The Settings pages allow you to configure, upgrade and check the status of your NETGEAR Cable/DSL 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.
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), Enternet (from PacBell) or AOL Broadband software, then you have PPPoE. Select Yes.
Select your ISP if it is listed in the pull down menu, otherwise select Other.
AOL Broadband DSL or Cable
If AOL Cable or AOL DSL is selected the router will automatically be configured with the required information for an AOL Broadband Connection. For Internet Access you must use the AOL Sign On client software, provided by AOL, on each PC connecting to the router, otherwise you will not be able to surf the web at all.
Note: Please note that applications that utilize "L2TP tunneling", such as AOL, will bypass the firewall feature included with this router. For additional home network security it is recommended that a PC-based firewall software application be installed.
Connecting to the Internet:
To connect to AOL and the Internet you simply sign-on to the AOL Service normally. The only change needed is the Select Location: setting at the sign-on screen, which must be set as follows:
AOL DSL users should select Home Networking for their location.
AOL Cable users should select Home - Cable for their location.
If the Home Networking or Home - Cable option does not show up in the pull down box then you will need to add the location. Please refer to the documents AOL has provided in your NETGEAR router box for how to setup the location correctly. If the documents are not available, then please follow the instructions below:
AOL DSL Users
If you are able to sign-on to AOL:
1. Sign-on to AOL
2. Go to Keyword: Home Network Setup
3. Follow the instructions on your screen
4. Sign-off of AOL
5. Select Home Network as your location on the sign-on screen
AOL Cable Users
1. Select Home - Cable as your location on the sign-on screen
Note: If you get 'Address not found' errors when you go to a Web site, it is likely that you have not logged in to AOL or setup the client for Home Networking. If the problem still exists please refer to your AOL documentation for the correct setup procedure.
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 and Earthlink) 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.
AOL Broadband users do not need to change these settings on the router - they are automatically entered by NETGEAR.
(Not available if you don't need to log in.)
Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.
AOL Broadband users do not need to change these settings on the router - they are automatically entered by NETGEAR.
For most users, you may leave this box blank.
If you have an Account Name given to you by your ISP, type it in this box. (For example, some Earthlink Accounts may require a service name of @earthlink.net.)
(Not available if you don't need to log in.)
This is the amount of time (in minutes) of inactivity that the router allows before disconnecting you from the server. The suggested default value is 5.
The default name is sm-server. The local ISP may change the authentication name from time to time, and when this happens it may be necessary to update the authentication server, although this usually doesn't happen very often.
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.
Your computer's local address is its unique address on your network. This is also referred to as the computer's MAC (Media Access Control) address.
Usually, select Use Default MAC Address.
If your ISP requires MAC authentification, then select either Use Computer MAC address to disguise the Router's MAC address with the Computer's own MAC address or Use This MAC Address to manually type the MAC address for a different computer. The format for the MAC address is XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. This value may be changed if the Use Computer MAC Address is selected once a value has already been set in the Use This MAC Address selection.
Apply, Cancel and Test
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,