from the

MAC address of that PC. This feature allows your gateway to masquerade as that PC by

using its MAC address.

4.

Click on Apply to save your settings.

5.

Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”

”.

Procedure 2-7:

Wizard-Detected Fixed IP (Static) Account Setup

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Fixed IP assignment, you

will be directed to the menu shown in

Figure 2-10

below:

Figure 2-10: Setup Wizard menu for Fixed IP address

1.

Enter your assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the IP Address of your ISP’s gateway

router. This information should have been provided to you by your ISP. You will need the

configuration parameters from your ISP you recorded in “Record Your Internet Connection

Information” on page<$chapnum>4.

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2.

Enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is

available, enter it also.

A DNS servers are required to perform the function of translating an Internet name such as

www.netgear.com to a numeric IP address. For a fixed IP address configuration, you must

obtain DNS server addresses from your ISP and enter them manually here. You should

reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway for these settings to take effect.

3.

Click on Apply to save the settings.

4.

Click on the Test button to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not

appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”

.

Testing Your Internet Connection

After completing the Internet connection configuration, your can test your Internet connection.

Log in to the gateway, then, from the Setup Basic Settings link, click on the Test button. If the

NETGEAR website does not appear within one minute, refer to

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”

.

Your gateway is now configured to provide Internet access for your network. Your gateway

automatically connects to the Internet when one of your computers requires access. It is not

necessary to run a dialer or login application such as Dial-Up Networking or Enternet to connect,

log in, or disconnect. These functions are performed by the gateway as needed.

To access the Internet from any computer connected to your gateway, launch a browser such as

Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. You should see the gateway’s Internet LED

blink, indicating communication to the ISP. The browser should begin to display a Web page.

The following chapters describe how to configure the Advanced features of your gateway, and

how to troubleshoot problems that may occur.

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Manually Configuring Your Internet Connection

You can manually configure your gateway using the menu below, or you can allow the Setup

Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.

Figure 2-11: Browser-based configuration Basic Settings menu

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Procedure 2-8:

Manual Configuration

You can manually configure the gateway in the Basic Settings menu shown in

Figure 2-11

using

these steps:

1.

If your ISP ADSL service requires setting the Multiplexing Method and VPI/VCI parameters,

click on the ADSL Settings link from the main menu, fill in the settings your ISP provided,

and click Apply. Usually the default settings will work fine and you can skip this step.

2.

Click the Basic Settings link on the Setup menu. If your Internet connection does not require a

login, fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection does

require a login, click Yes, and skip to step 3.

Select Yes if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET in order

to access the Internet.

Note:

You will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login program on your PC in order to access

the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your gateway will automatically log you

in.

a.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news

servers. These fields are case sensitive.

b.

If you wish to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines

how long the gateway keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet

activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of zero means never log out.

c.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:

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

during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s

Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also

3.

If your Internet connection does require a login, click Yes at the top of the Basic Settings menu

and fill in the settings according to the instructions below.

a.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news

servers.