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3.
Genie Basic Settings
Your Internet connection and network
This chapter explains the features available from the Genie Basic Home screen, shown in the
following figure:
This chapter contains the following sections:
Internet Setup
Attached Devices
Parental Controls
ReadySHARE USB Storage
Basic Wireless Settings
Guest Networks
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Internet Setup
The Internet Setup screen is where you view or change ISP information.
1.
From the Home screen, select
Internet
. The following screen displays:
Scroll to view
more settings
The fields that display in the Internet Setup screen depend on whether or not your
Internet connection requires a login.
Yes
. Select the encapsulation method and enter the login name. If you want to
change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.
No
. Enter the account and domain names, only if needed.
2.
Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. The default settings usually work fine.
If you have problems with your connection, check the ISP settings.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
4.
Click
Test
to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not display within
1 minute, see
Chapter 9, Troubleshooting
.
Internet Setup Screen Fields
The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Basic Settings screen. Note
that which fields display in this screen depends on whether or not 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:
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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.
Connection Mode
. Set the Connection Mode to Dial on Demand, Always On, or
Manually Connect.
With the default setting, Dial on Demand, a PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP 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/L2TP 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 have to click
the Disconnect button on the Router Status screen to disconnect it.
Idle Timeout (In minutes)
. If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in
minutes. This 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’s router to which your router will
connect.
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’s 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 will then 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).
Use Default Address
. Use the default MAC address.
Use Computer MAC Address
. The router will capture and use the MAC address of the
computer that you are now using. You have to use the one computer that is allowed by
the ISP.
Use This MAC Address
. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
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Attached Devices
You can view all computers or devices that are currently connected to your network here.
From the Basic Home screen, select
Attached Devices
to display the following screen:
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. Note that this number can change if a device is disconnected and rejoins the
network.
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.
You can click
Refresh
to update this screen.
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Parental Controls
The first time you select Parental Controls from the Basic Home screen, you are
automatically directed to the Internet, where you can learn more about Live Parental Controls
or download the application. The following screen displays:
ReadySHARE USB Storage
You can view information about a USB storage device that is connected to the router’s USB
port here. From the Basic Home screen, select
ReadySHARE
to display the USB Storage
(Basic Settings) screen:

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