NETGEAR R6300v2 Internet Setup Screen Fields, Internet Service Provider. PPPoE or PPPoA

R6300v2 Smart WiFi Router

Internet Setup Screen Fields

The following descriptions explain all of the possible fields in the Internet Setup screen. The fields that display in this screen depend on whether tan ISP login is required.

Does Your Internet connection require a login? Select either Yes or No.

These fields display when no login is required:

•Account Name (If required). Enter the account name provided by your ISP. This might also be called the host name.

•Domain Name (If required). Enter the domain name provided by your ISP.

These fields display when your ISP requires a login:

•Internet Service Provider. PPPoE or PPPoA.

•Login. The login name provided by your ISP. This login name is often an email address.

•Password. The password that you use to log in to your ISP.

•Service Name (if Required). If your ISP provided a service name, enter it here.

•Connection Mode. Always On, Dial on Demand, or Manually Connect.

•Idle Timeout (In minutes). If you want to change the login time-out, enter a new value in minutes. This setting determines how long the router keeps the Internet connection active when there is no Internet activity from the LAN. A value of 0 (zero) means never log out.

Internet IP Address.

•Get Dynamically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your IP address. Your ISP automatically assigns these addresses.

•Use Static IP Address. Enter the IP address, IP subnet mask, and the gateway IP address that your ISP assigned. The gateway is the ISP router to which your router connects.

Domain Name Server (DNS) Address. The DNS server is used to look up site addresses based on their names.

•Get Automatically from ISP. Your ISP uses DHCP to assign your DNS servers. Your ISP automatically assigns this address.

•Use These DNS Servers. If you know that your ISP requires specific servers, select this option. Enter the IP address of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it also.

NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT allows computers on your home network to share the router Internet connection. NAT is enabled by default because it is needed in most situations. The following settings are available:

•Enable

•Disable

Router MAC Address. The Ethernet MAC address that the router uses on the Internet port. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the network interface card in your computer when

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