Connecting To The Internet; Information You Need Before You Begin - NETGEAR DM111PBL Reference Manual

This chapter describes the various ways you can connect your DM111P ADSL2+ Ethernet Modem
to the Internet.

Information You Need Before You Begin

Before you attempt to connect to the Internet you will need the information provided by your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) when you opened your account. At a minimum, you will need your
login account name and password. The Setup Wizard may find the type of protocol used by your
ISP, and other configuration parameters automatically, or it may prompt you for the following
parameters:
• Virtual Path Identifier (VPI)
• Virtual Circuit Identifier (VCI)
• Bridging protocol (PPPoA, PPPoE, or RFC2684)
• Multiplexing method, which may be one of the following:
– VIrtual Circuit (VC) based (usually used by PPPoA protocol)
– Logical Link Control (LLC) based (usually used by PPPoE and RFC2684 protocols)
• Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size (usually 1500 bytes)

Connecting to the Internet

If the modem was provided by your ISP or you need assistance with physically connecting your
modem, use the Setup Wizard on the CD to connect to the Internet. If the modem was not provided
by your ISP and you do not need step-by-step assistance with physically connecting it, use the
web-browser-based configuration utility to set up the Internet configuration parameters.
Connecting to the Internet
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