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Domain Name.

The domain name will be provided by your router to computers on your LAN when the

computers request DHCP settings from your router. In most cases, this parameter is

not required.

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Internet IP Address

Determines how your router obtains an IP address for Internet access.

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If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select Get Automatically.

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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.

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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.

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Router’s MAC Address

This section determines the Ethernet MAC address that the router will use on the Internet port.

Some ISPs (especially cablemodem providers) will register the Ethernet MAC address of the

network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then

only accept 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, choose one of the following methods:

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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.

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Select Use this MAC address and type it in 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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Login Required by ISP

If you normally must use a login program such as WinPOET in order to access the Internet, your

Internet connection requires a login. After you select Login Required, your Basic Settings menu

will appear, as shown in the figure below.

If a login is required by your ISP, the following parameters appear in the Basic Settings menu:.

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Internet Service Provider

This drop-down list.contains a few ISPs that need special protocols for connection. The list

includes:

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PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), used primarily in Austrian DSL services

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.

Figure 2-4

ISP

Does

Require Login

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Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cablemodem service.

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Other, which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by

most DSL services worldwide

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Login and Password

This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This name and password will be

used to log in to the ISP server.

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Service Name

If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services, this parameter

specifies which service to use.

Note:

The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cablemodem service accounts

still requiring a Bigpond Login utility. Telstra has discontinued this type of

account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts and newer cablemodem

accounts should select No for “Does Your Internet Connection Require

a Login?”

Figure 2-5

Note:

Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.

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Idle Timeout

Your Internet connection will be logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified

time interval.

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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.

Configuring Wireless Settings

This section explains the general wireless settings of the WNR834B. Configuration of the

security-related wireless features is explained in greater detail in

“Choosing Appropriate Wireless

Security” on page 3-1

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The WNR834B provides two menus for configuring the wireless settings. The basic Wireless

Settings menu link is located under the Setup heading in the main menu of the browser interface.

The Advanced Wireless Settings menu link is located under the Advanced heading.

Viewing the Basic Wireless Settings

To view the basic wireless settings:

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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From the main menu of the browser interface, under Setup, click Wireless Settings.

The available settings in this menu are:

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Name (SSID)

The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric

characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different wireless network names

provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to participate in a particular

wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that network. The WNR834B

default SSID is

NETGEAR

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Region

This field identifies the region where the WNR834B can be used. It may not be legal to

operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those

identified in this field.

Figure 2-6

Note:

The region selection feature may not be available in all countries.