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When the Setup Wizard detects an AOL DSL or Cable service, the RP614 v2 router

automatically pre-configures itself to work with the AOL service.

Note:

Services such as AOL which use L2TP tunneling will bypass the firewall feature

included with your router. For additional home network security, install the PC-based Freedom

Firewall software application included on your

Model RP614 v2 Resource CD

.

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Click OK to continue. The filtering features of the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router are now

turned off. You will notice that the navigation menu now looks like the illustration below.

Figure 2-9: AOL supported features

AOL Supported Features

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Next, the router synchronized with the AOL network and displays the message below.

Figure 2-10: AOL network synchronization

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After the router finishes testing the connection, the window updates with the AOL Connection

Established message below.

Figure 2-11: AOL connection established

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From a computer connected to the router, sign on to AOL as illustrated below.

Figure 2-12: AOL sign on screen

Note:

Be sure that the AOL Home Networking updates are installed, and be sure to select the

correct AOL location: for AOL DSL, choose Home Networking; for AOL Cable, choose

Home - Cable.

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This completes the configuration of the RP614 v2 router for connecting to your AOL account.

Now, all the computers on your network can share the AOL Internet connection through the

Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router. To connect to the Internet, run the AOL software on a

computer, select Home Network as the location, sign on, and the router will share the

connection with others who are connected from different computers on the network.

Select the correct

AOL location

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Telstra Bigpond Cable Wizard-Detected Option

If the Setup Wizard discovers Telstra Bigpond Cable is your ISP, you will see this menu:

Figure 2-13: Setup Wizard menu for Telstra Bigpond Cable accounts

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Enter your Login, Password and Authentication Server. These fields are case sensitive.

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 router will automatically log you in.

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The Domain Name Server (DNS) Address parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s

services such as mail or news servers.

Note:

If you enter DNS addresses, restart your computers so that these settings take effect.

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Router MAC Address:

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the router on the

Internet port. 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 router to masquerade as that PC.

To change the MAC address, select “Use this Computer’s MAC address.” The router will then

capture and use the MAC address of the PC that you are now using. You must be using the one

PC that is allowed by the ISP. Or, select “Use this MAC address” and enter it.

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Click Apply to save your settings.

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Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within

one minute, refer to

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting

.

Dynamic IP Wizard-Detected Option

If the Setup Wizard discovers that your ISP uses Dynamic IP assignment, you will see this menu:

Figure 2-14: Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address accounts

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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 router try to discover the domain. Otherwise, you may

need to enter it manually.

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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.

Note:

If you enter DNS addresses, restart your computers so that these settings take effect.

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Click Apply to save your settings.

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Click Test to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within

one minute, refer to

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting

.”