(also known as Host Name or System Name)
For most users, type your account name or user name in this box. For example, if your main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, then put JerAB in this box.
If your ISP has given you a specific Host name, then type it (for example, CCA7324-A).
Domain Name
For most users, you may leave this box blank, unless required by your ISP. You may type the domain name of your ISP. For example, if your ISP's mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, you would type xxx.yyy.zzz as the Domain Name.
If you have a Domain name given to you by your ISP, type it in this box. (For example, Earthlink Cable require a Host name of 'home' and Comcast supplies a Domain name.)
If you have a cable modem, this is usually the Workgroup name.
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 if you think the settings are correct or after changing the settings.
Click Cancel to return to the default 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,