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NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500v2 User Manual
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Configuring Your Internet Connection
v1.0, May 2009
If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can select
Knowledge Base
or
Documentation
under Web Support in the main menu to view support information or the
documentation for the wireless router.
If you do not click
Logout
, the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity before
it automatically logs you out.
Figure 1-4
Note:
If the
Check for New Version Upon Log-in
check box is selected, the home
page is the Router Upgrade screen. Otherwise, it is the Basic Settings screen.
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Using the Setup Wizard
You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can
allow the Setup Wizard to determine your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration.
The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine your
ISP configuration. This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard on the
Resource CD
. To use
the Setup Wizard to assist with configuration or to verify the Internet connection settings:
1.
From the main menu, select
Setup Wizard
.
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 or Manually Configuring Your ISP Settings
To view or configure the basic settings:
1.
Log in to the wireless router as described in
“Logging In to Your Wireless Router” on
page 1-2
.
The Basic Settings screen displays (described in
Table 1-1 on page 1-7
).
2.
Select
Yes
or
No
depending on whether your ISP requires a login. This selection changes the
fields available on the Basic Settings screen.
•
Yes
. If your ISP requires a login, select the encapsulation method. Enter the login name. If
you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes.
•
No
. If your ISP does not require a login, enter the account name, if required, and the
domain name, if required.
3.
Enter the settings for the IP address and DNS server. If you enter or change a DNS address,
restart the computers on your network so that these settings take effect.
4.
If no login is required, you can specify the MAC Address setting.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
6.
Click
Test
to test your Internet connection. If the NETGEAR website does not appear within
one minute, refer to
Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting
.
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When your Internet connection is working you do not need to launch the ISP’s login program on
your computer to access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your wireless router
automatically logs you in
The fields that are displayed depend on whether or not your Internet connection requires a login.
The following table explains the fields in the Basic Settings screen.
Figure 1-5
ISP
does
not
require login
ISP
does
require login
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Table 1-1.
Basic Settings screen fields
Settings
Description
Does Your ISP Require a Login?
• Yes
• No
These fields
appear only if 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
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login.
Internet Service Provider
•
PPTP
(Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). This is used
primarily in Austrian DSL services.
•
Telstra Bigpond
. This setting is only for older cable modem
service accounts that still require 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?
.
•
Other
. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to
Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most
DSL services worldwide.
Login
The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail
address.
Password
The password that you use to log ISP.
Service Name
If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here. This field
appears if the Internet Service Provider is defined as “Other”
(PPPoE)
Connection Mode
Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from
the Internet.
•
Always On
. The router logs in to the Internet immediately
after booting and never disconnects.
•
Dial on Demand
. The router logs in only when outgoing
traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out.
•
Manually Connect
. The router logs in or logs out only when
you click
Connect
or
Disconnect
in the Router Status
screen.
Idle Timeout (In minutes)
If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new
value in minutes. This determines how long the wireless router
keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet
activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0
(zero) means never log out.
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Internet IP Address
•
Get Dynamically from ISP
. Your ISP automatically assigns
these addresses.
•
Use Static IP Address
. Enter the IP address that your ISP
assigned. Also enter the IP subnet mask and the gateway IP
address. The gateway is the ISP’s gateway to which your
wireless 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 automatically
assigns this address.
•
Use These DNS Servers
. If you know that your ISP does
not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the wireless
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.
This field
appears if no
login is required
or the Internet
Service Provider
is not defined as
“Other.”
Router MAC Address
The Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the wireless
router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the Ethernet
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 wireless router to masquerade as that computer
by “cloning” its MAC address.
•
Use Default Address
. Use the default MAC address.
•
Use Computer MAC Address
. The wireless router will
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.
•
Use This MAC Address
. Enter the MAC address that you
want to use.
Table 1-1.
Basic Settings screen fields
(continued)
Settings
Description

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