General Setup Menu - NETGEAR RT311 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers

General Setup Menu

The General Setup Menu contains administrative and system-related information, such as the
router name.
To enter administrative and system-related information:
Enter 1 from the Main Menu to display Menu 1 - General Setup, as illustrated in
1.
Figure 7-3.
System Name = MyRT311
Domain Name: santaclara.gearguy.com
Configure Dynamic DNS= No
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to cancel:
Figure 7-3. Menu 1 - General Setup
In the System Name field, enter a name for identifying the router.
2.
For identification purposes, choose a descriptive name for the router, such as MyRT311. If
your ISP has assigned a host name for your PC, the System Name in some cases must be set to
the host name. The System Name can include up to 30 alphanumeric characters. Spaces are
not allowed, but dashes ( - ) and underscores ( _ ) are acceptable.
(Optional) In the Domain Name field, enter the domain name of your Internet service.
3.
The Domain Name may be helpful in accessing some of the services of your ISP, such as
email, news servers and customer support. If your account's full server names look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com
your domain name is xxx.yyy.com.
(Optional) Configure for Dynamic DNS.
4.
If you wish to use Dynamic DNS, refer to
7-8
Menu 1 - General Setup
"Dynamic DNS" on page
Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router Configuration
8-10.