Selecting And Configuring A Network Addressing Mode; Configuring For A Pppoe Connection - NETGEAR FR314 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model FR314, FR318 and FV318 Cable/DSL Firewall and VPN Routers
If your ISP requires a user name and password to connect (using a PPPoE client like EnterNet or
WinPOET, for example) then you may find it necessary or beneficial to set your MTU to a lower
value than the standard 1500. You should try 1492, 1452, or 1404 (subtracting 8, 48, or 96),
working from higher to lower to see which results in a higher speed connection.

Selecting and Configuring a Network Addressing Mode

Use the following information to determine which network addressing mode to use:
• If your ISP requires the installation of desktop login software (for example, EnterNet or
WinPOET) and provides a login user name and password authentication to access the Internet,
select NAT with PPPoE. PPPoE is commonly used in DSL connections.
• If your ISP did not provide you with any valid IP address, but instructed you to obtain an IP
address automatically, select NAT with Dynamic Addressing. This is the most common
configuration used with home or small office cable and DSL connections.
• If your ISP provided you with one single valid IP address, select NAT with Static Addressing.
• If your ISP provided you with multiple valid IP addresses (one for each PC), select NAT
Disabled.
The following sections provide configuration procedures for each mode.

Configuring for a PPPoE Connection

To configure for a PPPoE connection:
From the Network Addressing Mode window, select NAT with PPPoE.
1.
NETGEAR recommends that you leave the LAN IP Address field and the LAN Subnet Mask
2.
field at their default values of
Under ISP Settings, in the User Name box, type the login user name provided by your ISP.
3.
The user name identifies the PPPoE client.
Under ISP Settings, in the Password box, type the login password provided by your ISP.
4.
The password authenticates the PPPoE session. This field is case sensitive.
Check the Disconnect after __ Minutes of Inactivity checkbox to automatically disconnect the
5.
PPPoE connection after a specified period of inactivity.
In the Minutes box, define a maximum number of minutes of inactivity.
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General Configuration
and
192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
, respectively.
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