NETGEAR WNR834M manual Configuring the WAN Setup Options, Connecting Automatically, as Required

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

5.Type the IP address of the additional computer in the Server IP Address box.

6.Click Apply.

Some online games and videoconferencing applications are incompatible with NAT. The WNR834M router is programmed to recognize some of these applications and to work properly with them, but there are other applications that may not function well. In some cases, one local computer can run the application properly if that computer’s IP address is entered as the default in the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering Menu. If one local computer acts as a game or videoconferencing host, enter its IP address as the default.

Configuring the WAN Setup Options

The WAN Setup options let you configure a DMZ server, change the MTU size and enable the wireless router to respond to a Ping on the WAN port. These options are discussed below.

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Connecting Automatically, as Required

Normally, this option should be checked to enable it. An Internet connection will be made automatically after each timeout, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. This provides connection on demand and is potentially cost-saving, in some regions of Europe for example, where Internet services charge by the minute.

If disabled, you must connect manually, using the “Connection Status” button on the Router Status screen. This manual connection will stay up all the time without timeouts.

Advanced Configuration of the Router 6-11

v1.3, May 2006