Configuring Manually - NETGEAR MR814 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model MR814 Wireless Router
Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP's login program on your PC in order to access
the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.
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 your PCs after configuring the router.
Click on Apply, then proceed to
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Configuring Manually

You can manually configure the router in the Basic Settings menu shown in
steps:
Select whether your Internet connection requires a login.
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Select 'Yes' if you normally must launch a login program such as Enternet or WinPOET in
order to access the Internet.
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 displayed) Enter the PPPoE login user name and password provided by your ISP. These
3.
fields are case sensitive. If you wish to change the login time-out, enter a new value in
minutes.
Note: You will no longer need to launch the ISP's login program on your PC in order to access
the Internet. When you start an Internet application, your router will automatically log you in.
Internet IP Address: If your ISP has assigned you a permanent, fixed (static) IP address for
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your PC our router, select "Use static IP address". Enter the IP address that your router has
been assigned. Also enter the netmask and the Gateway IP address. The Gateway is the ISP's
router to which your router will connect.
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"Completing the Configuration" on page 4-9.
Figure 4-2
Basic Configuration of the Router
using these