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The Basic Settings pages allow you to configure, upgrade and check the status of your NETGEAR Cable/DSL Wireless Router.

Click an item in the leftmost column. The current settings or information for that area appear in the center column.

Helpful information related to the selected Settings page appears in this column. If you are using Internet Explorer, you may click an item in the center column to jump directly to the related help section; otherwise, scroll down until you reach it.


Basic Settings Help

Note: If you are setting up the router for the first time, the default settings may work for you with no changes.

Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?

Select this option based on the type of account you have with your ISP. If you need to enter login information every time you connect to the Internet or you have a PPPoE account with your ISP, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.

Note: If you have installed PPP software such as WinPoET (from Earthlink) or Enternet (from PacBell), then you have PPPoE. Select Yes. After selecting Yes and configuring your router, you will not need to run the PPP software on your PC to connect to the Internet.

Internet Service Provider

Select the service provided by your ISP. "Other" (PPPoE) is the most common. "PPTP" is used in Austria and other European countries. "Telstra BigPond" is for Australia only.

Login

This is usually the name that you use in your e-mail address. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, then put JerAB in this box.

Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full e-mail address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full e-mail address, then type it in the Login box.

Password

Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.

Idle Timeout

An idle Internet connection will be terminated after this time period.

If this value is zero (0), then the connection will be "kept alive" by re-connecting immediately whenever the connection is lost.

My IP Address

If your ISP gave you a fixed IP address, such as 10.0.0.140, enter it here. Otherwise, leave this at 0.0.0.0 You will then be allocated an IP address automatically when you connect.

Server IP Address

If your ISP gave you the IP address of your ISP's server, such as 10.0.0.138, enter it here. Otherwise, leave this at 0.0.0.0 You will then be allocated an IP address automatically when you connect.

Connection ID/Name

Most of the time the ID/Name should be left blank. However, if your ISP provided you one, please enter the connection ID here.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.

If your ISP gave you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and type the primary and secondary addresses.

Otherwise, select Get Automatically From ISP.

Note: If you get 'Address not found' errors when you go to a Web site, it is likely that your DNS servers aren't set up properly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.

Router MAC Address

Each computer or router on your network has a unique 32-bit local Ethernet address. This is also referred to as the computer's MAC (Media Access Control) address.

Usually, select Use Default Address.

If your ISP requires MAC authentication, then select either Use Computer MAC Address to have the router use the MAC address of the computer you are now using, or Use This MAC Address to manually type in the MAC address that your ISP expects.

The format for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. If you select Use This MAC Address and type in a MAC address, do not then select Use This Computer's MAC Address or your entry will be overwritten.

Apply, Cancel and Test Buttons

Click Apply when you finish changing the settings.

Click Cancel to return to the original settings.

Click Test to connect to the NETGEAR Web site. If you connect successfully, your settings work and you may click Logout to exit these pages and... enjoy surfing the 'net!

If you don't connect successfully,