NETGEAR DG814 DSL - Manual (Page 47)

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway
Basic Configuration of the Gateway 4-5
Configuring for Dynamic IP Account
If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment,
you will be directed to the menu shown in
Figure 4-3 below.
Figure 4-3. Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address
1. Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These
parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you
leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain
automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.
2. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically
transmit DNS addresses to the gateway during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter
the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is
available, enter it also.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www
addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or
two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you
must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you
should reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway.
3. Click on Apply, then proceed to “Completing the Configuration“ on page 4-9 .