NETGEAR WAC124 User Manual page 45

AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124
7. From the Internet Service Provider menu, select PPTP or L2TP as the encapsulation
method.
8. In the Login field, enter the login name that your ISP gave you.
This login name is often an email address.
9. In the Password field, enter the password that you use to log in to your Internet
service.
10. If your ISP requires a service name, type it in the Service Name field.
11. From the Connection Mode menu, select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually
Connect.
12. If you select Dial on Demand from the Connection Mode menu, in the Idle Timeout
field, enter the number of minutes until the Internet login times out
This is how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when no one on the
network is using the Internet connection. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.
The default is 5 minutes.
13. If your ISP gave you fixed IP addresses and a connection ID or name, enter them in
the My IP Address, Subnet Mask, Server Address, Gateway IP Address, and
Connection ID/Name fields.
If your ISP did not give you an IP addresses, a connection ID, or name, leave these
fields blank. The connection ID or name applies to a PPTP service only.
14. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
• Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign DNS servers to the
access point/router.
• Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select
this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP's primary DNS server. If a secondary
DNS server address is available, enter it also.
15. Select a Router MAC Address radio button:
• Use Default Address. Use the default access point/router MAC address that
displays on the Dashboard page and the access point/router label.
• Use Computer MAC Address. The access point/router captures and uses the
MAC address of the computer that you are now using to change the settings.
Sometimes an ISP allows the MAC address of a particular computer only.
• Use This MAC Address. Enter a MAC address that must be used. Sometimes an
ISP allows the MAC address of a particular computer only.
16. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Specify the Access Point/Router
Internet Settings Manually
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