NETGEAR DG814 DSL Configuring for Dynamic IP Account, Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address

Reference Manual for the Model DG814 DSL Modem Internet Gateway

Configuring for Dynamic IP Account

If the Setup Wizard determines that your Internet service account uses Dynamic IP assignment, you will be directed to the menu shown in Figure 4-3below.

Figure 4-3. Setup Wizard menu for Dynamic IP address

1.Enter your Account Name (may also be called Host Name) and Domain Name. These parameters may be necessary to access your ISP’s services such as mail or news servers. If you leave the Domain Name field blank, the gateway will attempt to learn the domain automatically from the ISP. If this is not successful, you may need to enter it manually.

2.Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP does not automatically transmit DNS addresses to the gateway during login, select “Use these DNS servers” and enter the IP address of your ISP’s Primary DNS Server. If a Secondary DNS Server address is available, enter it also.

A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as www addresses) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP addresses of one or two DNS servers to your gateway during login. If the ISP does not transfer an address, you must obtain it from the ISP and enter it manually here. If you enter an address here, you should reboot your PCs after configuring the gateway.

3.Click on Apply, then proceed to “Completing the Configuration“ on page 4-9.

Basic Configuration of the Gateway 4-5