NETGEAR DGND3300 user manual Configuring Adsl Settings, Xxxxxxxxxxxx

RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router DGND3300 User Manual

Table 1-1. Basic Settings screen fields (continued)

Settings		Description
NAT (Net Address Translation)		NAT automatically assigns private IP addresses (10.1.1.x) to
		LAN-connected devices.
		• Enable. Usually NAT is enabled.
		• Disable. This disables NAT, but leaves the firewall active.
		Disable NAT only if you are sure that you do not require it.
		When NAT is disabled, only standard routing is performed
		by this router. Classical routing lets you directly manage the
		IP addresses that the modem router uses. Classical routing
		should be selected only by experienced usersa
		• Disable firewall. This disables the firewall in addition to
		disabling NAT. With the firewall disabled, the protections
		usually provided to your network are disabled.
This field	Router MAC Address	Your computer’s local address is its unique address on your
appears only if		network. This is also referred to as the computer’s MAC
your ISP does		(Media Access Control) address.
not require a		• Use Default MAC Address. This is the usual setting.
login.		• Use Computer MAC address. If your ISP requires MAC
		authentication, you can use this setting to disguise the
		modem router’s MAC address with the computer’s own MAC
		address.
		• Use This MAC Address. If your ISP requires MAC
		authentication, you can manually type the MAC address for
		a different computer. The format for the MAC address is
		XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX.

a. Disabling NAT reboots the modem router and resets its configuration settings to the factory defaults. Disable NAT only if you plan to install the modem router in a setting where you will be manually administering the IP address space on the LAN side of the router.

Configuring ADSL Settings

Note: For information about how to install ADSL filters, see the Setup Manual.

1-8 Configuring Your Internet Connection

v1.0, March 2009