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How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

You can manually configure your router using the Basic Settings menu, shown below.

You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in

Figure 4-1

using

these steps:

1.

Connect to the wireless router by typing

http://www.routerlogin.net

in the address field of your

browser, then click

Enter

.

Figure 4-1

ISP

Does

Not

Require Login

ISP

Does

Require Login

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2.

For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted,

enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password, both in lower

case letters.

3.

Click

Basic Settings

on the Setup menu.

4.

If your Internet connection does not require a login, click

No

at the top of the Basic Settings

menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection

does require a login, click

Yes

, and skip to step 5.

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.

b.

Internet IP Address:

If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your computer,

select

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the

net mask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which your

router will connect.

c.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address:

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

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.

d.

Router’s MAC Address:

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will the router will use on the

Internet port. Some ISPs will register the Ethernet MAC address of the network interface

card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then only accept

traffic from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows your router to

masquerade as that computer by “cloning” its MAC address.

To change the MAC address, select

Use Computer MAC Address

. The router 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. Or, select

Use this MAC address

and

type it in here.

e.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

Note:

If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that

these settings take effect.

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5.

If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions

below. Select

Yes

if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET

in order to access the Internet.

a.

Select the protocol used by your ISP from the “Internet Service Provider” drop-down list.

b.

The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.

c.

Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider.

d.

Click

Apply

to save your settings. Click the

Test

button to verify you have Internet access.

Note:

After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the

ISP’s login program on your computer in order to access the Internet. When

you start an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.

Figure 4-2

Note:

Not all ISP protocols are listed here. The ones on this list have special

requirements.

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Viewing Wireless Router Status Information

The Router Status menu provides status and usage information. From the Maintenance section of

the Main Menu, click Router Status to view the Router Status screen, shown below.

This screen shows the following parameters:

Figure 4-3

Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Account Name

This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router.

Firmware Version

This field displays the router firmware version.

Internet Port

These parameters apply to the Internet (Wire Area Network also referred

to as WAN) port of the router.

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MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

Internet (WAN) port of the router.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the Internet (WAN) port

of the router. If no address is shown, the router cannot connect to the

Internet.

DHCP

If set to FixedIP, the router is configured to use a fixed IP address on the

WAN.

If set to Client, the router is configured to obtain an IP address

dynamically from the ISP.

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Internet (WAN)

port of the router.

Domain Name Server (DNS)

This field displays the IPaddress(es) of the DNS server(s).

LAN Port

These parameters apply to the Local (LAN) port of the router.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control address being used by the

LAN port of the router.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the Local (LAN) port of

the router. The default is www.routerlogin.net

DHCP

Identifies if the router’s built-in DHCP server is active for the LAN

attached devices.

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN)

port of the router. The default is 255.255.255.0

Wireless Port

These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.

MAC Address (BSSID)

The Basic Service Set IDentifier (BSSID) is the MAC address being

used by the wireless port (WLAN) of the router.

Name (SSID)

This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It

may be illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of

the world.

Channel

Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. See

“Wireless

Communications” in Appendix B

for the frequencies used on each

channel.

Mode

Indicates the router communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b, or

802.11g, or 802.11b.

Table 4-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields

Field

Description