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2.

Click Basic Settings in the main menu. The basic settings depend on whether or not your

Internet connection requires a login.

3.

Enter the settings for your Internet connection. These settings are explained in

“Basic Settings

for Your Internet Connection” on page 1-15

.

•

Click an item in the column on the left. The current settings or information for that area

appear in the center column.

•

Helpful information related to the selected Settings page appears in this column. If you are

using Internet Explorer, you may click an item in the center column to jump directly to the

related help section; otherwise, scroll down until you reach it.

4.

Click

Test

to connect to the NETGEAR website. When you verify that you are connected, you

can click

Logout

to exit.

For the most current documentation, go to:

.

Figure 1-12

Basic Settings, No Login

Basic Settings, Login Required

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Basic Settings for Your Internet Connection

The basic settings are explained below:

•

Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?

: Select this option based on the type of

account you have with your ISP. If you need to enter login information every time you connect

to the Internet or you have a PPPoE account with your ISP, select

Yes

. Otherwise, select

No

.

•

Internet Service Provider

: Select the service provided by your ISP. Other (PPPoE) is the

most common. PPTP is used in Austria and other European countries. Telstra BigPond is for

Australia only.

–

Login

: This is usually the name that you use in your e-mail address. For example, if your

main mail account is [email protected], then put JerAB in this field.

Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full e-mail

address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full e-mail address, then type it in.

–

Password

: Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.

–

Service Name

: If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. Otherwise, this may be

left blank.

–

Connection Mode:

Set the Connection Mode to Dial on Demand, Always, or Manually

Connect.

With the default setting,

Dial on Demand

, a PPPoE/PPTP/BigPond connection

automatically starts when there is outbound traffic to the Internet, and it automatically

terminates if the connection is idle based on the value in the Idle Timeout setting.

When the Connection Mode is set to

Always On

, the PPPoE/PPTP/BigPond connection

automatically starts when the computer boots up, but the connection does not time out.

The router will keep trying to bring up the connection if it is disconnected for some

reason.

If you select

Manually Connect

, you must go to the Router Status screen and click the

Connect button in order to connect to the Internet. The manual connection does not time

out and you must click the Disconnect button on the Router Status screen to disconnect it.

Note:

If you have installed PPP software such as WinPoET (from Earthlink) or

Enternet (from PacBell), then you have PPPoE. Select

Yes

. After selecting Yes

and configuring your router, you will not need to run the PPP software on your

computer to connect to the Internet.

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Idle Timeout

: An idle Internet connection will be terminated after this time period.

If this value is zero (0), then the connection will be “kept alive” by reconnecting

immediately whenever the connection is lost.

•

Internet IP Address

: If you log in to your service or your ISP did not provide you with a

fixed IP address, the router will find an IP address for you automatically when you connect.

Select

Get dynamically from ISP

.

If you have a fixed (static, permanent) IP address, your ISP will have provided you with an IP

address. Select

Use static IP address

, and then type in the IP address.

•

Account Name

(also known as host name or system name): For most users, type your account

name or user name in this box. For example, if your main mail account is [email protected],

then type JerAB here. If your ISP has given you a specific host name, then type it (for

example, CCA7324-A).

•

Domain Name

: For most users, you may leave this box blank, unless required by your ISP.

You may type the domain name of your ISP. For example, if your ISP’s mail server is

mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, you would type xxx.yyy.zzz as the Domain Name.

If you have a domain name given to you by your ISP, type it in this box. (For example,

Earthlink Cable may require a host name of “home” and Comcast sometimes supplies a

domain name.)

If you have a cable modem, this is usually the workgroup name.

•

Internet IP Address

: If you log in to your service or your ISP did not provide you with a

fixed IP address, the router will find an IP address for you automatically when you connect.

Select

Get Dynamically From ISP

.

If you have a fixed (or static IP) address, your ISP will have provided you with the required

information. Select

Use Static IP Address

and type the IP address, subnet mask and gateway

IP address.

For example:

IP Address: 24.218.156.183

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway IP Address: 24.218.156.1

•

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

: The DNS server is used to look up site addresses

based on their names.

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If your ISP gave you one or two DNS addresses, select

Use These DNS Servers,

and then

type the primary and secondary addresses. Otherwise, select

Get Automatically From ISP

.

•

Router MAC Address

: Your computer’s local address is its unique address on your network.

This is also referred to as the computer’s MAC (Media Access Control) address.

Usually, select

Use Default MAC Address

.

If your ISP requires MAC authentication, then select either “Use Computer MAC address” to

disguise the router’s MAC address with the computer’s own MAC address or “Use This MAC

Address” to manually type the MAC address for a different computer. The format for the MAC

address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. This value may be changed if the Use Computer MAC

Address is selected once a value has already been set in the Use This MAC Address selection.

Product Registration, Support, and Documentation

Register your product at

. Registration is required before you

can use our telephone support service. Product updates and Web support are always available by

going to:

Documentation is available on the CD, on the support website, and on the documentation website.

When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click Knowledge Base or Documentation in

below the Web Support heading on the main menu to view support information or the

documentation for the wireless router.

Note:

If you get “Address not found” errors when you go to a website, it is likely that

your DNS servers are not set up properly. You should contact your ISP to get

DNS server addresses.

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