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The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Basic Settings screen. The
fields that display in this screen depend on whether an ISP login is required.
Does Your ISP Require a Login? Answer either yes or no.
• When no login is required, these fields display:
Account Name (If required). Enter the account name that your ISP provided. This might
also be called the host name.
Domain Name (If required). Enter the domain name that your ISP provided.
• When your ISP requires a login, these fields display:
Internet Service Provider. Encapsulation is a method for enclosing multiple protocols.
PPP stands for Point-to-Point Protocol. The choices are PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) or
PPPoA (PPP over ATM).
Login. The login name that your ISP provided. This is often an email address.
Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.
Service Name (If Required).
Connection Mode.
Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login timeout, enter a new value in
minutes. This determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active after
there is no Internet activity from the LAN. Entering a value of 0 (zero) means never log
out.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses
based on their names.
Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP
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automatically assigns this address.
Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS
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addresses to the router during login, select this option, and enter the IP address of your
ISP's primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.
Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address used by the router on the Internet port.
Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when
your account is first opened. They accept traffic only from the MAC address of that computer.
This feature allows your router to use your computer's MAC address (this is also called
cloning).
Use Default Address. Use the default MAC address.
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Use Computer MAC Address. The router captures and uses the MAC address of the
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computer that you are now using. You must be using the one computer that is allowed by
the ISP.
Use This MAC Address. Enter the MAC address that you want to use.
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N300 WiFi Router (N300R)
Router Setup
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