NETGEAR DM200 User Manual page 33

Broadband High-Speed DSL Modem Model DM200
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Field
Use Static IP Address
Use IP over ATM (IPoA)
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their domain names.
Get Automatically from ISP
Use These DNS Servers
Router MAC Address
The Ethernet MAC address that the modem uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the
network interface card in your computer when your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address
of that computer.
This feature allows your modem to use your computer's MAC address (also called cloning).
Use Default Address
Use Computer MAC Address
Use This MAC Address
DHCP Options
Vendor Class Identifier String
(option 60)
Client Identifier String (option
61)
13. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
14. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see
on page 97.
Description
Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your ISP assigned
you for static IP address service. The gateway is the ISP router to which your modem
connects.
Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and gateway IP address that your ISP assigned
you for IPoA service. The gateway is the ISP router to which your modem connects.
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this
address.
If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the modem
during login, select this option and enter the IP address of your ISP primary DNS server.
If secondary and tertiary DNS server addresses are available, enter them also.
Use the default MAC address.
The modem captures and uses the MAC address of the computer that you are now using.
You must use the one computer that is registered by the ISP.
Enter the MAC address that you want to use. By default, the field displays the MAC
address of the Internet port.
Enter the vendor class identifier (VCI) string, as indicated by your ISP.
This field is required for some ISPs only. If your ISP did not provide you with a VCI string,
leave this field blank.
Enter the client identifier (client ID) string, as indicated by your ISP.
This field is required for some ISPs only. If your ISP did not provide you with a client ID
string, leave this field blank.
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
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Troubleshoot the Internet Connection