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Internet Service Provider Encapsulation

. ISP types. The choices are PPPoE, PPTP, or

L2TP.

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Login

. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an email address.

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Password

. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.

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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.

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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.

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Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP

automatically assigns this address.

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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).

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Use Default Address

. Use the default MAC address.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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MAC Address

. The unique MAC address for each device does not change. The MAC

address is typically shown on the product label.

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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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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 your web browser.

If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the

root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

Read/Write Access

. Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder:

All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The user

name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for

admin

is the

same one that you use to log in to the router. By default, it is

password

.

Folder Name

. Full path used by the network folder.

Volume Name

. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).

Total/Free Space

. Shows the current utilization of the storage device.

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Edit

. Click the

Edit

button to edit the Available Network Folders settings.

•

Safely Remove a USB Device

. Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your

router.

You can click

Refresh

to update this screen.

For more information about USB storage, see

Chapter 5, USB Storage

.

Basic Wireless Settings

The Wireless Settings screen lets you view or configure the wireless network setup.

The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router comes with preset security. This means that

the Wi-Fi network name (SSID), network key (password), and security option (encryption

protocol) are preset in the factory. You can find the preset SSID and password on the bottom

of the unit.

Note:

The preset SSID and password are uniquely generated for every

device to protect and maximize your wireless security.

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To view or change basic wireless settings:

NETGEAR recommends that you do not change your preset security settings

.

If you do

decide to change your preset security settings, make a note of the new settings and store it in

a safe place where you can easily find it.

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If you use a wireless computer to change the wireless network name (SSID) or other wireless

security settings, you are disconnected when you click Apply. To avoid this problem, use a

computer with a wired connection to access the router.

1.

On the Basic Home screen, select

Wireless

to display the Wireless Settings screen.

You can scroll down to view the 5 GHz wireless network settings. The screen sections,

settings, and procedures are explained in the following sections.

2.

Make any changes that are needed, and click

Apply

to save your settings.

3.

Set up and test your wireless devices and computers to make sure that they can connect

wirelessly. If they do not, check the following:

•

Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless

network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open

network (without wireless security) that they discover.

•

Does your wireless device or computer show up on the Attached Devices screen? If it

does, then it is connected to the network.

•

If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on

the bottom of your router.

Wireless Settings Screen Fields

Region Selection

The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. Note that in the

United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.

Wireless Network

2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5.0 GHz a/n

The b/g/n and a/n notation references the 802.11 standards of conformance. For instance,

the 2.4 b/g/n conforms to 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n at 2.4 GHz radio frequency.