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NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual
Configuring Basic Connectivity
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If you do not click
Logout
, the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity before
it automatically logs you out.
Configuring Your Internet Connection Using the Smart Setup
Wizard
You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can
allow the Smart Setup Wizard to determine your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration.
The Smart Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine
your ISP configuration.
To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with configuration or to verify the Internet connection
settings:
1.
Select
Setup Wizard
from the top of the main menu.
2.
Click
Next
to proceed. Enter your ISP settings, as needed.
3.
At the end of the Setup Wizard, click
Test
to verify your Internet connection. If you have
trouble connecting to the Internet, see
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting
.”
Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings
Settings related to your Internet service are specified in the Basic Settings screen. Select
Basic
Settings
under Setup in the main menu.
The content you see in the Basic Settings screen depends on whether your ISP requires that you
log in with a user name and password for Internet access.
•
No login required by ISP
. If no login is required by your ISP, the following settings appear in
the Basic Settings screen.
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–
Account Name
(might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the
ISP during a DHCP request from your router. In most cases, this setting is not required,
but some ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail or news servers.
–
Domain Name
. The domain name is provided by your router to computers on your LAN
when the computers request DHCP settings from your router. In most cases, this settings is
not required.
Figure 1-5
ISP
does
not
require login
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–
Internet IP Address
. Determines how your router obtains an IP address for Internet
access.
•
If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select
Get Dynamically
From ISP
.
•
If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for your computer,
select
Use Static IP Address
. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also, enter
the subnet mask and the gateway IP address. The gateway is the ISP’s router to which
your router will connect.
–
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
. 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.
–
Router MAC Address
. This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that the router
will use on the Internet port. Typically, you would leave
Use Default Address
selected.
However, some ISPs (especially cable modem providers) register the Ethernet MAC
address of the network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened.
They then accept only traffic from the MAC address of that computer. This feature allows
your router to masquerade as that computer by “cloning” or “spoofing” its MAC address.
To change the MAC address, select one of the following methods:
•
Select
Use Computer MAC Address
. The router will then capture and use the MAC
address of the computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer
that is allowed by the ISP.
•
Select
Use This MAC Address
, and enter it here.
Note:
If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your
network so that these settings take effect.
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If a login is required by your ISP, the following settings appear in the Basic Settings screen:
•
Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?
If you usually must use a login program
such as WinPOET to access the Internet, your Internet connection requires a login. After you
select
Yes
, the Basic Settings screen displays.
–
Internet Service Provider
. This drop-down list contains a few ISPs that need special
protocols for connection. The list includes:
•
PPTP
(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services
Figure 1-6
Note:
After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the
ISP’s login program on your computer to access the Internet. When you start
an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.
ISP
does
require login
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•
Telstra Bigpond
, an Australian residential cable modem service
•
Other
, which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used
by most DSL services worldwide.
–
Login and Password
. This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This
name and password are used to log in to the ISP server.
–
Service Name
. If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services,
this setting specifies which service to use.
•
Connection Mode
. This drop-down list selects when the router will connect to and
disconnect from the Internet.
–
The list includes:
Note:
The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service
accounts still requiring a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has
discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts
and newer cable modem accounts should select
No
for Does Your
Internet Connection Require a Login.
Figure 1-7
Note:
Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special
requirements.
Figure 1-8

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