NETGEAR DG824M manual Procedure 2-1 Record Your Internet Connection Information

Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

Procedure 2-1: Record Your Internet Connection Information

Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

ISP Multiplexing Method and Virtual Circuit Number: The default settings of your DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway will work fine for most ISPs. However, some ISPs use a specific Multiplexing Method or a Virtual Circuit Number for either the VPI or VCI. If your ISP provided you with a specific Multiplexing Method or VPI/VCI number, then fill in the following:

Multiplexing Method, circle one: LLC-based or VC-based

VPI: ________ A number between 0 and 255. VCI: ___________ A number between 1and 65535.

ISP Login Name: The login name and password are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as given by your ISP. Some ISPs use your full e-mail address as the login name. The Service Name is not required by all ISPs. If you connect using a login name and password, then fill in the following:

Login Name: ______________________________ Password: ____________________________

Service Name: _____________________________

Fixed or Static IP Address: If you have a static IP address, record the following information. For example, 169.254.141.148 could be a valid IP address.

Fixed or Static Internet IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

Gateway IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

Subnet Mask: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

ISP DNS Server Addresses: If you were given DNS server addresses, fill in the following:

Primary DNS Server IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

Secondary DNS Server IP Address: ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

Host and Domain Names: Some ISPs use a specific host or domain name like CCA7324-Aor home. If you haven’t been given host or domain names, you can use the following examples as a guide:

•If your main e-mail account with your ISP is aaa@yyy.com, then use aaa as your host name. Your ISP might call this your account, user, host, computer, or system name.

•If your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.com, then use xxx.yyy.com as the domain name.

ISP Host Name: _________________________ ISP Domain Name: _______________________

2-4 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet