NETGEAR DGND3300 - Manual (Page 21)

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual
Configuring Your Internet Connection 1-7
v1.0, March 2009
Table 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields
Settings Description
Does Your ISP Require a Login? • Yes
• No
These fields
appear only if no
login is required. Account Name
(If required) Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also
be called the host name.
Domain Name
(If required) Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
These fields
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login. Login The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail
address.
Password The password that you use to log ISP.
Service Name If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here.
Idle Timeout (In minutes) If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new
value in minutes. This determines how long the modem 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 modem router to which
your modem router will connect.
• Use IP Over ATM (PoA). This option is only available if your
ISP does not require a log in.
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 modem
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.