Network Configuration |
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WAN ISP Settings |
The
ISP Settings Page allows you to set up your Internet connection(s). |
You can use the
Auto Detect button at the bottom of the page if you do not know
the type of connection provided by your ISP.
Auto Detect attempts to
automatically detect your connection type by probing for
different connection methods and suggesting one that your ISP may most likely support. |
If you know your ISP connection type, you can bypass the Auto Detect feature and
manually configure the router. |
Ensure that you have the connection information relevant to your connection
type before you begin; for example: IP Addresses, account information, etc. This information is
usually provided by your ISP or network administrator. |
ISP Log In |
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, check
the
Yes radio box; otherwise, select
No. |
If your connection type is one of PPPoE or PPTP, then you need to
login. Choose
Yes and type in the
User Name and
Password in their respective
fields. If your ISP has not assigned any login information, then choose
No and
skip the
ISP Type section. |
ISP Type |
Austria (PPTP): Select if your ISP is Austria Telecom or any other ISP that uses PPTP to log in.Additionally, you must fill in the following fields for this type of connection: |
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Account Name (also known as Host Name or System Name):
Valid account name for the PPTP connection. This is usually your email "ID" assigned by your ISP,
the name before the “@” symbol in your email address.
Some ISPs require that you enter your full email address here. |
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Domain Name: Your domain name or workgroup name assigned by your ISP,
or your ISPs domain name. This field is optional. |
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Idle Timeout: Select
Keep Connected, to Keep the Connection Always On.
To logout after the connection is idle for a period of time, select
Idle Time and
enter the number of minutes to wait before disconnecting in the Timeout field.
This is useful if your ISP charges you based on the amount of time you have
logged in. Idle Timeout is not applicable in Load Balancing mode. |
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My IP Address:
IP address assigned by the ISP to make a connection with the ISP server. |
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Server IP Address: IP address of the PPTP server. |
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Other (PPPoE): If you have installed log in software
such as WinPoET or Enternet, then your connection type is
PPPoE. Select this
option and configure the following fields: |
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Account Name: Valid account name for the PPPoE
connection |
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Domain Name: Name of your ISPs domain or your domain
name if your ISP has assigned one. This field is optional. |
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Idle Timeout: Select
Keep Connected, to keep the
connection always on. To logout after the connection is idle for a
period of time, select
Idle Time and enter the number of minutes to wait
before disconnecting, in the Timeout field. |
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Connection Reset: PPPoE connection reset can be used to enable/disable functionality to specify time to schedule PPPoE WAN connection reset
i.e the running connection will be disconnected momentarily and again connected back. |
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Disconnect Time: Please specify the time in hour and minute when the connection disconnection initiates.
HH: The hour at which connection reset initiates. Please specify time in hour in 0-23 hour format.
MM: The min. at which connection reset initiates. Please specify time in min in 0-59 min format. |
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Delay: Its the time in sec which box waits after the connection is taken down and re-initiates the connection attempt. |
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Internet (IP) Address |
If your ISP has assigned a fixed (static or permanent) IP address, select
Use
static IP address and fill in the following fields: |
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IP Address: Static IP address assigned to you. This
will identify the router to your ISP. |
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Subnet Mask: IPv4 Subnet Mask. This is usually provided
by the ISP or your network administrator. |
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Gateway IP Address: IP address of the ISP’s gateway.
This is usually provided by the ISP or your network administrator. |
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Select
Get dynamically from ISP if you have not been
assigned any static IP address. The ISP will automatically assign an IP
address to the router using DHCP network protocol. |
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Client Identifier:
Enable this checkbox if your ISP requires the Client Identifier information to assign IP using DHCP |
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Vendor Class Identifier:
Enable this checkbox if your ISP requires the Vendor Class Identifier information to assign IP using DHCP |
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Domain Name Servers (DNS) |
Domain name servers (DNS) convert Internet names such as www.google.com,
www.netgear.com, etc. to Internet addresses called IP addresses. |
Select
Get dynamically from ISP checkbox if you have not been assigned a static
DNS IP address. |
If
Use these DNS Servers is selected, ensure that you fill in valid DNS server
IP addresses in the fields. |
Click
Apply to save the settings. |
Click
Reset to discard any changes and revert to the previous settings. |
Click
Test to to connect to the NETGEAR Web site. If the NETGEAR site opens successfully then the configured settings are working. Click
Logout to
exit the web management interface. |
Click
Auto Detect to have the router probe for different connection methods and
suggest one that your ISP may most likely support. |
If the router is unable to connect, |
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Open the
Monitoring page and ensure that the settings
for the WAN port are the same as the ones provided by your ISP. |
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Check with your ISP to see if the settings are correct
and up-to-date. |
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Read the Troubleshooting section in the Device
Installation Guide. |
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Read the
Troubleshooting chapter in
the Reference Manual. This manual is available online. A link to the Reference Manual is on the Resource CD. |
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Contact NETGEAR Technical Support. |
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