NETGEAR DM200 User Manual page 46

Broadband High-Speed DSL Modem Model DM200
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Field
Get Dynamically from ISP
Use Static IP Address
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
NAT (Network Address Translation)
NAT allows computers on your home network to share the modem Internet connection. NAT is enabled by default
because it is required in most situations.
Enable
Disable
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
12. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
13. Click the Test button to test your Internet connection.
If the NETGEAR website does not display within one minute, see
on page 97.
Description
Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these
addresses.
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.
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 a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
NAT is enabled. This is the default setting. Leave this setting if no reason to disable NAT
exists.
NAT is disabled.
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.
Manage the Internet Settings Manually
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Troubleshoot the Internet Connection