Basic Settings For Your Internet Connection - NETGEAR WGT624v4 - 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router Reference Manual

Basic Settings for Your Internet Connection

The basic settings are explained below:
• Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login?: Select this option based on the type of
account you have with your ISP. If you need to enter login information every time you connect
to the Internet or you have a PPPoE account with your ISP, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.
Note: If you have installed PPP software such as WinPoET (from Earthlink) or
Enternet (from PacBell), then you have PPPoE. Select Yes. After selecting Yes
and configuring your router, you will not need to run the PPP software on your
computer to connect to the Internet.
• Internet Service Provider: Select the service provided by your ISP. Other (PPPoE) is the
most common. PPTP is used in Austria and other European countries. Telstra BigPond is for
Australia only.
– Login: This is usually the name that you use in your e-mail address. For example, if your
main mail account is JerAB@ISP.com, then put JerAB in this field.
Some ISPs (like Mindspring, Earthlink, and T-DSL) require that you use your full e-mail
address when you log in. If your ISP requires your full e-mail address, then type it in.
– Password: Type the password that you use to log in to your ISP.
– Service Name: If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here. Otherwise, this may be
left blank.
– Connection Mode: Set the Connection Mode to Dial on Demand, Always, or Manually
Connect.
With the default setting, Dial on Demand, a PPPoE/PPTP/BigPond connection
automatically starts when there is outbound traffic to the Internet, and it automatically
terminates if the connection is idle based on the value in the Idle Timeout setting.
When the Connection Mode is set to Always On, the PPPoE/PPTP/BigPond connection
automatically starts when the computer boots up, but the connection does not time out.
The router will keep trying to bring up the connection if it is disconnected for some
reason.
If you select Manually Connect, you must go to the Router Status screen and click the
Connect button in order to connect to the Internet. The manual connection does not time
out and you must click the Disconnect button on the Router Status screen to disconnect it.
Connecting the Router to the Internet
108 Mbps Wireless Router WGT624 v4 Reference Manual
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