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.
Authentication Server
Enter the address (either IP address or domain name) of your ISP's server.
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.
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.
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 Sercomm 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,