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4.
Click
Test
to test your Internet connection.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within 1 minute, see
Chapter 10,
Troubleshooting
.
Internet Setup Screen Fields
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The
fields that display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is required.
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 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, PPTP, or
L2TP.
•
Login
. The login name provided by your ISP. This 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 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 router to which your 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 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.
Router MAC Address
. The Ethernet MAC address used by the 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 accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer.
This feature allows your router to use your computer’s MAC address (this is also called
cloning).
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•
Use Default Address
. Use the default MAC address.
•
Use Computer MAC Address
. The router captures and uses 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.
Attached Devices
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here.
1.
From the Basic Home screen, select
Attached Devices
:
Wired devices are connected to the 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 router assigned to this device when it joined the
network. If a device is disconnected and rejoins the network, this number can change.
•
MAC Address
. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC
address is typically shown on the product label.
•
Device Name
. If the device name is known, it is shown here.
2.
Click
Refresh
to update this screen.
Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, your browser goes to
the Parental Controls website. You can learn more about Live Parental Controls or download
the application.
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To set up Live Parental Controls:
1.
Select
Parental Controls
on the Home (dashboard) screen.
Live Parental Controls uses free OpenDNS accounts. If you do not have one, you can
create one now.
2.
Log in to manage Parental Control settings.
3.
Click either the
Windows Users
or
Mac Users
button.
4.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the NETGEAR Live Parental
Controls Management utility.
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After installation, Live Parental Controls automatically starts.
5.
Click
Next
, read the note, and click
Next
again to proceed.
You are prompted to log in or create a free account.
6.
Select the radio button that applies to you and click
Next
.
•
If you already have an OpenDNS account, leave the
Yes
radio button selected.
•
If you do not have an OpenDNS account, select the
No
radio button.
After you log on or create your account, the filtering level screen displays:
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7.
Select the radio button for the filtering level that you want and click
Next
.
8.
Click the
Take me to the status screen
button.
Parental controls are now set up for the router. The dashboard shows Parental Controls as
enabled.
ReadySHARE USB Storage
You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB
port here.
1.
From the Basic Home screen, select
ReadySHARE
:
This screen displays the following:
•
Network/Device Name
. The default is \\readyshare. This is the name used to access
the USB device connected to the 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

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