Internet Connection Requires Login And Uses Pppoa - NETGEAR DG834PN Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model DG834PN 108 Mbps RangeMax
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.
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• Select "Get Automatically from ISP" if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.
Your ISP will automatically assign this address.
• Select "Use These DNS Servers" if your ISP gave you one or two DNS addresses. Type
the primary and secondary addresses.
You should only disable NAT if you are sure you do not require it. NAT automatically assigns
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private IP addresses (192.168.0.x) to LAN connected devices. When NAT is disabled, only
standard routing is performed by this router.
Classical routing lets you directly manage the IP addresses the DG834PN uses. Classical
routing should be selected only by experienced users.
Note: Disabling NAT will reboot the router and reset all the DG834PN configuration settings
to the factory default. Disable NAT only if you plan to install the DG834PN in a setting where
you will be manually administering the IP address space on the LAN side of the router.

Internet Connection Requires Login and Uses PPPoA

If your Internet connection does require login, select Yes and fill in the settings according to
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the instructions below.
Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP's login program on your computer in order to
access the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your wireless ADSL modem router
automatically logs you in.
Choose PPPoA for the encapsulation method.
2.
Enter the login name (frequently the email address your ISP provided), and password.
3.
If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in minutes. This determines how
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long the wireless ADSL modem router keeps the Internet connection active after there is no
Internet activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of zero means never log out.
When a connection uses PPPoA, the IP address is normally assigned automatically. However,
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the DG834PN allows this address to be set manually.
• Select "Get Automatically from ISP" if your ISP assigns your IP address.
• Select "Use Static IP Address" if your ISP gave you a statically assigned address.
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.
6.
• Select "Get Automatically from ISP" if your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.
Your ISP will automatically assign this address.
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