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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 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.

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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

.

Note:

If you enter or change a DNS address, restart the computers on your

network so that these settings take effect.

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.

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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

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Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem service.

Figure 1-6

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?”

ISP

Does

Require Login

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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.

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Connection Mode

. This drop-down list selects when the router will connect and

disconnect to the Internet. The list includes:

Figure 1-7

Note:

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

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Always On

. The router will log in to the Internet immediately after booting, and will

never disconnect.

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Dial on Demand

. The router will log in only when outgoing traffic is present, and will

log out after the idle timeout.

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Manually Connect

. The router will log in or log out only when the user clicks

Connect or Disconnect in the Router Status menu.

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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 2-1

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If you are configuring your router from a Windows Vista PC, you may be able to use the

automated wireless configuration capabilities of Windows Vista. See

“Setting up a Vista WPS

Network” on page 1-14

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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.

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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Viewing the Basic Wireless Settings

To view the basic wireless settings:

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

.

Figure 1-8