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b.

If Auto Detect senses a connection method that requires input from you, it will prompt you

for the information. All methods with the required settings are detailed in the following

table.

c.

If Auto Detect does not find a connection, you will be prompted to (1) check the physical

connection between your firewall and the cable or DSL line, or to (2) check your

firewall’s MAC address (For more information, see

“Troubleshooting the ISP

Connection” on page 12-4

).

3.

To verify the connection, click the

WAN Status

option arrow

at the top right of the screen.

A popup window appears, displaying the connection status of the WAN port.

Table 2-1. Internet connection methods

Connection Method

Data Required

DHCP (Dynamic IP)

No data is required.

PPPoE

Login (Username, Password);

Account Name, Domain Name (sometimes required).

PPTP

Login (Username, Password),

Local IP address, and PPTP Server IP address;

Account Name (sometimes required).

Fixed (Static) IP

Static IP address, Subnet, and Gateway IP; DNS Server IP addresses.

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The WAN Status window should show a valid IP address and gateway. If the configuration

was not successful, skip ahead to

“Manually Configuring the Internet Connection”

following

this section, or see

“Troubleshooting the ISP Connection” on page 12-4

.

4.

If your WAN ISP configuration was successful, you can test the internet connection, or skip

ahead to

..........

5.

Click

Test

to evaluate your entries.

The firewall will attempt to connect to the NETGEAR Web site. If a successful connection is

made, NETGEAR’s Web site appears.

If the automatic WAN ISP configurations failed, you can attempt a manual configuration as

described in the following section, or see

“Troubleshooting the ISP Connection” on page 12-4

.

Manually Configuring the Internet Connection

Unless your ISP automatically assigns your configuration automatically via DHCP, you will need

to obtain configuration parameters from your ISP in order to manually establish an Internet

connection. The necessary parameters for various connection types are listed in

Table 2-1

.

To manually configure your

WAN ISP

Settings:

1.

Select

Network Configuration> WAN ISP Settings

and enter the following:

2.

In the

ISP Login

options, choose one of these options:

•

If your ISP requires an initial login to establish an Internet connection, click

Yes

(this is

the default).

•

If a login is not required, click

No

and ignore the Login and Password fields.

3.

If you clicked

Yes

, enter the ISP-provided Login and Password information.

Note:

If the configuration process was successful, you are connected to the Internet

through the WAN port.

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4.

In the ISP Type options, select the type of ISP connection you use from the three listed

options. (By default, “Other (PPPoE)” is selected, as shown below.

(If your connection is PPPoE, PPTP or BigPond Cable, your ISP will require an initial login.)

5.

If you have installed login software such as WinPoET or Enternet, then your connection type

is PPPoE. If your ISP uses PPPoE as a login protocol:

a.

Select

Other (PPPoE)

.

b.

Configure the following fields:

•

Account Name

. Valid account name for the PPPoE connection

•

Domain Name.

Name of your ISP’s domain or your domain name if your ISP has

assigned one. In most cases, you may leave this field blank.

•

Idle Timeout.

Select Keep Connected, to keep the connection always on. To logout

after the connection is idle for a period of time, click Idle Time and in the timeout field

enter the number of minutes to wait before disconnecting.

6.

If your ISP is Austria Telecom or any other ISP that uses PPTP as a login protocol:

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a.

Select

Austria (PPTP)

.

b.

Configure the following fields:

•

Account Name

(also known as Host Name or System Name)

.

Enter the valid account

name for the PPTP connection (usually your e-mail name as assigned by your ISP).

Some ISPs require entering your full email address here.

•

Domain Name.

Your domain name or workgroup name assigned by your ISP, or your

ISPs domain name. You may leave this field blank.

•

Idle Timeout.

Check the Keep Connected radio box to keep the connection always

on. To logout after the connection is idle for a period of time, click Idle Time and

enter the number of minutes to wait before disconnecting in the timeout field. This is

useful if your ISP charges you based on the amount of time you have logged in.

•

My IP Address.

IP address assigned by the ISP to make the connection with the ISP

server.

•

Server IP Address.

IP address of the PPTP server.

7.

If your ISP is Telstra BigPond Cable:

a.

Select

BigPond Cable

.

b.

Configure the Login Server and Idle Timeout fields.

The Login Server is the IP address of the local BigPond Login Server in your area.

8.

Review the Internet (IP) Address options.

These options are inactive if BigPond Cable is selected???.

9.

If your ISP has assigned a fixed (static) IP address, select

Use Static IP Address

, and

configure the following fields:

•

IP Address.

Enter the Static IP address assigned to you, that identifies the firewall to your

ISP.

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•

Subnet Mask.

Enter the mask provided by the ISP or your network administrator.

•

Gateway IP Address.

Enter the IP address of the ISP’s gateway, provided by the ISP or

your network administrator.

10.

If your ISP has not assigned a static IP address, click

Get dynamically from ISP

. The text

fields will be inactivated.

The ISP will automatically assign an IP address to the firewall using DHCP network protocol.

11.

Review the Domain Name Server (DNS) Servers options.

•

If your ISP has not assigned any Domain Name Servers (DNS) addresses, click

Get

dynamically from ISP

.

•

If your ISP (or your IT department) has assigned DNS addresses, click

Use these DNS

Servers

and enter the DNS server IP addresses provided to you in the fields.

12.

Click

Apply

to save any changes to the WAN ISP Settings. (Or click

Reset

to discard any

changes and revert to the previous settings.)

13.

Click

Test

to evaluate your entries.

The firewall will attempt to connect to the NETGEAR Web site. If a successful connection is

made, NETGEAR’s Web site appears.

When you are finished, click Logout or proceed to additional setup and management tasks.

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