NETGEAR N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual

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Chapter 2. Set Up Your Internet Connection

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4000 User Manual

Telstra Bigpond

. This setting is only for older cable modem service accounts that still

require a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with
Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts should select No for Does your
Internet connection require a login?.

Other

. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet),

the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide.

Login

. The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail address.

Password

. The password provided by your ISP.

Service Name

. If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.

Connection Mode

. Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from the

Internet.

Always On

. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never

disconnects.

Dial on Demand

. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out

after the idle time-out.

Manually Connect

. The router logs in or logs out only when you click Connect or

Disconnect

in the Router Status screen.

Idle Timeout

. If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new value in

minutes. This determines how long the wireless router keeps the Internet connection
active after there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0
(zero) means never log out.

Internet IP Address

Get Dynamically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP

automatically assigns these addresses.

Use Static IP Address

. Enter the IP address that your ISP assigned. Also enter the IP

subnet mask and the gateway IP address. The gateway is the ISP’s wireless router to
which your wireless router will connect.

Domain Name and MAC Address Fields

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address

. The DNS server is used to look up site

addresses based on their names.

Get Automatically from ISP

. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP

automatically assigns this address.

Use These DNS Servers

. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS

addresses to the wireless router during login, select this option, and enter the IP address
of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it
also.

Router MAC Address

. The Ethernet MAC address that will be used by the wireless

router on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the Ethernet MAC address of the network
interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They will then accept

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