Configuring Dynamic Ip Accounts - NETGEAR MR814 Reference Manual

Configuring Dynamic IP Accounts

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment via
DHCP, you will be directed to the menu shown in
Figure 4-3. Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address
Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These
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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 router will attempt to learn the domain automatically
from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically
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transmit DNS addresses to the router 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 router 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 the computers on your network after configuring the router.
Basic Configuration of the Router
Reference Manual for the Model MR814 Wireless Router
Figure 4-3 below:
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