NETGEAR DGN3500-100NAS user manual WAN Setup Settings, Setting Description

RangeMax Wireless-N DSL Gigabit Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual

2.In the main menu, under Advanced, click WAN Setup to display the following screen.

Figure 5-1

The WAN Setup fields are described in the following table:

Table 5-1. WAN Setup Settings

Setting	Description
Connect Automatically, as	Usually, this check box is selected, so that an Internet connection is made
Required	automatically, whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected. If this causes high
	connection costs, you can clear the check box to disable this feature.
	If this setting is disabled, you must connect manually, using the screen that
	you access by clicking the Connection Status button on the Status screen.
	If you have an Always on connection, this setting has no effect.
Enable PPPoE Relay	Selecting this check box allows a PPPoE client on a local PC to connect to a
	remote PPPoE server with the modem router acting as a relay agent.
Disable Port Scan and DOS	The firewall protects your LAN against port scans and denial of service (DOS)
Protection	attacks. This protection should be disabled only in special circumstances.
Default DMZ Server	This feature is sometimes helpful when you are using some online games and
	videoconferencing. Be careful when using this feature because it makes the
	firewall security less effective. See the following section, “Setting up Static
	Routes” on page 5-13.

5-2 Advanced Configuration

v1.0, November 2009