NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE7300 RAXE290 User Manual page 31

Nighthawk AXE7300 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router Model RAXE290
6. In the WAN Preference section, select one of the following options:
• Internet Port (1 Gbps). Select this option if you connected a modem to the
Internet port on your router.
• Multi-Gig Port (2.5/1 Gbps). Select this option if you want to use the Multi-Gig
port for your Internet connection. For more information, see Get Multi-Gig Internet
with the Multi-Gig port on page 32.
7. From the Internet Service Provider menu, select the encapsulation method: PPPoE,
L2TP, or PPTP.
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, type 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 (if Required) field.
11. From the Connection Mode menu, select Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually
Connect.
12. To change the number of minutes until the Internet login times out, in the Idle
Timeout (In minutes) field, type the number of minutes.
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.
13. Select an Internet IP Address radio button:
• Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your
ISP automatically assigns these addresses.
• Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP
address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router
connects.
14. Select a Domain Name Server (DNS) Address radio button:
• Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers.
Your ISP automatically assigns this address.
• 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 MAC address.
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