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How to Manually Configure Your Internet Connection

You can manually configure your router using the Basic Settings menu, shown below, or you can

allow the Setup Wizard to determine your configuration as described in the previous section.

You can manually configure the router using the Basic Settings menu shown in

Figure 3-6

using

these steps:

1.

Connect to the wireless router by typing

in the address field of

your browser, then click

Enter

.

Figure 3-6

ISP

Does

Not

Require Login

ISP

Does

Require Login

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2.

For security reasons, the wireless router has its own user name and password. When prompted,

enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password, both in lower

case letters.

3.

Click

Basic Settings

under the Setup heading on the main menu.

4.

If your Internet connection does not require a login, click

No

at the top of the Basic Settings

menu and fill in the settings according to the instructions below. If your Internet connection

does require a login, click

Yes

, and skip to step 5.

a.

Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name.

These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news

servers.

b.

Internet IP Address:

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

IP subnet mask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP’s router to which

your router will connect.

c.

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.

d.

Router’s MAC Address:

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

Some ISPs 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” its MAC address.

To change the MAC address, 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. Or, select

Use this MAC address

and

type it in here.

e.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

Note:

If you enter an address here, restart the computers on your network so that

these settings take effect.

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5.

If your Internet connection does require a login, fill in the settings according to the instructions

below. Select

Yes

if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET

in order to access the Internet.

a.

Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.

b.

The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.

c.

Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider.

d.

Click

Apply

to save your settings. Click the

Test

button to verify you have Internet access.

Note:

After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the

ISP’s login program on your computer in order to access the Internet. When

you start an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.

Figure 3-7

Note:

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

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Using the Smart Setup Wizard

You can use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet

connection. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant

(as illustrated in

Figure 3-1

) that only appears when the router is in its factory default state. After

you configure the wireless router, the Smart Wizard configuration assistant will not appear again.

To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet

connection settings, follow this procedure:

1.

Connect to the wireless router by typing

in the address field of

your browser, then click

Enter

.

2.

For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password, both in lower case

letters. To change the password, see

“Changing the Administrator Password” on page 6-9

.

Once you have entered your user name and password, your Web browser should find the

WPN824 router and display the home page as shown in

Figure 3-5 on page 3-7

.

3.

Click

Setup Wizard

on the upper left of the main menu.

4.

Click

Next

to proceed. Input your ISP settings, as needed.

5.

At the end of the Setup Wizard, click the

Test

button to verify your Internet connection. If you

have trouble connecting to the Internet, use

“Troubleshooting Tips” on page 3-4

to correct

basic problems, or see

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting”

.

Note:

The router user name and password are not the same as any user name or

password you may use to log in to your Internet connection.

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NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and

Documentation

Register your product at

. Registration is required before you

can use our telephone support service.

Product updates and Web support are always available by going to:

Documentation is available on the CD and at

When the wireless router is connected to the Internet, click the

Knowledge Base

or the

Documentation

link under the Web Support menu to view support information or the

documentation for the wireless router.