Configuring The Wan Setup Options; Connect Automatically, As Required - NETGEAR WGR614 v6 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router WGR614 v6
Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible with NAT. The WGR614
v6 router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them,
but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local computer can
run the application properly if that computer's IP address is entered as the default in the PORTS
Menu. If one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as the
default.

Configuring the WAN Setup Options

The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server, change the MTU size and enable the
wireless router to respond to a Ping on the WAN port. These options are discussed below.
Figure 6-5: WAN Setup menu.

Connect Automatically, as Required

Normally, this option should be checked to enable it. An Internet connection will be made
automatically after each timeout, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. This provides
connection on demand and is potentially cost-saving in places in Europe for example where
Internet services charge by the minute.
If disabled, you must connect manually, using the "Connection Status" button on the Router Status
screen. This manual connection will stay up all the time without time outs.
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202-10099-01, April 2005