NETGEAR WNR3500v2 - RangeMax Wireless N Gigabit Router User Manual page 19

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500v2 User Manual
Table 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields
Settings
Does Your ISP Require a Login?
These fields Account Name
appear only if no (If required)
login is required.
Domain Name
(If required)
These fields Internet Service Provider • PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol). This is used
appear only if
your ISP
requires a login.
Login
Password
Service Name
Connection Mode
Idle Timeout (In minutes) If you want to change the Internet login time-out, enter a new
Configuring Your Internet Connection
Description
• Yes
• No
Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also
be called the host name.
Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.
primarily in Austrian DSL services.
• Telstra Bigpond. This setting is only for older cable modem
service accounts that still require a Bigpond Login utility.
Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with
Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts
should select No for Does Your Internet Connection
Require A Login?.
• Other. This is the default setting. It is for PPPoE (Point to
Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most
DSL services worldwide.
The login name provided by your ISP. This is often an e-mail
address.
The password that you use to log ISP.
If your ISP provided a Service Name, enter it here. This field
appears if the Internet Service Provider is defined as "Other"
(PPPoE)
Specify when the router will connect to and disconnect from
the Internet.
• Always On. The router logs in to the Internet immediately
after booting and never disconnects.
• Dial on Demand. The router logs in only when outgoing
traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out.
• Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when
you click Connect or Disconnect in the Router Status
screen.
value in minutes. This determines how long the wireless router
keeps the Internet connection active after there is no Internet
activity from the LAN. Entering an Idle Timeout value of 0
(zero) means never log out.
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